The Jews and the Unlawful Food
Reading Time: < 1 minute When the Noble Prophet (S) was seven years of age, the Jews (having perceived signs of Prophethood in him and therefore deciding to test him) […]
Greater Sins ( Gunah e Kabeera)
Khusrow Parvez
Reading Time: < 1 minute Of 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 minute A 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 minute Three 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 minutes Isma`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 minutes After 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 minute A’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. […]
It is Forbidden to Hurt a Mu’min
Reading Time: < 1 minute Husain Ibn Abi al-A’laa narrates: I started out for Makkah in the company of twenty other persons. At every resting place, I would slaughter a goat, […]
The Caliph ( Umar) on the Rooftop!
Reading Time: < 1 minute One night, the second Caliph was surveying the streets to ascertain the general state of affairs in the city. In the course of his inspection, […]