Relying upon the Butler
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJibra`il came to Prophet Yusuf (as) while he was in prison and asked him: “O’ Yusuf! Who made you the most beautiful of all men?” […]
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Hammad Ibn Habib
Reading Time: 2 minutesHammad Ibn Habib Kufi narrates: “One year, I had set out for Hajj accompanied by some people. Just as we passed by a place called […]
The Noble Prophet (sawa) and Trust in Allah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Abu Sufiyan, the chief of the polytheists of Makkah, saw the ten thousand strong army of Islam (during the conquest of Makkah), he was […]
The Trader who Placed his Trust in Allah
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the time of the Noble Prophet (S) there lived a trader who, in all affairs, always placed his trust in Allah. He used to […]
The Objection of ‘Aqil
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, after becoming the caliph, Imam ‘Ali (as) ascended the pulpit, praised Allah and said to the assembly: “By Allah, as long as I have […]
Sheikh Murtadha Ansari
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe late Sheikh Murtadha Ansari, in the company of his brother, travelled from Kashan to Mashhad and then arrived in Tehran where he eventually settled […]
A Drunkard is not to be Trusted
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsma`il, the eldest son of Imam Sadiq (as), had some money in his possession. When he learned that a person from the tribe of Quraish […]
The Truthful Barber
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe distinguished scholar, Sheikh Baqir Kadhimi, who lived near Najaf-e-Ashraf, narrates that a truthful barber, once related the following story: I had an old father, whom I […]
The Curse of a Mother
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the tribe of Bani Israel, there lived a pious person by the name of Jareeh, who used to engage himself in God’s worship, in his monastery. […]