The Pious woman
Reading Time: 5 minutes Muhammad 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 […]
Piety (Taqwa)
Who is More Superior ?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam al-Baqir (a) narrated: Salman al-Farsi -the Persian- and Omar were among some companions who began mentioning their tribes and lineages proudly. Omar asked Salman: […]
Ma’mun’s Trickery
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ma’mun played every trick to make Imam al-Jawad as worldly and sensual as himself but he failed in his plot until he gave her daughter […]
Some More Virtues of Ali (as) – 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes An Extraordinary Example of Piety Imam al-Sadiq has been reported by Mu`awiyah Ibn `Ammar as saying: If there were two options for `Ali to do […]
The Blazing Iron Bar
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mu`awiyah asked `Aqil to tell him the story of the blazing iron bar. `Aqil said: Life had become extremely hard for me. I pleaded with […]
Some More Good Morals of Hazrat Ali (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Public Fund One night Imam `Ali entered the house of public fund for apportioning the funds. At this time, Talhah and Zubayr came to him. […]
You work-I pray
Reading Time: < 1 minute A number of pilgrims were narrating their experiences of Hajj to Imam Jafar al- Sadiq (‘a), and recounting their views about their fellow pilgrims. One person was […]
Fear of Allah
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hubba ‘Arni and Nauf Bukali were lying in the courtyard of Dar ul Ammara at midnight, almost asleep. Suddenly, they saw Imam Ali (‘a) coming towards the […]
Allah and His Prophets
Reading Time: < 1 minute It was after midnight. Umm Salama turned in bed to find the Holy Prophet (s) not there. She got up to find out and saw him (s) standing in […]
Recitation of the Holy Quran Desired by the Holy Prophet (s)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ibn e Masood was one of the scribes of the revealed Verses of the Holy Quran. He wrote down a verse as soon as it […]