The great scholar Allama Majlesi, who is one of the unique scholars of Shia, has got explanation about the verses of holy Quran which are regarding Hazrat David (AS) and his life. Allama Majlesi quotes a tradition about Hazrat David (AS) that how he used to love prayer and how he was fond of pray, he says: “Hazrat David (AS) had made many altars (Mehrabs) at his home in different place of the house, because he wanted to perform his prayer in ...
One of the incredulous things that Abu Sufiyan did after his apparent acceptance of Islam was to deny and repudiate the Day of Resurrection.
Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr says, "One day during the caliphate of ‘Uthman, Abu Sufiyan came to see him. He addressed ‘Uthman as follows: ‘After a lot of fighting and tribulation, the caliphate has finally come to you, one of our own kinsmen.
You should therefore nail its foundations strongly in our family. ...
Political and social movements throughout history have carried messages and ideals which are usually limited to specific time, place and circumstances. But the uprising of Imam Hussein (a.s.) and Karbala brings everlasting messages for the entire humanity. The ideals of this glorious and unique uprising are shining like a bright light for mankind showing the way towards prosperity in life and salvation in the hereafter. The emphasis is on ...
DEATH OF ABU TALIB
Economic blockade of the Muslims by Quraysh ended in failure on account of the intervention by some good-natured persons. The Holy Prophet and his supporters came out of the "Valley of Abu Talib" and proceeded to their homes after three years of exile, boycott and hardship. Their business and trade with the Muslims was restored and it could be hoped that their conditions would improve. However, the Prophet was suddenly faced ...
Martyrs of Ale Abi Talib in Karbala
In the year 61 A.H. Imam Husayn went from Madina to Makkah and from there he reached near Kufa. At all these places he invited the people to assist him and to defend truth and reality, and delivered various speeches. This campaign lasted for more than six months but as it is well-known he did not find more than seventy two sincere supporters. Out of them seventeen belonged to his own family. Two of ...
Respect For Parents
As it is Wajib to fulfill the rights of the parents, it is also necessary to give them due respect and honour. Numerous traditions have been recorded from the Ahlul-bayt (a.s.)
1) One must not address the parents by their names. However, they can be addressed by their title or kunniyat. 2) One must not precede them while walking, nor should one sit down before them. 3) While having meals one should not begin before the ...
The Expedition of `Abdull¡h Ibn Ja¦sh
In the month of Rajab of the second year, the Holy Prophet sent `Abdull¡h Ibn Ja¦sh and eight others on a reconnaissance mission. The Holy Prophet gave him a sealed letter and asked him to open it after two days of walking and do as he is directed to do and not to force any one of his followers to follow him. Having walked for two days, he opened the letter in which the following was written: “If you ...
KEEPING ONE'S DIGNITYMufazzal lbn Quais was a good and pious man. He was very poor. He had borrowed some money from friends. He could not repay them. Therefore he always remained worried. He wanted to find a way that he could be free from debts. Once he went to the great Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. In the presence of the Imam he complained about his creditors and began telling a list of his problems. In the end he said he was poor. He did not ...
Iranian Immigrants in Central Asia and the Influence of the Culture of Ashura in the Second Half of 19th and Early 20th Century
Safar 'Ali Sukzyman
In the 19th century and a little before that, there existed between Iran and its neighbors (the Emirates of Bukhara and Khiva) economic, Trade and cultural relations. As a result of wars and the existence of this relationship, some Iranians (Persians, Kurds, Azeris and Turks), voluntarily and ...
Abu Hamza Thumali narrates through a correct chain of traditionalists that one day he performed the morning prayers with Imam Zayn al-‘abidin in a mosque of Madinah. After the prayers, Imam returned home. Abu Hamza Thumali accompanied the master. When they reached the residence Imam instructed his slave girl, Sakina, that she must serve meals to anyone who came begging to his door as it was Friday. Abu Hamza Thumali says that he asked, ...
During 8H, the Prophet (a.s) deputed Khalid ibn al-Walid with a group of Companions to Yemen for propagating the Message of Islam there. He stayed there for six months, but the efforts did not bear any fruits. There was no positive reaction from the people there al-Barra’ ibn `azib, who was a member of the delegation, says:
“The Prophet (a.s) sent Khalid ibn al-Walid to Yemen for inviting people to the Faith. I was one of the persons ...
Yazid ibn Mu‘awiyah not only did not reprimand ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad for killing Imam al-Husayn (as), he even went so far as to prevent others from reproaching him.
Tabari and other historians recount "When the captives were brought to Yazid, Yahya ibn Hakam verbally reproached ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad for what he had done in two verses of poetry... but Yazid punched him on the chest and said, ‘Keep Quiet!'"34
This behavior, along with ...
The Abbasids did not fall in the category of the progeny of the Prophet (s), the Ahlul Bayt. Al-Abbas was a paternal uncle of the Prophet (s). The children of Ali and Fatima alone were called Shareef or Sayyid, a term which came to be used more commonly later to denote the progeny of the Prophet (s). A Sunni writer of repute states, “The offspring of Ali are known as the ‘Ahlul Bayt’, ‘Aal Mohammad’, ‘the Progeny of the Prophet’, ...
The verses of the Holy Quran confirm the third view. As I have stated earlier, the Quran does not discuss human problems in our philosophical and scientific terminology. Its language and approach is different. Nevertheless, the Quran views the problems concerning society in such a way that it supports the third view. The Quran puts forward the idea of a common history, a common destiny, a common record of deeds, a common consciousness, ...
Narrated al-Husain bin Mohammad al-Ashari, from Mualla bin Mohammad, from al-Washa, from Aban bin Usman, from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Abdillah who said,I said to Abi Abdillah Imam Sadiq (A.S), "Allah blessed us with the recognition of His monotheism (Tawheed), then He blessed us with the belief in Muhammad's (P.B.U.H&H.P) message, then He distinguished us with your love the Ahlul Bayt (A.S). We love you (Tawallah) and dissociate (Tabarrah) ...
Tragedy of Karbala Remains Unforgetable
In the month of Muharram 61 A.H. a terrific tragedy took place in Iraq on the bank of the river Euphrates. It seemed in those days to be trivial and insignificant from the historical point of view. A large army which had been mobilized by the Umayyad regime besieged a group of persons numbering less than one hundred and put them under pressure so that they might take the oath of allegiance to the ...
In the Old Testament, Samuel I 10:5, we read the following:
"After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, tambourines, flutes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. The Spirit of the LORD will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed ...
You can see the famous book of Imam Ahmad Ridha Qadiri (a famous sunni hanafi), which is about the disbelief of Abu Talib, at this website address: (http://www.razanw.org/data/01-alahazrat_books/01B-alahazrat_books_pdf/193-sharh_al_matalib.pdf). Please download this book (which is from the office of fatwas of a sunni group called ‘Islamic Propagations of Karachi') from the above given address. When you have downloaded it please use this source ...
A Part of the ConspiracyIt seems clear that 'Umar's assassination was a conspiracy, and that Ka'b Al-Ahbar was a part of the plot. The assassination of 'Umar would weaken the Muslims because an outburst of violence against the caliphate would shake the confidence in the Islamic regime and create confusion. Announcing the event before it took place made the companions believe in what Ka'b predicted and what he claimed to be recorded in the Old ...
Historical days of Madina
In those days the city of Madina was witnessing important historical events. There was a day when in the Battle of Badr, which took place in the month of Ramazan 2 A.H., 313 Muslims gained a victory over 950 polytheists. They killed more than seventy of them and made more than seventy of them prisoners. The good news of this victory reached Madina and the Holy Prophet and his companions returned to their homes ...
