To Work is Better than Consuming Charity
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was informed that a person from Madinah had become afflicted with abject poverty. He (peace be upon him […]
Anecdotes for Reflection Part 4
U’mar Ibn Muslim
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) inquired about one of his companions by the name of U’mar Ibn Muslim, whereupon a person informed him: He has confined himself to […]
The Endowment Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring his caliphate Amirul Mu’mineen (peace be upon him) once said: All throughout Iraq my subjects are in ease and comfort – they drink sweet water and eat bread made of […]
Imam al-Mujtaba (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Imam Hasan (peace be upon him) was about to die, those around him observed that he (peace be upon him) was weeping and so they asked: O’ Son of the […]
Fear of the Day of Judgment
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhenever the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would leave for a battle, he would make it a point to establish a bond of brotherhood between […]
The Most Wicked of the People on the Day of Judgment
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbdullah Ibn Ubayy Salool (one of the most obstinate hypocrites of early Islam and a staunch enemy of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sought […]
By Means of Contentment the Soul Becomes Submissive
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the signs of a contented person is abstemiousness and satisfying himself with that which restrains and subjugates the soul. Aswad and A’lqamah narrate: One day when we approached […]
Hazrat Salman (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Waail narrates: I, in the company of a friend, visited Salman’s house. He said to us: Had the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) not prohibited […]
The Conduct of Imam Sadiq (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteContentment is a trait, admired and praised at all times, and God loves a person who is contented. This attribute becomes more noteworthy at a time when a society suffers […]
The Hoopoe
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day, the army of Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him) which also included the birds, convened a regal gathering in front of him (peace be upon him). All of […]