By: Muhammad Jawad FadlallahOn various occasions, al-Mamoon tried to force Imam Reza(A.S.) into the arena of complex debates with various groups and creeds. He used to conduct scientific and intellectual sessions to which he invited giant thinkers, leading scientists, the atheists of the century, and debaters whose scientific might was feared and before the stubbornness of whose complex arguments the evidence was muted and due to the fierceness ...
There was a poor uneducated farmer who was very rude to our 7th Imam, Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (as) whenever he saw him.
No matter how rude this man was, Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (as) never got angry and he never said anything to the man.
Imam Musa Al-Kadhim's (as) friends wanted to punish the rude man, but Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (as) would not allow them to. Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (as) told them that he himself would teach this man a lesson.
One day ...
Surah 37 (Al‑Saffaat), Ayah 130 sends salutations to Ahlul Bayt:
سَلامٌ عَلَى ٌآلَْ يَاسِينَ
Peace unto Aali Yassin. Verily, thus We recompense those who do good.
Commentary
Allah sends salutation to Aali Yassin. “Aali Yassin” means Aali Muhammad., in other words Ahlul Bayt. [11]
Al‑Razi writes in Tafseer Al‑Kabir التـفـســـير الكـــبير للرازي ...
Our Husayn (a), Mourning him and his Karbala
By al-'Allama al-Sheikh al-Ameeni. Translated by Shaun Astarabadi,
It is accepted to the Islamic nation, due to the finality of the prophethood and its particular concerns, that the holy prophet (s) had the knowledge about the wars , trials and that which happened to his family-house hold, their progeny, and relatives, more or less, of the enormous tragedies, of the dark surprises of time, of ...
When he went to bed or awoke from sleep, he recited this du'a: "There is no god but Allah the Alive, the Eternal, and He has power over all things. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Deity of the messengers. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens and all that which they have, and the Lord of the seven earths and all that which they have, the Lord of the Great Throne, and peace be on the messengers, and praise be to Allah ...
Ali was the son of Abu Talib, a prominent Quraish chief and custodian of the Holy Kaaba. Abu Talib was so called because he was the father of "Talib", the eldest brother of Ali. The real name of Abu Talib was Abd Manaf. He was however more popularly known by his surname than by his real name. Abu Talib was the son of Abdul Muttalib. Abdul Muttalib was also a surname, his real name being Shaybah. Abdul Muttalib was the son of Hashim. Hashim was a ...
Love For Ahl al-Bayt
We who are strongly in need of Allah’s mercy, favor and special attention must choose a path the final stage of which is Allah’s pleasure hence Paradise. In order to win Allah’s favor, we need mediation to find the truth. Based on Qur’¡nic verses, this mediation is love for Ahl al-Bayt and compliance with their teachings. In order to love Ahl al-Bayt, we should first get to know them. When we see their moral ...
The Creation and Structure of Man
Imam Sadiq(A.S.) said: Self-acknowledgment is realized through four natures, four supports, and four pillars. The natures are blood, bile, wind, and phlegm.The supports are the intelligence parts of which are understanding and maintenance.The pillars are light, fire, soul, and water. The feature of man is his nature. He could see through light, eat and drink through fire, copulated and moved through the ...
Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad (as) held the Holy Quran dearly to his heart. This is evident from his sayings and behaviour with regard to the Quran. For instance, Zuhri has reported having heard Imam al-Sajjad (as) saying:“If the inhabitants of the East and the West all perish and I am left alone with only the Glorious Quran, I will not become victim of any desolation”. (Al-Kaafi)What the Imam (as) implied was that even if the entire ...
The historians and the narrators have unanimously agreed that the Ima`ms of the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, predicted many bloody fights and events. Then they occurred on the arena of life, as the Ima`ms predicted. Ima`m 'Ali, the Commander of the Faithful, peace be on him, predicted that Mu'a`wiya would expose the great Companion, Hajr b. 'Adi, to various kinds of persecutions. Thus, Hajr suffered from those ...
Thirty years after this event when this nondescript recounted it for my honored friend Dr. Hajj Sayyid Hamid Sajjadi, an ophthalmologist of world fame, may God Almighty grant his success, he said, "As you say, that is a fact. This kind of eye disease is not curable, and the recovery could not have been anything but a miracle."Then he added, "One of my patients was a man who had developed a cataract, and we had fixed a day for the surgery. Before ...
Book on the high character of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA) in the view of the Sunni scholars is reprinted by Boostene Ketab Publication in Iran."Hazrat Zahra (SA) in Qur'an: A Sunni Interpretation" is the title of the book by Mohammad Yaqoub Bashavi on the high status of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA), daughter of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).This research is a collection of Hadiths which are about Hazrat Zahra (AS) among many more narrations and Hadiths ...
When the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) migrated to Yasrab he left his family at Makkah. When the Muslims had settled in Yasrab (renamed Madina) the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) and the other Muslims called their families to Madina. At the time of migration, Sauda, an elderly lady was the only wife of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) whom he had married after the death of Khadija. About a year after his arrival in Madina, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W) married Ayesha, a ...
With my continuous chain of transmission reaching up to the Thiqat al- Islam Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, may God's good pleasure be with him, from a group of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid, from his father, from Harun ibn al-Jahm, from al-Mufaddal, from Sa'd, from Abu Ja'far, may peace be upon him, that he said: "Verily, the hearts are [of] four (kinds) the heart that has [both] faith and hypocrisy in it, the heart that ...
Shiites, who have received the baptism of Ahl al-Bayt due to their love for them, expect to be associated with Ahl al-Bayt on the Judgment Day. The Holy Quran supports this truth: And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah and the Apostle, have bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they! (4:69) Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) is reported as saying: ...
Who are meant by ‘Arwah (souls)' in the passage "Peace be on you, and on the souls who died with you."?imam hussein (a.s)
Those whom this passage is referring to are the martyrs who were killed along with the Imam in Karbala, the reason being:
1) Usually, live people who visit the shrines of the imams aren't referred to as ‘Arwah' (souls).
2) This passage is read by the pilgrim himself, so he can't be the one being addressed by it at ...
By: Ayatullah Shaheed Sayyid Abdul Husain Dastghaib The real and true guarantee of protection from the terrible fright on the Day of Judgement is the Wilayat and Muhabbat of Amirul Momineen (a.s.). It is called Husnaa (the greatest good). No other good can surpass this good. Everyone having this good in his heart will remain safe on the Day of Qiyamat: Innal…Akbar (Surah Anbiyaa: 21, V: 101-104). Translation: Verily those who will get the ...
Name : HasanTitle : al-Mujtaba (The Chosen One)Kuniyat : Abu MuhammadFather : Imam Ali (A)Mother : Bibi Fatima Zahra (A)Birthdate : 15th Mahe Ramadhan 3 A.H. in MadinaImamat : From 40 A.H. to 50 A.H.Martyrdom : 28th Safar 50 A.H.Buried : Madina, Saudi Arabia.The Holy Imam (A) was the eldest child of Imam Ali (A) and Bibi Fatima Zahra (A). When the Holy Prophet (S) received the happy news of the birth of his grandson, he came at once to ...
The Teachings of Imam Sadiq(A.S.)
Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.) asked the man who attended before him about his manner. "I am one of your followers and adherents," answered the man. Imam As-Sadiq(A.S.) said: Allah will surely accept the servant whom He loves and will surely give Paradise to him whom He accepts. Which type of our followers the Imam(A.S.), 'How many types of your followers,O son of the Prophet?'Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.) spoke: Our followers ...
