Seerah

Once Imam Hussein (a.s.) passed by poor men eating crumbs of bread on a mat. He greeted them and they invited him to their meal. He sat among them and said: "If your food were not alms, I would have eaten with you. Come home with me," he asked them. ...

Once Imam Hussein (a.s.) passed by poor men eating...

The status of Imam Hussein (Abu-Abdullah) (a.s.) is unparalleled, except by that of his father, mother, brother, and the Imams of his offspring, on all of them be the peace and blessings of Allah. Should a historian make a good research, collecting t...

The status of Imam Hussein (Abu-Abdullah) (a.s.) i...

We can better understand the depth of Imam Hussein's (a.s.) relationship with Allah, the Most High, if we don't lose sight of the fact that the Prophet (s.a.w.) himself taught him the ideology of Islam and brought him up spiritually as he had done wi...

We can better understand the depth of Imam Hussein...

On the third of the blessed month of Sha'ban, the fourth year after Hijrah and a year after the birth of Imam Hassan (a.s.), the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) was given news of the birth of Imam Hussein (a.s.). He hurried to the house of Imam Ali and F...

On the third of the blessed month of Sha'ban, the ...

Imam Hasan's (a.s.) role, during the lifetime of his father, and especially under his caliphate, was marked by his total obedience to his father, who was his example and leader. He dealt with him, not only as a kind son, but also as an obedient soldi...

Imam Hasan's (a.s.) role, during the lifetime of h...

All through our studies on the life of Imam Hasan (a.s.), whether during the lifetime of his father or during his own reign, we witnessed his strength of character, his steely determination, and swift action to sort out problems and reach sound, logi...

All through our studies on the life of Imam Hasan ...

The second part or stage of the role of Imam Hasan (a.s.) in the life of the Muslims commenced when his father appointed him as the next Imam. In the wake of the cruel attempt on his life by Abdul-Rahman bin Muljim and his cohorts the dying Imam (a.s...

The second part or stage of the role of Imam Hasan...

Maybe the most eminent of Imam Hasan's (a.s.) attributes is his generosity. He believed that money was only a means to clothe the naked, help the destitute, pay the debts of the indebted, or satisfy the hungry. Once, he was asked: "We do not see you ...

Maybe the most eminent of Imam Hasan's (a.s.) attr...

1. He once found out that an ewe had a broken leg. He called one of his slaves and asked him: "Who did it?" "I," the slave answered. "Why?" "So as to disconcert you!" the slave retorted. The Imam (a.s.) smiled to him and said: "But I will make you ha...

1. He once found out that an ewe had a broken leg....

1. It is reported that he once chanced upon some poor men who put a few crumbs of bread on the ground in front of them, which they had earlier picked up from the road. They were eating them. They invited him to eat with them. He accepted the invitati...

1. It is reported that he once chanced upon some p...

If a living, receptive mind is rated as the mainstay of the Islamic character, and if the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) and the guiding Imams of Ahlul-Bait (a.s.) had ascended to the top peg of the ladder of Islamic characteristics due to their direct ...

If a living, receptive mind is rated as the mainst...

The excellent preparation which was provided for the grandson of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), helped his spiritual entity to sublimate. His closeness to Allah, and his attachment to Him was a source of awe and respect. Following are a few narratives wh...

The excellent preparation which was provided for t...

"... say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives;..." Holy Qur'an (42:23) Exegetes say that this ayah called al-Muwaddah (love) was revealed concerning Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Hussein (a.s.). The two sahihs (authentic bo...

"... say: I do not ask of you any reward for it bu...

"... come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our near people and your near people,..." Holy Qur'an (3:61) The exegetes, in explaining the cause of the revealation of this verse known as the verse of al-Mubahalah (male...

"... come let us call our sons and your sons and o...

"... Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying." Holy Qur'an (33:33) It is reported that the reason the Verse of al-Tathir (purification) was revealed was that the Prophet...

"... Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanne...

On the fifteenth of the holy month of Ramadhan, in the third year after Hijrah (migration), the Prophetic house announced the birth of the first grandson of the Prophet (s.a.w.). This good Joy news was given to the Chosen Prophet (s.a.w.). A look of ...

On the fifteenth of the holy month of Ramadhan, in...

A sunni brother mentioned: Imam Hussein (A.S) was truthful in his determination to change the munkar, but he was adviced by the likes of Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar that he was overoptimistic with the people of Iraq and their help. Hussein, being a human ...

A sunni brother mentioned: Imam Hussein (A.S) was ...

Imam Hussein was always looking for a chance to fight against the Umayyad (Bani Umayyah’s) cruel rule to put an end to their oppression. This opportunity was not found in times of Imam Hassan, and not even until many years after his martyrdom. But th...

Imam Hussein was always looking for a chance to fi...

Let us examine which of the following two matters came first and consequently had precedence over the other. Did the Imam’s rejection of the Umayyad’s call to him to endorse Yazid as Caliph come first, i.e. prior to the Kufans’ invitation to him to c...

Let us examine which of the following two matters ...

In Surat Saafaat: 101-109, Allah says: We gave him (Hazrat Ibraheem A.S) the tidings of a son possessing forbearance (hilm). And when the son (Hazrat Ismail A.S) was old enough to walk about with him (some mufassireen have translated sa'ya as to work...

In Surat Saafaat: 101-109, Allah says: We gave him...

Among the mistakes the author of the book, “Ash-Shaheedul Khalid – The Immortal Martyr”? did was that he over-exaggerated the factor of the “Kufans’ invitation”?, so much so that he has given the impression that it was the overriding stimulant for Im...

Among the mistakes the author of the book, “Ash-Sh...