Abu Sufyan Admits the Greatness of the Holy Prophet
According to Insānul Uyun, Seera-e Nabawiyya, Tarikh-e Tabari and Kāmil Ibn Athir, when the Caesar received the Holy Prophet's letter he became curious and ordered a man from the Hijaz to be found out and brought to him so that he might make investigations about Muhammad. By chance at that time Abu Sufyan and some other Qurayshites had gone to Syria for the purpose of trade. They were ...
Name: ‘Ali.Agnomen: Abu ‘l-Hasan ath-Thâni.Title: Ar-Ridha.Father: Musa ibn Ja‘far.Mother: Najma, also known as Taktum.Birth: 11th Dhu ‘l-Qa’dah, 148 AH in Medina.Death: 29th Safar, 203 AH in Mashhad, Tûs (Khurâsan).
1. BirthImam ‘Alî ar-Ridha was the son of the seventh Imam and according to well-known accounts was born in 148/765 and died in 203/817.
2. Political Circumstances of His ImamateImam ar-Ridha (a.s.) became the Imam ...
Yazid son of Muawiya came to know about the beauty of Urainab, daughter of Ishaq who was the wife of the Qurayshite Abdullah bin Salam. Urainab, was the most beautiful and accomplished woman of her time and possessed enormous wealth. Yazid son of Muawiya fell in love with her without having seen her. He lost all patience and mentioned the matter to Muawiya's favorite slave named Rafig. The slave informed Muawiya about this love and told him ...
One's baser self (Nafs al-ammara) is more damaging than even the influence of the Satan! One who is able to control his baser instincts for the fear of the Day of Judgement, will be eligible for entry to the Heaven. On the Day of Judgement Satan would tell those who were misguided by him: Was I your monarch that you obeyed my orders? Why do you blame me? Blame your own baser self! Fighting with Satan and Nafs al-Ammara is more than confronting ...
(1) Worry over the disintegration of the social order
Concerning the tribal system dominating the social order in Mecca and due to Quraysh’s special prerogatives, a form of aristocratic government was prevailing there. The chiefs of Quraysh were accustomed to this system; they did not expect any blow to be leveled against it. This was the social condition while the first followers of Mu¦ammad (¥) were the youths, the impoverished, the ...
"Dear Ibrahim! We can't do anything for you. Divine Will can't be changed. Your father's eyes shed tears, and his heart is sad and grieved for your death. However, I will not say anything which may invite the wrath of Allah. If there had not been the true and certain promise of Allah that we too shall come after you, I would have wept more and become more grieved at the separation from you".[653]
These sentences were uttered by the Prophet of ...
Al-Mukhta`r b. Yousif al-Thaqafi was among the Arab and Muslim brilliant figures in history. He was the Arab hero who could overcome the events and lead the greatest social revolt. He adopted political and social justice, and accomplished equal opportunities among the people, regardless of their nations and religions. We will briefly speak about his qualities and the achievements of his revolt.His QualitiesAs for the prominent qualities of ...
This book, which we have called Shi'ite Islam,[1] seeks to clarify the true identity of Shi'ism which is one of the two major branches of Islam-the other being Sunnism. It deals in particular with the way Shi'ism originated and later developed, with the type of religious thought present in Shi'ism, and with Islamic sciences and culture as seen from the Shi'ite point of view.
The Meaning of Religion (din)[2] Islam, and Shi'ism
Religion. ...
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL.
These are the orders issued by the creature of Allah, Ali, the son Abu Taalib (a) to Maalik, the son of ashtar when he appointed Maalik as the Governor of Egypt to collect Zakat there, to combat the enemies of Islam and Egypt, to work for the welfare of its people and to look after its prosperity.
I order you, Maalik, always to keep the fear of Allah in your mind, to give priority to His ...
When Muhammad was 40 years old, he was commanded by God, through His angel, Gabriel, to declare His Oneness to the idolaters and polytheists of the whole world, and to deliver the message of peace to an embattled humanity. In response to this command of Heaven, Muhammad launched the momentous program called Islam which was to change the destiny of mankind forever.
Before the Call came to him to declare the Unity of the Creator, Muhammad was in ...
Wind of the Uprising
Shortly after the death of Mu'awiyah, his son, Yazid, took over. He ordered his governors to take the pledge of allegiance to him from the people. He focused on Imam Hussein (a.s.), in particular, due to the Ummayyad conviction that he was the unshakable resisting force among the opposition. Once they subjugated him, all dams before them would collapse. The opposition, minus Imam Hussein (a.s.), would be easily ...
The prophet had said very correctly: "My followers will meet destruction at the hands of the youngsters of Quraysh". These youngsters mentioned by the prophet who were to create trouble and to conspire, were born at a place which served as a cradle for the shameless persons like Yazid son of Mu`awiya.
The prophet could see that this party was waging war at one time to safeguard its chiefdom and authority, and was surrendering and making a show ...
Chapier I the origin and Growth of Shi'ism
Shi'ism began with a reference made for the first time to the partisans of Ali (shi'ah-i ' Ali), the first leader of the Household of the Prophet, during the lifetime of the Prophet himself. The course of the first manifestation and the later growth of Islam during the twenty-three years of prophecy brought about many conditions which necessitated the appearance of a group such as the Shi'ites ...
The Prophet (a.s.) built a house for guests called ad-Dar al-Kubra (the big house).[11] It was the first house in Medina to be taken for this concern. The delegations that came to the Prophet (a.s.) to announce their faith in Islam or for other things stayed in this house. Habib bin Amr narrated, “We were seven persons that once came to Medina. We met the Prophet (a.s.), who was going to escort a dead person after being invited to that. We ...
Our discourse with regard to the study of the event of Karbala is now nearing its end, and its last part which cannot be dispensed with, is the sermon which the fourth Imam delivered in the precincts of Madina and in which he informed the people of Madina of what he saw during the course of this sacred rising.Imam Sajjad praised Allah and thanked Him for the extreme sufferings which he had to bear and then summarized the event of Karbala in a ...
The great Iranian dignitaries buried in the Holy Shrine are classified into three groups, including:1. Religious Dignitaries2. Social and Political Dignitaries3. Poets and Artists
Religious Dignitaries:• Ali Akbar Abootorabi (1364A.H-1421A.H)• Sayyed Jonah Ardebili (1296A.H-1377A.H)• Hasan Ali Esfahani(1279A.H-1361A.H)• Mirza Mahdi Esfahani (1152A.H-1218A.H)• Mohammad Bahauddin Amoli(953A.H-1030 A.H)• Abbas Torbati (born in ...
Hazrat Isa a.s was the light of God and truth. God created him from the soul of the universe. He was an absolute divine favor and entirely clean of all evils. According to the definition of Quran this ethereal personality was the face of the world and hereafter.Isa a.s was among the favorites in the divine sovereignty and in all-accomplished existence he was the absolute soul. The life of hazrat Isa a.s. was very strange and astonishing. His ...
The word "khawarij ", that is, "rebels", comes from khuruj which means revolt and "insurrection''. This group came into being during the process of arbitration. The battle of Siffin, in its last day of fighting, was turning out in Ali's favour; Mu'awiyah, in consultation with Amr ibn al-'As, conceived a skilful stratagem. He had seen that all his pains had produced no result, and that he was only one step away from defeat. He saw that there was ...
The holy burial chamber is connected to a network of twenty one Riwaqs (porches) covering an area of 5638 square meters. Riwaqs are the roofed buildings with different heights and designs built around the holy burial chamber during various phases of one thousand and two hundred years long history of the holy shrine.The names and location of these Riwaqs are as follows:The historical and the magnificent Dar-al-Siyadah Riwaq on the west of the ...
Inviting His Relatives to the New Religion
After three years of his mission, the Holy Prophet received an order from Allah to invite his relatives to his faith:
And warn your nearest relations, and be kind to him who follows you of the believers. But if they disobey you, then say: Surely, I am clear of what you do. (26:214-216)
Having received this revelation, the Holy Prophet ordered Imam `Al¢ to prepare some food and invite the sons of ...
