Oppression upon Imam Reza (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHārūn al-Rashid sent al-Julūdi to war against Mohammed b. Ja‘far b. Mohammed, who revolted against him. He ordered him to attack the ‘Alawides’ house and […]
10 HAZRAT IMAM ALI REZA (AS)
The Rod Testifies the Imamat of Imam Reza (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAl-Husayn Bin ‘Umar He said: [I did my best with Yahyā b. Akthem (the judge of Sāmrrā’); I debated with him, conversed with him, communicated […]
Ali Bin ‘Ubayd Allah
Reading Time: 2 minutesAl-Kashi narrated, saying: [In the book of Mohammed b. al-Husayn b. Bandār, in his own handwriting, I have read:] “Mohammed b. Yahyā al-‘Attār related to […]
Seeking of Help from others in Wudū’ is Reprehensible
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAl-Hasan b. ‘Ali al-Washshā’ narrated, saying: “I went in to al-Ridā, peace be on him, and there was a pitcher of water before him. When […]
Confuting the Views of the Qadariya
Reading Time: 2 minutesImām al-Ridā, peace be on him, confuted the views of the fatalists (Qadariya) and disproved their vague errors during a conversation with Yūnus b. ‘Abd al-Rahmān. He, […]
Authorization and Compulsion are Invalid
Reading Time: 3 minutesAl-Hasan b. ‘Ali al-Washshā’ asked Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, about these two matters: “Has Allah entrusted to (His) servants all their affairs?” “Allah […]
The Creator Far Above Space
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA man from Mā Warā’ Nahr Balkh (Transoxania) came to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, and said to him: “I want to ask you […]
Negation of the Like from Allah
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Imām, peace be on him, disproved all kinds of likes and images from Allah, the Most High, and that was through a talk took […]
Seeing Allah is Impossible
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is impossible for men to see Allah, the Most High; it was spread among the people of that time that Mohammed, may Allah bless […]
Full Knowledge of Allah’s Essence is Impossible
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is impossible to describe Allah, the Exalted, with an attribute which encompasses His Holy Essence. Among those who asked the Imām about this matter […]