O ladies! Do not call me Ummul Banin
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Ummul Banin (s.a.) got the news that all her four sons weremartyred in Kerbala with Imam Husain (a.s.), she began to mourn forthem. She […]
Weeping (Crying and Wailing)
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) mourns for Husain (a.s.)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMuhaddith Qummi writes that Abu Haroon Makfuf who was almostblind and hence given the title of ‘Makfuf’ was an extempore poet andhe recited elegies of […]
‘Which is that calamity for which you weep blood instead of tears?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarhoom Haaj Shaikh Akbar Ali Nihaavandi has mentioned in his invaluable book that the revered Shaikh Haaj Mulla Sultan Ali Rozakhwan Tabrizi (who was among […]
Martyrdom of Abdullah and Abdul Rahman Ghifari
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen the companions of Imam Husayn (a.s.) perceived their loss and realized that they themselves were incapable of defending the Imam and his relatives, they […]
“O Allah, I complain to you about all those sufferings which my progeny will have to bear after my death.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Abbas who says that one day I was seated in the presence of the Holy Prophet (S) when Imam Hasan (a.s.) came. When the […]
“O Allah! Send your curse upon her and her progeny.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesone day Hind (the wife of Abu Sufyan) called up Ayesha to ask the Prophet (S) regarding the interpretation of a dream. The Prophet (S) […]
“O father! Will the places of our martyrdom be far from one another”?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShaikh Abul Qasim Ja’far bin Muhammad bin Qawlawayh (May Allah scent his grave), who relates through his chain of authorities from Imam Muhammad al Baqir […]
Hazrat Ali a.s. weeps for Imam Hussain a.s.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Abbas that he says, I was along with the Commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s.) when we were going towards Siffīn. When we […]
Jibraeel Weeps for Imam Hussain a.s.
Reading Time: 2 minuteson the day of Eid, Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Husayn (a.s.) entered the house of their Grandfather the Prophet of Allah Muhammad (S) and […]
Hazrat Adam a.s. weeps for Imam Hussain a.s.
Reading Time: 2 minutesProphet Adam (a.s.) saw the names of Prophet Muhammad (S) and Imams (a.s.) written on the base of the Empyrean (Arsh) and Jibra’eel instructed him […]