THE WORSHIPPER BURNED ALL OF HIS FINGERSBY DAWN
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis story is mentioned in Allamah Majllisi’s ‘Rayaat ul Qulooh’ etc. Inthe past there lived a worshipper who remained mostly busy in his prayers in […]
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FEAR OF ALLAH TURNS A THIEF INTO A MANBETTER THAN WORSHIPER
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is narrated in ‘Usool e Kaafee’ from Imam Zainul Aabideen (AS)that… (summary). In olden days a merchant took his merchandise andbegan his sea voyage. […]
“Prophet Musa a.s And Shaitan”
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Once Shaitan approached Prophet Musa a.s and said to Him: You’re the prophet of *Allah* while i am one of his sinning and disobedient creation. […]
Three Bani Israeilis in a Cave
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) has related: “Three persons from the tribe of Bani Israel got together and started out on a journey. On the way, clouds […]
Imam Kazim (as) and the Slave girl of Harun
Reading Time: 3 minutesHarun chose a very beautiful slave girl. He ordered one of his special associate to send the slave girl to the Imam, peace be on […]
Yazid Bin ‘Abd al-Malik – the Umayyad Oppressor
Reading Time: 2 minutesYazid b. ‘Abd al-Malik devoted himself to wine and songstresses; he was called the dissolute of the Umayyads; he fell in love with two of […]
“O Almighty! You have provided a shelter for everything but I am shelterless.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a narration, once it was raining heavily with thunder and lightning. ‘Isa was looking for shelter. As he observed a tent at a […]
Harut and Marut
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Ali ibn Ibrahim and Ayyashi have in their tafsirs, narrated from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir that every day and every night, angels used to descend for […]
The Rights Of The Rulers
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is narrated from Ja’far As-Sadiq (as) that when Nimrod pushed Prophet Ibrahim (as) into the fire, and he emerged safe and sound, he was […]
The Pious woman
Reading Time: 5 minutesMuhammad Yakub Kulaini quotes from Imam Zain-ul-’Abidin (as) that some people were sailing in a boat when it toppled in a storm. Only one woman […]