Impediment for the Rains
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne year, the Bani Israel were afflicted with famine and drought. When Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) had offered the prayers for rain on […]
Greater Sins ( Gunah e Kabeera)
The Punishment for Backbiting, on the Day of Judgment
Reading Time: 2 minutesSheikh Bahaai (may the mercy (of God) be upon him) says: Once it so happened that in a prominent gathering, in my absence, I became […]
They Stopped the Backbiters
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce during the time of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), a person happened to pass by a group that […]
The Arrogance of Abu Jahl
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne night Abu Jahl, the most obstinate enemy of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), was circumambulating the Ka’bah in […]
Pride with Respect to one’s Wealth and Children
Reading Time: 2 minutesAas Ibn Wail was an irreligious person, who used to ridicule the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). He was the […]
The Inner Pride
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome of the companions of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) were seen to be constantly praising a particular person […]
One Morsel and Selling One’s Faith
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFadhl Ibn Rabi’ relates: Once, Sharik Ibn Abdullah Nakhai’ arrived before Mahdi Abbasi, the third Abbasid Caliph, who said to him: You must accept to perform one of […]
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 Cause for the Descent of Chastisement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe first person to devise a balance for measurement for the people was Prophet Shuaib (a.s). However, as time passed by, his people began to […]
The Chastisement of the People of ‘Ad
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Prophet Hud (a.s) was forty years of his age, Allah revealed to him: “Go to your nation and invite your people towards monotheism and […]