Ali (as) admonishes Hasan al-Basri
Reading Time: 2 minutesHasan ibn Abu al-Hasan al-Basri who said: When Amirul Mu’mineen ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, entered Basra, he passed by me while I was doing Wudhoo. He […]
Fear of Allah
Hazrat Ysuf (as) and Zulekha
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq when Zulaykha decided to have sexual relations with Yusuf, there was an idol in the room. When she put a curtain on it, Yusuf asked the reason […]
“O Angel of Death, be lenient to my brother.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShaykh Kishi and Mufeed have narrated through authentic and reliable chains of narrators from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) that one day, Salman was passing by the iron mongers lane in […]
Who are Shias
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne night Amir’ul-Mu’mineen (as) was proceeding from the mosque towards the wilderness of Najaf. It was a moonlit night. He noticed some persons following behind him. He tarried and asked […]
Fear of Allah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is narrated from Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (as) that one day Amir’ul-Mu’mineen (as) was one day offereing his morning prayer in Iraq. After the prayer he delivered a sermon. Talking […]
The Pious woman
Reading Time: 5 minutesMuhammad Yakub Kulaini quotes from Imam Zain-ul-’Abidin (as) that some people were sailing in a boat when it toppled in a storm. Only one woman survived by hanging on to […]
OBEDIENCE AND GOD-FEARING
Reading Time: 2 minutesAl-Hasan ibn Musa al-Wesha (of Baghdad) narrated: In Khurasan, I, once, was with Ali ibn Musa ar-Ridha (a) while he was delivering a sermon in a session. Zaid ibn Musa —his […]
Ma’mun’s Trickery
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMa’mun played every trick to make Imam al-Jawad as worldly and sensual as himself but he failed in his plot until he gave her daughter in marriage to the Imam. […]
Prayer At Night
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuoting Imam al-Sadiq (a.s), Ishaq ibn `Ammar has reported: I was spreading my father’s bed and waiting for him to come. When he would go to his bed and sleep, […]