By trying to eliminate Bani Hashim, Mu‘awiyah ibn Abu Sufiyan was endeavoring to achieve two main aims: one of his goals was to annihilate the very roots of the religion and in this way nip Islam in the bud.
The other objective was to avenge the blood of his polytheist forefathers and the other elders of Bani Umayyah who had been sent to perdition by the holy sword of Imam ‘Ali (as). It was for this reason that during the Battle of Siffin, ...
Muslims’ victory at the intial stage ot the battle
The war flared up on the fifteenth of Shaww¡l, the third year of Hegira.[1] In a short time, Muslims were victorious and the enemy troops absconded. Their defeat was not due to the great number of casualties, which, according to the most reliable sources, did not exceed fifty;[2] rather, it was the fall of nine standard-bearers who had been destroyed by Imam `Al¢,[3] causing damage to their ...
History records that the tyrant rulers have always oppressed Allah's representative on earth, the Prophets and the Imams. These rulers have made relentless use of all the might and power at their command to pursue the Prophets and terminate their lives. But the Almighty Allah used to render their efforts null and void. The life of Musa (a.s.) during the reign of Firon is full of such instances from the beginning to end.
A powerful king like ...
When we pay careful attention to diverse historical documents, it becomes clear that Yazid was very happy with killing al-Husayn (as). There are many historical documents which provide evidence beyond doubt that Yazid was pleased with what had transpired. We also have to pay attention to the hadith which says, "Anyone who is pleased with an action of a group of people is one of those people." Let us now refer to some evidence to prove our ...
The Ri¤w¡n Allegiance
Ultimately, the Holy Prophet sent `Uthm¡n ibn `Aff¡n to explain to Quraysh the Holy Prophet’s aims. It took long for `Uthm¡n to return. Rumors had it that he was killed.[1] Now, the Holy Prophet asked his men to gather under a tree to convene an allegiance for perseverance.[2] After this ceremony, it turned out that the rumor of `Uthm¡n’s death was not true. Since this allegiance was held under a tree and God was ...
In the province of Hejaz in the western part of Arabia, not far from the Red Sea, there lies the town of Makka. In the centre of this town there is a small square building made of stones, about 60 feet long, 60 feet wide and 60 feet high. Since time immemorial this town and this stone built house has been known to world travellers. This is Baitullah, the House of Allah. Its sanctity and antiquity is older than history itself.
Tradition goes ...
The Promise of extending protection to the Holy Prophet (S) and his religion "Islam which was made by Hazrat Abutalib in the very beginning, its evidence can be seen in every period and era of history. whenever Islam was faced with heavy onslaught it was the sons of Abutalib (A) who stood as an unflinchable shield and stoically bore the brunt of all sorts of catastrophes and calamities including the deaths and exiles but did not budged from ...
(1) Although Muslims were militarily defeated in this battle, they learned not to disregard the Holy Prophet’s orders. Such disobediences never happened in the following wars.
(2) The hypocrites started all sorts of conspiracies; they rejoiced on the Muslims’ defeat and blamed them.[1]
(3) The Jews, too, surfaced their hatred, saying, “No prophet has been defeated to this degree!”[2]
(4) The enemies of Islam around Medina were ...
The Prophet’s Prediction
After reaching an agreement over the principles of truce, Imam `Al¢ wrote down the written form of the truce beginning with, ‘bismill¡hir-ra¦m¡nir-ra¦¢m (In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)’. The representative of Quraysh objected to this statement and to the title of ‘ras£l all¡h (the Messenger of God)’ given to the Holy Prophet. It took them a long time to settle this dispute. ...
Ghadir literary means small lake or pond.(1) Ghadir is the name of a place that comes on the way from Makkah to Medina. It is 3 miles further than Johfa towards Medina. There existed a small pond at this place. Though geographically it exists on the way to Medina but this place acted as an exit point for all the people going out from Makkah for all the other places.When the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) halted at this place after his last ...
The small, cubed building known as the Kaaba may not rival sky- scrapers in height or mansions in width, but its impact on history and human beings is unmatched. The Kaaba is the building towards which Muslims face five times a day, everyday, in prayer. This has been the case since the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) over 1400 years ago.
The size of Kaaba:
The current height of the Kaaba is 39 feet, 6 inches and ...
In the province of Hejaz in the western part of Arabia, not far from the Red Sea, there lies the town of Makka. In the centre of this town there is a small square building made of stones, about 60 feet long, 60 feet wide and 60 feet high. Since time immemorial this town and this stone built house has been known to world travellers. This is Baitullah, the House of Allah. Its sanctity and antiquity is older than history itself.
Tradition goes ...
1- Allah made the obedience of Muslims to us (Ahlul Bayt) as discipline for the Ummah, and our leadership as safety from differences.2- Praise and Eulogy is for Allah for the blessing and bounties which He has bestowed. And thanks to HIM upon what He revaluated (to His servants) And Praise is for HIM upon the common boons and blessings which He bestowed upon His servants without their request And upon the comprehensive and complete blessings ...
Imam Ali (A.S), in person, reminded others who witnessed the event of Ghadir and the tradition of the Messenger of Allah; these are some of the events:- On the day of Shura (Election Day for Uthman)- During the days of Uthman's rule- The Day of Rahbah (year 35) where 24 companions stood up and swore that they attended and heard the tradition of the Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.F) first hand, twelve of whom were the warriors of Badr.- The Day of Jamal ...
Some people criticize the Shia for believing that the Imams of the honorable Prophet's family were infallible.
THE ANSWER The Shia believe that the Imam, who has been appointed by Allah, must be infallible. Allah says: Surely, I will make you an Imam of men. Ibrahim said, 'and of my offspring?' My covenant does not include the unjust, said He. (2:124) And whoever goes beyond the limits of Allah, he indeed does injustice to his own soul. ...
3458 years after Habuth (descent of Adam a.s from Heaven)Khizr a.s was the descendant of Sam bin Nuh a.s he was the (maternal) cousin of Zulqarnain. His name was Balya, Kuniyat Abu Abbas(Kuniyat an Arabic name, a type of epithet, the person is called by the name of the first-born son or daughter along with name abu ‘father’ Like Abu musa that is father of Musa) and His title was Khizr.The reason for his name Khizr was that where ever he used ...
The story of Lut a.s(Lot) was mentioned in the following chapters of Quran1- Surat Al-'An`ām (The Cattle) - سورة الأنعام,2- Surat Al-'A`rāf (The Heights) -سورة الأعراف,3- Surat Hūd (Hud) - سورة هود,4- Surat Al-Ĥijr (The Rocky Tract) - سورة الحجر,5- Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The Prophets) - سورة الأنبياء, 6-Surat Al-Ĥaj (The Pilgrimage) - سورة الحج,7- Surat Ash-Shu`arā' (The Poets) - ...
The clear disagreement on Fatima's birth date is surprising. Some scholars state that she was born five years after revelation; while others say that she was born two or three years before that; and still others claim that she was born five years before revelation. It should be noted that the first statement was narrated from the Imams of Ahlul-Bayt (A.S.) a group of Sunni scholars also favor the same viewpoint. On the other hand, Sunni scholars ...
Before we deal with the roots and the articles of faith in detail, we may divide our study of the Shi'a religion according to five principles: 1. Knowledge of God. 2. Identification of His Prophet. 3. How to worship. 4. Doing good actions and refraining from bad ones. 5. Belief in ma'ad (the Day of Judgement), and punishment and reward. There are two parts to religion -theoretical and practical- or, more precisely, belief or faith in God and the ...
The studies throughout the various historical periods have maintained that the victory of religion in a certain society is of great importance for spreading ethics. That is because nations follow the example of their leaders and adopt the aims of their laws. If religion had nothing but to enjoin people to do good deeds, prevent them from doing evil deeds, and purifying the self from clinging to worldly desires, then it would be enough.
This ...
