Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad – The Reformed Ascetic
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the book Safīna al-Bihār the story of Fuḍayl ibn ‘Iyāḍ is mentioned which shows how one verse of the Qur’ān completely changed his entire life. This verse permeated through […]
The Holy Quran
Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ain, Swad
Reading Time: 2 minutesSa’ad bin Abdullah Ash’ari’s meeting with Imam al Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), in which Sa’ad asked Imam al Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) the interpretation regarding the words: Kaf, Ha, Ya, Ain, Swad in Sura al Maryam. […]
Interpretation of Holy Quran – A debate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe matter of interpretation of Quran is settled in a short debate involving the great Shiite jurist – Sayyed Mohsin al-Hakim (r.a.) and Abdul Aziz Ibn Baaz, arguably the Father […]
Is the Holy Quran Enough for Guidance?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere is an interesting debate on the subject of guidance after the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) demise between a Syrian and Hesham b. Hakam, a proficient companion of Imam Sadiq (a.s.). The […]
Fast all Your Life
Reading Time: 3 minutesImam Ja’fer al-Sadiq (as) quotes his forefathers (as) sayingthat the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) once asked his companions,“Which one of you fasts the whole time?”Salman al-Farsi, may Allah have mercy […]
“Indeed We Feed You Only For the Sake of Allah…”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImams Hasan & Husayn (pbuh) were both unwell. When theProphet (pbuh) learnt of this he suggested to Imam Ali (pbuh)to make a ‘nadhr’ of fasting for three days on the […]
The Knowledge and Excellence of J.Fizza (ra) – The Maid of Hazrat Fatemah (sa)
Reading Time: 3 minutesAbul Qasim al-Qushayri relates in his book from some other people that, “Fidhdhah, the maid of Sayyidah Zahra, lost her way in the desert while going for the hajj. A […]
Mus’ab bin Umayr
Reading Time: 2 minutesMus’ab bin Umayr was a missionary and a great orator of Islam who had been sent by the Prophet to Yathrib on the request of As’ad bin Zurarah. These two […]
Tufayl bin ‘Amr
Reading Time: 2 minutesTufayl bin ‘Amr, who was a wise man and a melodious poet and enjoyed great respect in his tribe, came to Makkah. It was very detestable and annoying for Quraysh […]
The Law-Breaking Legislators
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe same people who strictly prohibited the hearing of the Qur’an and punished all those who defied the declaration, came, after a few days, under the category of law-breakers and […]