Knowledge of Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.)
Fatima (A) acquired her divine knowledge from the clear spring of Prophethood and received the excellence of truth from the house of revelation. So her attentive heart was embellished with wisdom and her brilliant reason together with her brightness realized to the fullest extent the real meaning of every fact. Yet, despite the fact that Fatima heard an abundant volume of narrations from her father what ...
the Standard Bearer of Imam Husayn (A.S.)The shifting sand dunes of Karbala were smeared with blood. Near one of wash dunes, on the bank of Alkoma, lay the prostrate figure of a youth with blood gushing out from innumerable wounds. The crimson life-tide was ebbing fast. Even so, it seemed as if he was anxiously expecting somebody to come to him, to be near him before he breathed his last. Through his starched throat he was feebly calling ...
Imam Reza(A.S.) is famous for his outstanding merits and talents. He has dominated the minds of religious scholars throughout generations and times, and they have expressed their own beautiful laudation and glorification regarding his own character. The following are some of them:
1. Imam al-KazimIma`m al-Ka`zim, peace be on him, praised his son Imam Reza(A.S.)and preferred him to the great Sayyids from among his sons. He ordered them to serve ...
Ayatullah Shaheed Syed Abdul Husayn Dastaghaib ShiraziIt is mentioned in the book Kashful Ghummah that once Imam Hasan Mujtaba spread his dining cloth with an intention of taking food. A dog saw this from a distance, approached and sat in front of the holy Imam. The holy Imam was taking one morsel and giving one to that dog. One of his companions arrived and said, "O Master! Do you allow me to drive away this dog?" "No. Let it be." What I want ...
Visitation to the Graves of Ahl al-Bayt
Visiting the graves of Ahl al-Bayt from near and far distance, especially enduring hardships in this way, has been recommended to the believers; an act which will have great reward.
On visiting the Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet, it has been related:
If people abandon visiting the grave of the Holy Prophet, Muslim leaders have the duty to encourage them to do so, for abandoning visitation to his holy ...
The second episode about the Hadrat's miraculous works is one that was recounted one Sunday, 14th of the month of Safar in the year 1404 AH.(1983), in this nondescript's house at the holy city of Mashhad by Hadrat Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Lawasani, son of the marhum Ayatulah Hajj Sayyid Abu al-Qasim Lawasani, who was the successor (Wasi) of marhum Ayatollah Aqa Sayyid Ahmad Karbalai.The story relates to a daughter of marhum Aqa Sayyid 'Ali Naqi ...
The Seventh Imam Musa Ibn Ja’afar Al-Kazim. A.S.
Born in Madina on 7th Safar 128 Hijri (10.11.745AD). Died in Baghdad Iraq 25th Rajab 183 Hijri (4.9.799 AD) Period of Imamat was 35 years.
Imam Musa Ibn Ja’afar was born during the struggle between the Ummayads and the Abbasids. He was only four years old when Abul Abbas “Saffah”, “The Shedder of Blood”, came to the throne as the first Abbasid caliph. For twenty years he was under ...
Imam Husain (‘a) was sincerely and heartedly devoted to the Almighty Allah and the love of God and His fear had blended with every part of his being. Historians say: “His Eminence did everything that obtained the proximity of Allah, so he prayed excessively and observed fasts, went for the Hajj, gave Sadaqah (charity) and performed good deeds.”[1] Here we shall quote some narrational reports about the worship of His Eminence and his ...
In the preceding chapter, we saw a formidable record of evidence, from historical as well as Islamic traditional sources, which show that from the very first day of proclaiming Islam to the last moments of his life, the Prophet (s) indicated and expressly nominated, on every occasion, Imam Ali (a.s) as his immediate successor. The nomination of Imam Ali (a.s) was not a personal whim of the Prophet (s). The Qur’an declares that the Prophet ...
English Translation: O my masters! O the sons (descendants) of the the Messenger of Allah! I am your servant, the son of your bondwoman, I yield to you in submission, I stand in awe of the sublimeness of your authority, I am fully aware of your rights, I have come to you, seeking refuge with you, moving towards your holy resting place; I apply to your consideration, and through you seek the divine notice and favour. May I enter O my masters? May ...
By: Baqir Shareef al-QurashiAllah had dilated the chest of Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) for receiving knowledge and expanded his heart for sciences. Secrets of facts and intricacies of things were uncovered for him without any request or effort. People spoke about the vast knowledge he had, with none equal to him in his amazing, scientific treasures, covering all sciences of Hadith, jurisprudence, philosophy, theology, and other branches of ...
Al-Sayeda Zainab (p.b.u.h.) was born in the holy city of al- Madina al-Monawara on the 5th Jamadi-ul-Awwal in the 5th year of Hijrah /627 A.D.Her Holiness became famous for her knowledge of the Holy Qu'ran and virtuous life. Her character she reflected the best attributes. In sobriety and serenity she was likened to Umm-al-Mumineen al-Sayeda Khadija (p.b.u.h.), her Grand-Mother, in chastity and modesty to her Holy Mother Fatima al-Zahra ...
The Cradle of Human Civilization
The problem of the origin and development of human civilization continues to baffle the student in modern times. Scholars have long thought that Egypt was the cradle of civilization six thousand years ago and that the earlier ages consisted of a proto-history of which no scientific knowledge was possible. Today, however, archeologists have been at work in `Iraq and Syria in the hope of discovering ...
(Excerpt from the late Dr. Sayed Haider Hussain Shamsi's Book, " And The Message Continues--the Lives of the Twelve Imams of the Alhe Bait (a) "
FROM BIRTH TO THE TRAGEDY OF KARBALAImam Ali Zain al-Abideen was only two years of age when his grandfather, Imam Ali (the First Imam) 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 and the ...
Morality of Imam Zayn al-abidin
A relative of Imam Zayn al-`ªbid¢n was standing beside him, raising his voice and abusing him. The Imam did not answer him until he went back to his house. At this moment, the Imam said to his companions, “Did you hear what this man said? I would like you to come with me to hear my response.” The Imam put on his shoes and set out with his companions saying to himself,
…and those who restrain their anger ...
There is no doubt to it that every body loves his soul and very rarely gets ready to sacrifice it for another person but because of the fact that Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) loved the soul of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) even more than his own one, he got prepared to lay his life for him.
The event takes shape like this. When the polytheists saw that they are in danger, they jointly made a firm determination to take the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) ...
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The Abbasids court poet Abu Yousef says: "My hard life, coupled with the birth of a son in this state of poverty, made me write a plea to the Abbasid government for financial help, but I was spurned.
When I got disappointed I remembered the Holy Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him and his pure progeny) descendant Imam Hassan Askari (as). I went to him. I hesitated in informing him of my ...
Up to the age of twelve years, Ja’afar (AS) was brought up under the guidance of his grand father Imam Zainul Abedeen whose main concern was to worship his maker and reflect on the tragic events of Kerbala and whose main avenue of teaching was through supplications.
Twenty two years had lapsed since then, yet the remembrance of the tragedy of Kerbala was still fresh in his memory. So, as soon as Imam Ja’afar (AS) gained understanding, he ...
A group of scholars nurtured by the oppressive rulers misused their socio-scientific positions to justify the legitimacy of those tyrants to gain something.
Hence, they distorted religious facts with special enmity and bias so as to please domineering rulers. In this relation, they have presented interpretations which has no validity from the viewpoint of the Holy Qur’¡n and narrations. One of those facts is the word Ahl al-Bayt mentioned in ...
Like the other Imams, the knowledge of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s) was also divinely gifted and none had the capacity to excel him in knowledge and virtue. One day poison was administered to Mutawakkil. He made a vow that if he survived he would give a lot of money in charity. When he recovered there was a difference among the scholars regarding what constituted "a lot of money." At last, Mutawakkil sent his slave to Imam Ali Naqi (a.s). He said, ...
