Imam Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (a.s) performed the hajj many times
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (a.s) performed the hajj many times. Al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi narrated some of Imam al-Jawad’s worships during the hajj. He said, […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Imam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil). Narrators of traditions have reported that he would offer two rak’as (units of […]
Imamat of Imam Mohammed Taqi (as)
Reading Time: 4 minutesA significant number of scholars and jurisprudents, who had been selected by the Shiite milieus in Baghdad and other countries, came to Yathrib following the […]
The assassination of Imam ar-Redha
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen al-Ma’moon was unable to bear Imam ar-Redha (a.s) any longer, he decided to assassinate him. He invited him and offered him a cluster of […]
The prayer of Eid
Reading Time: 3 minutesnother important reason that led al-Ma’moon to bear a grudge against Imam ar-Redha (a.s) was the prayer of Eid. Al-Ma’moon asked Imam ar-Redha (a.s) to […]
The Knowledge of Imam Reza (as)
Reading Time: 1 minuteAl-Ma’moon had asked the leading scholars of the Islamic districts to come to Khurasan to test Imam ar-Redha (a.s). They argued with him on different […]
Imam ar-Redha (a.s) said, ‘To my son Abu Ja’far.’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad al-Mahmoori narrated from his father as having said, “Once, I was standing near Imam ar-Redha (a.s) in Tooss when one of his companions asked him, […]
I did so in order to not see the shame of request on his face.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once, a man came, greeted him and said, “I am one of those who love you and your fathers. I have come from performing hajj, […]
Why did you not disobey me when I had ordered you?!”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, he (Imam Reza as) wanted to take a bath but disliked ordering someone to prepare the bath for him. So he went to the […]
O my master, how can I sit while you are standing?’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad bin al-Hasan bin Imara said, “Once, I was with Ali bin Ja’far in Medina, where I stayed with him for two years to write […]