An exemplary confidant
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Hazrat Imam Husain (a.s.) reached a spot called, ‘Hājiz’ he wrote a letter to Muslim Ibn Aqīl and the Shias of Kufa. He wrote: “From Husain Ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) […]
Promise (Covenant)
Hazrat Ismail (as) and the Fulfillment of the Vow
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Holy Qur’an refers to Prophet Ismail as the “Truthful in Promise,” in the following verse: “And mention Ismail in the Book, surely he was truthful in (his) promise, and […]
I will stay here all my life
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe following narration is recorded in Bihār al-Anwār: The Holy Prophet (S) promised a man that he would wait for him at an appointed place near a stone. The Holy […]
The Kafir father took away his son
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the treaty of Hudiabiya, Sohail Ibn Umer was representing the disbelievers in negotiating with the Holy Prophet (S). When it was time for drawing up the treaty and the […]
Breaking of promise and hypocrisy
Reading Time: 3 minutesBreaking of a promise is a very serious sin. It is a sin that sows the seed of hypocrisy in the heart of the person who commits it. The person […]
The Covenant of Fudhul
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwenty years before the Noble Prophet’s (s.a.w) proclamation of Prophethood and at a time when he (s.a.w) was exactly twenty years of age, an incident transpired as follows: One day, […]
The Noble Prophet and Abu Haitham
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Noble Prophet (s.a.w) had promised one of his companions, Abu Haitham Ibn Tayyahan, that he (s.a.w) would present him with a slave. Incidentally it so happened that three captives […]