I will not consume the Kababs!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSheikh Fadhil Al Muwahhidi, relates that he had the opportunity of accompanying the great Marja of Islam, called Sayyid Al Burujardi who died in the year 1370 A.H., to the […]
Unlawful (Haraam) Food
Eating Clay
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDawood bin al-Qassim saying, ‘Once, I went to Abu Ja’far (a.s) and I had three charters with me that were not signed with any name. I was uncertain whose ones […]
O Muhammad! Why do you not eat this meat?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Imam Ali Naqi (a.s.) said that this is the story of those who were bent on killing the Prophet of Allah and whom Almighty Allah had killed by the miracle […]
Why is Carrion Harām? ( Not Killed in Halal Manner)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMufaddal Ibn Umar is quoted in the books al-Kāfi and Amali to have asked Imam Sadiq (a.s.) why Allah (S.w.T.) has prohibited Carrion, blood and pork? Imam (a.s.) replied, “Allah has not […]
I have sold My Religion
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the rule of the Abbasid King Mahdi, there was a Qazi named Sharīk bin Abdullah. He was an honest and upright Judge, till the time he was summoned by […]
One Morsel and Selling One’s Faith
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFadhl Ibn Rabi’ relates: Once, Sharik Ibn Abdullah Nakhai’ arrived before Mahdi Abbasi, the third Abbasid Caliph, who said to him: You must accept to perform one of these three tasks: Become a […]
The Conduct of Mua’wiyah and Abu al-Aswad Du’ali
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMua’wiyah, in order to attract people towards himself, would usually send them money, honey or other similar gifts. Impoverished people who could not even afford curd to satiate their hunger, […]
The Caliph’s Food
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce, in a gathering of Harun Rashid (the fifth ‘Abbasid Caliph), which included a number of aristocrats, the conversation drifted towards Buhul and his insanity. When it was time for […]
The Satan’s Snare
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the students of Ayatullah Sheikh Murtaďa Ansari recounts: “One night, while we were in Najaf engaged in studies under the tutelage of the Sheikh, I saw Shaitan in […]
By Unlawful Means
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the period when Imam Baqir (as) was in the captivity of Mansur Dawaniqi (the second ‘Abbasid Caliph), he used to eat very little food. Once, a righteous lady who […]