Zainab the Great Liar
Reading Time: 2 minutes During the caliphate of Mutawakkil ‘Abbasi, a woman claimed that she was Zainab, the daughter of Fatimah Al-Zahra (as). “Years have passed since the time […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Hunger and Lies
Reading Time: < 1 minute Asma Bint ‘Umais, reported: “On the night of ‘Aishah’s marriage with the Noble Prophet (S), a few ladies and I were with her, dressing her […]
Talhah And Zubair’s Love for the World
Reading Time: 2 minutes Talhah and Zubair had been of the elders during the initial phase of Islam and had extended fitting contributions in the battles. After the death […]
Imam ‘Ali and the Public Treasury
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shu’bi narrates: “Accompanying the other youths, I too entered the vast open ground of Kufah where I saw Amirul Mo’minin (as) holding a small whip […]
The Fearful Ones
Reading Time: 2 minutes When the verse: “And surely Hell is the promised place of them all. It has seven gates; for every gate there shall be a separate […]
The Modesty of Amirul Mo’minin
Reading Time: < 1 minute The marriage formula between Imam ‘Ali (as) and Hadhrat Zahra (as) had been recited in the year 2 ah, but the wedding ceremony took place […]
Imam Hasan (as) and the Syrian
Reading Time: 2 minutes One day, Imam Hasan (as) was sitting in his place when he was confronted by a man who had come from Syria. As soon as […]
Tolerance Towards the Commander’s Deeds
Reading Time: < 1 minute While Hisham Ibn Isma`il (the maternal uncle of ‘Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan) was the governor of Madinah, having been appointed by Yazid, he used to […]
By Unlawful Means
Reading Time: < 1 minute During the period when Imam Baqir (as) was in the captivity of Mansur Dawaniqi (the second ‘Abbasid Caliph), he used to eat very little food. […]