Humbleness
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Hasan’s humbleness was such that one day he was passing by some needy people sitting on the earth and eating pieces of bread. Seeing […]
Humility
Favoring A Servant
Reading Time: < 1 minute When Amir al-Mu’minin ruled over the vast Islamic territories, he along with Qanbar (his servant) went to a draper, asking, “Do you have two shirts […]
Special Treatment
Reading Time: < 1 minute The rules of life instituted by Islam were gradually being erased by the continuous rule of the Umayyad and Abbasid kings who loved splendour and […]
Dealing with Lepers
Reading Time: < 1 minute A group of lepers, outcast by society, lived together in Medina. The people repelled them with disgust and hatred because they considered them cursed, not […]
Playing Host
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam Ali (‘a) invited a person with his son to dinner. He welcomed him warmly on his arrival and gave him a prominent seat so that he […]
True Humility
Reading Time: 2 minutes A caravan was proceeding towards Mecca via Medina. They stopped in Medina for a few days and proceeded on their journey again. On the way, […]
Imam Muhammad Taqi’s (a.s) Kind Behavior To Slaves
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ummul Fadl the daughter of Mamun had brought some slave girls with her and she used to be very harsh with them and beat them […]
Imam Ridha’’s (a.s) Kind Behavior To Slaves
Reading Time: < 1 minute Abu Bakr Suli says that his grandmother used to narrate: I and three friends of mine were in the service of Imam Ridha’ (a.s) for […]
Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) Kind Behavior To Slaves
Reading Time: < 1 minute A slave girl of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) fell sick and her illness was prolonged. Everyone was fed up of her care. But Imam Musa […]