Seerah

When the people objected to Imam Ali's equitable distribution of wealth he replied: (i) If the wealth had belonged to me even then I would have distributed it equally among the people but this wealth belongs to Allah and is meant for distribution amo...

When the people objected to Imam Ali's equitable d...

Of the three assassins, it was Abdur Rahman who had the easiest task. Ali had long been accustomed to spend night after night alone in the mosque, in prayer and meditation. It was not unusual for him to kneel on his prayer mat at sunset and there pas...

Of the three assassins, it was Abdur Rahman who ha...

The food that Hazrat Ali ate and the dress he wore were such as even the poorest could afford. It was not because he was poor but it was his desire to lead the life of the poorest person and spend all that could thus be spared for the poor. Below are...

The food that Hazrat Ali ate and the dress he wore...

Next morning (on the fourth day after Osman’s- murder), the people assembled in large numbers in the great mosque. Here Ali made his appearance clad in a simple cotton gown and a coarse turban wound round his head and carrying a bow in his right hand...

Next morning (on the fourth day after Osman’s- mur...

There is ample evidence to show that Ali was well acquainted with both the Old and New Testaments, which he applied frequently when deciding judicial cases involving Jews and Christians respectively. He was similarly well-versed in the Quran, (the fo...

There is ample evidence to show that Ali was well ...

We can approach the personality of Ali (a) from three angles: We can look at it from the angle of his personality, we can look at it from the angle of his deeds, and we can look at it from the angle of his spiritual position. From the perspective of ...

We can approach the personality of Ali (a) from th...

By: Dr. S. A. Shahrokhi, Khorramabad University, Iran The history of mankind has witnessed many leaders over the ages. Many of these leaders achieved leadership through might or inheritance and some were chosen as leaders because of certain outstandi...

By: Dr. S. A. Shahrokhi, Khorramabad University, I...

Muslim scholars unanimously agree with the fact, “that none of the companions of the Holy Prophet was so widely praised by God (through the verses of the Quran) and His Prophet for his virtues and excellence as was Hazrat Ali.” Ahmad ibn Hanbal says,...

Muslim scholars unanimously agree with the fact, “...

Imam Ali (A.S.) gained great wealth from his hard labor and work but he lived like poor people and was as renowned for his charity as he was for his piety. Because he never owned any money or goods of his own, he had to be exempted from the Zakat, th...

Imam Ali (A.S.) gained great wealth from his hard ...

“Ali deserves a distinguished place in literary history,” Devenport remarks, “in as much as he had cultivated his mind with an ease and assiduity unusual in his age and country. He left many collections of sentences, proverbs and poetical pieces. Gob...

“Ali deserves a distinguished place in literary hi...

One of the basic foundational teachings of the prophets is monotheism. Furthermore, all teachings of the prophets included the act of worshipping. However, people treat worshipping differently. Some people think that worshipping is a kind of transact...

One of the basic foundational teachings of the pro...

1) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)said, “The title of the believer's book is love for Ali (A.S.)"Al-Manaqib of Ibn Al-Maghazeli, 243; Tarikh Baghdad of Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi, 4/410; Al-Jami of Al-Sayuti, 2/145; Yanabi^ Al-Mawda. 2) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W....

1) The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)said, “The title of th...

Ali’s lion-heartedness on the field of battle seems at first sight to be strangely at odds with his gentleness on all other occasions, but one must remember that although his mighty blows frequently cleft his enemies in two, he never departed from hi...

Ali’s lion-heartedness on the field of battle seem...

The Encyclopedia of Imam Ali (A.S.) is a collection Imam Ali’s personality, tradition and the Institute has published thoughts, which have been compiled in Persian into 13 volumes of 6000 pages, for Culture and Islamic Thought, Tehran, Iran. This sci...

The Encyclopedia of Imam Ali (A.S.) is a collectio...

As I was sitting on the ground, I fell asleep and saw Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) in my dream. I asked him that I have seen so much bitterness and animosity from your followers. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said, “Curse them.” (1) And now Ali wants t...

As I was sitting on the ground, I fell asleep and ...

Imam Ali has said: "By Allah I think that these enemies of yours will soon gain a victory over you because in spite of their falsehood they are united whereas you, in spite of your being right, are dispersed and separate from one another. They obey t...

Imam Ali has said: "By Allah I think that these en...

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi One of the traditions concerning the position of the Shias and the lovers of Ahl ul-Bayt (a.s.) states that the fire of Hell cannot scorch them. Thus, these types of traditions impart strength to o...

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shira...

Yesterday, on the 13th of Rajab, we celebrated the birthday of Imam Ali (AS) as the only person who was born at the holiest spot on Planet Earth, that symbolic house of the Unseen but Omnipresent Creator, the sacred Ka'ba. The faithful are still bask...

Yesterday, on the 13th of Rajab, we celebrated the...

I advise you to fear Allah, do not go after this vicious world though it may try to entice you, do not seek it though it may seek you and do not grieve over and pine for things which this world refuses you. Let the eternal Reward and Blessings of All...

I advise you to fear Allah, do not go after this v...

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi In one of the Ziarat of Amir ul-Mu’minīn ‘Ali (A.S.) we read: “Peace be upon the balance and the scales.” Hazrat ‘Ali (A.S.) is the measure for distinguishing truth and falsehood. He is the touchst...

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shira...

O the great Ali (A.S.), the marvelous Ali (A.S.) The powerful Ali (A.S.), the miraculous Ali (A.S.) Yo're life of Prophet, life of Islam Yo're life of Shariah, life of Qur'an Your devotion saved Prophet and Islam It saved Shariah it saved Qur'an You ...

O the great Ali (A.S.), the marvelous Ali (A.S.) T...