Imam Jawad (as) answers the Philosophers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some philosophers and theologians came to Imam al-Jawad (a.s) and the following question was put forth: “Tell me about the Exalted Lord, He has names […]
The Life of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad
The Greater Sins ( Gunahane Kabeera)
Reading Time: 3 minutes Musa bin Ja’far said, ‘Once, Amr bin Ubayd came to Abu Abdullah (as-Sadiq) (a.s). When he offered greeting and took a seat, he recited this […]
what is Brotherhood ?
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Once, a man from Basra got up and said to Ameerul Mo’mineen, ‘Would you tell us about brothers?’ Imam Ali said, ‘Brothers are two kinds; […]
He was called al-Jawad (the generous) because of his excessive generosity
Reading Time: 2 minutes Imam Abu Ja’far (a.s) was one of the most generous and open-handed people. He was called al-Jawad (the generous) because of his excessive generosity, open-handedness, […]
Imam Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (a.s) performed the hajj many times
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (a.s) performed the hajj many times. Al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi narrated some of Imam al-Jawad’s worships during the hajj. He said, […]
Imam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Imam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil). Narrators of traditions have reported that he would offer two rak’as (units of […]
Imamat of Imam Mohammed Taqi (as)
Reading Time: 4 minutes A significant number of scholars and jurisprudents, who had been selected by the Shiite milieus in Baghdad and other countries, came to Yathrib following the […]
The assassination of Imam ar-Redha
Reading Time: 2 minutes When al-Ma’moon was unable to bear Imam ar-Redha (a.s) any longer, he decided to assassinate him. He invited him and offered him a cluster of […]
The prayer of Eid
Reading Time: 3 minutes nother important reason that led al-Ma’moon to bear a grudge against Imam ar-Redha (a.s) was the prayer of Eid. Al-Ma’moon asked Imam ar-Redha (a.s) to […]
The Knowledge of Imam Reza (as)
Reading Time: 1 minute Al-Ma’moon had asked the leading scholars of the Islamic districts to come to Khurasan to test Imam ar-Redha (a.s). They argued with him on different […]