Behlool and the Thief
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhenever Buhul happened to have money in excess of his expenses, he used to save it by concealing it in one corner of a ruined and broken down house; this […]
Anecdotes for Reflection – Part 2
The Bedouin’s Camel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSheikh Tawoos al-Haramain narrates: “I had been standing near Masjid al-Haram in Makkah when I witnessed a Bedouin advancing on his camel. When he reached the mosque, he dismounted, made […]
The Imam and the Thief’s Confession
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA person approached Imam ‘Ali (as) and confessed that he had committed a theft. “Are you able to recite something from the Noble Qur’an?” Imam (as) asked him. “Yes, I […]
Zainab the Great Liar
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the caliphate of Mutawakkil ‘Abbasi, a woman claimed that she was Zainab, the daughter of Fatimah Al-Zahra (as). “Years have passed since the time of Zainab, but you appear […]
Hunger and Lies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAsma Bint ‘Umais, reported: “On the night of ‘Aishah’s marriage with the Noble Prophet (S), a few ladies and I were with her, dressing her up. When we went to […]
Walid Ibn ‘Uqbah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbi Mu’eet Walid Ibn ‘Uqbah was a Muslim who initially appeared to be such a righteous individual that the Noble Prophet (S) even assigned him the responsibility of collecting the […]
Talhah And Zubair’s Love for the World
Reading Time: 2 minutesTalhah and Zubair had been of the elders during the initial phase of Islam and had extended fitting contributions in the battles. After the death of the Noble Prophet (S), […]
Hadhrat Sulaiman (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesSulaiman Ibn Dawud (as) was one of those very few Prophets to whom Allah had granted sovereignty over the east and the west of the world. For years, he ruled […]
Imam ‘Ali and the Public Treasury
Reading Time: 2 minutesShu’bi narrates: “Accompanying the other youths, I too entered the vast open ground of Kufah where I saw Amirul Mo’minin (as) holding a small whip in his hand and standing […]
The Indian and the Sixth Imam
Reading Time: 4 minutesImam Kadhim (as) narrates: “One day, I was with my father in the house when a friend entered and told my father that some people were standing outside, waiting to […]