The Occasion:
In response to the Prophet's message calling on Christians to Islam, (in the 9th year of Hijrah), a deputation consisting of a Patriarch with 20 Christian dignitaries, from a place 1200 miles south, set out as a fact‑finding mission about Islam. Once in Medina they met with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and as expected, most of their questions were about the Messiah Jesus (a.s.), his birth, his mother, and whether he ...
The day of Ashura is a glorious day for truth and freedom. Ashura is a model for every day of our lives, and the martyres of that day are the forerunners and teachers for all the martyrs in the way of truth.
One of the self sacrificing yound men of that day was called Wahab. He too gave his life for his Imam (a.s) and for the true teachings of the Qur'an, and provided a lesson on martyrdom to all sincere youths of all times and places. Wahab ...
Today, the hearts of the faithful, all over the globe, are turned towardsKazemayn, northern Baghdad, where reposes in eternal peace the person who wasborn this day in 128 AH in Abwa - situated between the holy cities of Mecca andMedina in the Hijaz.
The phrase frequently coming to their lips is "Ya Bab al-Hawa'ej",which means "O Gateway of Boons". It is a key that opens the gates ofDivine Mercy, since supplicating to the One and Only ...
One of the spiritual merits and superiorities of `Ali was his prescience which has not been related in the history of Islam for the Ummah of the Holy Prophet (s.a).
An example of `Ali’s prescience was that he used to say: Pose your questions to me before I will depart from among you. By God, if you ask me about a hundred deviated groups or a hundred guided groups, I will inform you of their leaders throughout the time till the Day of ...
By: Ayatullah al-Uzma Lutfullah as-Safi al-GulpayganiQUESTION: Was Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) the founder of the Shi‘a school or its promulgator and explainer?ANSWER: Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) acquainted the public with the original Shi‘a school of thought, which perhaps even some friends and devotees of Ahl al-Bait (peace be upon them) had not recognized properly. By establishing that vast school of knowledge, he ...
'Ashura - Popular Distortions and our Responsibility
Fourth Sermon
Martyr Murtada Mutahhari
Translated from the Persian by 'Ali Quli Qara'i
Vol XIII No. 4 (Winter 1996)
In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions be upon His servant and messenger, His beloved and elect, our master, our prophet, and ...
51 - Abondon what is discretionary when it happens to be in contradiction to
what is obligatory .
52 - Three things lead people to their destruction . pride , greed and
jealousy . Pride undermines faith , and satan was cursed and damned for the
same . Greed is the enemy of one's soul and Adam was expelled from paradise
for the same reason , and jealousy leads to evil and misery .
Cain killed his brother Abel only because of jealousy ...
By: Shaykh Nasir Makarim ShiraziZuhri has narrated from Anas b. Malik that he said “I heard the Messenger of Allah (S) say, 'There is not a single house which exists except that the Angel of Death visits it five times a day. If the lives of any of the people who live in the house or those who are within the house are written to come to an end, then he brings death upon that person.When the agonies and tribulations of death clothe the ...
The Warrior Friend of Imam Husain (‘a) Respected Hurr ("Run mein jab Shah Id taraf se Hurr-a Deendaar Aaya") When Hurr left the camp of the Noble Prince And came to battle His enemies thence A murmur rippled through Yazid's camp "Here comes a friend of Hyder's clan" "A strange light lights up his path As though angels in his company he hath" Hearing this, the son of Saad cried "Rain arrows and spears with a measured tide" The army geared for a ...
Assalamualaikum.My name is sister Khadijah.. I really hope that my experiences can help and encourage those who are reverts to Islam and are living in non-Muslim families[Khadijah]I reverted back to Islam about 6 years ago, I use the term 'reverted', because every baby is born a Muslim, it is only the parents that make him/her Jew, Christian, Buddhist etc. So, Alhamdulillah, I reverted back to Islam 6 years ago after I met a Malaysian brother ...
Abu al-Hamra, the retainer of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.): When dawn broke, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) would pass by the house of Ali (A.S.) and Fatima (A.S.) and say: Greetings to you, O Ahl al-Bayt; prayer, prayer: "Verily, Allah intends to keep off from you (every kind of) uncleanness, O you the people of the house, and purify you (with) a thorough purification".Al-Imam Ali (A.S.): The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) would come to us every ...
Name :
Ali(a.s.) - the 1st Holy Imam
Title :
Ameer al-Momineen, Haider-e-Karrar, Sher-e-Khuda, Mushkil Kusha
Agnomen :
Abu Turab, al-Murtaza
Father :
Hazrat Abu Talib(a.s.)
Mother :
Bibi Fatima bint-e-Asad(a.s.)
Birth :
Inside Khana-e-Kaaba in Makkah on 13th Rajab (600 A.D.)
Martyred :
In Masjid-e-Kufa in Iraq on 21st Ramzan 40 A.H. (661 AD)
Cause of Death/Buried :
Hit by an ...
Islamic tradition has preserved numerous anecdotes depicting the tender care and love which the Prophet showed Hassan and Hussein. They were both born inMedina, 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 colored. Once more, these family anecdotes also reflect clearly the theological and political tension within the community, a tension which ...
Imam Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir), peace be on him, talked very much about the lives and maxims of the prophets. The specialists in these subjects have reported many traditions on his authority. The following are some of them: 1. Part of Allah's Revelation to AdamThe Ima`m, peace be on him, told his companions about the maxims and high moral standards Allah revealed to Adam. He, peace be on him said: "Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, revealed to Adam: ...
On the 13th of the month of Rajab, twenty-three years before the migration of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) a child was born in the family of Abu Talib, the light of whom kindled the whole World. Kunaab Mecci narrates about his birth: "We and Abbas (Ibne Abdul Mutalib) were sitting together when suddenly we saw Fatima bint-e-Asad moving towards the Kaabah in the condition having delivery pain and saying "Oh God I have faith in you and the Prophet ( ...
Prayer for Imam Hasan al-Askari
English Transliteration Arabic
In the name of Allah,The Beneficent, The Merciful
Bismillahir rahmanir rahim
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمO Allah: (please do) send blessings upon al-Hasan, son of Ali, son of Muhammad, Allaahumma s'alli ‘alal-h'asanibni ‘aliyyinibni muh'ammad(in) اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيّ بْنِ مُحَمّدٍThe ...
Name: FatimaTitle: MasumahBorn at: Medina,First Day of Zee Qa'dah 173 A.H.Father's name: Imam Musa al-Kazim(A.S.)Mother's name: Najma Khatoon mother of Imam Reza(A.S.)Died at the age 28,at Qum on 10th Rabi al-Thani,201 A.H.Buried in the holy shrine in the holy city of Qum.
Noble Descent Hadrat Fatima Masumah(A.S.)the Blessed and the Gracious Divine Lady from the Holy Ahlul Bayt(A.S.) was born in the holy city of Medina on the First Day of ...
Imam Sajjad (Ali ibn Husayn entitled Zayn al-'abedin and Sajjad) was the son of the third Imam and his wife, the queen among women, the daughter of Yazdigird the king of Persia. He was the only son of Imam Husayn to survive, for his other three brothers Ali Akbar, aged twenty-five, five year old Ja'far and Ali Asghar (or 'Abdallah) who was a suckling baby were martyred during the event of Kerbala.
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The Imam had also accompanied his father ...
All Muslims glorify the Members of the House of the Holy Prophet Mohammad who are called Aal Mohammad or Ahl Beit Mohammad. This attitude is in accord with the instructions of the Holy Prophet who commanded Muslims to pray simultaneously for the members of his House whenever they pray for him. By so commanding them he actually required the Muslims to reserve a place for them next to his. The Holy Qur'an made it mandatory to offer prayers ...
Which verse of the Noble Qur’an can be cited regarding the authority (wilayat) of the twelve Imams (peace be upon them) and the just government of Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his return) and the supremacy of Islam over the world?
ANSWER: The verses from whose purport it is understood that the twelve Imams—may Allah elevate their word—have authority and Imamah are many in number. Among them is the ...
![English Nohay For Imam Husain (A.S) [3]: Hurr: The Warrior Friend](/cache/imgs/a20d4a978c120043cae9cd998dac21a4.jpg "English Nohay For Imam Husain (A.S) [3]: Hurr: The Warrior Friend")
