One Who Accepts Employment of an Oppressor will Oppress.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is mentioned in the Sahih of Dawūd bin Zarbi that one of the followers of Imam Sajjad (a.s.) had requested Imam Sajjad (a.s.) to recommend him to the ruler […]
Oppression (Zulm)
Oppression
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the last portion of the book Dārus Salām there is an incident concerning Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali Iraqi. He was one of those who had the honour of seeing Imam […]
Death of a Disbeliever
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShaikh Kulaini narrates from Imam Ja’far-as-Sadiq (a.s.) who said that once Hazrat Ali (a.s.) was suffering from the ailment of the eye. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) came to inquire about […]
Hameed Ibn Qahtabah Taai
Reading Time: 3 minutesAbdullah Ibn Bazzaaz narrates: Hameed and I were known to each other. One day at the time of Dhuhr of the month of Ramadhan and dressed to travel, I went […]
The Consequence of Foolishness
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the biography of Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf Thaqafi – the bloodthirsty Umayyad, it has been reported that his mother, Fari’ah, had initially been the wife of Harith Ibn Kaldah – […]
The Incident of Harrah
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the incident of ‘ashura and two and a half months before his death, Yazid initiated yet another horrendous act on the twenty eighth of Dhul Hijjah of the year […]
Working for the Oppressors
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA person, by the name of Muhajir, narrates as follows: “I had gone to Imam Sadiq (a.s) and said to him: “Such and such persons have sent you their salutations.” […]
The Oppression of Dadhanah
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Syria. there lived a king by the name of Dadhanah, who was an idol worshipper. Allah sent Prophet Jorjis (a.s) to Dadhanah to advise him and invite him to […]
Maltreatment by Mutawakkil – Enemity with Imam Ali Naqi (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the worst Abbasid caliphs was Mutawakkil, who left no stone unturned in his attempt to harass and torment Imam Hadi (a.s.), the descendants of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), […]