A Thousand Lashings
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce Haroon al-Rashid, received some distinguished, classy and pricey garments as gifts, which he gifted to his (Shiite) minister Ali Ibn Yaqteen; amongst them was […]
Companions
The Conduct of Mua’wiyah and Abu al-Aswad Du’ali
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMua’wiyah, in order to attract people towards himself, would usually send them money, honey or other similar gifts. Impoverished people who could not even afford […]
The Insanity-Exhibiting Wise Person – Behlool
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery thing is recognized by means of its attributes and effects; sagaciousness and intelligence of a person become manifest by means of his words and […]
Beating The Servant
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, a companion of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) began hitting his slave. The slave kept pleading: “By Allah! Do not beat me. For Allah’s sake […]
The Long Worshipper
Reading Time: 2 minutesOwais Qarani was of those individuals, who had become completely enraptured with worship such that, at times, he would pass the entire night in the […]
The Patience and Fortitude of Bilal
Reading Time: 2 minutesBilal was originally from Abyssinia and in Madinah, was one of the slaves of the tribe of Bani Jama.’ After he had embraced Islam he […]
The Extremely Generous Companion
Reading Time: 2 minutesQais was the son of Sad Ibn Ubadah, the chief of the tribe of Khazraj and one of the companions of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w). […]
Ammar in the Battle of Siffin
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmmar Yasir was one of the special companions of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) possessed such a high degree of faith that the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) […]
Complete Contentment with Allah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari, who had been of the companions of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w), had remained alive till the time of Imam Baqir (a.s) […]
Religion-Selling by Samurah
Reading Time: 2 minutesSamurah Ibn Jundab was of the inhabitants of Basrah. After his father’s death, he accompanied his mother to Madinah, where she married Mary Ibn Shaiban […]