The Painful Consequence of Breaking Family Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutes The intense slandering with respect to Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) that reached the ears of Haroon al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, provoked him to say: […]
Anecdotes for Reflection – Part 3
Non Observance of Silah Rahim & Death
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shoa’ib Aqarquqi narrates: “Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) said to me: “Tomorrow, a person by the name of Yaqub – an inhabitant of Maghreb – […]
The Imam’s Bonds of Kinship
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hasan Ibn ‘Ali, a cousin of Imam Sadiq (a.s), was a courageous, robust and physically powerful person such that he was referred to as the […]
The Widely Respected Shia Government Minister
Reading Time: 3 minutes Perhaps, the only Shiite minister to have been widely popular amongst the people of all classes was Sahib Ibn Ubbad (326 ah to 385 ah). […]
The Mother of the Satans
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sayyid Ne’matullah Jazairi narrates in his book: “One year, a famine struck. During that period a preacher, from atop the pulpit in the mosque, preached: […]
In the Darkness of the Night
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mu’alla Ibn Khunais narrates: “One rainy night Imam Sadiq (a.s) started out from his house with the intention of proceeding towards the tent of the […]
Auspicious and Inauspicious Times
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once, Imam Sadiq (a.s) related: “There was a piece of land that I owned in partnership with an astrologer and it was mutually decided that […]
Patience is Better than Retaliation
Reading Time: < 1 minute When the battle of Uhud had concluded, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) dispatched Harith Ibn Samt to search for the […]
The Patience and Fortitude of Bilal
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bilal was originally from Abyssinia and in Madinah, was one of the slaves of the tribe of Bani Jama.’ After he had embraced Islam he […]