1.1 - Predictions about this Noble LadyIt is interesting to know that the Imams (A) foretold the birth of this noble lady and her presence in Qum many years before her birth.Qādī Nūrullāh Shūshtarī (d. 1109 A.H) reports from the 6th Imam, Imam Ja`far al-Sādiq (A):تُقبَض فيها امْراةٌ منْ وُلْدى، اِسْمُها فاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُوسى، وتَدْخُلُ بِشَفاعَتِها شيعَتى ...
Niyyat is the determination of heart that is along with the attention and the tendency of spirit toward God. It means the worshiper wants to traverse a way which starts from the purification of entity. It is a release from people’s right and a separation from moral obscenities which will be finished with the satisfaction and contentment of God. In fact, the worshiper wants to consider the prayer as a tool to gain the divine morality. The ...
By studying the history of hazrat abdolazim, this point becomes clear that he was devoted to the imams of his time and at this time he had enormous position and frequented the companions of hazrat sadegh, Kazem,Reza such as: Hesham bin Hakam,Ibn Abi Amir, ali bin Jafar,Hasan bin Mahboub who are among his elders and learned men.All have admired him in their books as a person of great sincerity and devotion and sanctity.the well-known narrator of ...
Now remains the exposition of these two phrases of the hadith:In this blessed pronouncement, the Commander of the Faithful, al-'Imam `Ali (A), has placed the actions of the heart, contemplative awareness, and the taqwa of God by the side of night vigils and keeping aloof from the bed for the sake of worship. This proves the distinction and merit it commands, and the practice has been greatly glorified in the traditions. The biographies ...
Say, oh people of the Book! Come now to a word common between us and you that we worship none but God and that we associate not aught with Him and do not some of us take others as Lord, apart from God. (3:64)The subject of our discussion is spiritual freedom. The points that I wish to submit to this gathering tonight are as follows: Firstly, the nature of freedom; secondly, how many kinds of freedom there are though I confine myself to two ...
Ghaibat-us-Sughra means ‘the minor concealment.’ Its period was about 70 years. It began in 260 A.H. when Imam al-Mahdi (a.s) first went into concealment, and ended in 328 A.H. During Ghaibut-us-Sughra, the Imam appointed some agents to represent him and the people. The Imam had four agents. After the death of the fourth agent, the Imam went into major concealment (Ghaibut-ul-Kubra). This was on the 10th Shawal 329 ...
1) To kill those whose murder is prohibited by Allah. 2) Adultery. 3) Stealing. 4) Drinking of Wine. 5) To disobey the parents. 6) Fleeing from the battlefield (in Jihad). 7) Usurping property of the orphans. 8) Eating dead animals (animals not slaughtered in the Islamic way) blood and pigs without any compulsion. 9) Accepting usury when it is obvious. 10) Consuming prohibited (Haraam) wealth. 11) Gambling. 12) Cheating in ...
Enjoining good and forbidding evil are the Divine commands, which are obligatory to be followed. They are so important that in case of their clashing with other duties, priority has to be given to these comands. If mother, father, son or some relative do not obey the divine obligatory commands like praying etc. And if by withholding kindness and help from them, it is possible to reform them and induce them to give up their sinful ways, then it ...
By: Ibrahim RamadhanianThe material covered in this article can be classified into two major categories. The philosophy of the occultation is discussed first and, thereafter, the consequences and effects on the individual and community.
I. The Philosophy of the Imam's (may God hasten his reappearance) OccultationWhat is the reason for the divine Hujjah's ccultation? Answering this question is not very easy. For this is not a rational matter ...
By: Ibrahim Avich/Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina The followers of all religions of the world believe that one day the universe will be filled with corruption and crises and this era will itself be the sign of the coming of the great universal savior. The Muslims believe he will be from the tribe of Bani Hashim and a son of the Holy Prophet of Islam (P.B.) and that his name is "Mahdi." However, it must be known that according to Islam, Imam ...
This is a problem in itself, Is this a relationship of two strangers with one another or even the relation of a prisoner with jail, a bird with its cage, and Joseph with the well?
Someone may say that being born is being put in a prison, a cage or a well. If so, then this relationship is one of two opposites, and man' s endeavor must be only to set himself free from this prison and cage.
But in Islam, the relation of man with nature ...
Imam Jafar As-Sadiq's(A.S.) Commandmentfor Abdullah Bin JundabIt is related that Imam As-Sadiq(A.S.) said:O Abdullah, the Shaitan has arranged his traps in this deceitful world to target our disciples only, but the world to come is too great in their eyes to seek a substitute for it. Oh, for hearts that are stuffed with illumination. For them, this world is as same as a piosonous snake and an outlandish enemy. They found amiability with Allah ...
A typical feature of earnings by haraam means the money and wealth so acquired. It is narrated from Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that he said, "The madness of (acquiring or constructing) buildings. Mud and water occupies the head of one who earns by unlawful means." (Behaarul Anwaar)
It means that a person with unlawful earnings is constantly worried about his wealth and strives to convert it into fixed property so that it is not lost. The ...
It has been narrated by Ibn Khalawayh who commented on it, saying, "This is the prayer of Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'mineen and the Holy Imams, his descendants, (a.s) who used to recite it in the month of Sha`ban."
In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful
My Lord, bestow Your blessings on Muhammad and his descendants; respond to my prayer when I pray to You; listen to my call when I call You; and turn to me when I make my submission to You ...
Samaa says that he asked Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) as to why Allah has mentioned the illegality of usury at various places. Imam (a.s.) replied: "So that people may not forgo acts of charity (like giving interest-free loans)." (Wasaelush Shia)
Imam Baqir (a.s.) said: "The worst transaction is that which involves interest." (Wasaelush Shia)
The Sinner is Deprived of Religious Faith
Zurarah says that I asked Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) ...
Ibrahim bin Abbas, who was one of the high-ranking officials of the Abbasid caliphate, has left the following eyewitness account of Imam Raza's (as) impeccable character. - His Holiness never irritated others by verbal or practical teasings.- His Holiness did not interrupt others speeches.- The Holy Imam Raza (as) never refused the demands of others.- I never witnessed him to have his legs stretched out before the others.- And I could never ...
By: Dr. Sayyid Muhammad Baqir HujjatiTranslated by: Sayyid 'Ali ShahbazInna 'Aliyyan ma'a al-Qur'an wa al-Qur'an ma'a 'Ali, lan-Yatafarraqa hatta yarida 'alayya al-hawz (Indeed, 'Ali is with the Qur'an and the Qur'an is with 'Ali, the two will never separate even when they return to me at the poll [of kawthar in paradise]) - Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.).(1)The above hadith found in several authoritative works of almost all denominations of Islam, ...
