Momineen Ali (‘a)

The revolution against Uthman established a great victory for the Muslims. Because it ended the profiteering and playing with the destinies of the people and it destroyed social deceit and oppression and it demolished the throne of the despotic regime. It created for the community an important thing, which was awaited for the establishment of justice, prosperity and security. That uprising kept in view the matters for shaping the future of the ...

( 2023-06-20 02:29:03 )

Hazrat Ali An-Naqi (AS)

Name - Ali

Title - An-Naqi and Al-Hadi

Kunyat - Abul Hasan

Born - Friday 15th of Zilhajj 212 A.H., at Surba

Father's Name - Muhammad ibn Ali

Mother's Name - Summana Khatoon

Died - At the age of 42 years, at Samarra , on Monday, 26th Jamadi-ul-Akhar 254 AH. Poisoned by Mu'taz the Abbaside Caliph

Buried - at Samarra, Baghdad.

( 2023-06-19 23:26:55 )

Imam Sadiq's Message to His Adherents and Companions

So, then, Ask Allah for good health. Adhere to courtesy, decorum, tranquility, and pudency, and promote yourselevs against what the virtuous ones among you promote themselves against. Remark favorably on the wrong people: be steadfast against their oppression, beware of opposing them, and use taqiyyah of which Allah ordered you when you sit, associate, and discuss with them. You have to sit, associate, and discuss with them, They will surely ...

( 2023-06-19 22:22:59 )

The Reward of Loving Ahlul-Bayt

I found the following astonishing tradition in one of the most famous Tafsir book of the Sunni brothers, that is, "Tafsir al-Kabir", by Fakhr al-Razi who is a leading Sunni scholar with multiple specialties in Tafsir, Fiqh, and theology. The full address of the document is given at the end. I have provided Arabic text for each sentence of this tradition. This tradition can also be found in other Sunni commentary books of Quran, "Tafsir ...

( 2023-06-19 16:07:51 )

Ramadan Acts of Worship

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 ...

( 2023-06-19 01:41:52 )

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE IMAMS

The First Imam Amir al-mu'minin Ali Amir al-mu'minin Ali[1] - upon whom be peace - was the son of Abu Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu Hashim. Abu Talib was the uncle and guardian of the Holy Prophet and the person who had brought the Prophet to his house and raised him like his own son. After the Prophet was chosen for his prophetic mission, Abu Talib continued to support him and repelled from him the evil that came from the infidels among the ...

( 2023-06-17 20:10:00 )

Al-Hasan (a.s) during his childhood

Without doubt, righteous education plays an important role in forming the child and in developing his or her mental faculties. Likewise, the parents’ conduct has a great effect on developing their children’s cleverness and general behavior. All these vital elements were available to al-Hasan (a.s) during his childhood. The Prophet (a.s) took great care of educating his grandson and gave him his noble qualities. Imam Ali, the Commander of the ...

( 2023-06-17 17:46:04 )

Infallibility, the zenith of Piety

`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 ...

( 2023-06-15 16:01:38 )

Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.) in the Psalms of David

The Rule of Imam al-Mahdi Referring to the age of Imam al-Mahdi, Quranic verses read: The end is for those who guard against evil. (7:128) Narrations also testify that the rule of Imam al-Mahdi will come about at the end of the world: Our rule will be the last rule. (Kitab al-Irshad by Shaykh al-Mufid: 384/2) Quranic verses have stipulated that this news has been mentioned in the books of the former prophets: And certainly We have written in the ...

( 2023-06-15 05:17:38 )

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

Muhammad bin `Abdullāh is the last and final messenger of God. The message he brought from God is known as “al-Islām,” and the scripture he was given by God is known as “al-Qur’ān.” 1. Arabia at the Prophet’s Birth The Arabs prior to Islam were idol-worshippers; they believed that apart from the life of this world there was no other life. It was a society in which respect depended on wealth and family. Woman was a commodity, ...

( 2023-06-14 13:03:38 )

Ali Advises to Follow the Example of Ahlul Bayt

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 ...

( 2023-06-14 07:38:53 )

Conveying the Voice of Imam Husayn to the World

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 ...

( 2023-06-13 13:58:32 )

Why School of Ahlul-Bayt?

The purpose of this article is merely to demonstrate that Shia views about the special importance and the leadership of Ahlul-Bayt do not come out of the blue. In this way, I hope to contribute to better understanding among Muslims and hence help to reduce some people's hostility against the followers of the Members of the House of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). The fact that we (Shia) have adopted a creed which differs from that of the Ash'arites ...

( 2023-06-13 02:11:55 )

The Imams call People to Islamic Unity

it is well known that the Household of the Prophet tried hard to preserve the rites of islam, to call Muslims to restore its glory, to unify their beliefs, and that they also strived to maintain the brotherhood of Islam and to remove malice and enmity from the hearts of the Muslims.We cannot ignore imam Ali's dealings with his predecessors to the khilafah. He treated them with consideration although he believed that they had taken what was ...

( 2023-06-13 00:06:06 )

"Mashhad-ar-Reza" – Martyrdom Place of Reza (A.S.)

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 ...

( 2023-06-12 23:05:20 )

Principle of Confronting Oppressors

The Holy Qur'an called all the Muslims to legitimate defense and fighting against despotism and aggression and emphasized on it. Imam Khomeini (R.A) says in this regard: Anyone who is a little familiar with the logic of the Holy Qur'an will realize that it made the Noble Prophet constantly fight with capitalists, with those that were in Hijaz and Ta'if and Mecca. They were capitalists and powerful and tyrants. It was the Qur'an that decreed the ...

( 2023-06-12 20:03:12 )

Resorting to Ahl al-Bayt & holding mourning ceremonies as a way to approach Allah

Resort to Ahl al-Bayt When a devotee of and obedient to Ahl al-Bayt faces a difficulty which external factors fail to resolve, it will be certainly resolved if he truthfully beseeches Ahl al-Bayt to intercede for him with Allah. Holding Mourning Sessions For Ahl al-Bayt One of the subjects highlighted by Ahl al-Bayt is to hold sessions for propagating their life-giving culture and commemorating the tragic events they went through, especially ...

( 2023-06-12 20:03:11 )

Why Are Ahl al-Bayt Infallible?

Reporting Ibn `Umayr, Mu¦ammad ibn B¡bawayh in his valuable book, Dhakh¢rat al-`Ib¡d, narrates the following: During my association with Hush¡m ibn al-°akam, I did not find but four best words only when I asked him, “Is the Imam infallible?” He answered, “Yes, he is.” I asked, “For what reason?” He said, إنَّ جَمِيعَ الذُّنُوبِ لَهَا أرْبَعَةُ أوْجُهٍ لأ خَامِسَ لَهَا: ...

( 2023-06-12 18:59:44 )

Disseminating knowledge and learning

His profound knowledge of religion and other sciences was famed throughout the entire Islamic world. People came from distant regions to learn from him. The number of his students reached over Four Thousand. Among them were scholars of Jurisprudence, Tafsir, Haidth such as Imam Noman bin Thabit Abu Hanifa and Imam Mali Ibn Anas. Heads of other religions also came there to discuss with the Imams students many matters of dispute and on many ...

( 2023-06-12 17:56:42 )

Imam Al-Hasan (Peace Be On Him)

His father was the Commander of the faithful (Amir al-mu'minin), 'Ali b. Abu Talib. His mother was the mistress of the women of the worlds, Fatima the daughter of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family. His Birth He was born in Medina on the night of the middle day of the month of Ramadan, in the year 3 A.H. He was the eldest son. When al-Hasan was born, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, took him. Then ...

( 2023-06-12 05:04:09 )