Some More Virtues of Imam Sajjad (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Hidden Charity There were families in Medina whose needs were fulfilled without knowing wherefrom. When Imam `Ali ibn al-Husayn passed away, they found out that it was the Imam […]
Fear of Allah
The Blazing Iron Bar
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mu`awiyah asked `Aqil to tell him the story of the blazing iron bar. `Aqil said: Life had become extremely hard for me. I pleaded with my brother `Ali but he […]
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 […]
Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaalik ibn e Anas, the famous scholar of Medina, once accompanied Imam Jafar al- Sadiq (‘a) on the Hajj. On reaching Meeqat, they all dismounted, donned the Ahram, offered the required prayer, and […]
Fear of Allah
Reading Time: 2 minutesHubba ‘Arni and Nauf Bukali were lying in the courtyard of Dar ul Ammara at midnight, almost asleep. Suddenly, they saw Imam Ali (‘a) coming towards the courtyard, but in a strange […]
Allah and His Prophets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was after midnight. Umm Salama turned in bed to find the Holy Prophet (s) not there. She got up to find out and saw him (s) standing in a corner of the house […]
Worship Of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLike his forefathers, Imam Ali Naqi (a.s) was also a lover of the remembrance of Allah. When Mutawakkil summoned him from Medina to his capital and put him into prison, […]
Worship Of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt the time of worship, such a fear used to overcome Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s) that the color of his face used to become yellow (Pale). This condition endured from […]
Controlling ones carnal desires causes salvation
Reading Time: 2 minutesSayyidul Ulamah Mir Damad’s grandson Fakhrul Muhaqqaqīn quotes Shahīd al-Thani in his book, Fazail-us-Sadāt that a man arrived in Egypt. There he saw a blacksmith extracting red-hot iron from the […]
The Prophet’s (S) Conversation With Umm Salama
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJanabe Umm Salama says that she saw the Holy Prophet of Allah in a middle of the night standing in a corner of the house and entreating Allah (S.w.T.): “O […]