Dua to be recited on the fifteenth day of Ramadhan

اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي فِيهِ طَاعَةَ الْخَاشِعِينَ وَ اشْرَحْ فِيهِ صَدْرِي بِإِنَابَةِ الْمُخْبِتِينَ بِأَمَانِكَ يَا أَمَانَ ...

( 2021-01-31 01:52:26 )

Principles for a Pedagogy in the Technological Era

ABSTRACTI argue that humanity is initiating a new historical era: the Technological Era. While this mutation opens to man extraordinary possibilities of spiritual and material progress, it is irreversible and threatens to destroy him. The eminent danger can be relieved only by adequately preparing the younger generation. In what follows, the principles which guide this preparation are enunciated and justified. The nuclear importance which should ...

( 2021-01-30 18:42:06 )

Avoid false words

In addition to the phrase 'frivolous discourse,' the Holy Quran also refers to singing by the term, 'False words.' Abu Basir inquired from Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.), the exegesis of the following ayat: "... and avoid false words." (Surah Hajj 22:30) The Imam (a.s.) replied, " (It means) singing." In explanation to the ayat, "And they who do not bear witness to what is false, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly." ...

( 2021-01-30 03:31:50 )

THE TRIUMPH OF AN ISLAMIC REVOLUTION

Few week ago marked the independence and celebration of the triumph of an Islamicrevolution that later defined the Iranian nation as pacesetter in regional power.Independence celebration is often a time for sober reflections and stock taking formost nations; whether the aims and objectives of nationhood were achieving or not. For us in Nigeria, the Islamic revolution in Iran was the greatest watershed in thehistorical development of the world ...

( 2021-01-29 23:25:59 )

Who are the best of people in this world and in the hereafter?

It is narrated from Imam Sajjad (AS) who said: The best of people in this world are the most generous of them; and best of people on the Day of Judgement are the most pious of them [1].

[1] Meshkatul Anwaar, Page 232; and Beharul Anwaar, Vol. 78, Page 50, Hadith 77.

( 2021-01-29 19:22:25 )

Resurrection and the Life after Death

1- WITHOUT RESURRECTION, LIFE IS VOID WE BELIEVE that all men and women will be raised up in a certain day after death. They all will be judged, and those who are good and virtuous shall live in PARADISE (THE GARDEN OF BLISS), and the sinners will join the fire in Hell."Allah, there is no God but He. Of a surety He will gather you all together in the resurrection day about which there is no doubt, and whose word can be truer than Allah?"THE ...

( 2021-01-29 18:20:10 )

Imam Zayn al-Abidin(A.S.) and the Holy Month of Ramazan

The Ima`m spent most his lifetime fasting. When his slave-girl was asked about his worship, she said: "I never brought him food by day." He loved fast and urged (people) to fast. Hence he said: "Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, entrusted the fasting to His angels.( Al-Rawandi, Da'awat, p. 4). " He, peace be on him, did not break his fast except on the day of the two Eidds and other than them when he had an excuse. We will talk briefly about some of ...

( 2021-01-26 06:37:40 )

Imam Reza’s (A.S) Historic letter to Shias as narrated by Abdolazim Hassani

In Bihar al-Anwar, volume 72, a narrative is quoted from Hazrat Abdol Azim (A.S) which is Imam Reza’s message to Shias. In part of the narrative, it reads:“O Abdolazim! Convey my greetings to my followers, and advise them not to allow Satan to deceive them, and order them to keep being silent and to quit what does not bear them any fruits, and to abandon belligerence, and turn to each other ]for help[ since it makes them closer to ...

( 2021-01-26 04:30:44 )

Lessons from the Will of Lady Fatima (A.S) to Imam Ali (A.S): part 1

Before Lady Fatima (peace be upon her) departed from this world, she asked Imam Ali (peace be upon him) to execute her will, in which lie many lessons and treasures of knowledge for us which we can all benefit from. On the last day of her life, it is narrated that Al-Zahra said to Imam Ali: "You have not known me to be a liar or a traitor, and have I ever disobeyed you since we were together?" Imam Ali replied: "Allah forbid! You are more ...

( 2021-01-25 23:17:09 )

Life and Sayings of Imam Hasan (A.S.)

Name: HasanTitle: Mujtaba ,Sibte AkbarBye name: Abu MohammadFather: Ali ibne Abi Taleb(A.S).Mother: Fatima binte Mohammad (S.A)Date of birth: 15th Ramezan 3 A.HPlace of birth: Madinah e MonavvarahPeriod of Imamat: 10 years (40 to 50 A.H)Period of khilafat: 6 MonthsAge: 47 years. (7 years with Mohammad (S.A).30 years with Imam Ali (A.S).10 years as Imam)Date of Martyrdom: 28 safar 50 A.H.(poisoned by his wife Jo’dah)Shrine / cemetery: ...

( 2021-01-25 16:08:47 )

Ahl-ul-Bayt (A.S) and Humbleness

Humbleness is an outstanding feature in the lives of Ahl-ul-Bayt.Ibn Masud reports: A person came to the presence of Allah’s Messenger and when he started to speak, he was trembling. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said, “Calm down; I am not a king.” [Makarim al-Akhlaq: 16]Another person reports: A group of people and I went to the presence of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and said, “You are our master.” The Holy Prophet said, ...

( 2021-01-25 15:08:44 )

25th Shawwal, Martyrdom of Imam Sadiq (AS)- Who was al-Sadiq (AS) ?

Indeed, the writer should give a general idea about the person whom he writes about before he goes deeper into his writing so the reader does not misunderstand such a person when he reads each chapter of his life.Here I would like to mention a group of the viewpoints of the religious scholars concerning Ja’far al- Sadiq, peace be on him, because such viewpoints express the ideas of generations about this great figure. They are as ...

( 2021-01-24 03:44:33 )

Worship of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.)

Various testimonies are available with regard to the intellectual accomplishments of Imam (a.s) in form of statements of Moayyad, Imam Zuhri, Saeed bin Musayyab, Ibn Jazm, Sufyan bin Uyanna and Abu Hamzah Thumali etc. who are called the best of Tabeins (companions of companions) and who were great scholars of their time. They used to express pride on their discipleship of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s). They used to say, "When the springs of ...

( 2021-01-21 22:58:31 )

Supplication as taught to Imam Hasan (a.s.)

In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful. O my Hoared Treasure during my troubles, O my Listener in my trails, O my Leader in my bounties, O the One to make me successful at the time of my need, O the one to give me salvation at the time of my destruction, O the one to keep a watch over me in solitude, forgive my sins, and ease for me, my transactions, grant me peace at the time of troubles, grant me success in supplications, ...

( 2021-01-21 19:56:11 )

The repentant three advantages

One of the infallible imams (s) says, ‘Allah the Almighty has given the repentant three advantages. If He has given one of them to all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth, they will be saved by it. Allah has said, “Surely Allah loves those who turn much (to Him), and He loves those who purify themselves.” Qur'an, 2:222 He, whom Allah loves, will never be tortured. Allah has said too: “Those who bear the power and those ...

( 2021-01-21 16:51:12 )

What about the sciences of language?

What about the sciences of language? Well, the Arabic language became an object of study, and a new science of language developed, which embraced grammar, rhetoric, prosody, and so on. The closely associated science of philology, concerned with editions and interpretations of the ancient works, also emerged, as did a body of commentaries on the Qur’an, on the collected traditions, and on the ancient poems. Poetry had now become literature. A ...

( 2021-01-21 13:46:58 )

The Battle of Badr

Section 2 The Battle of Badr Believers blessed and strengthened by Allah’s help in the fight – Believers warned against turning their backs in the fight – Allah’s Wrath for those who turn their back against the enemy – Allah’s warning to the infidels against their further attack. 11- إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ النُّعَاسَ اَمَنَةً مِنْهُ وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُم مِنَ ...

( 2021-01-19 11:07:21 )

Dua of the15th day of Ramadan

O Allah on this day,
grant me the obedience of the humble
expand my chest through the repentance of the humble,
by Your security, O the shelter of the fearful

( 2021-01-19 10:06:56 )

Dua to be recited on the twenty second day of Ramadhan

اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي فِيهِ أَبْوَابَ فَضْلِكَ وَ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ بَرَكَاتِكَ وَ وَفِّقْنِي فِيهِ لِمُوجِبَاتِ مَرْضَاتِكَ وَ أَسْكِنِّي فِيهِ بُحْبُوحَاتِ جَنَّاتِكَ يَا مُجِيبَ دَعْوَةِ ...

( 2021-01-18 06:40:15 )

A Critique of Saqifa

Muhammad ibn Ishaq, the biographer of the Prophet of Islam, writes in his Seera (Life of the Messenger of God):Umar said: “And lo, they (the Ansar) were trying to cut us off from our origin and wrest authority from us. When he (an Ansari) had finished (his speech), I wanted to speak, for I had prepared a speech in my mind which pleased me much. I wanted to produce it before Abu Bakr and I was trying to soften a certain asperity of his; but ...

( 2021-01-17 23:35:31 )