Written confession on Burning the House of Zahra (sa)
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Umar b. al-Khattab wrote a letter to Mu’awiyah, the contents of which were as follows, ‘I went to the house of ‘Ali, after having decided with others to bring him […]
Oppression (Zulm)
Thanking Qunfudh for his Oppressions upon Hazrat Fatemah (sa)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSulaym b. Qays relates that, “One year ‘Umar b. al-Khattab took away half of the rights of his workers as indemnity due to a shortfall in the budget but left […]
Cry of Fatemah and her Decision to Pray Against the Attackers
Reading Time: 2 minutes“(After Imam ‘Ali was taken to Abu Bakr), Fatimah came out (of her house and went to the Masjid) and turned towards Abu Bakr and said, ‘Do you intend to […]
Kindling Fire at the Door of the House of Zahra (sa)
Reading Time: 3 minutesAbu Bakr sent Qunfudh along with some others to ‘Ali and when Qunfudh came to the house of ‘Ali, he first asked permission to enter, but the Imam refused him. […]
The Protest of Malik b. Nuwayrah and his Assasination
Reading Time: 3 minutes“When the people swore allegiance to Abu Bakr, Malik b. Nuwayrah, one of the faithful companions of the Prophet who was staying with his family just outside of Madinah, entered […]
Seeking Bayat from Hazrat Ali (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbu Bakr called for Qunfudh, his freed slave, and sent him to ‘Ali with a message that he (‘Ali) was to go to Abu Bakr. Qunfudh went to ‘Ali and […]
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 […]
Who is Worst then Shimr ?
Reading Time: 2 minutesShimr bin Ziljawshan attacked until he reached a particular tent of Imam Husain (a.s.), and stricking at it with his lance, said, “Bring me fire, so that I may burn […]
An incident of Bashshar Makaree
Reading Time: 2 minutesOur Masters have related from Bashshar Makaree that I went to meet Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) in Kufah and saw that the dates of Tabarzad were brought for him […]
The Martydom of Imam Reza (as)
Reading Time: 3 minutesAl-Ma’mun had fear for his kingdom and supreme authority. He was careful of that the people would break out in rebellion against him. As a result he decided to assassinate the […]