It is Forbidden to Hurt a Mu’min
Reading Time: < 1 minute Husain Ibn Abi al-A’laa narrates: I started out for Makkah in the company of twenty other persons. At every resting place, I would slaughter a goat, […]
Anecdotes for Reflection – Part 1
Qaroon and Prophet Musa
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prophet Musa (a.s.), in the course of propagating his religion, had to face severe adversity and hardship from the likes of Firo’un, Bala’m, Bao’ora and […]
Jest With Imam Sajjad (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minute During 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 Battle of Yarmuk (Tabuk)
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the battle of Yarmuk, a group of Muslim soldiers would go out for battle everyday. After a few hours of confrontation, the unhurt and […]
The Incident of the Mosque of Merv
Reading Time: 2 minutes Abu Muhammad Azdi narrates: When the mosque of Merv caught fire, the Muslims assumed that it was the work of the Christians and retaliated by […]
The Altruistic Slave
Reading Time: < 1 minute A’bdullah Ibn Ja’far, the husband of Hadhrat Zainab (a.s.) was a person whose generosity was unparalleled. Once, as he happened to pass by a palm-plantation, […]
The Fairness of Abu Dharr
Reading Time: < 1 minute On the way towards the battle of Tabuk, Abu Dharr fell behind the army because he was mounted on a slow animal. When the others realized […]
A’di Ibn Haatim
Reading Time: < 1 minute A’di, the son of the well-known Haatim Taai, was one of the sincere and loyal companions of Amirul Mu’mineen (a.s.). From the year 10 A.H. […]
The Equity of Imam Ali
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shu’bi narrates: Like the other youths, I entered the vast open ground of Kufah, where I witnessed Amirul Mu’mineen (a.s.) standing beside two containers which were […]
The Caliph ( Umar) on the Rooftop!
Reading Time: < 1 minute One night, the second Caliph was surveying the streets to ascertain the general state of affairs in the city. In the course of his inspection, […]