Hazrat Ibrahim (as) and the Fire
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Ibrahim was put under arrest and wood was collected for burning him alive. On the appointed day Nimrod came with the army. A high […]
Month: March 2014
Hazrat Ibrahim (as) and the Worshipper
Reading Time: 3 minutesImam Muhammad al-Baqir says in a reliable tradition, “One day Ibrahim went to stroll in the town and derive some lessons from the creatures of […]
Sand turns into Flour
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq says: Ibrahim was the first person for whom the desert sand turned into flour. It was when he had gone to Egypt […]
“This is not a proximate angel, nor a Messenger, it is the brother of the Messenger of Allah”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce the Messenger of Allah emerged holding the hand of ‘Ali and called out, “O Ansar, O sons of Hashim! O sons of Abdul Muttalib! […]
Hazrat Saleh (as) and Imam Mahdi (atfs)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to a reliable chain of narrators Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq said that Salih was in occultation for a long time. He was middle-aged at that […]
“What is Ahqaf?”
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to authentic narrations it is related from ‘Ali ibn Yaqtin that Mansur (the `Abbasid caliph) ordered him to dig a well in the palace […]
Shaitaan meets Hazrat Nuh (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter the deluge, Satan came to Nuh and said, “You have done a great favor to me ask from me any advice, I shall not […]
Punishment of Qabil in barzakh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn another reliable tradition it is narrated from ‘Ali that a person came to the Holy Prophet and said, “Messenger of Allah, I have seen […]
Kabil envied Habil and killed him.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to reliable chain of narrators Sulayman ibn Khalid said to Ja‘far as-Sadiq, “May I be sacrificed for you, people says that Adam married his […]
“May Allah accept your hajj.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes it is narrated from Imam as-Sadiq that Adam was in Sajdah for 40 days on Mt. Safa and was lamenting the separation from Divine Mercy […]