Debate With An Egyptian Atheist
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day an atheist from Egypt came to Imam (a.s) who asked his name. “Abdul Malik,” replied he. Imam (a.s) asked what his agnomen was. “Abu Abdullah,” he replied. Imam: The […]
Tauheed ( Monotheism)
Debate With Abu Shakir
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day Abu Shakir came to the Imam and said, “Prove to me the existence of God.” Imam (a.s) told him to be seated. At that time a boy passed […]
Question Of Abu Shakir Disani
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Shakir Disani who denied the existence of God told Hisham, a companion of the Imam, “There is a verse in Quran that is according to our belief and which […]
Intellectual Accomplishments Of Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJuad Ibn Dirham, a leader of atheist sect had kept some mud and water in a glass bottle. After some days worms grew in it and he claimed to be […]
Prophet Nuh (as)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe name of Prophet Nuh had been A’bd al-Ghaffaar. After the lashing of the storm, the rising of the water and the drowning of the people, the archangel Jibraeel approached […]
The Insanity-Exhibiting Wise Person – Behlool
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery thing is recognized by means of its attributes and effects; sagaciousness and intelligence of a person become manifest by means of his words and deeds. Bahlool (d. 190 ah), […]
Imam ‘Ali (as) and the Astrologer
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are some who are heedless with respect to reflection, reasoning and tawakkul, and instead, turn to soothsayers and astrologers, who have cleverly started their business in order to swindle […]
Submission before a Ruling
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe date-plantation of Zubair Ibn ‘Awwam (a cousin of the Noble Prophet (S)) lay adjacent to that of one of the Ansar (the Helpers). Once, there arose a dispute between them […]
The Equity of Imam Ali
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShu’bi narrates: Like the other youths, I entered the vast open ground of Kufah, where I witnessed Amirul Mu’mineen (a.s.) standing beside two containers which were filled with gold and silver […]
The Family of Yasir
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the initial period of Islam, a small and oppressed family of four embraced the religion. Each of them displayed an incredible degree of perseverance in facing up to the […]