Thirty Five Years of Weeping!
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: The fourth Imam (peace be upon him) wept for his father for around forty years, the days of which […]
06 HAZRAT IMAM SAJJAD (AS)
He Repaid the Loan of the One in Debt
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day, Imam Zainul A’abideen (peace be upon him) visited Muhammad Ibn Usaamah, who was sick. The Imam (peace be upon him) observed that he […]
Freedom of the Slave-Girl
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day, some people had come to the house of Imam Sajjad (a.s) as guests. Preparing the meals, one of Imam’s (a.s) servants hastily pulled […]
The Incident of Harrah
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the incident of ‘ashura and two and a half months before his death, Yazid initiated yet another horrendous act on the twenty eighth of […]
Tolerance Towards the Commander’s Deeds
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile Hisham Ibn Isma`il (the maternal uncle of ‘Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan) was the governor of Madinah, having been appointed by Yazid, he used to […]
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 […]
Imam Sajjad helps the Lepers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Imam Sajjad (a.s.) encountered some lepers sitting on the roadside and eating their food. Greeting them, he passed by, when all of a sudden […]
The Faith of Sa’eed Ibn Jubair
Reading Time: 2 minutesSa’eed Ibn Jubair was one of the steadfast and loyal companions of Imam Sajjad (a.s.). Hajjaaj was a bloodthirsty tyrant who had ruled over Kufah, […]
Jest With Imam Sajjad (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the time of Imam Sajjad, there lived a person in Madinah, who used to make people laugh to earn his livelihood. Some people suggested […]
The Secret of a Sincere Slave of Imam Sajjad (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSa’eed Ibn Musayyab narrates: “One year, there was a severe famine and so the people gathered together to pray for the rains. I looked around […]