Imam ‘Ali and the Public Treasury
Reading Time: 2 minutesShu’bi narrates: “Accompanying the other youths, I too entered the vast open ground of Kufah where I saw Amirul Mo’minin (as) holding a small whip in his hand and standing […]
03 HAZRAT IMAM ALI (AS)
The Fearful Ones
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the verse: “And surely Hell is the promised place of them all. It has seven gates; for every gate there shall be a separate party of them”8 was revealed to […]
Punishment by Fire
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce, Amirul Mo’minin (as) was in the company of his companions when a person approached him and said: “O’ Amirul Mo’minin (as)! Purify me for I have committed sodomy with […]
The Modesty of Amirul Mo’minin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe marriage formula between Imam ‘Ali (as) and Hadhrat Zahra (as) had been recited in the year 2 ah, but the wedding ceremony took place only later (after one month […]
The Caliph’s Ignorant Son
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMahdi ‘Abbasi, the third ‘Abbasid Caliph, had a son by the name of Ibrahim, who was a misguided individual. He showed intense enmity and malice towards Amirul Mo’minin (as) in […]
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 in my possession (even) one […]
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 bond of brotherhood between the […]
Harassing Amirul Mu’mineen is akin to Harassing the Holy Prophet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’mr Ibn Shaas Aslami, one of the companions present during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, narrates: Once, Ali (a.s.) and I had embarked upon a journey towards Yemen. During the journey, I happened […]
Imam Ali (as) in Place of the Holy Prophet (sawa)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the leaders of Quraish realised that the inhabitants of Madinah had pledged their loyalty to the Prophet, their hatred towards him intensified. Consequently, their leaders decided that on the […]