Hadith no. 1: The 'Eid of the Khilafat and Wilayat It has been narrated from Ziyad ibn Muhammad that he said, “I went to see Abi 'Abdillah [Ja'far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq] (peace be upon him) and said to him, “Do the Muslims have an 'Eid other than the day of Jumu'ah and al-Fitr and al-Adhha?” The Imam (peace be upon him) replied to me, “Yes, the day on which the Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) appointed ...
Elegy (Marthiya) on Husayn: Arabic and Persian
Lynda Clarke, University of Toronto. From Al-Serat, Vol XII (1986).
I propose to give here an account neither of the development, nor of the themes, of the elegy on Husayn, in Arabic or Persian, nor of the outstanding poets of elegy, the literature in both these languages is too vast for that, and spread out over too great a period. Rather, I would like to give some idea of the place of ...
Name:Abd Manaf Ibin Shaybah Al-Hashim
Kunyat:Abu Taleb
Father:Shaybah Al-Hashim or better known as Abdul-Muttalib
Mother:Fatimah
Wife:Fatimah Bint Assad
Brothers: Hamza Abu Lahab Abbass
Relation:Uncle, Guardian and Protector to The Prophet(pbuh&hf)
Children: Taleb Ageel Jafar Ali(as) The infallible 1st holy Imam & calipha of all Muslims Fakhitah (Umm Hani)
The great chieftan of Bani Hashim Abdul-Muttalib, dying on his death bed, ...
Merits of Imam Husayn
We should now like to quote some traditions relating to Imam Husayn from Ibn Athir's book entitled Usudul Ghabah.
A man asked Abdullah bin Umar: "What will be the position if the blood of a mosquito touches the dress of a man?" Abdullah bin Umar said: "Look here! This Iraqi enquires about the blood of a mosquito, although these very Iraqis killed the son of the Prophet of Allah and I myself have heard the Holy ...
A Great Sacrifice
That night, Imam `Al¢ (a.s) replaced the Holy Prophet in bed. The armed forces of Quraysh besieged the Holy Prophet's house. In the morning, they drew their swords and entered the house in a rampage, but they found Imam `Al¢, not the Holy Prophet, in the bed. Realizing that they had been betrayed, they charged against `Al¢. Drawing his sword, he stood opposite against and refused to tell them where the Holy Prophet ...
The advancement of Islam and its penetration into different peoples took place gradually. In the terminology of the Holy Qur'an those persons who preceded all others in embracing and propagating Islam are called as-Sabiqun (the preceding ones) and in the early days of Islam this precedence was in itself a criterion of virtue and superiority and even amongst these persons one who preceded another one enjoyed a more honourable position. Hence ...
The Prophet (a.s.) paid too much attention to education. He cared much for the spread of knowledge and sciences and for the struggle against illiteracy. He made the seeking of knowledge an obligation on Muslims and ordered knowledge to be written down lest it would be forgotten.[1] He blamed those who did not learn saying, “What about some peoples who do not learn from their neighbors or acquire knowledge?!” He imposed punishment on those ...
Irresponsible Attitudes of the Companions
Here the following question arises. Given the fact that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, proclaimed 'Ali to be his legatee (wasiyy) and successor (khalifah), emphatically designation him as the leader of the Muslims both at Ghadir Khumm and on other appropriate occasions, how did it happen that after the death of the Most Noble Messenger his Companions (sahabah) ignored God's ...
. The Holy Prophet (S) said,
«لاتسبّوا علياً؛ فانّه کان ممسوساً في ذات الله عزّ وجلّ.»
"Do not curse ‘Ali, because he is heedless of any dangers in the way of Allah."65
2. The Holy Prophet (S) also said,
«من سبّ علياً فقد سبّني، ومن سبّني فقد سبّ الله تعالی.»
"Whoever vilifies ‘Ali has certainly vilified me. And whoever curses me has without doubt ...
The Battle of Badr
The battle of Badr was the most important among the Islamic battles of Destiny. For the first time the followers of the new faith were put into a serious test. Had victory been the lot of the pagan army while the Islamic Forces were still at the beginning of their deve -lopments, the faith of Islam could have come to an end.
No one was aware of the importance of the outcome of the Battle as the Prophet ( saw ) himself. We ...
Muslims consider every aspect in the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) to be very significant. For not only the Prophet's statements are away from any carnal desires and is related to the origin of Revelation according to the holy Quran2, but also, His actions show the true way of life3. Throughout his life, specific events happened that were of great importance, of those one is known as Ghadir, held in a location called Ghadir Khumm.The ...
The Destruction of Ma'rib Dam
Due to the spread of corruption among the southerners and because of the internal turmoil, the star of Yemenite civilization gradually declined and the Yemenis and their kings could not repair the Ma'rib Dam which was in terrible need of repair, and then through the destruction of this dam, a devastating flood inundated all the villages and the farms and drought prevailed in the surrounding regions, destroying ...
1. Introduction
There is no doubt that the atrocities committed at Karbala' reached their brutal climax with the death of al-Husayn as a martyr in the afternoon of 10th Muharram in the year 61. It led to the performance of funeral and remembrance rites by the surviving family at Karbala' and in the houses of the Hashimites in Medina and elsewhere. The savage execution of vengeance, as represented by taking the families of the martyrs into ...
Sulaym said: "I met Ali, Salwatullah Alayhi, I asked him about whatever Umar had done. He said: {"Do you know why he stopped from Qunfuz and did not make anything compulsory?"}. So I said NO. He said: {"Because he is that man who had hit Fatimah (as) when she came in- between myself and those people. So she, Salwatullah Alayha, passed away and she had the effect of being hit by a whip on her shoulder."}"The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays - ...
Marwan could control only Syria and Palestine at first. After the martyrdom of Muhammad bin Abu Bakr, Egypt also came under his rule. The notorious Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad was his commander in chief, and persons like Umar bin Sa’d, Hussayn bin Numair, Shimr bin Thil Joushan, and other such cruel and tyrannous persons were heading the divisions of the army and cavalry. However, Marwan lived hardly for a year after coming into ...
Ta"zieh had reached its peak during the
Qājar era, especially during the reign of Nasser-edin Shah. However it has been declining ever since to a vanishing point. Except for an occasional performance at a remote village, Ta"zieh has all but disappeared.
The associated term
aza darÌ (=mourning) also refers to commemorating the Karbala event, by recounting story of martyrdom, but without theatrical representations. These are solemn and ...
Part 1
Syria was the cradle of Umayyad power and the capital of Mu`awiyah ibn Abi-Sufyan. He was occupying the region since the times of the second caliph. Because of this long period in the position of the governor, he had entrenched himself and was ruling from Damascus like an autocratic monarch. When Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s) assumed the office of the caliph, he wanted to bring about a total change in the administration. Hence, he put all ...
This meeting which proved to be the turning point in Zuhair’s life has been covered by Shaykh Abbas Qummi in ‘Nafasul Mahmoom’ page 180 as also by Tabari in his ‘Tarikh’ vol. 3 page 224.Abu Mikhnaf narrates from Sades b. Faraarah that an `Usmaani’ recounted to him thus:‘In one of our journeys with Zuhair b. Qain al-Bajali, we happened to coincide with Hussain b. Ali (A.S). Now, nothing was more repugnant for us than to assemble ...
It is written in Bihaar al-Anwaar, that Ubaydullah bin Ziyad kept despatching troops one after the other to Umar bin Sa’ad (in Karbala) until he had thirty thousand horsemen and foot-soldiers with him. Then Ubaydullah wrote to Umar: “I have not left any excuse for you with respect to the (quantity of) army. Then remember to inform me, every morning and evening, about your affairs.” Ubaydullah had started inciting Umar (for battle) from ...
