*Does Shaikh Ja’far Want to Reduce My Mourning?!*
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe esteemed Sayyed, Shaikh Morteza Moqtadaei – one of the current scholars of the holy city of Qom – stated in his Dars Kharij jurisprudence (fiqh) class: In the year […]
Mourning (Azadari)
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) mourns for Husain (a.s.)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMuhaddith Qummi writes that Abu Haroon Makfuf who was almostblind and hence given the title of ‘Makfuf’ was an extempore poet andhe recited elegies of Imam Husain (a.s.). He used […]
‘Mkhelef , why do you not do matam for al-Abbas ?
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Mkhelef’ was the name of a man who lived in al-Muhammara and was inflicted with a chronic illness in his legs which were as thin as fingers . Most of […]
‘Which is that calamity for which you weep blood instead of tears?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarhoom Haaj Shaikh Akbar Ali Nihaavandi has mentioned in his invaluable book that the revered Shaikh Haaj Mulla Sultan Ali Rozakhwan Tabrizi (who was among the worshipers and penitents) narrates […]
Azadari – Objection and Reply
Reading Time: 3 minutesSayyid Muhsin (RA) began his blessed Hajj journey from Kadhmayn, where he paid his respects to Imam Mussa Al Kadhim (a.s) and then proceeded to Makkah Al Mukarramah. After he […]
Abdullah ibn Jafar and Mourning
Reading Time: < 1 minutewhen the news of Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s martyrdom was announced, Abdullah bin Ja’far held a mourning assembly, so people came to him to offer their condolences (for the martyrdom of […]
Martyrdom of the two infant sons of Muslim bin Aqeel bin Abi Talib (a.s.)
Reading Time: 9 minutesShaikh Saduq has related in his Amali from his father (Ibn Babawayh Awwal), from Ali bin Ibraheem, who relates from his father, from Ibraheem bin Raja, from Ali bin Jabir, […]
J. Umme Salma a.s. and Imam Hussain a.s.
Reading Time: 2 minuteswhen Imam Husayn (a.s.) decided to leave Madina, Umm Salama (a.s.) came to him and said, “O my dear son! Do not aggrieve me by going towards Iraq. For I […]
Angels come to assist Imam Hussain a.s.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) said, that when Imam Husayn (a.s.) left Madina, a group of Angels, having distinct marks, met him on the way. They carried swords in their […]
Imam Hussain a.s. complains to Holy Prophet sawa
Reading Time: 2 minutesone night Imam Husayn (a.s.) stepped out of his house and went to the head of the grave of his Grandfather and said, “Salutations be upon you O Prophet of […]