it was the light of Prophethood.
Reading Time: < 1 minute‘Ali ibn Ibrahim narrates that Archangel Gabriel told Yusuf to extend his hand. When he did so, a light escaped from between his fingers. Yusuf […]
Prophets (as)
“Wolf, garment and blood!”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen the sons of Ya‘qub set out for Egypt, Benjamin accompanied them but did not join them during meals. He also did not talk to […]
“You Alone are my Lord.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq said that Archangel Gabriel descended to Yusuf when he was in the prison. He told him that the Almighty sends His salaams […]
Interprting the Dreams
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo young slaves of the king were also convicted with Yusuf. One of them was a baker and one a water-carrier. Another tradition says that […]
Hazrat Ysuf (as) and Zulekha
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Ja‘far as-Sadiq when Zulaykha decided to have sexual relations with Yusuf, there was an idol in the room. When she put a curtain on […]
Dua of Hazrat Yusuf (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is quoted from the tafsir of Abu Hamza Thumali that the man who purchased Yusuf was Malik bin Za’ra. From the time he purchased […]
“I am studying these skulls for 20 years but still cannot make out the difference,
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDhu’l-Qarnayn was going around the cities when he came across an old man. He had collected human skulls and was turning them around in two […]
“Would you destroy them even if there are a hundred faithful believers among them?”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImams says that Allah sent four angels to destroy the people of Lut: Archangel Gabriel, Mika’il, Israfil and Karubeel. The angels came to Ibrahim dressed […]
Divine Punishment for the Nation of Lut (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere was a scholar among the people of Lut. He warned the villagers that the wrath of Allah was upon them as repeatedly forecasted by […]
The Sacrifice of Hazrat Ismail (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam Musa Ibn Ja‘far says that when Ibrahim was leaving Hajar and Isma‘il at Makkah, they began to lament. “Why do you weep?” asked Ibrahim, […]