Martydom of Qanbar (ar)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam al-Hadi (a.s.) talked to his companions about some important Islamic events that happened at the first Islamic age. One of them was the killing of the martyr Qanbar, Imam […]
Bravery ( Courage / Valour)
The Shaitan Decieved Marhab
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbdullah Abu Abdul Jadli says that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said to me: I broke the gate of Khyber and using it as a shield fought and drove them away by […]
The Cowards of Ohad
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is narrated from Wathila that I accompanied Umar bin Khattab one day, he became so worried that I could hear his heart beat as if when one is about […]
Khasam ‘one who beats the valiant’?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAli 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 as Khasam ‘one who beats the valiant’? […]
One who wants to irrigate the earth with his blood should come near to me
Reading Time: 2 minuteswhen the Messenger of Allah (S) came to Medina, first he halted at Quba with the tribe of Amr bin Auf. Abu Bakr said: “O Prophet, please proceed to Medina […]
The mother of Wahab ibn Abdullah ibn Khabbab al-Kelbi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn 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 of the Prophet’s daughter.” He […]
Az-Zarqaa bint Edi
Reading Time: 2 minutesAz-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 at them with statements of […]
Daramiyya al-Hujoun – the Brave Woman
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring his reign, Muawiya –the Umayyad caliph- performed the hajj and, during his stay in Mecca, he asked about a black, fat lady from the tribe of Banu Kinana. She […]
Valour Of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMustainbillah, the Abbaside ruler was having a very uncontrollable horse, and anyone who mounted it was thrown off the back and trampled. Someone told Mustainbillah that Shias often chant the […]
Valour Of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 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 wall surrounded this field. The […]