Martyrdom of Muslim Ibn Aqil in Kufah
Muslim Ibn Aqil in Kufah
Imam al-Husayn chose Muslim ibn 'Aqil, son of his uncle and the husband of his sister Ruqayyah, to take back the reply to the letters of the people of Kufah.Muslim ibn 'Aqil together with his companions set off for Kufah and arrived there on the 5th Shawwal, 60 A.H. Muslim ibn 'Aqil stayed at the house of Mukhtar ibn Abi 'Ubaydah Thaqafi, better known as the house of Salim ibn ...
3457 years after Habuth (descent of Adam a.s from Heaven) Al-Kahf [18:94] 18:94 They said: "O Zul-qarnain! the Gog and Magog (People) do great mischief on earth: shall we then render thee tribute in order that thou mightest erect a barrier between us and them? In the books of narrations it is described that in the heavenly scriptures like the Holy Quran and Taurat (Torah) the name of Zulqarnain was mentioned. Some believe that he was a messenger ...
The events of Karbala reflect the collision of the good versus the evil, the virtuous versus the wicked, the collision of Imam Husain (the head of virtue) versus Yazid (the head of impiety). Al-Husain was a revolutionary person, a righteous man, the religious authority, the Imam of Muslim Ummah. As the representative of his grandfather Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Imam Husain\'s main concern was to safeguard and protect Islam and guide fellow ...
We have not sent you but as Mercy unto the creation." (Holy Qur'an 21:107) This is how God Almighty introduces to humanity the start of the mission of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) at a time when mankind had plunged into the depths of darkness, with ignorance all around. In the words of Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb, the Prophet's dearest cousin and the nearest person to him who was present as a pre-teen boy on Mount Noor when the Archangel ...
Allegiance of the Madinites to the Prophet
We have already mentioned that in the thirteenth year of the Prophet's mission the elders of Madina took the oath of allegiance to him in the valley of Mina, and Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib took a promise from them that they would not fail to assist the Holy Prophet. Some historians say that Abbas addressed them thus: "O people of Khazraj! Now that you are inviting Muhammad to come to your city you ...
In the battle of Khaybar, which took place in the seventh year A.H., it was `Ali who achieved victory for Islam. The Holy Prophet besieged for twenty and odd nights the Jews of Khaybar who had dug a huge ditch round their fort, taking sanctuary in it.
Eventually, one day the Jews opened the gate of the fort. Marhab and his aides came out of the fort, declaring their combat readiness. At this time, the Messenger of Allah called Abu-Bakr and gave ...
In the province of Hejaz in the western part of Arabia, not far from the Red Sea, there lies the town of Makka. In the centre of this town there is a small square building made of stones, about 60 feet long, 60 feet wide and 60 feet high. Since time immemorial this town and this stone built house has been known to world travellers. This is Baitullah, the House of Allah. Its sanctity and antiquity is older than history itself.
Tradition goes ...
Please, let me know where the graves of prophets like Shoaib, Lot, Joseph, Jonah, Adam, Moses, Israel, Isaac, Abraham, Aaron, David, Solomon, Idris, Jesus, Yahya, Zakaria and Noah are located? How did they die? Do they have tombs? If they do, where are they located?Concise answer
There are not precise details about the lives of many personalities and nobles including the divine prophets except a few of them; the historical sources lack any ...
Shi'ah and Sunni Modernists
Muhammad Hakimpur
Modernism among the Shi'ah and Sunni thinkers and writers does no have a long history and its beginning goes back to the period of Sayyid Jamaluddin (1254 - 1314 H). This movement initially concerned itself with issues like the need for reviewing religious thought and providing an empiricist interpretation of the Qur'an and religious ideas, but gradually, its domain increased and the ...
The Sacred and Holy Kabah
The site of The Holy Kabah is where the world was first created from.
It was first built by the Prophet Adam(as) with sticks and stones.
Then rebuilt by the Prophet Ibraheem(as) with rock.
All Muslims face towards the Kabah during their Prayers.
It is where the Muslims gather for the anual Hajj pilgrimage.
It is the First and most Sacred Islamic site in the world
At that time the Yemen was under the rule of ...
1. IBRAHIM, THE CHAMPION OF MONOTHEISM
The object of giving an account of the life of Prophet Ibrahim is to make known the ancestors of the Holy Prophet of Islam for he was a descendant of Ismail who was the son of Ibrahim. And as these two venerable persons as well as many other noble forefathers of the Holy Prophet have a great share in the history of Arabia and Islam, it is appropriate that a brief account of their lives may be given ...
Ammar was with TruthAmmar was sixty years old. However, he was more eager than the young men to strive for Allah. Ammar deeply believed in Allah. He loved the Apostle of humanity, our Master Muhammad [s]. The Prophet [s] also loved his old friend, Ammar. He praised him on several occasions: Ammar is with truth and truth is with Ammar. Truth is always with him.Ammar was with ...
(1) Worry over the disintegration of the social order
Concerning the tribal system dominating the social order in Mecca and due to Quraysh’s special prerogatives, a form of aristocratic government was prevailing there. The chiefs of Quraysh were accustomed to this system; they did not expect any blow to be leveled against it. This was the social condition while the first followers of Mu¦ammad (¥) were the youths, the impoverished, the ...
Which type of love, out of the many, is correct according to Islam?Concise answer
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 ...
1. On his own chain of transmission, al-Tirmidhi narrates from Umm Salamah that the Holy Prophet (S) always used to say,
«لا يحبّ علياً منافقٌ ولا يبغضه مؤمنٌ.»
"No hypocrite loves ‘Ali, and no believer hates ‘Ali."69
2. Al-Tirmidhi also recounts that Imam ‘Ali (S) said,
«لقد عهد الی النبي الأمي صَلَّی اللهُ عَلَيهِ وآله: انّه لا يحبّك الاّ ...
In 40 H after the Battle of Nahrawan the remnants of Khawarij had a conclave in Makkah and discussing about the loss of lives in their ranks, they put the blame of these killings on `Ali (a.s), Mu`awiyah and `Amr Ibn al-`As. To avenge all those killings, they wanted to do away with all the three. The blood of the Khawarij was already seeking revenge. They unanimously agreed that Bakr ibn `Abdullah al-Sarimi would kill Mu`awiyah, `Amr ibn Barrak ...
Al-Mufadhdhal said, “On the third day, I went early in the morning to my master Imam as-Sadiq (s). I was permitted to come in and to have a seat.
Imam as-Sadiq (s) said, ‘Praise be to Allah Who has favored us and not favored (others) over us. He has favored us with His knowledge (has given us from His knowledge that He has not given others) and supported us with His patience. Whoever turns away from us will be in Hell and whoever shades ...
Their Opposition to Islam
The followers of the Holy Prophet Mohammad Al-Mustafa(pbuh&hf) were continually increasing, but whenever a new convert came to him and pledged his or her allegiance, it was more often than not a slave, or a freed slave, or even a member of Quraysh of the outskirts or else a young man or woman from Quraysh of the Hollow, of the influential family but of no influence in themselves, whose conversion would increase tenfold ...
ranslated by Fatima Zabeth Beenesh from the Farsi book "Tarikh i-Anbiya az Adam ta Khatam" by Husain ImadzadehThere are ten ayaat present in the Holy Quran about Prophet Is’haq a.s. He was the son of Sara and Ibrahim a.s and the forefather of Bani israil. Jibril a.s gave him the glad tiding that 1000 prophets by the status of Mursil ( the prophets sent on mission) will arise from his lineage and one of them was Musa a.s. Is’haq a.s ...
