The Painful Consequence of Breaking Family Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe intense slandering with respect to Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) that reached the ears of Haroon al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, provoked him to say: […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Abbas, The Prophet’s Uncle
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Abbas, the uncle of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w), was a person who exhibited great kindness towards his relatives and thus found himself to be an […]
The Imam’s Bonds of Kinship
Reading Time: 2 minutesHasan Ibn ‘Ali, a cousin of Imam Sadiq (a.s), was a courageous, robust and physically powerful person such that he was referred to as the […]
In the Darkness of the Night
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMu’alla Ibn Khunais narrates: “One rainy night Imam Sadiq (a.s) started out from his house with the intention of proceeding towards the tent of the […]
Auspicious and Inauspicious Times
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Imam Sadiq (a.s) related: “There was a piece of land that I owned in partnership with an astrologer and it was mutually decided that […]
Patience is Better than Retaliation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen the battle of Uhud had concluded, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) dispatched Harith Ibn Samt to search for the […]
Survival of Religion Lies in Patience
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day the Noble Prophet (s.a.w), accompanied by the Commander of the Faithfuls(a.s), had been heading towards the mosque of Quba when they happened to […]
Concealed Polytheism
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Said al-Khudri narrates: “We were a few individuals, who, in a difficult and dangerous period, had shouldered the responsibility of guarding the Noble Prophet […]
A Polytheist Turns Into a Believer
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShabih Ibn Uthman was a polytheist whose father and brother had been killed by the Muslims in the battle of Uhud. He awaited an opportunity […]