Feeding The Needy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMu`ammar ibn Khala’ has reported: When Imam al-Rida (a.s) wanted to eat, a big tray was brought before him and he would pick up from […]
Month: January 2014
An Extraordinary Example of Generosity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMansur Dawaniqi (the `Abbasid ruler) asked Imam al-Kazim (a.s) to attend the Festival of Nowruz (New Day) to receive of the gifts from all walks […]
Contentment and Generosity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad ibn `Abdullah Bakri has reported: I went to Medina to take a loan but no one offered me any. So I said to myself, […]
Prayer At Night
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuoting Imam al-Sadiq (a.s), Ishaq ibn `Ammar has reported: I was spreading my father’s bed and waiting for him to come. When he would go […]
Some More Virtues of Imam Baqir (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesCharity Hasan ibn Kuthayr reports: I was complaining about indigence and unkindness of brothers-in-faith to Imam al-Baqir (a.s) who said, “A brother who is fond […]
Forbearance With A Christian
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn al-Husayn had the title of Baqir, that is to say ‘One who analyzes’. He was called Baqir al-`Ulum meaning one who analyzes the […]
Some More virtues of Imam Sajjad (as) – 3
Reading Time: 2 minutesMother’s Right Imam Zayn al-`Abidin was said, “You are the most benevolent man but you don’t eat from the same plate with your mother while […]
Nobility in Childhood
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbdullah ibn Mubarak reports: When I was on Hajj to Mecca, I caught sight of a seven or eight year old child walking alongside a […]
The Story of Grapes
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam al-Sadiq (a.s) has reported: Imam Zayn al-`Abidin was very fond of grapes. One day, they had brought fresh grapes to Medina. His wife bought […]