Martydom of Misam e Tammar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUbaidullah bin Ziyad ordered the police to bring Maytham. He said to him: I’ve heard that you’re a companion of Ali’s! Maytham said: Yes. Ubaidullah bin Ziyad said to Maytham: […]
Oppression (Zulm)
Bear Hardships with Patience in the Way of Religion
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShaykh Tabarsi etc. have narrated that once the Messenger of Allah (S) was seated in front of the Kaaba when a man complained to him of the injury he had […]
Holy Prophet (sawa) Advised Maaz
Reading Time: 6 minutesSheikh Abu Jafar Mohammad Ibne Ahmad Ibne Ali Ghomi reports: I said to Ma-aaz: Tell me a Hadith you have heard from the Holy Prophet (SAW) and you have it […]
Rashid al-Hajari
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRashid al-Hajari was one of the intimate friends of Imam Ali (a). Ziyad the cursed (the governor of Kufa in the reign of Yazid ibn Muawiya; the second Umayyad caliph) […]
He is not a believer whose neighbour is unsafe from his mischief
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Ansar (emigrant) came to the Holy Prophet (S) and said that he has recently purchased a house in a particular area and that his nearest person was such that […]
The Abuser
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSama says that he came to Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq who began the conversation, “O Sama!” what is it that I have heard between you and your camel driver? See that you […]
A Great Sin: To War against Muslims
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmash narrates from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Fazl ibn Shazān who narrated from Imam ‘Ali Riďa (a.s.) that Qur’an has clearly mentioned chastisement for this sin and indicated the […]
Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) commands Safwan Jamāl
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSafwan bin Mahram Kufi was a very pious companion of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.). He used to earn his livelihood by hiring out camels. He […]
The Scribe of Bani Umayyah
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Ali bin Abi Hamza says, “One of my friends was a scribe in the employ of Bani Umayya. One day he requested me to take him to Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq […]
Employment Under Tyrants
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Abi Yāfur says that I was in the company of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) when one of the Shias came and spoke to Imam (a.s.). He said, “May our lives […]