The Love for Ahlulbayt – 3
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSaaid; the servant of al-Kumayt—the famous poet, narrated the following: Accompanying my master; al-Kumayt, we, once, visited Ali ibn al-Hussein (a). Before him, al-Kumayt said: […]
Supplication (Dua)
Healing a Leper
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Hashim Ja`fari has reported: A man from Samarra’ was afflicted with leprosy hence life had become hard for him. One day, he was complaining […]
Special Favor
Reading Time: 2 minutesA group of people from Isfahan including Abu’l-`Abbas Ahmad ibn Nazar and Abu-Ja`far Muhammad ibn Alawiah report: In Isfahan, there was a man of Shi`ite […]
Some More Virtues of Imam Baqir (as)
Reading Time: 2 minutesCharity Hasan ibn Kuthayr reports: I was complaining about indigence and unkindness of brothers-in-faith to Imam al-Baqir (a.s) who said, “A brother who is fond […]
Praying for others
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was Thursday night. The mother was facing the Kaaba, praying to her Lord, while her little son sat beside her, listening carefully. In spite […]
Work – Not Just Pray
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn extremely anxious and perplexed man visited Hazrat Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (‘a), and begged him to pray that Allah would increase his sustenance and relieve him of […]
Delay in the Acceptance of Prayers Causes Nearness to Allah (TWT)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAllama Majlisi (r.a.) writes in the book ‘Hayatul Qulub’ that Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) says in a reliable tradition, “Hazrat Ibrahīm (a.s.) used to visit […]
Prophet Isa and Praying for the Rains
Reading Time: < 1 minuteProphet Isa (peace be upon him) and his companions came out of the city and into the deserts to pray for the rains. There he […]
Rancour Transforms into Friendship
Reading Time: 2 minutesShaibah’s father was called U’thman, who, along with the other disbelievers, was killed in the battle of Uhud. Since the Holy Prophet (peace be upon […]
Remembering the Beloved while in Comfort
Reading Time: 2 minutesAllah had granted immense bounties to Prophet Ayyub (a.s) such that it has been reported that he possessed five hundred pairs of bulls for ploughing […]