Hazrat Ali (as) Superior over Past Prophets (as)
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn the 20th of Month of Ramazan, when Ali (a.s.) was on his death bed following the attack by Ibn Muljim Muradi, he asked Imam Hasan (a.s.) to call in […]
Imamat and Wilayat ( Mastership)
Shaikh Sadooq’s Debate with Rukn al Dawla
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe very famous debate that Sheik Sadooq had was in the court of Rukn al Dawla who was the ruler of the territory of Deelam in Iraq. Rukn al Dawla had heard a lot about Sheik Sadooq’s erudition. Therefore he […]
Hazrat Fatemah’s Grief for Hazrat Ali (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is quoted in Misbahul Anwar from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq who relates from his fore-fathers that, “When Fatimah’s end drew near, she willed to the Commander of the Faithful ‘Ali […]
Grief of Imam al-Jawad (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is related in the book, Dala’il al-Imamah of al-Tabari from Zakariyyah b. Adam who says that, “One day, I was in the presence of Imam ‘Ali al-Ridha when his […]
The Grief of Hazrat Ali (as)
Reading Time: 5 minutesIbne Abbas says : One day, an adherent of Imam ‘Ali who was staying in Syria wrote a letter to him whose contents were as follows: ‘Umro b. As, Utbah […]
The Sermon of Shaqshaqiyya
Reading Time: 4 minutesShaykh as-Saduq relates through his chain of transmitters from Ibn ‘Abbas that, “Once I was in the company of Imam ‘Ali (during the days of his caliphate) when a discussion […]
Hazrat Ali (as) was Always Superior over others
Reading Time: 2 minutesAhmad b. Hisham says that, “During the days of the caliphate of Abu Bakr, I went to ‘Ubadah b. Samit (a companion of the Noble Prophet) and asked him, ‘Did […]
Assault at the House of Imam Ali (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Allamah al-Tabarsi, the author of al-Ihtijaj relates from ‘Abdullah b. ‘Abdul Rahman b. ‘Awf that, “‘Umar b. al-Khattab tightened his shirt to his waist and went around the city of […]
The Poetry of Hassan bi Thabit after Saqifah
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe author of al-Muqni’ah fil Imamah, Shaykh al-Astarabadi says, “When the caliphate of Abu Bakr was established, the people came from Saqifah to the houses near the Masjid. ‘Umru b. […]
Shaitan in Saqifah
Reading Time: < 1 minute when the Prophet of Allah passed away, the Commander of the Faithful Imam ‘Ali was busy in his funeral proceedings. The Emigrants (Muhajirin) and helpers (Ansar) were waiting to see […]