Sayyid Ali Qadhi Tabatabai (R.A.)
Reading Time: 3 minutesA great Scholar and ‘Arif, Teacher of Ayt. Khui, Ayt. Behjast, Allamah Tabatabai and many other Ulema Marhum Qadhi was a scholar of the highest calibre in Najaf in the last […]
Lessons from the Lives of Ulema
Ayatullah Shaykh Ja’far Shustari (R.A.)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe eminent philosopher and jurist, Marhum Ayatullah Shaykh Ja’far Shustari is the author of the important book of Maqtal: “Khasais al-Husainiyyah”, meaning “The Attributes of Husain’s Movement”. He relates the following incident […]
Shaikh Abbas Qummi (ra) saw Barzakh
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day he was sitting contemplating in the graveyard of Wadi-as-Salaam in Najaf – where many great personalities are buried. He saw that some people had just buried a man. Suddenly, for […]
Mafatih-al-Jinan
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Shaikh Abbas Qummi (ra) began to compile the Mafatih, some scholars of Qum advised him to use his vast knowledge to write explanatory notes on some of the complicated books, like Kifayah and Makasib of […]
“With this hand I have written many ahadith (traditions) of the Ahlu’l Bayt (AS).”- 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the senior scholars of Najaf once said to Shaykh Abbas-e-Qummi, “My foot is constantly hurting me – please pray for me.” The Shaykh replied, “If I say I […]
“With this hand I have written many ahadith (traditions) of the Ahlu’l Bayt (AS).”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShaikh abbas e Qummi (ra) was a man of great piety and a sincere lover of the Prophet (SWWS) and his progeny (AS). Such was his faith and conviction, that […]
Ayatullah Burujerdi
Reading Time: 2 minutesAyatullah Burujerdi was a marja whose credentials as a supreme authority have been endorsed by Amir al-Mu’mineen (A.S.) himself. Allamah Nahawandi relates the following incident: “When the late Ayatullah Burujerdi came […]