Who is the Strong One?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) happened to be passing by a locality when he noticed a large crowd. […]
Month: January 2014
The Arrogance of Abu Jahl
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne night Abu Jahl, the most obstinate enemy of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), was circumambulating the Ka’bah in […]
Pride with Respect to one’s Wealth and Children
Reading Time: 2 minutesAas Ibn Wail was an irreligious person, who used to ridicule the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He was the […]
The Inner Pride
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome of the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) were seen to be constantly praising a particular person […]
The Blessing is in the Bread
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) has said: Regard bread with great esteem for most of the entities that exist between […]
One Morsel and Selling One’s Faith
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFadhl Ibn Rabi’ relates: Once, Sharik Ibn Abdullah Nakhai’ arrived before Mahdi Abbasi, the third Abbasid Caliph, who said to him: You must accept to perform one of […]
Food with Friendship
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbd al-Rahman Ibn Hajjaj narrates: We were in the house of Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) and were having food with him when some […]
The Conduct of Mua’wiyah and Abu al-Aswad Du’ali
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMua’wiyah, in order to attract people towards himself, would usually send them money, honey or other similar gifts. Impoverished people who could not even afford […]
(Good) Deeds Cause a Jew to Become a Muslim
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) once owed a few dinars to a Jew. One day, the Jew sought his […]