Misfortune of Jaludi
Reading Time: 2 minutes After the martyrdom of Imam Kadhim (a.s.), Haroon Al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph dispatched one of his commanders, a person by the name of Jaludi, to Madinah […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Zakaat from Tha’labah Ansaari not Accepted
Reading Time: 3 minutes Once, Tha’labah Ibn Haatib Ansaari approached the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) and beseeched: “O’ Prophet of God! Pray to God that He grants me wealth and riches.” “Little […]
The Miser’s Sin
Reading Time: 2 minutes Once, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) was engaged in circling the Ka’bah seven times when he witnessed a man holding the curtain of the Ka’bah and […]
Imam Ali (as), the Brother of the Holy Prophet(sawa)
Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the extremely significant steps undertaken by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w), five or eight months after his migration to Madinah, was to establish the […]
The Benevolent Governor
Reading Time: 2 minutes An inhabitant of the city of Rey, narrates: One of the scribes of Yahya Ibn Khaalid was appointed as governor of Rey. I had some taxes to […]
Maltreatment by Mutawakkil – Enemity with Imam Ali Naqi (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the worst Abbasid caliphs was Mutawakkil, who left no stone unturned in his attempt to harass and torment Imam Hadi (a.s.), the descendants […]
Harassing Amirul Mu’mineen is akin to Harassing the Holy Prophet
Reading Time: < 1 minute A’mr Ibn Shaas Aslami, one of the companions present during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, narrates: Once, Ali (a.s.) and I had embarked upon a journey towards Yemen. […]
Imam Ali (as) in Place of the Holy Prophet (sawa)
Reading Time: 2 minutes When the leaders of Quraish realised that the inhabitants of Madinah had pledged their loyalty to the Prophet, their hatred towards him intensified. Consequently, their […]
The Equity of Imam Ali
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shu’bi narrates: Like the other youths, I entered the vast open ground of Kufah, where I witnessed Amirul Mu’mineen (a.s.) standing beside two containers which were […]
Bishr Haafi
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once, Imam Kadhim (a.s.) was passing by the house of Bishr Haafi, when he heard the sound of dance and music coming from inside. At that […]