The Working Youth
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, when the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was seated with a group of his companions, he observed a strong […]
Month: January 2014
The Practicing Ones and Paradise
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Baqir (peace be upon him) once related: Once, when my father was seated in the company of his companions, addressing them, he (peace be […]
The Lawful Work
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHasan Ibn Husain Anbari narrates: Over a period of fourteen years I kept writing letters to Imam Ridha (peace be upon him), seeking permission from […]
The Practicing A’alim
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSheikh Ahmad Ardabili, popularly known as Muqaddas Ardabili (d. 993 AH) was an abstentious and practicing scholar, and lived contemporaneous to scholars such as Sheikh […]
The Tutor of Jibraeel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Jibraeel was engaged in a conversation with the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when Imam Ali (peace be upon […]
Al-Hajj Sheikh Abbas Qummi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe late Sheikh Abbas Qummi, the author of Mafatih al-Jinan narrates: “When I had compiled and published the book Manazil al-Akhirah, it reached the hands of […]
The Insanity-Exhibiting Wise Person – Behlool
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery thing is recognized by means of its attributes and effects; sagaciousness and intelligence of a person become manifest by means of his words and […]
Imam ‘Ali (as) and the Astrologer
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are some who are heedless with respect to reflection, reasoning and tawakkul, and instead, turn to soothsayers and astrologers, who have cleverly started their […]
The Consequence of Foolishness
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the biography of Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf Thaqafi – the bloodthirsty Umayyad, it has been reported that his mother, Fari’ah, had initially been the wife […]
The Conquest of Mecca
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) conquered Mecca, he announced a general amnesty for all the people – except a few individuals, who were to be […]