Mulla Hasan Yazdi, the Forbidder of Evil
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the reign of Fath Ali Shah Qajaar, there lived in Yazd a scholar, by the name of Mulla Hasan Yazdi who was held in high esteem by the […]
Bishr Haafi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Imam Kadhim (a.s.) was passing by the house of Bishr Haafi, when he heard the sound of dance and music coming from inside. At that […]
Sa’ad and the Holy Prophet
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the companions of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), by the name of Sa’d, was very poor and was regarded as one of the People […]
Hazrat Ibrahim (as) and the Sacrifice of Hazrat Ismail (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesGod ordered Ibrahim (a.s.) to sacrifice his son Ismai’l (a.s.). He did this to examine Ibrahim’s (a.s.) patience and obedience to Allah. If Ibrahim (a.s.) […]
Buhlool Succeeds!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHaroon Al-Rashid, the Abbasid Caliph, wished to appoint a judge in Baghdad. After conferring with his courtiers, it was unanimously agreed that none, except Buhlool, […]
Haroon e Makki
Reading Time: 2 minutesSahl Khorasani approached Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and complained: “Why is it that in spite of the truth being on your side, you do not stage an […]
Possessions Entrusted to the Holy Prophet (sawa)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) migrated from Makkah to Madinah, he left behind Amirul Mu’mineen in Makkah so that he could return the possessions entrusted […]
The Shepherd and the Jews Sheep
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the year 7 A.H., the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) with an army of one thousand and six hundred soldiers, set out to conquer the fort […]
Remaining Faithful when Someone Trusts you
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’bdullah Ibn Sinaan says: “I approached Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in the mosque at a time when he had completed his A’sr prayers and was sitting […]
The Unfaithful Grocer
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the rule of A’zud al-Daulah Dailami, a stranger once came to Baghdad wishing to sell a necklace worth a thousand dinars, but could not […]