Hazrat Musa (as) and the Daughters of Hazrat Shu’aib (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Musa (as) killed the person from Qabt, the followers of Fir’awn schemed to have him murdered, and so he fled from Egypt. After travelling for […]
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Imam Hasan (as) and the Syrian
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day, Imam Hasan (as) was sitting in his place when he was confronted by a man who had come from Syria. As soon as […]
Tolerance Towards the Commander’s Deeds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile Hisham Ibn Isma`il (the maternal uncle of ‘Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan) was the governor of Madinah, having been appointed by Yazid, he used to […]
The Caliph’s Food
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, in a gathering of Harun Rashid (the fifth ‘Abbasid Caliph), which included a number of aristocrats, the conversation drifted towards Buhul and his insanity. […]
The Satan’s Snare
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the students of Ayatullah Sheikh Murtaďa Ansari recounts: “One night, while we were in Najaf engaged in studies under the tutelage of the […]
By Unlawful Means
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the period when Imam Baqir (as) was in the captivity of Mansur Dawaniqi (the second ‘Abbasid Caliph), he used to eat very little food. […]
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) […]
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 […]
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, […]