To prove the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Shiites have had recourse to Quran verses, including the following:
"Your master [wali] can be only Allah; and His messenger and the those who believe, who establish worship and pay the poor due, and bow down (in prayer) [or, and this reading is accepted by "Allamah Tabataba'i: "... pay the poor due while bowing down (in prayer)"]" (Quran, V, 55). Shi'ite and Sunni commentators alike agree that this ...
What is Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem?
In the Name of Allah
A verse in the Holy Qur'an that means "In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful" The first verse in the Holy Qur'an A verse repeated 114 times in the Qur'an A form of remembering Allah (Dhikr) A phrase that is common in the Muslim community
Despite being true that it is all that, the Basmala goes much further than being just a phrase. It is true that it is ...
A waster, according to the Holy Qur'an, is anyone who uses his wealth, position, lusts, wishes and the rest of the blessings Allah has given to him in the satanic way and in the deviant path, which is neither reasonable nor permissible.
When talking about the work and the fruits of sowing and how to spend wealth, Allah says:
“…and pay the due of it on the day of its reaping, and waste not by excess: for Allah loves not the wasters.” ...
During the treaty of Hudiabiya, Sohail Ibne Umer was representing the disbelievers in negotiating with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). When it was time for drawing up the treaty and the signatures were yet to be affixed, Jundal the son of Sohail left the pack of disbelievers and went to the Muslims. Seeing that he was attracted to the Muslims, the Quraish chained his legs but he escaped with the chains intact. He went away with the Muslims and ...
In the previous parts, we quoted extensive authentic traditions from Sahih Muslim and else, proving that during the lifetime of the Prophet, his Ahlul-Bayt constituted only Imam Ali, Fatimah al-Zahra, al-Hasan, and al-Husain, and also the purification sentence in Quran (the last sentence of Verse 33:33) was revealed on their virtue and NOT for the wives of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). These facts were proven based on the testimony of the Messenger ...
By: Shaykh Nasir Makarim Shirazi The Prophet Muhammad (S) has said, “O' ‘Ali! My intercession shall not reach the person who does not accept the apology from another person - whether the apology is truthful or untruthful.” Asking forgiveness and also accepting the apology of a person who has come to you are both ethical and Islamic values. There are many people who perform wrong actions, however in their eyes, it is shameful to ask for ...
To understand that the belief in the existence of the Sublime and Supreme Source is innate in human nature, one needs to understand certain preliminaries. One of the qualities innate in human nature is the love and yearning for perfection. It is something which pervades the entire chain of humanity\\\'s generations and not a single individual in the entire human species can be found without it. No custom or tradition, religious or legal ...
The above two verses which flay the infidel Bedouins are clear regarding the fact that the nomads were deserving of criticism not because of their being occupants of desert. It was because of their ignorance of articles of Islamic acts and belief. For those Bedouins who followed the Islamic religion, the Holy book has praised them in the third verse. They have been promised Divine Mercy.
On the basis of this, people who avoid learning ...
Man is a changeable creature, a complex structure containing his being, his nature, soul and intelligence. Every individual personality is similarly of a complex nature, in which there are causes of good and evil. On the one hand, man has been created with emotions and instincts, such as self-love, desire and pride; he obeys the call of his desires, has a natural disposition to show his superiority over others, to own things, and to take for ...
That person who embraces a namehram woman will be tied with chains, together with Iblees on the day of Qiyamat. These chains shall be of fire and both of them shall be tossed into Hell together. The following are also the words of the tradition: "One who glances at a woman, but instantly looks away at the sky or turns his gaze down; before he could remove his gaze fully, Allah marries him to a black-eyed houri and he creates such a freshness of ...
As he begins to move about and needs harder food to build up a stronger body, his molars appear to masticate food materials to facilitate digestion. He carries on with such nutriment till Puberty. The male grows hair on the face as a sign of manliness, to gain honour as man, thus over‑stepping the stage of adolescence and likeness to females. A female keeps her face clean lovely and hairless, to preserve her freshness and comeliness, as an ...
Dr. I. K. A. Howard Al-Serat, Vol. 2 (1976), No. 2
The Author
Al-Shaikh al-Saduq is the title given to Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. 'Ali ibn Babawaih al Qummi. He was the leading traditionist of his time (4th Century A.H.) and one of the most outstanding traditionists of Shi'ite Islam. He earned the title of al-Shaikh al-Saduq on account of his great learning and his reputation for truthfulness. It is a title which he also shares with his ...
Gambling is the fourteenth Greater Sin. The following statements support this view. The Holy Quran states in Surah Baqarah: "They ask you about intoxicants and games of chances. Say: in both of them there is a great sin..." (Surah Baqarah 2:219)
"Ithme kabir" means a very great sin. The Holy Quran has used this phrase only for drinking and gambling."
The tradition related by Fazl Ibne Shazaan from Imam Ali ar-Reza (a.s.) also included ...
We believe that the message of Islam is contained in the person of Muhammad ibn Abdillah (A S) and that he is the last prophet, the Seal of the Prophets, the Chief among messengers, and the best of them, just as he is at the apex of all humanity, and none can compare with him in excellence and grace, generosity and intellect, and no-one can approach him his virtuousness. Verily he has a lofty moral behaviour, and no-one will be like him up to ...
The thirteenth among the Greater Sins is drinking liquor. Its seriousness is proved from the traditions that have been related from Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.), Imam Reza (a.s.) and Imam Muhammad al Taqi (a.s.).
The Holy Quran also states in unequivocal words that it is a Greater Sin.
"They ask you about intoxicants and the games of chance. Says: in both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and their sin is greater than ...
Al-Husayn ibn 'Ali Sayyidu'sh-Shuhada
(Peace be Upon him )
Name: al-Husayn.
Title: Sayyidu'sh-Shuhada'.
Agnomen: Abu 'Abdillah.
Father' s name: 'Ali Amir al-Mu'minin.
Mother's name: Fatimah ( Daughter of the Holy Prophet ).
Birth: In Medina on Thursday, 3rd Sha'ban 4 AH.
Death: Martyred in Karbala' (Iraq) at the age of 57, on Friday, 10th Muharram 61 AH and buried there.
In the House of the Holy Prophet , which presented the best ...
Between Two Fears
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) said, "A believer is always between two fears. One is the fear of his past sins, (so) he does not know as to how Allah would deal with him. Secondly he fears until the end of his life and does not know the sins that might be committed by him, causing his destruction. The believer does not forgo his fear for his whole life, and his affairs do not improve without fear." (Al Kafi)
One Must ...
The first among the Shi'ite to write on this subject was Amir-ul-Mu'minin Imam Ali bin Abi Talib(A.S.). His letter to Malek al-Ashtar describes in detail what a ruler has to do and what rules of conduct he should follow. This is an unparalleled piece of writing. Every ruler who desire to know real political theory and loves justice should commit the contents of this letter to his memory and act in accordance with them. Then, his will to his ...
The chief and only cause for division among Muslims is the question whether or not the Prophet (s) has nominated anyone as his successor. All sects of Muslims universally agree that, of the four caliphs and in fact among all the companions of the Prophet (s), Ali (a.s) was the most learned, just, valiant, noble and deserving. Yet, the majority sect, the Sunnis prefer to resign themselves to the historical fact that Ali (a.s) became the ...
Imam Shaafi in "Tabaqat ai Kubra" writes:
I have read Abu Hanifa Numans books and Numan and his followers proclaim that we believe in the Quran and Allah (swt) but they are opposed to it.
In "Isthaqsai al Ahfam" it's written:
.that there was a debate between Imam Shaafi and Muhammad bin Hasan who was the student of Imam Azam and this is recorded by Yaqoodh Hamoowi in Muajum al Adbha by Shah Waliyullah in Risala Insaaf fi biyaan Subu ay ...
