When we hear the words of the grief stricken story of Karbala, many names come to mind, names of those who laid their lives for the preservation of Islam. There are the more prominent martyrs, such as Hazrat Qasim (A.S) Hazrat Abbas (A.S) and Hazrat Ali Akbar (A.S).Prominent because there were the men from the family of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) and it were not entirely surprising that they gave their lives for Islam. Then there were those ...
I bear witness that there is no God save Allah, the One; and there is no partner to share with Him.
I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, verily, he is the lord of the ancients and the moderns, verily, he is the head of the Prophets and the Messengers.
O Allah send blessing on Muhammad, Thy servant, Thy Messenger and Thy Prophet, the chief of all that has been created by Thee, blessings which no one is able to ...
THE LIFE OF ALI (Zain al-Abideen) IBN Al-HUSAIN(A)by the late Dr. Syed Haider Hussain Shamsi(Excerpt from his book, " And the Message Continues ... the Lives of the Twelve Imams of Ahlul Bait. )
Imam Ali Zain al-Abideen (a) was only two years of age when his grandfather, Imam Ali (a) was killed during prayers in the month of Ramadan in the main mosque of Najaf (near Kufa). He was a youth of fourteen years when he saw the life ...
Lady Zaynab, daughter of Imam Ali (a) and granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad (S), was the first lady in the world of Islam to create a whole history of erecting edifices of right and justice, demolishing the gloomy castles of wrong and oppression, and recording, through her honorable circumstances, new standards of honor and dignity for Islam and Muslims throughout history. Thus, she has been a ring head in the series of the ideals and human ...
Despite their brevity, these treatises (rasa'il) reveal the profundity of al-Mufid's juristic wisdom. Although some of them, like al-Mash `ala al-rijlayn and Dhaba'ih ahl al-kirab are based on an argumentation of polemical and quasi-rational character, but some others, such as al-Mihr Jawabat ahl al-Mawsil fi al-ru'yah wa al-`adad and al-Masa'il al-Saghaniyyah truly possess a firm and structured juristic style. In the ...
- Hypocrites are characterized by three features : telling lies , reneging on promises ,breaching of trust .
2 - The most hateful thing to Allah among those lawful ones is divorce.
3 - Oh, Adam's descendent ! If you have a healthy body and a peaceful mind , and can afford your livelihood for one day , don't worry about anything else !
4 - Oh , Adam's descendent ! you have within your reach whatever meets your needs , whereas you are seeking ...
Abstract The lofty and superior personality of Fatima Bint Asad (a) – a woman who strove in the cause of God – can be considered from two angles: her roles as a guardian for the Holy Prophet (s) and in raising her son, Imam Ali (a). This paper studies some of her traits of character such as her devotion to God, wilayah, and jihad, as well as her presence in the cultural, political, and social arenas. A study of her life results in an ...
Zakariya, who was a Christian, drew the attention of his Muslim friend Abdollah towards a person who was going to the mosque, and said: "Do you know him? Do you know how kind he is? Abdollah replied: Yes, but I thought that only Muslims know him and not the followers of other religions. Zakariya, the Christian person, who was still not properly acquainted with the identity of the man going towards the mosque, said: I am indebted for my life to ...
Sunnite Celebrated People
Ahmad Ebne Hanbal SheybaniEbne Hajar AsqalaniJazari ShafeiAbou Saeid SajestaniAmir Mohammad YamaniNessaeiAbolalae Hamedaniand Abolerfan Habanhave narrated the tradition through numerous chains of transmission. (14)Shiite scholars too have composed valuable books regarding this historical event, and have referred to the Sunnite important references, the most comprehensive of which is the historical book, composed by the ...
Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S) was the sixth Imam of Shi'ite world. He attained martyrdom on the 25th Shawwal 14 A.H. During the Caliphate of Abu Jafar Mansoor Abbasi. Imam Sadiq (A.S) lived until 65 years. He had the longest life amongst the other eleven Imams (A.S). Thus, he is also called as the Sheikh – ul – Aimue. After the martyrdom of his respected father, Imam Mohammed Baqir (A.S0, he undertook the flag of the guidance of Islamic hat ion ...
HASAN AND HUSAYN
Islamic tradition has preserved numerous anecdotes depicting the tender care and love which the Prophet showed Hasan and Husayn. They were both born in Medina, and thus knew the Prophet only as children. It is therefore with the intimacy and love of a grandfather that the early life of the two Imams is coloured. Once more, these family anecdotes also reflect clearly the theological and political tension within the community, a ...
Among the blessings of Allah on mankind is that He, Himself, has guaranteed to guard this everlasting Divine Message against any form of distortion, forgery and disfigurement, in such a way that falsehood cannot approach it from any direction.
Remarkably, the Qur'an, today, is the same text which was revealed fourteen centuries ago to the Prophet, and is free from any additions or deletions.
The religious scholars (ulama) and researchers, ...
Historians have had various opinions about the burial place of Lady Zaynab; some have defined al-Baqi in Medina. This opinion is not acceptable, because if she was buried there she would have a special tomb just like the others who were buried there. It is probable that she, like her mother, asked to be buried at night so that none would know about the place of her grave.
A good group of historians have decided that she died in a small village ...
THE LIFE OF ALI (Zain al-Abideen) IBN Al-HUSAIN(A) by the late Dr. Syed Haider Hussain Shamsi
Name: Ali
Title: Zain al-Abideen
Epithet: Abu Muhammad
Father: Husain bin Ali
Mother: Shabar Bano binte Yazdigard III
Date of Birth: Jamadiul Awwal, 37 AH (January 6,659 AD)
Place of Birth: Madinah ...
THE MARTYRDOM OF IMAM ALI IBN Al-HUSAIN
Even the very existence of the pious Imam was considered a threat by the rulers of his time. Hisham, a brother of Abd al-Malik, poisoned the Imam who died in Madinah in the year 95 AH, at the age of 57 years. He was buried in the graveyard of Jannat ul-Baqic. Before his death, the Imam called his son Muhammad and entrusted the responsibility of the Imamate to him.
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It may be too useful to discuss the method of the Islamic mission in Mecca which was the strong fort of idolatry and polytheism and a center of bad habits and traditions that resulted from the deep ignorance of those people. The Prophet’s mission in inviting people towards Islam was based on the following methods:
1. wisdom and good preaching
Allah has said, (Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and have ...
No one has the right in Islam to burry a dead body in the mosque. Masjid-e-Haram is the most superior of all the mosques, being the Qibla of all the mosques of the world.
A lady named Hajir is burned there. God has ordered all the human being to visit Mecca and perform the circumambulation of her grave. But Fatima's (S.A.) status is much sublime and higher than the lady who has been laid to rest in Kaabah.
Fatima (S.A.) is one of the four ...
The red history of follower of Imam Ali (A.S.) proved that whosoever accepted the Islam minus the family of Imam Ali (A.S.) and struggled on its way did reach no where and was finally rendered despicable and helpless and at last turned into the tool of the hands of imperialists of the history.Al-Mansur conspires against Imam Jafar as Sadiq (A.S.), Since the cultural school of thought of Imam Jafar as Sadiq (A.S.) considered human beings ...
One thing that our Sunni brothers/sisters usually say as means of justifying Aisha is that she was "Ummul Mu'minin" -- the mother of believers. In fact, Quran states that the wives of the Prophet (PBUH&HF) are the mothers of the believers. But let us ponder the following points:
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Let's consider someone who is a believer. It naturally follows that his mother becomes a mother of believer. Does it automatically mean that his mother is also a ...
He wanted him to enjoy the shade of His mercy and His gardens. He wanted him to be happy through meeting his grandfathers, who passed the methods of justice and fairness in the earth. Name - Muhammad Title - Al-Baqir Kunyat - Abu Jafar Born - Tuesday 1st of Rajab 57 A.H. , at Medina Father's Name - Ali ibn Husain Mother's Name - Fatima binte Hassan Died - At the age of 59 years, at Medina, on Monday, 7th Zilhajj 116 AH. Poisoned by Hisham ...
