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Man and Responsibility in the Holy Qur'an Presented by : Al-Balagh Foundation The Holy Our'an speaks about man, as a being who has both sacredness and holiness on this land through addressing him as a person who has both dignity and great importance....

Man and Responsibility in the Holy Qur'an Presente...

Contributions; The Ahl al-Bayt (by Sr. Sayeeda Abid Ali) The Ahlal Bait are the Godly ones of the Family of the Holy Prophet whom the Muslim World as a whole unanimously acknowledges as the Pure Personalities and hold them as INFALLIBLE Holy ones PUR...

Contributions; The Ahl al-Bayt (by Sr. Sayeeda Abi...

Fatima al-Mardhiya (by Zahra and Zeinab Al Hameem) Birth Fatima, was a special person even before she was born because she was conceived from the fruits of paradise. The Prophet (S.A.W) says: “That before she was conceived the Arch-Angel Gabriel came...

Fatima al-Mardhiya (by Zahra and Zeinab Al Hameem)...

Birth of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said to his grandson Imam Hussein (a.s.): "Allah has certainly chosen nine Imams from your loins' O Hussein. All of them are equal in their outstanding merits and position in the sight ...

Birth of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) Prophet Muh...

The Commander of The Faithful at a quick glance (This part gives) an account of the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, the first of the Imams of the believers, of the rulers (wulat) of the Muslims and of God's (appointed) successors in relig...

The Commander of The Faithful at a quick glance (T...

Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim (Peace be Upon him) Name: Musa Title: al-Kazim Agnomen: Abu Ibrahim Father's name: Ja'far as-Sadiq Mother's name: Hamidah al-Barbariyyah Birth: In Abwa' (between Mecca and Medina) on Sunday, 7th Safar 128 AH Death: Die...

Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim (Peace be Upon him) Name...

Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.) Imam Hasan ibn Ali Askari, the son of the tenth Imam, was born in 232/845 and according to some Shi'ite sources was poisoned and killed in 260/872 through the instigation of the Abbasid caliph Mu'tamid. The eleventh Imam ...

Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.) Imam Hasan ibn Ali As...

Brief Biography of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) Name : Muhammad. Title : Al-Mahdi, Al-Qa'im, Al-Hujjah, Al-Gha'ib, Sahibu'z-Zaman. Agnomen : Abul-Qasim. Father's name : Imam Al-Hassan (AS). Mother's name : Hazrat Narjis (SA). Birth : Sha'ban 15, 255 A.H. Death ...

Brief Biography of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) Name : Muhamm...

Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali al-Mujtaba (Peace be Upon him) Name: al-Hasan. Title: al-Mujtaba. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Father's name: 'All Amir al-Mu'minin. Mother's name: Fatimah (daughter of the Holy Prophet). Birth: In Medina on Tuesday, 15th Ramadan 3 AH. De...

Al-Hasan Ibn 'Ali al-Mujtaba (Peace be Upon him) N...

Mohammad, the Messenger of Merciful Truly, even thinking about the Prophet (saw) is extremely difficult and awe inspiring. A great personage like Ali (AS) said: "Whenever we found the situation to be grave, we used to take refuge in the Prophet (SAW)...

Mohammad, the Messenger of Merciful Truly, even th...

What non-Muslims Say about Imam Husain (AS) Mahatma Gandhi My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Husain, the great saint. Charles Dickens "If Husain fou...

What non-Muslims Say about Imam Husain (AS) Mahatm...

Who is Imam Husain (AS)? Imam Husain's life and status in the Islamic history are formidable. Indeed, it is not of obscurity but because of the vitality and the significance. Of his contributions. The following account is only a very brief record of ...

Who is Imam Husain (AS)? Imam Husain's life and st...

The Significant factor of the Revolution of Imam Hussain (A.S.) (By Ali Khalfan) "You are the best of people raised up for the benefit of mankind. Enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah..." (Qur'an, 3:110) Ponder ...

The Significant factor of the Revolution of Imam H...

Qasim ibn Hassan Qasim ibn Hassan was the youngest son of the second Shia Imam Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib. Qasim was born in 47 A.H., three years before Hassan ibn Ali was martyred. When the third Shia Imam Hussain ibn Ali prepared to leave Medina ...

Qasim ibn Hassan Qasim ibn Hassan was the youngest...

Imam Zainul-Abideen (a.s) Birth In the period of the second caliph "Ummer", the Muslims conquered Iran. The daughters of Yazdgard were brought to Madina. All had gathered in the mosque of Madina to see what was the decision of the caliph, about them....

Imam Zainul-Abideen (a.s) Birth In the period of t...

The Merits of Imam Husayn (A.S.) "A Probe into the History of Ashura" by Dr. Ibrahim Ayati We should now like to quote some traditions relating to Imam Husayn from Ibn Athir's book entitled Usudul Ghabah. A man asked Abdullah bin Umar: "What will be ...

The Merits of Imam Husayn (A.S.) "A Probe into the...

Abbas ibn Ali (a.s.) Abbas ibn Ali (Arabic: ÚÈÇÓ Èä Úáí) was the son of the fourth Caliph, Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatima binte Hizam, commonly known as Ummul Baneen. Abbas is particularly revered by Shi’a Muslims for his loyalty to his half-brother an...

Abbas ibn Ali (a.s.) Abbas ibn Ali (Arabic: ÚÈÇÓ È...

Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (a.s) Birth He was born on Sunday, the 7th of Safar, year 128 Hijrah at the land of Abwa situated between Mecca and Madina from his mother named "Hameeda." He had access to Imamate at the age of twenty-one years. Abu Baseer says, ...

Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (a.s) Birth He was born on Sun...

Prophet Muhammed (s.a.w) The tribe of Quraish was taken into consideration as one of the most respectable and honorable one amid the honorable Arab tribes of Hijaz (The land which is now known as Saudi Arabia was known as Hijaz before the Saudi dynas...

Prophet Muhammed (s.a.w) The tribe of Quraish was ...

Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba (a.s) Birth and Childhood In the mid of the month of Ramadan, the 3rd year of Hijrah, a son was born in the small mud house of Hazrat Ali (A.S.). The Prophet (P.B.U.H), on behalf of Almighty God, named him Hassan (A.S.). Imam H...

Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba (a.s) Birth and Childhood I...

Imam Ali Ibn Musa Ar-Redha (a.s) Birth On 11th of Zi-Qada, 148 Hijrah, a son was born in the house of Imam Musa Ibn-e-Jaffar (A.S.) who took over the position of the Imam of Islam, after his father. He was named Ali and titled Reza. The honorable and...

Imam Ali Ibn Musa Ar-Redha (a.s) Birth On 11th of ...