“O Harith! Do you hold me as a friend?”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHarith Hamadani says that once he went to the presence of Amir’ul-Mu’mineen ‘Ali (as) who asked him, “O Harith! What is the purpose of your coming here?” Harith replied, “I […]
Death
Death, the Leveller
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt was the reign of the Abbasid ruler, Mutawakkil. He was notorious for his tyrannical behavior and vicious habits. One night, he was enjoying the company of his confidantes with […]
A Perfect feeling of Allah (S.w.T.)’s fear is Tawba
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Zainul Ābidīn (a.s.) is quoted in volume 15, page 117 of Bihār al-Anwār to have said, “There was a shroud thief among Bani Israel. One day his companion fell sick and […]
The Rewards of Wilayat
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere was a poet by the name of Sayyid Himyari who died in 173 A.H. He was an ardent devotee of Hazrat ‘Ali (a.s.) and has composed a Qasida (panegyric) […]
Wadi us Salaam
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the book ‘Darus Salaam’Shaikh Mahmood Naraqi quotes from Shaikh Mahdi Naraqi. He says that: During my days in Najaf, there broke out a severe famine. I left my house leaving […]
Saad Bin Maaz
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSa’ad bin Ma’az was one of the noblemen of Ansars. He was held dear by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) himself and his companions, to the extent that whenever he came […]
Namaz e Wahshat
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAllamah Mirza Husain Noori (may Allah exalt his position) quotes in his book ‘Darus Salaam’ from his teacher Haj Fath Ali Sultanabadi that he said: It was my routine that […]
Janabe Fatima Binte Asad (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Hazrat Fatema binte Asad (the mother of Hazrat Ali) died, Amirul Mo’meneen (a.s.) came weeping to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and gave him the news of her death. The […]
Janabe Maryam (sa)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAllamah Qutubuddin Rawandi says, that after the death of Hazrat Maryam (a.s.), her son Prophet Eesa (a.s.) called her, “O mother! Please speak to me, and tell me whether you […]
Prepare for the Grave
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBara’ bin Azib, one of the companions (Ashab) of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) says that one day I was in the presence of the Prophet, when we saw a group […]