Seeking of Help from others in Wudū’ is Reprehensible
Reading Time: < 1 minute Al-Hasan b. ‘Ali al-Washshā’ narrated, saying: “I went in to al-Ridā, peace be on him, and there was a pitcher of water before him. When […]
Month: April 2014
Confuting the Views of the Qadariya
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, confuted the views of the fatalists (Qadariya) and disproved their vague errors during a conversation with Yūnus b. ‘Abd al-Rahmān. He, […]
Authorization and Compulsion are Invalid
Reading Time: 3 minutes Al-Hasan b. ‘Ali al-Washshā’ asked Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, about these two matters: “Has Allah entrusted to (His) servants all their affairs?” “Allah […]
The Creator Far Above Space
Reading Time: < 1 minute A man from Mā Warā’ Nahr Balkh (Transoxania) came to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and said to him: “I want to ask you […]
Negation of the Like from Allah
Reading Time: 7 minutes The Imām, peace be on him, disproved all kinds of likes and images from Allah, the Most High, and that was through a talk took […]
Seeing Allah is Impossible
Reading Time: 2 minutes It is impossible for men to see Allah, the Most High; it was spread among the people of that time that Mohammed, may Allah bless […]
Full Knowledge of Allah’s Essence is Impossible
Reading Time: < 1 minute It is impossible to describe Allah, the Exalted, with an attribute which encompasses His Holy Essence. Among those who asked the Imām about this matter […]
Shaikh abbas e Qummi (ar)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shaykh Abbas-e Qummi is the author of the indispensable book of du’as, called Mafatih-al-Jinan, (Keys to the Heavens). He was an expert in hadith, and for this reason, […]
Ayatullah Burujerdi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ayatullah Burujerdi was a marja whose credentials as a supreme authority have been endorsed by Amir al-Mu’mineen (A.S.) himself. Allamah Nahawandi relates the following incident: “When […]
How Ayatullah al-Uzma Najafi Marashi Established the Library?
Reading Time: 2 minutes One prominent scholar and authority on Islam called Ayatullah al-Uzma Sayyid Mar’ashi established a famous library in the city of Qum. He did this with […]