Habib bin MudhahirThe desert was very vast. The sky was full of stars. An old man aged seventy-five left his tent. The old man jumped on his horse and rode away.The old man heard a wolf howling. He was afraid of nothing. He intended to get to Mudharib (Bani Asad's tribe) near the Euphrates. When the old man got there, some dogs barked at him. Some men of Bani Asad's tribe were sitting in a big tent. They were chatting with one another at ...
The Sabians
Historians believe that this sect came into being at the time of the kingdom of Tahm£rath by B£dh¡sif as its founder. After introducing the history of this sect, Ab£-Ray¦¡n al-Bayr£n¢ (360-440 AH) writes:
We do not know much about them except for the fact that in their opinion, God has no associate and is void of inappropriate epithets (negative attributes). For instance, they declare: God is not limited; He cannot be ...
Another one of Mu‘awiyah's disobedient acts was rebellion against the rightful and legitimate Imam of the Time, Amir al-Mu'minin ‘Ali (as). Mu‘awiyah rebelled against the Imam who, besides being explicitly appointed by Allah and His Prophet (S) to be Imam and caliph for the Muslims, had also gotten unanimous allegiance from the Islamic community.
Mu‘awiyah ibn Abu Sufiyan used the pretext that he wanted to avenge the death of ‘Uthman ...
It is proposed to explain here the secrets of a chain of warlike demonstrations which continued from the eighth month of the first year of migration till the month of Ramadan of the second year and were in fact the first military demonstrations and war manoeuvres by the Muslims.
The correct interpretation and narration of the secrets of these events is possible for us only when we obtain the text of the events from history books[274] ...
Born in Makka on 17th Rabiul Awwal about 53 years before Hijra. The year of his birth was called “Amul Feel” due to the invasion of the Ka’aba by Abraha the viceroy of the Abysinian King. Since the forces of Abraha arrived on elephants which is “Feel” in arabic, the arabs called this the year of the elephant. According to the Christian Calendar it was 571 AD. The Roman Empire was in decline, the Capital was transferred from Rome to ...
The Brigade of Us¡mah
Zayd ibn °¡rithah was one of the three commanders of the Muslim troops that fought in the Battle of Mu'tah in which the Muslim army was defeated by the Romans and three commanders together with some soldiers were martyred.
A year after that, the Muslim army went forward as far as the land of Tab£k, but no armed conflict took place. As a result of these consequences, the Holy Prophet always worried about a war with the ...
In the opinion of the Imams, one of the worst sins among men is enmity and iniquity between themselves. Just as it is said in the Qur'an;Deem not that Allah is heedless of what the iniquitous do; He is only deferring them to a day when eyes shall stare. (14;42)Likewise, 'Ali, Amir al-Mu'minin (A.S) had a strong aversion to iniquity, and he told the truth when he said:I swear by Allah that if all the continents of the earth and all that is ...
The easiest and the most convenient method of knocking down the minorities of a society is a negative campaign which is based on unity and concord.
A positive campaign necessitates various sources, because it becomes necessary that the fighting group should use modern weapons and should achieve their end by making physical and financial sacrifices and by surmounting hundreds of obstacles. It is evident that this type of campaign is associated ...
The mercenary writers whose goal is to split the Muslims allege that a Yemenite Jew from Sana', Abdullah Ibn Saba (also called Ibn al-Sawda), adopted Islam during the reign of the third Caliph 'Uthman. They allege that Ibn Saba, through some doctrines that he spread among Muslims, was a big factor in causing the revolt against 'Uthman. The following are some of the doctrines attributed to Ibn Saba. (1). This alleged Jew invented the idea that ...
Pin-drop silence prevailed in the mosque at Kufa where a large con- gregation had gathered to offer evening prayers. Outside the mosque the town-crier was reading out the proclamation. Every one of the congregation was straining his ears to listen to every word with rapt attention.
At the top of his voice the town-crier was shouting: "Be it known to the people of Kufa that Obeidullah, son of Ziad, has assumed the governor- ship of Kufa under ...
Our Responsibility and Mission:
You should know that we have a serious responsibility in this regard, especially in the present times. One cannot serve the people with a distorted version of the truth, neither was it possible in the past. It was unproductive also in the past, but its harm was lesser. Its harm is much greater in this era. Our greatest responsibility is to see what distortions have occurred in our history; to see what distortions ...
The enemies of Allah waited for a short while then returned to Hussein (A.S) whom they surrounded as he sat on the ground unable to stand. Abdullah son of Imam Hassan (A.S), grandson of the Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P), who was then eleven years old, looked and saw how his uncle was being surrounded by those people, so he came running towards him. Zaynab wanted to restrain him but he managed to evade her and to reach his uncle.Bahr ibn Kaab lowered his ...
Those incomparable qualities that were present in the personality of the leader of the noble men and the elements and basic matters were present in the being of His Eminence in incalculable quantity as follows:
1 – Firm Determination
Of the personal qualities of the father of the martyrs is a firm determination and a strong will that this valuable condition he had inherited from his respected grandfather. A Prophet who had changed the course ...
حدثنا احمد بن محمد عن الحسن بن على عن ابى الصخرة قال حدثنى الحسن بن على قال دخلت انا ورجل من اصحابنا على على بن عيسى بن عبدالله بن ابى طاهر العلوى قال ابوالصخر فاظنه من ولد عمر بن على قال وكان ابوطاهر في دار الصيديين نازل قال فدخلنا عليه عند العصر ...
The War of Ban£-Quray¨ah
After the retreat of the Allies, the Holy Prophet was commissioned to go after Ban£-Quray¨ah. In the evening of the next day, the Holy Prophet ordered his men to surround the stronghold of Ban£-Quray¨ah whose members were shooting from this stronghold and insulting the Holy Prophet.
After a twenty-five day siege, Ban£-Quray¨ah had to surrender. Aws who were in a military pact with Ban£-Quray¨ah asked the Holy ...
One part is about the sincerity of intention and purpose, as one of the requirement for a speaker, orator, sermonizer, and rawdeh-khwan 4 is that the motive of someone who relates the narrative of 'Ashura' should not be greed or attainment of pecuniary gain. How well he has discussed this topic!The second requirement is honesty and truthfulness. Here, he elaborates on the topic of false and true narration, discussing various forms of lying in ...
We all know that our beloved twelfth Imam, Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) is in Ghaibat (Occultation). During Ghaibat we cannot meet Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) on our own, but Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) can meet us whenever he wishes. In fact there are some fortunate people who called Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) for help when they faced problems and Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) met them and solved their problems. In fact Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) is more kind towards his Shias ...
Haughty tribes and nations which lived without following God\'s teachings preached by the Prophets and mentioned in the scriptures all suffered from mental deviation regarding humankind and all world affairs. They made wrong judgments about Creation and nearly all creatures. They stated incorrect things based on their wrong impressions and unjust judgments; thus they lived a life full of oppression both to themselves and others. The pages of ...
Wise men are of the opinion that time does not stand still. It comes into existence with the constant movement of the heavenly bodies. Time, upto some extent, is having no value by itself. Its importance is underlined by those incidents and events which take place in it.The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), on his return from his last Hajj, delivered a sermon at a place called Ghadeer, which, because of its contents, is invaluable. It was this sermon ...
Ibn ‘Asakir recounts, "When Yazid was informed about Imam al-Husayn's exodus towards Kufah, he wrote a letter to his governor, ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, in which he ordered him to battle Imam al-Husayn (as) and send the Imam to Sham."13
Ibn A‘tham narrates, "Ibn Ziyad addressed the people of Kufah in this way, ‘Yazid ibn Mu‘awiyah has sent a letter to me. Along with it, he has sent four thousand dinars and two hundred thousand dirhams ...
