The Satan’s Snare
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the students of Ayatullah Sheikh Murtaďa Ansari recounts: “One night, while we were in Najaf engaged in studies under the tutelage of the […]
Greater Sins ( Gunah e Kabeera)
By Unlawful Means
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the period when Imam Baqir (as) was in the captivity of Mansur Dawaniqi (the second ‘Abbasid Caliph), he used to eat very little food. […]
The Jews and the Unlawful Food
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen the Noble Prophet (S) was seven years of age, the Jews (having perceived signs of Prophethood in him and therefore deciding to test him) […]
Khusrow Parvez
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOf the kings to whom the Noble Prophet (S) had sent letters inviting them to Islam, one was Khusrow Parvez, the emperor of Iran. The […]
The Rich near the Poor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA rich person dressed in clean and elegant clothes arrived in the presence of the Noble Prophet (S) and sat down before him. A short […]
Walid Ibn Mughairah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree years after having been appointed as a prophet and with only a handful of people having accepted Islam, it was revealed to the Noble […]
A Drunkard is not to be Trusted
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsma`il, the eldest son of Imam Sadiq (as), had some money in his possession. When he learned that a person from the tribe of Quraish […]
Deceit by A’mr Ibn A’as
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the incident of arbitration, in which A’mr Ibn A’as tricked Abu Musa Asha’ri and deposed Ali (a.s.) from the caliphate, the Imam (a.s.) used to curse him, Mua’wiyah […]
Harassing Amirul Mu’mineen is akin to Harassing the Holy Prophet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’mr Ibn Shaas Aslami, one of the companions present during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, narrates: Once, Ali (a.s.) and I had embarked upon a journey towards Yemen. […]