Deeds (action – Amal)
The Month of Ramazan
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sayyed Ibne Tawoos narrates : When the month of Ramazan would commence, Imam Ali Zainul Aabedeen (a.s.) would stop punishing his male and female servants […]
Putting the Soul to Labour
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fadhl Ibn Abi Qarrah relates: Once when we approached Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), we found him hard at work in his field. Observing […]
To Work is Better than Consuming Charity
Reading Time: 2 minutes Once the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was informed that a person from Madinah had become afflicted with abject poverty. […]
U’mar Ibn Muslim
Reading Time: < 1 minute One day Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) inquired about one of his companions by the name of U’mar Ibn Muslim, whereupon a person informed […]
The Endowment Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutes During his caliphate Amirul Mu’mineen (peace be upon him) once said: All throughout Iraq my subjects are in ease and comfort – they drink sweet water […]
(Good) Deeds Cause a Jew to Become a Muslim
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) once owed a few dinars to a Jew. One day, the Jew sought his […]
The Working Youth
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once, when the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) was seated with a group of his companions, he observed a strong […]
The Practicing Ones and Paradise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) once related: Once, when my father was seated in the company of his companions, addressing them, he (peace be […]