Bishr Haafi
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, Imam Kadhim (a.s.) was passing by the house of Bishr Haafi, when he heard the sound of dance and music coming from inside. At that very moment a slave-girl came […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Sa’ad and the Holy Prophet
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the companions of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), by the name of Sa’d, was very poor and was regarded as one of the People of the Ledge.7 He used to […]
Haroon e Makki
Reading Time: 2 minutesSahl Khorasani approached Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and complained: “Why is it that in spite of the truth being on your side, you do not stage an uprising? At the present time, […]
Possessions Entrusted to the Holy Prophet (sawa)
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) migrated from Makkah to Madinah, he left behind Amirul Mu’mineen in Makkah so that he could return the possessions entrusted to the Prophet, back to […]
The Shepherd and the Jews Sheep
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the year 7 A.H., the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) with an army of one thousand and six hundred soldiers, set out to conquer the fort of Khaibar, which was about […]
Remaining Faithful when Someone Trusts you
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’bdullah Ibn Sinaan says: “I approached Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in the mosque at a time when he had completed his A’sr prayers and was sitting down facing the Qiblah. I […]
Exercise Caution in Reconciliation
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA’bd al-Malik says: There arose a dispute between Imam Baqir (a.s.) and some of the children of Imam Hasan (a.s.). I approached the Imam (a.s.) and sought to intervene in […]
The Order to Imam Sadiq (as) to Reconcile
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, during the time of Imam Sadiq (a.s.), Abu Hanifah, the administrator of Hajjaaj, had a quarrel with his son-in-law over some inheritance. Mufadhdhal Ibn U’mar Kufi (one of the close companions of Imam […]
Hazrat Ali (a.s) on the Chest of A’mr
Reading Time: 2 minutesA’mr Ibn A’bd Wudd was a warrior who, in battle, was a match for a thousand soldiers. In the battle of Ahzaab, he challenged the Muslim soldiers to fight him […]
Recompense for the Poems
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne Nawroz day, Mansur Dawaaniqi, the Abbasid Caliph who took over the caliphate after his brother Abu al-A’bbas Saffaah, ordered Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s.) to present himself in the gathering […]