A Letter to Usamah and his Reply
Reading Time: 2 minutesUsamah b. Zayd was appointed the commander of an army by the Prophet and was ordered to proceed towards Syria to crush the aggression of the enemy. The Prophet had […]
Baytul Ahzan
The Poetry of Hassan bi Thabit after Saqifah
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe author of al-Muqni’ah fil Imamah, Shaykh al-Astarabadi says, “When the caliphate of Abu Bakr was established, the people came from Saqifah to the houses near the Masjid. ‘Umru b. […]
Shaitan in Saqifah
Reading Time: < 1 minute when the Prophet of Allah passed away, the Commander of the Faithful Imam ‘Ali was busy in his funeral proceedings. The Emigrants (Muhajirin) and helpers (Ansar) were waiting to see […]
“If ‘Ali was not born, Fatimah would have not had any one (to marry her).”
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbu Bakr paid a visit to the Prophet, sat before him and said, “You know about my loyalty and my precedence in accepting Islam. I have done this and that […]
The Marriage Feast of Hazrat Fatemah (sa) and Hazrat Ali (as)
Reading Time: 3 minutesImam ‘Ali relates that, “One month passed after these events, I prayed along with the Prophet of Allah and went to my house, but I did not utter a word […]
The Dowry of Hazrat Fatemah (sa)
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam ‘Ali has said, “The Prophet of Allah told me, ‘Rise and go and sell your armour.’ I went and sold the armour and brought the money to the Prophet […]
Good Morals
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe eminent Shaykh Abu Ja’far Mumad b. Jarir al-Tabari in his book al-Dala’il al-Imamah relates with his chain of authorities from Ibn Mas’ud, that once a man came to the […]
Fear of Hell (Jahannam)
Reading Time: 3 minutesSayyed Ibn Tawus relates from the book Zuhdan Nabi of Abu Ja’far Ahmad al-Qummi that, “When the two verses of the Qur’an were revealed: ‘And verily hell is certainly the promised […]
Hazrat Fatemah (sa) on the Day of Qiyamat
Reading Time: 2 minutes Abu Dharr said, “Once, I saw Salman and Bilal al-Habashi come to the Prophet of Allah. Suddenly, Salman fell to the ground and startd to kiss the feet of the […]