The Pious woman
Reading Time: 5 minutesMuhammad Yakub Kulaini quotes from Imam Zain-ul-’Abidin (as) that some people were sailing in a boat when it toppled in a storm. Only one woman survived by hanging on to […]
Trust in Allah ( Tawakkul)
In Allah’s Protection
Reading Time: 4 minutesA group of Muslims migrated to Abyssinia, on the advice of the Holy Prophet (s), to save themselves from being persecuted by the polytheistic Quraysh of Mecca. They always had their […]
Allah’s Help the Best
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the companions of the Holy Prophet (s) found his financial conditions in a critical state and sat wondering how he could improve them. His wife suggested he visit the Holy […]
Contentment Of Imam Husayn (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Husayn (a.s) was also a very contented person. One day Abu Darda came to him with a bag of dates and said, “Son of Allah’s Messenger, these are very […]
Contentment Of Imam Hasan (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day a person requested Imam Hasan (a.s) for a thousand dirhams. He asked his servant how much they had. He said it was not more than a thousand dirhams. […]
Worship Of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s) – 2
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) fell down in a well. Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s) was reciting the prayers. The mother of Imam Baqir (a.s) screamed, “O Son of Allah’s Messenger! […]
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 […]
Relying upon the Butler
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJibra`il came to Prophet Yusuf (as) while he was in prison and asked him: “O’ Yusuf! Who made you the most beautiful of all men?” Yusuf replied, “Allah.” Jibra`il questioned […]
Hammad Ibn Habib
Reading Time: 2 minutesHammad Ibn Habib Kufi narrates: “One year, I had set out for Hajj accompanied by some people. Just as we passed by a place called Zubalah, a dreadful wind with black […]