Wine changed into Vinegar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSabzewari writes in his book Misbahul Qulūb that when the order prohibiting wine-drinking was revealed a caller was sent by the Messenger of Allah (S) […]
Repentance (Taubah)
Breaking of Tawba does not nullify repentance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuhammad bin Muslim relates from Imam Baqir (a.s.) that the Imam said, O Muhammad bin Muslim! Every sin of a Mu’min for which he has […]
Perfect Repentance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce a man came to Amir ul-Mu’minīn (a.s.) and exclaimed loudly: “Astagfirullah”. The Hazrat said, “May your mother mourn you! Do you understand what Istighfar […]
The Scribe of Bani Umayyah
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Ali bin Abi Hamza says, “One of my friends was a scribe in the employ of Bani Umayya. One day he requested me to take […]
Fire Did Not Burn the Repentant!
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day ‘Ali (a.s.) was sitting with his companions when a man approached and said “O Chief of the Believers, I have committed sodomy with […]
The Repentance of Bahlool – The Grave Digger
Reading Time: 5 minutesShaikh Sadooq relates, that one day Ma’az bin Jabal came weeping to the presence of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked him […]
The Evil Man and The Hermit
Reading Time: 2 minutesShaikh Kulaini narrates on the authority of Imam Ali Zainul Aabedeen (a.s.) that a person alongwith his wife and children was travelling in a boat […]
Abu Lubabah
Reading Time: 3 minutesAbu Lubabah was one of the distinguished companions of the Noble Prophet (S) and had participated in the battle of Uhud and the conquest of […]
Return before Death
Reading Time: 2 minutesMua’wiyah Ibn Wahab narrates: “When we set out for Makkah, there was an old man with us who used to engage himself in acts of […]
The Employee of Bani Umayyah
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Ali Ibn Hamzah relates: “I had a young friend who worked as a scribe within the Bani Umayyah administration. Once, he asked me to arrange […]