(Kamil) When Yazeed had taken the oath of allegiance for the Caliphate from the people, he wrote a letter to Waleed bin Utba informing him of the death of Mu'awiyah. In a short letter he wrote, "Now then![1] Ask for the oath of allegiance from Husain, Abdullah bin Umar and Abdullah bin Zubayr, and do not give them respite until they do so." When Waleed read about the death of Mu'awiyah, he was alarmed and the news disturbed him, thus reluctantly ...
Prophet Abraham emigrated to the land of the two rivers (Iraq). He took with him his wife Sarah and his cousin prophet Lot (AS). They went to the Kingdom of Egypt. There the King of Egypt gave Sarah a slave girl called Hajir. For he wanted to honor the wife of the Friend of the Merciful (Allah), namely Abraham.Prophet Abraham went to Palestine. He arrived in the village of Sadum, on the coast of the Dead Sea. Then be ordered Lot to live in that ...
Saad Ibn Ubada Was The Leader Of The Khazraj Tribe Of Medina. The Khazraj and the Aus, the two tribes of the Ansar, had distinguished themselves by their services to Islam. Their services were acknowledged even by Abu Bakr when he was bickering and dickering with them in Saqifa.In the battles of Islam, the Ansar were invariably in the forefront. They fought against the combined might of all the idolaters of Arabia. Abu Qatada, an Ansari, claimed ...
A discussion, which is purely about the essence of a miracle and the miraculous nature of the Holy Qur'an is beyond the scope of this book. However, historical discussions tell us that this Heavenly Book was the greatest and sharpest weapon of the Holy Prophet-so much so that the expert poets and the circles of prosody and oration were puzzled and astonished at the eloquence, melody and attraction of its words, sentences and verses, and all of ...
Invitation of the Prophet to His Kin
On the very first day when the Holy Prophet made his call public according to the Command of Allah and was commissioned by the revelation: Warn your near relatives (Surah Ash-Shuara, 26: 214) to invite them to the true religion of Islam he said to his near relatives time and again: "Do not deviate from the path of Allah relying on my relationship with you. You should understand it clearly that the ...
Seyyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi Vol VI No. 3 & 4 , 1401
THE 1400th year of the hijra caleadar is nearing its end. Since the last two years or more a substantial amount of time, energy and money is being spent of what has come to be known as the commemoration of the end of the 14th century of hijra and the welcome of the 15th. Seminars are being held, articles written, booklets published, postage stamps issued and a lot of trinkets designed, made ...
As Husband of Khadijah
Muhammad married Khadijah when he was twenty-three years old, i.e. at the height of his youth, the fullness of manhood, and the apex of power and handsomeness. He remained true and loyal to Khadijah for twenty-eight years until he was oven fifty years old. This had been the case at a time when polygamy was normal among the Arabs. Moreover, since no male offspring of Khadijah survived, Muhammad had all ...
The dark clouds of ignorance had completely enveloped the Arabian Peninsula. Abominable and unlawful deeds, bloody campaigns, wide-spread plundering, and infanticide had obliterated all moral virtues, and placed the Arab society in a strange dclivity. The distance between their life and death had become very short. Just at this time the morning star of prosperity made its appearance and that dark atmosphere was illuminated with the auspicious ...
COLD WARNo scene is more grand than the scene of the return of a victorious army to its homeland, and nothing is more pleasant to a soldier than victory over the enemy which protects his honour and ensures his safety and existence. It so happened that both of these things were apparent and visible at the time of the return of the victorious army of Islam from Tabuk.After covering the journey between Tabuk and Madina the army of Islam arrived in ...
A. THE MESSAGE Over one thousand three hundred and fifty years ago, on the 10th of Muharram, just before 'asr, a man stood on a sand-dune at Kerbala. He was bleeding from several wounds on his body. He had lost everything. Since early morning he had carried several dead bodies into his camp. He had even buried his infant child. He looked at the bodies of his loved ones. Tears flowed out of his eyes. He looked at the sky and seemed to draw some ...
Tragedy of Karbala Remains Immortal
At the time of the occurrence of the tragedy of Karbala there were a very limited number of Ahlul Bayt and the Shi'ah who could evaluate the importance of this event, speak about the effect which it was likely to have on future history and remove the misunderstanding of the people.
With the grace of Allah we shall study the event in which seventy three persons sacrificed their lives and the part ...
“This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (Al Quran Chapter.5 Verse.3)Imam Sadiq (A.S) said:قال الصادق (علیه السلام): (عید الغدیر) و هو عيد اللّه الأكبر "It (Eid al-Ghadir) is the greatest Eid of Allah (S.W.T)."(Source: Wasail us Shia Vol.5 Pg.224)قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ...
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, ...
He initiated creation most initially and commenced it originally, without undergoing reflection, without making use of any experiment, without innovating any movement, and without experiencing any aspiration of mind. He allotted all things their times, put together their variations gave them their properties, and determined their features knowing them before creating them, realising fully their limits and confines and appreciating their ...
24th Zilhajj 10th Hijrah is celebrated as the Eid al-Mubahila. On this historical occasion, Islam emerged triumphantly against Christianity. The historical event of Mubahila also reveals the exalted status of the Ahlul Bayt [Family of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)].This milestone event in Islamic history since then has assumed the status of Eid in the history of Islam.In the early days of Islam, Najran was a large centre of people in Yemen who had ...
People are curious about how Jesus (pbuh) will be recognized on his second coming and what features will reveal his true identity. As a person of superior knowledge, intellect, body, and virtue, he will have an expression of Prophethood on his face. His strong fear and respect of God and deep faith will enlighten his face. This enlightenment on his face will be so revealing that people who encounter him will know that they are dealing with a ...
Habib Ibn Muzahir heard what that rogue had said, so he responded to him by saying, "Do you claim that prayers are not accepted from the Prophet's Family but yours are accepted, you ass?!" Al-Hasin charged at him, so Habib slapped the face of al-Hasin's horse, causing it to leap and throw its rider on the ground. Al-Hasin's men had to rush to his rescue and to carry him away to safety.28
Habib, despite his advanced age, fought them valiantly, ...
Fadak was a village in Hijaz. Between fadak and Medina there was a distance of two days.It was a jewish land in the begining of its history.1 It was inhabited by some Jews untill the seventh year of hijra when Allah cast terror into their hearts and they made peace with the prophet by giving him a half of Fadak.Also it was mentioned that they gave him the entire Fadak.2____________1- Mu'jamul Buldan by Yaqout al-Hamawi,vol.4 p.238-239.2- Refer ...
1.5.16. Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Nufali said, “When ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Rida(a.s.) came before Ma’mun the later commanded Fadl ibn Sahl to gather the scholars (ashab al-maqalat) such as the Catholicos (Jathaliq), the Exilarch (Ra’s al-Jalut), the chiefs of the Sabeans, Hirbidh al-Akbar, the Zoroastrians, NasTas al-Rumi and the theologians so as to hear his words and their words. Fadl ibn Sahl gathered them and informed Ma‘mun of their ...
The ally of Makhzum was a swarthy person whose nature had been kneaded with musk. He was a tailstatured, squarebuilt and aweinspiring person. He had dark eyes and scanty hair on his head. As has been written by his contemporary narrator 'ZulIdara' he had a few hairs in the front part of his head and a few hairs on its back and that was all. He was a quiet person as if the angels were conversing with him.
[Ammar, the Ally of Makhzum] He was a ...
