(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The problem arises when we have too many rules or laws that do not serve noble purposes. Yes, it is difficult to agree on what a noble purpose is – Islam is a vibrant and vast religion, with many sects and with many ways of interpretation amongst its own followers. But Alhamdulillah, the Holy Book and the last Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) are only one for all of us. Both have guided followers of Islam ...
By: Prof. Dr. Sayyid Husayn Muhammad Ja'fariThe discussion above will suffice to elucidate our view that the origins of Shi'i feelings and inclinations may be found in the conception of the sanctity for which the Banu Hashim were widely known, in the special consideration with which 'Ali was held by Muhammad (who was, above all, fully conscious of his family's traditionally religious heritage and exalted position), and lastly, in the events in ...
Hazrat Ibrahim who is known as idol breaker, hero of monotheism, father of Prophets, meek, pious, pure and monotheist, was order by Allah to move from Damascus (Sham) to Mecca with his wife ‘Hajer’ and his suckling son Hazrat Isamaeil (AS). When they reached to the Mecca Hazrat Ibrahim by order of Allah get them off on land of Mecca which was desert area in that time, no water no planet and Hazrat Ibrahim said to his wife goodbye and decided ...
Allah may bless him who listens to a point of wisdom and retains it, when he is invited to the right path he approaches it, he follows a leader (by catching his waist band) and finds salvation, keeps Allah before his eyes and fears his sins, performs actions sincerely and acts virtuously, earns treasure of heavenly rewards, avoids vice, aims at (good) objectives and reaps recompense, faces his desires and rejects (fake) hopes, makes endurance ...
They say that paradise and salvation in the Hereafter is destined only for them. If they really believe like this then why are they afraid of death and the loss of material things and why are they constantly praying for extension of worldly life for enjoying constant benefit of the worldly passions and desires? Challenging such persons the Lord of the universe says:
قُلْ إِن كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ ...
With my continuous chain of transmission reaching the august shaykh, the best of the traditionists, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, from 'Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammed, from Rib`i, from Zurarah, from Abu Ja'far, may peace be upon him. [Zurarah] says: "I heard him say, `Verily, God, the Almighty and the Glorious, cannot be described, and how could He be described when He declares(insists on) in His Book. "And they measure not God ...
The person who does not practice patience and in whose life there is no patience is not free in reality. Rather, he is a slave. Patience is of three types:
1. Patience in (the face of) calamities
2. Patience upon obligatory actions
3. Patience upon (running into) sins
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We shall discuss the word, exegesis, ta'wil, in relation to three Qur'anic verses. Firstly, in the verses concerning the implicit mutashabih and the explicit verses:
"But those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, in truth, that which is allegorical talking dissension by seeking to explain it. None knows its explanation except God". (III: 7)
Secondly, the verses, "In truth we have brought them a scripture which we expound with knowledge, a ...
Eventually the inevitable occurred and the spirit of the Prophet (s.a.) flew to its eternal abode. For in the words of the poet Nizami, 'he who has not died and will not die is only God.'
It was clear that with the death of this great man a storm would blow up over the peaceful ocean of Islam, and that turbulent waters would be churned up. The ambitious would try to benefit and to get as much as they could from this turbulence and commotion, to ...
The AuthorAl-Shaikh al-Saduq is the title given to Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. 'Ali ibn Babawaih al Qummi. He was the leading traditionist of his time (4th Century A.H.) and one of the most outstanding traditionists of Shi'ite Islam. He earned the title of al-Shaikh al-Saduq on account of his great learning and his reputation for truthfulness. It is a title which he also shares with his father.Al-Shaikh 'Ali, the father of the author, was a leading ...
It is evident to everyone that Imam `Ali was the most pious of his time. He has left behind a heritage of night prayers and supplications. He was so devoted in his prayer that he did not pay attention to anything but Allah. He was detached from the world and so absorbed in Allah that he did not feel the pains. Once he was hit
دُنْيَا غُرِّي غَيْرِي! أَبِي تَعَرَّضْتِ أَمْ إلَيَّ ...
by Martyr Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari The Holy Prophet, Muhammad bin Abdullah (Peace be on him and his progeny), with whom Prophethood came to an end, was born in 570 AD at Makkah. He was raised as a Prophet when he was 40 years of age. For 13 years He preached Islam in Makkah, where he underwent great many difficulties and hardships. During this period he trained a few selected persons. Thereafter he migrated to Madina where he established ...
The devotees of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in Australia and Pakistan will hold ceremonies to marking the Fatimiyah Mourning Days. The mourning ceremonies will start on Sunday night to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (SA), the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In Adelaide, Australia, the Jafariya Islamic Center will host the programs on the sad occasion. Hojat-ol-Islam Gholam Ali Heydari will deliver speeches at the ...
Professor Hosein Ansarian as a great Islamic preacher and instructor of Ethics and Islamic issues has written many books and has given many lectures on different religious matters. He has always laid stress on not doing evil acts and advise men of bad worldly and other-world conseuences of it. In the present text , adopted from his lectures, he analyses this issue again and again but from a new point of view.
The first detriment of sin, attire ...
in the same sense, stating that it is like saying to someone `May God forgive you', and it is not necessary in such benedictive expressions to take into consideration that the addressee already possesses the blessing invoked in the prayer. Although such an interpretation seems farfetched in relation to this noble verse-and we have already discussed it under one of the earlier traditions'[2]-it is basically right that mostly the actual possession ...
Recitation of this ziyarah of holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh &hp)’s tenth infallible descendant Hazret Imam Ali Naqi bin Muhammad Al-Hadi (pbuh), who was born on 5th Rajab, is much rewarding. His holy shrine is housed in the holy city of Samra, Iraq.Peace be on both of you, O the representatives of Allah!Peace be on both of you,.O the decisive arguments of Allah! Peace be on both of you,O the light of Allah in the darkness of the (ignorant) ...
To some it may be unclear as to whether Hadrat Fatimah al-Zahra (A.S.)was oppressed and hurt after the demise of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). The answer to this question can be clearly and completely found in the Sunni and Shia authentic history books that have recorded the events after the demise of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.).1 These books clearly state that Hadrat Fatimah (A.S.)had continuously complained about the tyranny of the ruler and his ...
Abdolazim,P.B.U.H., son of Abdollah ibn Ali, is one of grandsons of Imam Hassan and his ancestral geneology with four intermediaries comes down to Imam Hassan. His father was Abdollah and his mother fatemeh, daughter of Oghbatebne Gheys.Hazrat Abdolazim was born in Medina in 173 H. and the life of that pious man was concurrent with the leadership of four Imams i.e. Mousa Kazem, Emam Reza, Mohammad Taghi and Ali Naghi. He was present in meetings ...
This Article is dealt with these subjects as follow:
1. Mahdi a Common Belief in all Muslim Sects and Schools of Thought
2. Expectation of Solace
3. The Qur'an and history
The idea of the final victory of the forces of righteousness, peace and justice over those of evil, oppression and tyranny, of the world-wide spread of the Islamic faith, the complete and all-round establishment of high human values, the formation of a utopian and an ideal ...