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The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) Ibrahim was born in a house of idolaters, in the kingdom of Babylon. His father Aazar was a well known idol sculptor that his people worshipped. As a young child, Ibrahim used to watch his father sculpting these idols from ...

The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) Ibrahim was born in a h...

Kumail bin Ziyad On Thursday night the Moslems finish the night prayers. They sit down in lines. They implore Allah, the Merciful Creator, to forgive them their sins. They ask him to be pleased with them. Sweet words flow out of the mosque minarets. ...

Kumail bin Ziyad On Thursday night the Moslems fin...

The Scientific Facts Presented in the Holy Qur'an By: Dr. Syed Hasan Akhtar In the following paragraphs some of the verses from the Qur’an, dealing with various scientific facts, are presented. For the sake of convenience these are grouped under vari...

The Scientific Facts Presented in the Holy Qur'an ...

Muslim bin Aqil (A.S.) When Imam Husein (AS) left Madina on 28 Rajab 60 AH for Makkah (for his final journey towards Karbala), H. Muslim (his cousin), also accompanied him with his wife and children. They arrived in Makkah on 3 Shabaan 60 AH. During ...

Muslim bin Aqil (A.S.) When Imam Husein (AS) left ...

Holy Qur'an and control over planets Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja'far Subhani Question : In the present age Russian and American scientists have succeeded in conquering to a certain extent some of the planets. In the Holy Quran is there a...

Holy Qur'an and control over planets Ayatullah Mak...

Martyrdom of the Two Sons of Muslim bin aqil (a.s.) From Nafasul Mahmoom by Haj Shaikh Abbas Qummi Shaikh Sadooq has related in his Amali from his father (Ibne Babawayh Awwal), from Ali bin Ibraheem, who relates from his father, from Ibraheem bin Raj...

Martyrdom of the Two Sons of Muslim bin aqil (a.s....

Rain in the Holy Qur’an By : Harun Yahya Rain is indeed one of the most important factors for life on the earth. Rain is a prerequisite for the permanence of life in a region. Rain, which carries great importance for all living things including human...

Rain in the Holy Qur’an By : Harun Yahya Rain is i...

Aun (as) and Muhammad (as) Aun (a.s.) and Muhammad (a.s.) were the sons of Bibi Zainab (s.a.). They had not accompanied Bibi Zainab (s.a.) when she left Madina with Imam Hussain (a.s.). Just before Imam Hussain (a.s.) started his journey from Mecca, ...

Aun (as) and Muhammad (as) Aun (a.s.) and Muhammad...

Malik al-Ashtar Adopted from the Site "ezsoftech.com" Malik bin al-Haarth al-Nakhay belonged to an old Yemeni tribe. He became a Muslim by converting to Islam, in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). He was loyal to his religion Islam. Malik bin a...

Malik al-Ashtar Adopted from the Site "ezsoftech.c...

Janab Fizzah; The Learned Abysinian Housemaid of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) The Muslims in the life time of the Holy Prophet (saw ) were brought up to learn the Holy Quran as Ibadat ( Devotion ), to recite it as Devotion, to write it down as Devotion...

Janab Fizzah; The Learned Abysinian Housemaid of H...

Muslim Scientists and Thinkers: Abu Musa Jabir bin Hayyan By Syed Aslam Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan, known in Europe as Geber was born in Tus, Iran in 721 CE during the rule of Umayyad Khalifa. His father Hayyan al Azdi was a pharmacist who supported t...

Muslim Scientists and Thinkers: Abu Musa Jabir bin...

The Mother of the Twelfth Imam Adopted from "Imam Al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity" by "Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini" Dr. Jalali: What is the name of the mother of the Master of the Age? Mr. Hoshyar: His mother was introduced in the sources with vari...

The Mother of the Twelfth Imam Adopted from "Imam ...

The Fourth Special Deputy : Ali ibn Muhammad Samari Name: Ali Agnomen (Kuniyyat): Abul Hasan Father:Muhammad The fourth deputy of Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.) - Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad attained this special position after Husain Ibn Rauh Naubakhti (r...

The Fourth Special Deputy : Ali ibn Muhammad Samar...

Umm Salamah Translated by Ms. Sareh Yadegari "Hind" - the daughter of Abu Umayyah ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi and Atikah Bint Aamir, known as Umm Salamah (Umme Salama, Umme Salma, Umm-e-Salama) was the wife of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) after Hazrat Khad...

Umm Salamah Translated by Ms. Sareh Yadegari "Hind...

Hazrat Usman bin Saeed (r.a.), the first special deputy of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) Hazrat Usman bin Saeed (r.a.) was the first special deputy of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in Ghaibat-e-Sughra. The renowned Shiite scholar, Shaikh Mohammad bin Hasan Tusi (r.a.) r...

Hazrat Usman bin Saeed (r.a.), the first special d...

The Destiny of Muslim ibne Aqil (A.S.) by: T. Zayn al-'Abidin Introduction The caravan of al-Imam al-Husayn ('alayhi salam) was travelling toward the city of Kufa in Iraq, during the month of Zhul Hijjah 60AH when a messenger came from the direction ...

The Destiny of Muslim ibne Aqil (A.S.) by: T. Zayn...

Jabir ibn Abdollah; The first pilgrim of Karbala Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari was born in Medina (then known Yathrub) 15 years before the hijrat, he belongs to a poor family of yathrub. He was from the tribe of Khizraj. His mother was Naseeba binte Uqba...

Jabir ibn Abdollah; The first pilgrim of Karbala J...

Islam's First Muezzin, Hazrat Bilal (Radhiallahu Anhu), Bilal al-Habashi, Bilal the Ethiopian Bilal Ibn Rabah, Bilal al-HabashiIslam's First Muezzin, Hazrat Bilal (Radhiallahu Anhu / May God be pleased with him) or Bilal Ibn Rabah and he is sometimes...

Islam's First Muezzin, Hazrat Bilal (Radhiallahu A...

The Earth being spherical and the Holy Qur'an By : Ayatullah Makarim Shirazi & Ayatullah Ja'far Subhani Question : Is there evidence in the Holy Quran and traditions regarding the Earth being spherical? Answer : Of the indications present in Quran re...

The Earth being spherical and the Holy Qur'an By :...

Musa bin Khazraj Ash'ari Whether her sickness was because of poison, which had been inserted into her food, or because of the great tiredness and sufferings that she had faced, she died after seventeen days only after arriving at Qom. She was as a gu...

Musa bin Khazraj Ash'ari Whether her sickness was ...

Al-Kauthar Adopted from the Book "Fatima, The Gracious", by Abu-Muhammad Ordoni It is written in the Holy Quran about Ahlulbait (p.b.u.h.): "O people of the (prophet’s) house! ALLAH intends but to remove all sorts of uncleanness and blemish from you ...

Al-Kauthar Adopted from the Book "Fatima, The Grac...