The Jews and the Unlawful Food
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen the Noble Prophet (S) was seven years of age, the Jews (having perceived signs of Prophethood in him and therefore deciding to test him) discussed amongst themselves: “We have […]
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The Gratitude of Abu Dharr
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Abu Dharr received the news that a Prophet had manifested himself in Makkah, he instructed his brother Anis to go and acquire some information about him. His brother went to […]
The Right of a Deceased Muslim
Reading Time: 2 minutesZurarah relates: I was in the company of Imam Baqir (as) in the funeral procession of a person from Quraish. ‘Ata, the jurist of Makkah, was amongst those present in […]
Abdullah Ibn Ubayy
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the people of Madinah were accepting the Noble Prophet (S) in increasing numbers, ‘Abdullah Ibn Ubayy, one of the Jewish elders, became even more envious towards the Noble Prophet […]
The Friend of Hazrat Isa (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Sadiq (as) said: “Stay away from jealousy and do not harbour envy with respect to one another.” Having said this, the Imam (as) continued: “One of the practices which […]
Ash’ab Ibn Jubair Madani (d. 154 ah)
Reading Time: 2 minutesHe was a person who was squint-eyed, bald on two sides of his head and unable to pronounce the letters ر (ra) and ل (lam). He possessed such intense greed […]
Dhul Qarnain
Reading Time: 2 minutesDhul Qarnain8, during the course of his journey, reached Dhulumat, where he came across a palace in which he noticed a youth standing there dressed in white, face raised towards […]
Hazrat Isa (as) and the Greedy Persons
Reading Time: 2 minutesProphet ‘Isa (as) had been travelling in the company of another person when, after having journeyed for a period, they were overcome by hunger. They reached a village where ‘Isa […]
Greedy for Pleasure
Reading Time: 2 minutesYazid Ibn ‘Abdul Malik (the tenth Umayyad caliph) became caliph after ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz. Contrary to his predecessor, he used to engage himself, day and night, in feasting, festive […]
Qais Ibn ‘Asim
Reading Time: 2 minutesQais Ibn ‘Asim was a tribal leader during the Age of Ignorance but he later accepted Islam. Once, during his old age, in order to seek ways to make amends […]