Fear of Allah
Reading Time: 2 minutesHubba ‘Arni and Nauf Bukali were lying in the courtyard of Dar ul Ammara at midnight, almost asleep. Suddenly, they saw Imam Ali (‘a) coming towards the courtyard, but in a strange […]
Month: January 2014
The Power of Truth
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt was the ‘Year of Sorrow’ for the Holy Prophet (s). His uncle, Hazrat Abu Talib (‘a), who had protected and supported him like a wall of iron, passed away, followed by […]
Allah and His Prophets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was after midnight. Umm Salama turned in bed to find the Holy Prophet (s) not there. She got up to find out and saw him (s) standing in a corner of the house […]
Recitation of the Holy Quran Desired by the Holy Prophet (s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIbn e Masood was one of the scribes of the revealed Verses of the Holy Quran. He wrote down a verse as soon as it was revealed. One day, the […]
Two Practices
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day the Holy Prophet (s) entered the mosque and saw two groups of people busy in two different activities. One group was praying and praising Almighty Allah, while the other was […]
Contentment Of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day in the presence of the ruler people were discussing about the piety, austerity and reliance on God and contentment of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s). The person praised all […]
Contentment Of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Muhammad Taqi (a.s) used to lead a very simple and austere life. His dress used to be of very ordinary fabric. One day someone told him that since he […]
Contentment Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSulaiman Ibn Ja’far says: When I came to Imam Ridha’ (a.s) one day I saw that he was seated on an old mat. I said, “Though the Imam is the […]
Contentment Of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHisham was deeply inimical to Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s). He was always in the dread that the Imam would gather the followers of Ali and rise up in revolt against […]
Contentment Of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinhal Kufi says: One day I came to Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s) and found him covered with a worn-out sheet. I had purchased a new sheet recently and had not […]