The Rewards of Wilayat
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere was a poet by the name of Sayyid Himyari who died in 173 A.H. He was an ardent devotee of Hazrat ‘Ali (a.s.) and has composed a Qasida (panegyric) […]
Month: January 2014
Conversation of ‘Ali (a.s.) With Some Shias
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn a certain evening ‘Ali (a.s.) was departing from the mosque. The surroundings were bright due to the moonlight. He saw behind him a group of people walking towards him. […]
Shia and Mohib
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn one occasion Muhammad bin Muslim along with Abu Karibatul Azdi went to see Qazi Sharīk. Sharīk glared at him in anger and said, “These two are Ja’fari and Fatimi!” […]
The Black Market
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe dependants of Imam Ja’afer Sadiq (a.s.) had increased in number; so had his expenses. The Imam decided to invest some money in trade to meet the increased expenses of […]
The Right of Companionship
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn those days, Kufa was the Capital and Centre of the Islamic Government. All eyes of the vast and wide Muslim nation (with the exception of Syria) were fixed at […]
The Prayer That Was Granted
Reading Time: 3 minutes“O God, Do not let me return to my family’.” These were the words that Hind, the wife of Amr bin Jamuh, heard, from her husband when he left the […]
What Did Happen To Thy Sons?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the martyrdom of Ali and absolute domination of Moawiya over the Caliphate, willy-nilly contacts were taking place between him and the sincere followers of Ali. He tried hard to […]
The First Slogan
Reading Time: 4 minutesNews leaking now and then from Mecca to the tribe of Bani Ghefar had attracted the mind of Abi Zar, a man of an inquisitive nature. He want to reach […]
Aqeel as a Guest of Ali
Reading Time: 3 minutesAqeel arrived as a guest at the Government House in the days of the Caliphate of his brother, Ali. Ali made a sign to his elder son Hassan to offer […]
Ibne Sayyaba
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbne Sayyaba, a resident of Kufa, was a young man whose father had died. The tragedy of the death of his father, coupled with poverty and unemployment, was destroying the […]