Khasam ‘one who beats the valiant’?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ali bin Ibrahim says that people asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) when Imam Ali (a.s.) confronted Talha bin Abi Talha, why he referred to him […]
Bravery ( Courage / Valour)
One who wants to irrigate the earth with his blood should come near to me
Reading Time: 2 minutes when the Messenger of Allah (S) came to Medina, first he halted at Quba with the tribe of Amr bin Auf. Abu Bakr said: “O […]
The mother of Wahab ibn Abdullah ibn Khabbab al-Kelbi
Reading Time: < 1 minute On the day of Ashura, the mother of Wahab ibn Abdullah ibn Khabbab al-Kelbi said to her son: “Son, stand up to support the son […]
Az-Zarqaa bint Edi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Az-Zarqaa bint Edi was a strong lady from Kufa who stopped, during the battle of Siffeen, among the rows of Imam Ali’s army calling loudly […]
Daramiyya al-Hujoun – the Brave Woman
Reading Time: 2 minutes During his reign, Muawiya –the Umayyad caliph- performed the hajj and, during his stay in Mecca, he asked about a black, fat lady from the […]
Valour Of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mustainbillah, the Abbaside ruler was having a very uncontrollable horse, and anyone who mounted it was thrown off the back and trampled. Someone told Mustainbillah […]
Valour Of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s)
Reading Time: 2 minutes In a field opposite his palace, Mutawakkil had kept in captivity many man-eating wild animals like lions, tigers, leopards and bears etc. A very high […]
Valour Of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minute During the time Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s) resided in Baghdad at the behest of Mamun and Mamun was making efforts to give his daughter Ummul […]
Valour Of Imam Ridha’ (a.s)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mamun invited Imam Ridha’ (a.s) to his state capital and insisted upon him to accept his heir apparency. The Imam (a.s) continued to refuse it […]
Valour Of Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s)
Reading Time: 2 minutes After being on throne for sometime, the Abbaside Caliph, Mahdi realized that in the presence of the Family of the Holy Prophet (S) people would […]