The Debtor and the Prayer for the Deceased
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMua’wiyah Ibn Wahab narrates: I said to Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): We have heard that once, a person from amongst the Ansaar died while […]
03 HAZRAT IMAM ALI (AS)
The Jew and the Imam in the Presence of the Judge
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Ali (peace be upon him) had been sitting in the mosque of Kufah when Abdullah Ibn Qufl, a Jew belonging to the tribe of […]
Imam Ali (peace be upon him) and the Jinn Judge
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ali (peace be upon him) once was busy delivering a sermon from atop the pulpit in the city of Kufah when a python suddenly […]
The Conduct of Mua’wiyah and Abu al-Aswad Du’ali
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMua’wiyah, in order to attract people towards himself, would usually send them money, honey or other similar gifts. Impoverished people who could not even afford […]
The Tutor of Jibraeel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Jibraeel was engaged in a conversation with the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when Imam Ali (peace be upon […]
Imam ‘Ali (as) and the Astrologer
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are some who are heedless with respect to reflection, reasoning and tawakkul, and instead, turn to soothsayers and astrologers, who have cleverly started their […]
Chastisement of those who Conceal the Truth
Reading Time: 2 minutesJabir Ibn ‘Abdullah Ansari relates: “Imam ‘Ali (a.s) had been delivering a sermon for us and after he had praised and glorified Allah, (a.s) said: […]
Ibn Muljim and the Chastisement in the Purgatory
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Raqa narrates: “I was near Masjid al-Haram in Mecca when I noticed that a group of people had gathered near the Station of Ibrahim […]
The Worship of Iblis (shaitan)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Commander of the Faithfuls (a.s) said: “Take lesson from Allah’s action with respect to Iblis, for He annulled all his acts of worship (because […]
The Outcome of ‘Dry’ Worship
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Kharijites were individuals who as a result of their fanaticism and extremism, had gone greatly astray. Their leader was a person by the name […]