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 'I#ds and other than them when he had an excuse. We will talk briefly about some of ...
HUMAN history may be seen as a record of the eternal struggle between right and wrong, virtue and vice, good and evil, and righteousness and wickedness. This struggle was decreed by God when Adam, an earthly creature, was sent to earth to engage in this eternal battle. It is through this struggle that human beings can earn their eternal bliss in the Gardens of Paradise, or their eternal punishment in the Fire. In the history of nations this ...
It is narrated from Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) and Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.): "If a person performs a good deed to achieve Allah's pleasure and the reward in the hereafter; but also intends to please other people, then he will be termed as a Mushrik." (Behaarul Anwaar)
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w) has informed, "Certainly the fire of Hell and the people of Hell would cry for help due to the crafty ones."
Someone asked, "O Prophet of Allah ...
Certain Greater Sins (Gunah-e-kabira) render the good deeds void, the details of which will follow in the coming discussions. In brief, it must be mentioned that to refrain from sins is more important than performing good deeds. The following narrations are quoted in support of this statement:
The Importance of Abstaining From the Prohibited
First Tradition
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) said, "To refrain from eating a single morsel of ...
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful.
O Allah! You have refrained me from evil, but I did not stop. You had restricted me from prohibited things but I did not pay any heed.
You covered me up in Your bounties but I never thanked You. I seek Your Pardon! I seek Your Pardon!
O the Merciful I seek satisfaction at the time of death and forgiveness at the time of ...
Imam Ali's (AS) last will to his sons Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) following a fatal blow on his head during morning prayers by Ibn Muljim (A Kharijite): My advice to you is to be conscious of Allah and steadfast in your religion. Do not yearn for the world, and do not be seduced by it. Do not resent anything you have missed in it. Proclaim the truth; work for the next world. Oppose the oppressor and support the oppressed.I advise you, ...
The Almighty Allah has invited all the creatures to pay obeisance to Him in order that His Majesty may become manifest. The people can obtain numerous blessings and unlimited mercy and achieve such a position which even imagination cannot visualise. "So no soul knows what is hidden for them of that which will refresh the eyes; a reward for what they did." (Surah Sajdah 32:17)
The Lord of the Worlds and the Lowly Man
The human being is a lowly ...
