(This is) an account of the Imam after al-Hasan b. Ali, peace be on him, (giving) the date of his birth, the evidence of his Imamate, the age he reached, the period of his succession (khalifa), the time and cause of his death, and the place of his grave. (It also provides) a selection from the (historical) reports about him.
A Brief Look at Imam Hussain (A.S.)
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Imam after al-Hasan b. Ali was his brother, al-Husayn ...
Philosophers and Gnostics have divided love into various categories; however as a general division they have divided love into two types:
1. True love which is the love for Allah, His attributes, and His actions.
2. Metaphorical love which is applied to many things. It can be said that metaphorical love is not limited to a human's love of another human; rather it is having love for anything other than Allah's essence.
What is the ruling on ...
Sufian At Thawri related: As I saw Abu-Abdillah[Imam Sadiq](A.S.) putting dresses as white as eggs. I said: This is not your dress."The Imam Sadiq(A.S.) answered: Listen to me carefully so that you will be benefited in this world as well as the life to come if you depart this life keeping the true Sunnah and right, not heresy.I tell you that the Prophet(S.A.W.) was in time of famine and poverty. In times of affluence, the pious not the vicious, ...
On the first of Dhi al-Qa'dah in 173 AH, the city of Madinah was enlightened by the birth of Hadrat Fatimah Ma'soomah (A.S.) (1). She was born to Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (A.S.) and her mother, Najmah.Hadrat Fatimah Masumah (A.S.) was the second and last child of Najmah, after her older brother, Imam Ali ibn Moosa al-Reza (A.S.). As a matter of fact, after Imam Reza (A.S.), she has the highest status and position amongst the children of Imam Moosa ...
The books of traditions reported that once he chanced upon some poor men who put a few crumbs of bread on the ground in front of them and were eating them. They invited him to eat with them. He accepted the invitation and said: "Certainly Allah does not like the proud.Having finished eating them, he invited them to his house. He showered them with money, fed and clothed them.Once, he was asked: "We do you not disappoint a beggar. why?"He (a.s.) ...
Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.), the Generous and Benevolent Holy Imam (A.S.)
The ninth Infallible Imam of Shi'as in the world, Muhammad Taqi (A.S.), his sobriquet is Aba Ja'far and his titles are: Taqi, Javad, Qane, Morteza and Montakhab, but the most noteworthy of them is `Taqi', signifying a pious person, and `Javad', meaning generous and benevolent.The Ninth Imam (A.S.) was renowned for having a sweeping command of science, philosophy and ethics, ...
George Jordac(Lebanon)Translator: M. Fazal HaqWith eyes as bright as the shining sun, a reality on the lips more brilliant than the light of the sun, a heart more fresh than the flowers of the gardens of Yathrib and Taif, habits and morals more decent than the moon- lit nights of the Hijaz, a mind more brisk than the strong winds, a bewitching tongue, a heart with heavenly light, firm determination like a trenchant sword and heavenly words on ...
A Man came to Ibn Abbas and Ibn ‘Umar, and asked the interpretations of SHAAHID (Witness) and MASH-HOOD (One who is witnessed) in the Holy Quran.Ibn Abbas said, "SHAAHID was the day of Friday whereas MASH-HOOD referred to the day of ‘Arafah". Ibn ‘Umar said, "SHAAHID was the day of Friday but MASH-HOOD refers to the day of sacrifice in Hajj".The man then went to Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (as) and asked him the same question. Imam (as) said, ...
By Prof. K. S. Ramakrishna Rao,Head of the department of Philosophy,University of Mysore, IndiaIn the desert of Arabia was Mohammad born, according to Muslim historians, on April 20, 571. The name means "highly praised." He is to me the greatest mind among all the sons of Arabia. He means so much more than all the poets and kings that preceded him in that impenetrable desert of red sand.When he appeared Arabia was a desert-- a nothing. Out of ...
What is Ashura?In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October 680 AD), an event took place in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates. It seemed in those days insignificant from the historical point of view. A large army which had been mobilised by the Umayyad regime besieged a group of persons numbering less than a hundred and put them under pressure to pay allegiance to the Caliph of the time and submit to his ...
We are in front of an important historical event which busied the public opinion and stunned all political circles. The event is that al-Ma'mun appointed Imam al-Rida, peace be on him, as a heir apparent after him; it indicates that the succession would be taken from the 'Abbasids and handed over to their opponents, the 'Alawides; it astonished the people and they asked each other:"How has the 'Abbasid policy changed into this line opposing the ...
This is an account of the Imam after al-Husayn b. Ali, peace be on them, the date of his birth, the evidence for his Imamate, the age he reached, (together with) the period of his succession, the time and cause of his death, the place of his grave, the number of his children and a selection from the reports about him.The Imam after al-Husayn b. Ali, peace be on them, was his son, Abu Muhammad Ali b. al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, peace be on them. He ...
he Glorious Qur’an says:"And among you there should be some who invite to good, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong, and it is they who shall be successful." (3:104)Almighty Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, created humans only to worship Him and commanded them not to associate any being or anything with Him. Hence, from the early existence of humans, the Infallible Messengers (PBUH), that is, theProphets (PBUH), were sent by ...
Imam Ali ibn Husayn Zainul Abedin(A.S.), the fourth Shia Holy Imam and the eldest son of Imam Hussain (A.S.) was born in the holy city of Madinah on the 5th day of the month of Shaban in the year 38 Hijrah. On the Auspicious and Solemn occasions of the Birthday Anniversary of the "Great Saviors of Islam" We extend our Joyous and Happy Greetings and Felicitations to all the followers and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt (A.S.) in the ...
The narrators of the Hadiths, Muhaddith from Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the Infallible Imams (A.S.) bear a great right on the neck of the Islamic nation; and if it was not for their serious efforts, the Islamic teachings would not have reached us. The great Prophet (S.A.W.) used to encourage his companions to listen to and narrate Hadiths, and said: "May Allah enlighten anyone who listens to our Hadiths and preaches them" . Imam ...
The religion of Islam is what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, propagated. For he (the Prophet): "Does not speak out of desire. It is naught but revelation that is revealed." So the Prophet had the right to nominate the Muslim successor for the succession. That is because the succession is the high responsible authority for the lawful. Therefore al-Hasan b. 'Ali was the legitimate successor whether the people pledged allegiance ...
When the Imam got stuck in a tight corner and was virtually besieged he was obliged to state his objects and motive in the form of the prayers. These prayers have been compiled in the shape of a book named "Sahifa-e-Sajjadia." This is an ocean of topics and objects of science, mathematics, physics, astronomy, social and political sciences and ethics. Obviously and apparently this is a book of prayers. But, in fact, this is the ...
By: Martyr Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahari"It was by the mercy of Allah that you were gentle with them (O, Muhammad) for if you had been harsh and hard of heart they would of dispersed from around you. So pardon them and pray forgiveness for them and consult with them in the affair" (Quran 3:159).This verse from the Holy Quran indicates that Prophet Muhammad's (S.A.W.) attitude was a factor in attracting people to Islam. Any leader who wants to ...
A group of the eminent Arab poets in that time visited Ima`m al-Rida`, peace be on him, blessed him, and congratulated him on his undertaking regency. Among them was the great poet, Di'bil al-Khaza`'i, who revolted against oppression and tyranny, expressed the sufferings of the oppressed and the deprived. One of them was the inspired poet, Ibra`him b. al-'Abba`s al-Sawli, the unique poet and proser of the time. And among them was the great poet ...
DESPAIRIt is a desert, dark and fearful,No goal for man, no way, no companion,No sun, no candle, nothing is seen,As if he has gone blind.No wise man can he find to ask the way,When suddenly thunder roars tiger-like,And this man presses his ears for fear of the roar of thunder,Then follows a brief lightning,No one by him, no way is found,Darkness and silence, and no hope is left.It seems as if pain and torture are born with man, for, he has never ...
