Translated by Mahdi ChamanzarProphet Muhammad (S.A.W.), whose heart and soul brimmed with Divine Revelation, had, since the initial days, a very close and dear companion, who was a source of peace and serenity to his ethereal spirit.History, in spite of its narrow and biased in recording truths and realities and its distortion of facts, was unable to ignore the name and qualities of that sincere companion of the Almighty's Last Prophet or to ...
The Treaty agreed upon between Moawiya and Imam Hasan (AS) tells us the following salient points:
That Moawiya should rule strictly according to the Holy QurAan and the Sunna of the Prophet.
That Moawiya should not appoint or nominate anyone to the Khilafat after him but that the choice should be left to the Muslims.
That the people should be left in peace, wherever they are in the land of God.
That the persecution of the companions of ...
1. Use kind words with the hypocrite, love the faithful believer sincerely, and regard your association with (even) the Jew who sits with you.2. No mixture is better than the mixture of clemency and knowledge.3. The whole perfection is the knowledgeability of the religious affairs, steadfastness against misfortunes, and moderation in living.4. By Allah (I swear), the arrogant in trying to dishonour Allah.5. Imam al-Baqir(A.S.), one day, asked ...
Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.), the ninth Imam and son of Imam Reza (A.S.), was appointed to Imamate at age of seven. As Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.), also referred to as Imam Jawad and Abu Ja'far, was the first Imam to be appointed to Imamate at such a young age, many may question its possibility and reliability.This selection will seek to answer the following questions: Is it really possible a young boy could have reached perfection and thus become ...
The "Noor" (Light) is created When Allah intended to create the creatures, He first created the "Noor" (Light) of Muhammad. Al-Qastalani (in Al Mawahibu'l-Ladunniyah, vol. 1, pp. 5, 9, 10) has quoted the Prophet's traditions to this effect as transmitted through Jabir ibn 'Abdullah al-Ansari and 'Ali (a.s.).The well-known historian al-Mas'udi (in his Maruju 'dh-dhahab) quotes a lengthy tradition from 'Ali (a.s.) to the effect that when Allah ...
world will not come to an end,” said the Prophet Muhammad, “ until a man from my family (Ahlulbayt) and of my name shall be master of the world, When you see a green ensign coming from the direction of Khorasan, then join them, for the Imam of God will be with the standards who will be called al-Mahdi.”
“The Mahdi will be descended from me, he will be a man with an open countenance and a face with a high nose. He will fill the earth ...
Reminding for Prayers by Abu Samamah Saedi and the Martyrdom of Habib bin Mazahir(Tabari) When Abu Samamah Umro bin Abdullah Saedi saw his companions being killed one after the other, he turned towards Imam Husain (A.S.) and said, "O Aba Abdillah! May I be your ransom! I see that this army has advanced closer to you. But Allah willing, they shall not be able to kill you until they have killed us. And I desire that I go to the presence of ...
Self-sacrifice and preferring others interests above their own is an inherent feature of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.). It can be seen in the life of each of them so much so that they helped both those who were and those who were not entitled to it. The Holy Prophet has said: We give away to all out of fear of rejecting a needy person.183 Abu Tamzah Thamali says: I heard Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.) saying to his slave-girl, “Feed any needy person who ...
1 - Maxims by Imam Hassan peace be upon him when asked what piety is , Imam
Hassan , peace be upon him replied : " yearning for virtue and no longing for
this world . "
2 - When asked what manliness is . Imam answered : " protection of religion ,
self-respect , lenience , benevolence , discharging one's duties , and
showing amity towards people .
3 - When asked what generosity is , Imam said : donation before request
and ...
My name is Jafar bin Mohammad. I am known as bin Qulowiah. I was born in Qom during the minor occultation (Ghaibat-e-Sughra). I grew up and learnt Islamic sciences until I became a famous Islamic scientist. I learnt the narration science and listened to its scientists, therefore I became a famous narrator. I wrote many books which the most famous one is (Kamel al-Ziarat) about the wellness of visiting the Holy Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and ...
The social-political life of the Imams (A.S.) is exemplary in the way of feeling responsibility for protecting religion and increasing knowledge. Their stability in the fundamentals of religion in addition to their attention to the current situation of society has allowed researchers and historians to distinguish the similarities and differences in the lives of the Imams (A.S.). Following the martyrdom of Imam Reza (A.S.), the Abbasid Dynasty ...
( Narrations from the twelveth Imam ( peace be upon him ) )Benefitting from me in my absence is as benefitting from the sun in itsdisappearance behind the clouds and certainly I am security - grantor for thepeople of earth as stars are security - grantors for the people of sky .(Bahar_ol_Anvar , Vol.53 , P.181)
1 - ( Narrations from the twelveth Imam ( peace be upon him ) )Benefitting from me in my absence is as benefitting from the ...
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad (as) was only six years when his father was martyred and He (as) assumed the role of Imamate (Divine Leadership). Many Shia’hs were confused. Some thought that a six-year-old child could not become an Imam and the Imamate should be entrusted to an older man. ‘Ali ibn Asbaat has narrated that:[Once Abu Ja’ffar (reference to Imam al-Jawad) came to me, so I stared at him so as to be able to describe him to my ...
A ghazwah is a war or a battle in which the Prophet (a.s) himself participated. After the Annunciation, the Prophet (a.s) bore the hardships inflicted by the infidels of Makkah for thirteen long years. When he moved from Makkah to al-Madinah, he did not have any thought of wreaking revenge on the infidels and polytheists. But the Quraysh were working under the shame of defeat and failure and were very upset over the Prophet (a.s) escaping ...
The last days of the Ummayads were ruffled by political disturbances. Changes in Gwere many and Imam Sadiq (AS) witnessed the rise and fall of many kings. After Hisham, Walid, then his son Yazid, then Ibrahim, then Merwan al-Himar came to the throne. The capture of the latter terminated the monarchy of the tyrannical Ummayads.
During the last phase of the tottering Ummayad rule, the Abbasids were actively engaged in their anti Ummayad ...
Born in Madina, 10th Rajab 195 Hijri (12.4.811 AD). Died in Baghdad Iraq 29th Zeeqad 220 Hijiri (27.11.835, aged 25 years, Period of Imamat 17 years.
At the time of the death of Imam Ali Al-Reza (AS) our 9th Imam was only 9 years old. Some people from among the followers of Ahlulbayt and others, doubted Imam’s eligibility to become Imam at this young age. Kulaini in his Kafi relates that the Mutawalli of the Holy Ka’aba questioned Imam for ...
In a narration, we read that in the Battle of U¦ud, an arrow pierced Imam `Al¢’s leg. The pain was so severe that he would not allow anyone to take it out of his leg. When the Holy Prophet was informed, he said, “Postpone it to the time of prayer.” When Imam `Al¢ (a.s) was engaged in prayer, the arrow was taken out of hi leg because he was so absorbed in prayer that he did not feel the pain.
Imam al-¯¡diq (a.s) reported that when ...
The Concept of Messiah in Islam
Imam al-Mahdi (a.s) was born on the 15th Sha’ban 255 A.H. in Samarra, Iraq. He became the Imam when his father was Martyred in 260 A.H. Imam al-Mahdi (a.s) was only 5 years old when he went into ‘ghaibat’ (concealment). The Imam’s ghaibat was divided into two periods: Ghaibat-us-Sughra and Ghaibat-ul-Kubra.
Ghaibat-us-Sughra
Ghaibat-us-Sughra means ‘the minor concealment.’ Its period was about 70 ...
The separation of genders is found in mosques run by all sects of Islam, from Sunni to Shia and from Wahhabi to Sufi, based on the explicit example left by the Holy Prophet. Separation is just a facilitator towards modesty, used according to circumstances, for maintaining respectable interaction as opposed to free mixing of genders in public spaces.
The first generations of Muslims in America established their Islamic centers with meager ...
Hisham Ibn Abdul Malik succeeded Umer Ibn Abdul Aziz. He was a stone hearted, immoral person and racist. His prejudice against non- arab muslims caused him to double the taxes they had to pay, and his reign was a replay of the bloody days of Yazid Ibn Moawiya and Hajjaj Ibn Yousuf Thaqafi. It was then that the revolution of Zaid Ibn Ali bout as a continuation of the revolution of Imam Hussain(AS) and Imam Ali AS).
Imam Baqir (AS) never ...
