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Bring forth One Worse than Yourself!]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAllah revealed to Prophet Musa (as): “The next time you come to converse with Me, bring along someone who is inferior to you.” Musa (as) […]
The Consequence of Holding Someone in Contempt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere lived amongst Bani Isra`il, a person who was so sinful and immoral that they eventually had him expelled from their midst. Once, while wandering […]
Mufaďďhal Ibn ‘Umar and The Pigeon Fanciers
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce, a letter signed by some of the Shiite elders, was brought to Imam Sadiq (as) by a few of the signatories themselves. The letter […]
The Kingdom of Rey or Killing the Imam
Reading Time: 2 minutesYazid instructed his governor, ‘Ubaidullah Ibn Ziyad, that if Husain (as) refused to pledge allegiance, he should fight the Imam (as). Prior to the incident […]
Contemplation before Action
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the companions of the Noble Prophet (S) said to him: “I always tend to suffer losses in my business transactions. The guile and […]
Submission before a Ruling
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe date-plantation of Zubair Ibn ‘Awwam (a cousin of the Noble Prophet (S)) lay adjacent to that of one of the Ansar (the Helpers). Once, there […]
Learn Submission from the Pigeons
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the time of one of the prophets, there lived a lady who had a son who was in his youth and whom she loved […]
The Imam’s Reply
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt has been narrated that sometimes, Imam Sadiq (as) entertained his guests with sweetmeat and porridge, whereas at other times, he presented them with olives […]