Hope is the expectation of a dear thing the arrangements of which are already done, such as hope for the yield of a land after it was seeded, watered, and superintended. In case the arrangements of a thing are not done, hope for it will be foolhardiness, just like hope for the yield of a derelict land that was not superintended properly. Hope, furthermore, is the second wing with which, along with fear, the believers fly in the horizons of the ...
2953 years after Habut—death 3252 The honourable Quran described the life of hazrat Salih a.s in the following manner: We send Salih a.s towards Samud. He said: O People! Worship God, there is no other way besides Almighty. Observe the signs and miracles of God and believe it. I am his prophet and messenger, came to guide you. His language was Arabic and he lived for 280 years and his grave is in Najaf Ashraf.
The Almighty God stated in Sur e ...
BAHIRA'S INTERVIEW WITH THE PROPHET
On the day the Quraysh caravan was nearing Basra, Bahira, a devout monk, caught sight of it through his monastry's window. He observed the caravan shaded by a little cloud that kept pace with it.
Bahira came out of his monastry, stood in a corner and instructed his servant, `Go and tell them that today they are all my guests'.
All came to him but the Prophet, who was standing beside the property and ...
Ya‘qubi recounts, "By the time al-Husayn started off towards Iraq, Yazid had appointed ‘Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad to be the governor of that land. Yazid wrote to his newly appointed governor, ‘News has reached me that the people of Kufah have written a letter to al-Husayn inviting him to come to them. At this very moment as I write, he is moving towards Kufah...
If you kill him, then so much the better; there will remain no more duty on you. ...
vHere we discuss the raids of the Prophet (a.s.) against some areas, provinces, and tribes. I think, after deep thinking, that the goals of those raids were as the following:
First, Allah the Almighty had sent his messenger as mercy to all the peoples and nations of the world to save them from their painful realities and guide them to the best.
The tribes at the time of the Prophet (a.s.) lived in utmost ignorance and bad habits besides ...
حَتَّى إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ
(21:96)21:96 until such a time as Gog and Magog are let loose [upon the world] and swarm down from every corner [of the earth],Next in Sur e Kahaf in the story of Zulqarnain those names were mentioned. The words Yajuj o Majuj seems Hebrew names but originally they are not Hebrew, they had been ...
The Start of the Hijri Calendar
The Prophet's migration was the basis of a great change; it was a focal point in the progress of Islam. Due to this historic event, Muslims were free from shackles and they could live freely and run gatherings. This was of utmost significance at that time. If this migration had not occurred, Islam would have been strangled in Mecca and it would have never had any chance to grow. After the migration, Muslims could ...
Shaykh al-Ta'ifa al-Tusi's works in tafsir, hadith, kalam, and fiqh mark the culmination of many a generation's efforts in developing these sciences and their methodology. Besides al-Kulayni, al-Saduq, al-Mufid, al-Murtada and al-Radi, a host of scholars specializing in various branches of Islamic learning contributed to the flowering of intellectual activity in the Shi`i Islamic world, laying down the foundations of a school that could be ...
Ibn-Kiniyah assaulted Mohammed, and aiming a blow at his shoulder, shouted that he had killed him. The prophet's glance now fell on a cowardly fellow of the Muhâjerees, who was running away with his shield hung on his back. Throw down your shield and go to hell! cried Mohammed. The fellow actually dropped his shield, which was taken by Neseebah and borne in defence of the prophet, who declared her reward for the day greater than that of ...
Culture is a Bi-polar Reality (Innately Internal and Innately External)
The bi-polar quality of culture means it possesses both innately internal and innately external aspects, just like the bi-polar quality of beauty does. Since conceiving beauty depends on human psychological and mental characteristics (other living beings are incapable of it), comprehending culture also has an innately internal aspect resulted by “The Principle of ...
The Battle of Badr
This event, which took place following the Prophet’s military maneuvers and the threat against the Quraysh trade route, was the first complete war between Muslims and the unbelievers. As we have seen, in the month of Jum¡d¡ al-ªkhir, the Holy Prophet chased Quraysh’s caravan—headed by Ab£-Sufy¡n—which was heading towards Damascus up to the land of Dh¡t al-`Ushayrah but he could not catch them. By sending spies ...
After the battle of Jamal was over, Imam Ali (AS) returned from Basra to Kufa in Rajab of 36 A.H. He decided to transfer the capital of his government to Kufa from Madina because it was more centrally placed in the Muslim Empire, and he could halt Muawiya's progress into Iraq. Before marching towards Muawiya, Imam Ali (AS) tried to settle matters peacefully by sending Jarir, chief of Bani Bajila and the governor of Hamdan, to Syria as an ...
Spanish campaigners accuse the country's Catholic Church of trying to cover up the Islamic history of Cordoba Cathedral, a world heritage site that was originally a mosque.
Catholic Church Accused of Hiding Cordoba Cathedral's Islamic History(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Spanish campaigners accuse the country's Catholic Church of trying to cover up the Islamic history of Cordoba Cathedral, a world heritage site that was originally a mosque.
It ...
Abd al-Mu§§alib’s Demise and Ab£-±¡lib's Guardianship
When Mu¦ammad (¥) was eight years old, `Abd al-Mu§§alib died and Ab£-±¡lib, his full uncle, resumed his guardianship.[1] From then on, Ab£-±¡lib, a generous and respectful dignitary, became Mu¦ammad's guardian[2] although he was extremely poor.[3] He was a man of high self-esteem among Quraysh.[4] He was fond of THE Holy Prophet Mu¦ammad (¥) whom he loved more than his ...
Persian Works by Imamis from the 7th till 10th CenturiesFew Persian works written by the Imama Shi‘ites during the 7th-10th centuries AH have survived today. However, whatever extant literature of this type is available it is worth full consideration. The invaluable work entitled Naqz by ‘Abd al-Jalal Qazvana Raza is a kalama-historical book written in defence of Shi‘ites as a refutation of a work written against the Shi‘ites. This ...
Zakaria, the son of Ibrahim, was a Christian. Later he converted to Islam and had the honour of meeting Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.). He told Imam (a.s.) "My mother is a Christian and she is old and blind." The Imam advised him, "Serve your mother and behave kindly towards her. Upon her death, do not leave her dead body to others. Perform her funeral rites yourself."
Thus this statement of the Imam (a.s.) is pregnant with two prophecies. Her ...
A young man was on his deathbed when the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) came, sat near him, and told him to recite two kalimas (Shahadatain). But the youth could not speak. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) enquired if his mother was present? A woman sitting near his head said, "Yes, I am his mother."
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) asked, "Are your displeased with him?"
'Yes, O Prophet (s.a.w.s.), we have not spoken to each other since the last six ...
It is well known that the Holy Prophet (S) has cursed Abu Sufiyan on seven instances:
1. One day the Holy Prophet (S) was traveling from Mecca towards Ta'if to invite the tribe of Thaqif to accept the religion of Islam; Abu Sufiyan obstructed the Holy Prophet (S) and reviled him using abusive comments. As if this were not enough, in order to further torment and injure the Holy Prophet (S), he swore to take revenge against Allah's Prophet (S). ...