Forbearance Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Bakr Suli said that his grandmother used to narrate: Imam Ridha’ (a.s) had purchased me and some other slave-girls for Mamun. When we entered Mamun’s palace, we saw numerous […]
Month: January 2014
Forbearance Of Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe forbearance of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s) was of such a level that he never punished his slaves for the mistakes they committed. Once someone said, “O Son of Allah’s […]
Forbearance Of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) was a very forbearing person. Students of Abu Hanifah often came to him and talked in an insulting manner but he always remained forbearing. The Imam […]
Forbearance Of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Zainul Abideen (a.s) was very forbearing. From Karbala’ to Sham, he exhibited his exemplary forbearance at every place. When the caravan of the prisoners of the Imam’s clan was […]
Forbearance Of Imam Husayn (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Husayn (a.s) was the epitome of forbearance and magnanimity. Most of the people were astounded at his forbearance. One day a man asked his co-travelers about him, “Who is […]
Forbearance Of Imam Hasan (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUmair Ibn Ishaq says: Marwan was the governor upon us in Medina and every Friday he maligned Amir’ul-Mu’minin (a.s) from the pulpit. Though Imam Hasan (a.s) heard about it, he […]
Forbearance Of Imam Ali (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGhazzali has written in Ihyail Uloom that one day the Imam called for his slave. He did not reply. He called him two or three times but he still did not reply. […]
Humility Of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is narrated from Saeed Ibn Salih in Rawzatus Safa that: When I learnt that Imam Ali Naqi (a.s) has shifted to Samarrah, my happiness knew no bounds. But I was greatly […]
Humility Of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe narrator says that when he learnt that the Imam was married to Ummul Fadl, “I went to congratulate him. Keeping in mind the prevailing way of life I was […]
Humility Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSomeone remarked to the Imam, “By Allah! No one is superior to you as regards lineage and ancestry.” He replied, “All the virtues my ancestors possessed were due to their […]