Haroun Questions Bahlool About Wine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is said that one day Bahlool went to Haroun, who was busy drinking wine. He wanted to prove that he was safe from forbidden eating and drinking, so he […]
Alcohol (Wine)
Saving a soul
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was during the Abbasid ruler, Mansoor, that the Muslims were granted their rights from the Bait ul Maal or State Treasury. The doors were opened and the needy were […]
Reply To The Question Of An Atheist
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn atheist came to Imam (a.s) and posed many questions. We present here the Imam’s replies to some of these questions: Atheist: Please tell me why your God has allowed […]
Punishment for Drinking Liquor
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Abil al-Hadid records the following incident in Sharh al-Nahjul Balagha: “Najashi was a famous poet of Kufa. He was originally from Yemen. He was among the army of Amir […]
Wine is Haraam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAli ibn Yaqtīn in the book al-Kāfi, wherein the Abbasid despot Mahdi asked Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) regarding wine, “Is wine Harām according to the Qur’an?” (Because) people know that […]
Umme Khalid
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shaikh Kulaini, quotes Abu Baseer as saying that, Once he was seated in the presence of Imam Ja’far-as-Sadiq (a.s.), when Umme Khalid binte Ma’badiyyah came and told the Imam (a.s.) […]
The Three Bad Habits
Reading Time: 2 minutesFuzail bin Ayaz who was one of the great Sufi Saints, says that he had a pious and virtuous student. The student once fell ill, and when his death neared, […]
Maliciousness of Waleed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’qabah, the father of Waleed (the governor of Kufah), had once spat upon the face of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in Mecca. He […]
Greedy for Pleasure
Reading Time: 2 minutesYazid Ibn ‘Abdul Malik (the tenth Umayyad caliph) became caliph after ‘Umar Ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz. Contrary to his predecessor, he used to engage himself, day and night, in feasting, festive […]