Who is it that will offer to Allah a goodly gift
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day, Imam `Ali (a.s) came home to find Hasan and Husayn crying. He asked for the reason. Lady Fatimah (a.s) said, “They have not […]
Month: January 2014
Self-Negation versus Lawful Pleasures
Reading Time: 11 minutesSufyan Suri belonged to a group of Muslims called Zahids and Sufis, which emerged in the beginning of 200 AH. They rejected the world, considering […]
Live in the World or Renounce it
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the Battle of Jamal, Imam Ali (‘a) entered the town of Basra. During his stay, he went to enquire after the health of a friend, Rabi […]
Special Treatment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe rules of life instituted by Islam were gradually being erased by the continuous rule of the Umayyad and Abbasid kings who loved splendour and […]
The Strongest Act of Faith
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day the Holy Prophet (s) asked all the Muslims present: ‘According to Islam, which act of a believer denotes the strongest faith?’ ‘Prayer,’ said one. ‘No,’ […]
The Greater Worship
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Jafar al-Sadiq (‘a) one day noticed that a constant visitor had not attended his discourse for many days. He asked his friends if they had any […]
Last Advice
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Musa al-Kazim’s (‘a) mother and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq’s (‘a) wife, Umme Hameeda was sitting in her home, bereaved by the passing away of her beloved husband and Imam. […]
Death, the Leveller
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was the reign of the Abbasid ruler, Mutawakkil. He was notorious for his tyrannical behavior and vicious habits. One night, he was enjoying the […]