Justifying Evil Acts
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Sadiq (a.s.) had heard that an old man had become famous for his piety. One day, he saw him surrounded by a large crowd. […]
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Cruelty of Hajjaj ibn Yusuf Thaqafi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is not just evil deeds which merit chastisement but evil intentions too tend to have an impact. In fact it is due to their […]
Deceit by A’mr Ibn A’as
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the incident of arbitration, in which A’mr Ibn A’as tricked Abu Musa Asha’ri and deposed Ali (a.s.) from the caliphate, the Imam (a.s.) used to curse him, Mua’wiyah […]
Misfortune of Jaludi
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the martyrdom of Imam Kadhim (a.s.), Haroon Al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph dispatched one of his commanders, a person by the name of Jaludi, to Madinah […]
Zakaat from Tha’labah Ansaari not Accepted
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce, Tha’labah Ibn Haatib Ansaari approached the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) and beseeched: “O’ Prophet of God! Pray to God that He grants me wealth and riches.” “Little […]
The Miser’s Sin
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) was engaged in circling the Ka’bah seven times when he witnessed a man holding the curtain of the Ka’bah and […]
Imam Ali (as), the Brother of the Holy Prophet(sawa)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the extremely significant steps undertaken by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w), five or eight months after his migration to Madinah, was to establish the […]
The Benevolent Governor
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn inhabitant of the city of Rey, narrates: One of the scribes of Yahya Ibn Khaalid was appointed as governor of Rey. I had some taxes to […]
At the Door of a Brother
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Baqir (a.s.) said: An angel was once passing by a house, when he witnessed a man standing near its door. The angel questioned him, […]
Bond of Brotherhood
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad Ibn A’jlaan narrates: I was in the company of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) when a man, from a distant city, arrived and greeted the gathering. “How […]