How Abdur Rahman became a Shia
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere was a man in Isfahan (in Iran) called Abdurrahman who had embraced Shiism and believed in the imamate of Imam al-Hadi (a.s.). Abdurrahman was asked about the reason behind […]
12 HAZRAT IMAM ALI NAQI (AS)
‘I have no doubt that you have asked him (the imam) to pray for you.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAl-Mansur narrated that his father’s uncle said, “Once, I went to Imam Ali al-Hadi and said to him, ‘O my master, this man (he meant al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid caliph) has […]
Imam Ali Naqi (as) Respects the Scholar
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce, Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) was informed that one of the Shiite ulama had argued with an opponent of the Ahlul Bayt (s) and confuted him. He was delighted for that. […]
Forbidding from associating with the Sufis
Reading Time: 2 minutesAl-Husayn bin Abul Khattab said, ‘One day, I was with Abul Hasan al-Hadi (a.s.) in the mosque of the Prophet (a.s.) when some of his companions, among whom was Abu […]
‘O Ali, one, who was better than me and than my father, worked with spade in his farm.’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAli bin Hamza said, “Once, I saw Abul Hasan the third (Imam al-Hadi) work in a farm while his feet were soaked with sweat. I said to him, ‘May I […]
Imam Ali Naqi (as) – Generosity
Reading Time: 3 minutes1. Once, Abu Amr Uthman bin Sa’eed, Ahmad bin Isaaq al-Ash’ari, and Ali bin Ja’far al-Hamadani went to Imam al-Hadi (a.s.). Ahmad bin Isaaq complained of a debt on him. […]
The Honour of Imam Ali Naqi (as) – 3
Reading Time: 2 minutesHibatollah bin Abu Mansor al-Musily said that Yousuf bin Ya’qob the Christian had had relation with his father. Once, he came to his father as guest and his father asked […]
The Honour of Imam Ali Naqi (as) -2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAll the Alawids agreed on revering and honoring Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) and acknowledging his leadership and virtue. Among them was the uncle of his father Zayd the son of Imam […]
The Honour of Imam Ali Naqi (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad bin al-Hasan al-Ashtar al-Alawi said, ‘One day, I was with my father at the door of al-Mutawkkil (the Abbasid caliph) among a crowd of people. While we were waiting […]
The Knowledge of Imam Ali Naqi (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesal-Mu’tasim, the Abbasid caliph, after he had assassinated Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s.), charged Umar bin al-Faraj to go to Yathrib (Medina) in order to choose a teacher for Imam al-Hadi […]