Hujjat al-Islam Syed Zaki BaqueriDaughter of the Holy Prophet's(SAW) daughter. Sister of the King of Martyrs. She is a true role model for any woman today of any religion. She showed the world the definition of womanhood. Her bravery and courage stands alone in a field of millions. She was tied up and taken as a prisoner. She had her scarf ripped off her head, she had her house burned to the ground. She was Janab-e-Zainab. With a father like ...
Hur ibn Yazid Riyahi was highly respected by the people of Kufa. Ibn Ziad sent him to Imam Hussein (A.S). When Hur Riyahi left Ibn Ziad’s palace in Kufa to meet Imam Hussein, he heard a voice, saying, “You, Hur! You will be admitted to Heaven.”? when he looked back, there was nothing there. He thought that the voice could not be a true one as he was going to fight Imam Hussein (A.S).When he met Imam Hussein, he told him about ...
1. (Oh people) contemplate, meditate & practice for the (place, thing) that you have been created for, Allah did not at all create you in vain & useless.2. There are three (qualities) which is present in a faithful, he is supported & backed by Allah, & Allah provides him the shade of His celestial throne & secures him from the great horror of the dooms day: the one who gives those rights to the others which he wishes & looks forwards to from ...
When a man reaches the stage of devotion, he will be on a safe path. He is now a righteous and is placed under the guardianship of Allah. In this case, he will be immune from the temptations of Satan who has confessed that he will not harm the devoted ones. The word devoted ones has a general meaning. Therefore, everyone can reach the station of `i¥mah with endeavor, discipline and worship. Whatever is gained in the universe is due to Allah’s ...
Before we talk about the shine at the birth of the master of all creatures, we talk about his immaculate father and mother who had begotten this great man who had changed the line of man’s history and saved him from the abysses of ignorance and humiliation to exalt him to the highest horizons of honor and dignity.
The father: Abdullah
Abdullah, the Prophet’s father, was from the noble masters of Quraysh in his high morals, manners, and ...
`i¥mah is virtually the light of theoretical and pragmatic intellect. An infallible man has the power to prevent the influence of illusion on theoretical intellect and to prevent the influence of lust and wrath on pragmatic intellect so that he will not be polluted with sin and he will strive voluntarily towards virtues and perfection. Pragmatic infallibility is the highest degree of piety which will become manifest in behaviors and deeds.
All ...
Ahl-al-Bayt (`a): Its Meaning and Origin
The term "ahl" signifies the members of a household of a man, including his fellow tribesmen, kin, relatives, wife (or wives), children, and all those who share a family background, religion, housing, city, and country with him. "Ahl" and "al" are both the same term with the exception that "al" is exclusively used for human beings and should come before the family name, but such a condition is not ...
As to the answering of the people's appeals by Hadrat Imam Reza(A.S.) they are beyond any estimation. This nondescript know some Armenians (Christians) in Tehran who would make votive offerings to Imam Reza(A.S.) and they would themselves travel to Mashhad and offer a sheep, carpet, gold or whatever that they had vowed, at the shrine.Marhum Muhaddith Qummi writes: "This author says: A great number of miracles have been mentioned in the books on ...
For 30 days during the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan, healthy adult Muslims abstain from drinking a single drop of water or eating a bite of food, from before dawn until after the sun sets in the sky, as a religious obligation to God. Every year Muslims look forward to this test of faith with great longing. Last year I wrote a primer on fasting and Ramadan that can be found here.
Each fasting day during August will be a trial on my body and my ...
There is no doubt that `Ali was steadfast in religion, and strenuous in piety making him peerless. The truth of religion was firm in his pure heart. Due to these two powers of religiosity and piety, his prayer
قَالَ أَبُو ذر: فَما اسْتَتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ الكَلِمَةَ حَتَّى نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ جِبْريلُ عَلَيْهِ ...
Virtues are sometimes acquired for a person due to deeds and their consequences and at other times it has no relation with his deeds. What is discussed in this chapter concerns `Ali’s acquired virtues as mentioned by the narrators. These acquired virtues are sometimes related to `Ali’s spiritual aspect and personality or it is related to his physical aspect.
وَأَنَّ مَريَمَ بِنتَ عِمرَانَ هَزَّتِ ...
The Remained Son
Imam Sajjad ( Ali ibn Husayn entitled Zayn al-abidin and Sajjad ) was the son of the third Imam , and his wife , the queen among women , the daughter of Yazdigird the king of Iran . 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 Abdullah ) who was a suckling baby , were martyred during the event of Karbala . The ...
Conveying the Voice of Imam Husayn to the World
There are therefore certain duties that we must discharge with respect to
the movement of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam, some of which are:
1. We must present the movement of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam,
as well as his principles and aims to the world through modern
media such as Radio and Television, books, internet, etc. in the
way that Imam Husayn alayhis-salam would want it. We must
glorify ...
He is the last Imam (Khatam ol Osiaa) and like other holy leaders, he has special power and science which came through God. We have lots of stories about his miracles in our books, Just in Esbat ol Hoda which was written by Sheykh Hor Ameli, on volume 7, chapter 33, he brings 170 stories. These miracles are reason for his leadership too. Most of them are about curing sick people, help to poor ones, conduct people, direct people who lost their ...
The Ziyarah Of Imam Al-Hasan Al-Askari
Translated by: Badr ShahinShaykh al-Tusi has reported through a considerable series of narrators that Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a.s.) said, "My grave will be in Surra-man-Ra'a (currently Samarra). It will be shelter for both the parties." Explaining this saying, Shaykh al-Majlisi says that ‘both the parties' means the Shi'ah and the Sunnah. This means that the virtue of the Imam (a.s.) includes both his ...
On 29th of the Islamic month of Safar in 203 AH, Imam Reza (AS), the 8th Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), attained martyrdom at the age of 55, as a result of a fatal dose of poisoning in the city of Tous, Khorasan, northeastern Iran, by the crafty Mamoun, the self-styled caliph of the usurper Abbasid regime.
Born in Medina in 148 AH, he was 35 years when the mantle of Imamate (divinely-decreed leadership) came to rest on his ...
Imam Hassan Mujtaba (as) was the second Imam. He and his brother Imam Hussein were the two sons of Amir al-mu"minin Ali and Hadhrat Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet. Many times the Prophet had said,"Hassan and Hussein are my children". Because of these same words Ali would say to his other children, "You are my children and Hasan and Hussein are the children of the Prophet."
Imam Hassan was born in the year 3 A.H. in Medina and shared in ...
In Sermon 97, page 143, Ali points to Ahlul Bayt:
Lo! Ponder about the Prophet's family [Ahlul Bayt].
▪ Cling to their direction and
▪ Follow in their footsteps,
▪ Since never will they mislead you,
▪ Nor will they lead you to malice.
Do what they do, whither they sit so you do, and if they rise up, rise up with them.
Follow their example: Do not outsmart ...
None of the Sahaaba had ever received the recognition or was ever referred to in the Quran as much as Ahlul Bayt were, in particular Ali. To delve in the Quran in search of the referrals to Ahlul Bayt, the researcher finds three different types; some are specific by designation, others are specific by alluding, yet others are non‑specific but understood (hints). Thus the referrals can roughly be categorized in the following ...
Amir al-mu\'minin said after Arbitration. (1)All praise is due to Allah even though time has brought (for us) crushing calamity and great occurrence. And I stand witness that there is no god but Allah the One, there is no partner for Him nor is there with Him any god other than Himself, and that Muhammad is His slave and His Prophet (May Allah\'s blessing and greeting be upon him and his progeny).So now, certainly the disobedience of sympathetic ...
