The Noble Prophet and the Youth
Reading Time: < 1 minute One day a youth approached the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) and with utmost disrespect and discourtesy, said: “O’ Prophet of Allah! Do you permit me to […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Five Fornicators and Five Rulings
Reading Time: < 1 minute Five persons, who had committed fornication, were brought before Umar, who ordered them to be subjected to the legal punishment for the crime. At that […]
The Two Apparels
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sufiyan Thauri happened to pass by Masjid al-Haram and there he witnessed Imam Sadiq (a.s) wearing costly and expensive clothes. He said to himself: “By […]
Complete Contentment with Allah
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari, who had been of the companions of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w), had remained alive till the time of Imam Baqir (a.s) […]
Sustenance in the Measure of Sufficiency
Reading Time: 2 minutes Once, passing through a desert, the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) and his companions happened to come across a person tending camels and requested him to provide […]
Incorrect Deduction from The Qur`an
Reading Time: < 1 minute Umar Ibn Muslim was one of the companions of Imam Sadiq (a.s) and used to visit him (a.s) frequently. Once, when he did not visit […]
The Poor Ones Question the Noble Prophet
Reading Time: < 1 minute Some of the poor persons of Madinah approached the Noble Prophet (s.a.w) and said to him: “The affluent ones perform acts of goodness like freeing […]
Remembering Allah when Confronting the Enemy
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Noble Prophet (s.a.w) had started out for a battle and on the way ordered his army to halt. In order to relieve himself, he […]
Religion is Dead
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam ‘Ali (a.s) was passing by a place where a group of children were engaged in play. However, there was one boy who was not […]
The Imam and the Thief’s Confession
Reading Time: < 1 minute A person approached Imam ‘Ali (as) and confessed that he had committed a theft. “Are you able to recite something from the Noble Qur’an?” Imam […]