Seerah

His Caliphate On the 21st night of the Ramadan of 40th Hijra Imam Ali (PBUH) passed away making all the people sorrowful and grieved. Imam Hassan (PBUH) who was 27...

His Caliphate On the 21st night of the Ramadan of...

It is customary among Muslims to pay tribute to their deceased person forty days after his death. This is because the Holy prophet (saww) has said; “The earth mourns the death of a believer for forty mornings”. (Bihar al-Anwaar)

It is customary among Muslims to pay tribute to th...

Imam Hasan was the eldest son of Imam Ali and Hadrat Fatimah. When the Holy Prophet received the happy news of the birth of his grandson, he came to the house of his beloved daughter, took the newly born child in his arms, recited adhan and iqamah in...

Imam Hasan was the eldest son of Imam Ali and Hadr...

Comparison Between the Conditions of Imam Hasan (A.S.) and Imam Husayn (A.S.)

Comparison Between the Conditions of Imam Hasan (A...

Imam Sajjad (as) after Tragedy of Karbala When the young Ali took the mantle of Imamat, times were hard on the Ahlulbayt of the Prophet. His is the saddest story of all time.

Imam Sajjad (as) after Tragedy of Karbala When th...

“If Husayn was one of us, we would have put up a flag and a minaret for him in every part of the earth and called the people to Christianity!” – Antoine Bara.

“If Husayn was one of us, we would have put up a f...

The martyrdom of Husayn was of great religious significance and had a deep heart-searching after-effect upon the Shi'is, giving a new turn to the mode and nature of the Shi'I movement.

The martyrdom of Husayn was of great religious sig...

The importance of the history of life of Imam Hussein (also Husayn) (a.s.) which has been converted to one of most sensational epics of human history is not only because of arousing most powerful waves of sensations of millions of people around itsel...

The importance of the history of life of Imam Huss...

The Du’a (supplication) is the act of speaking to Allah (swt) while the Ziyarat (visitation) is the act of speaking with the role-models and true examples of the faith sent by Allah (swt).

The Du’a (supplication) is the act of speaking to ...

Adapted from: "Nafasul Mahmum" by: "Ayatullah Shaykh Abbas Qummi"

Adapted from: "Nafasul Mahmum" by: "Ayatullah Shay...

Rajab – a month of invitation from Allah, dinner parties, and celebrations. Yet among all of these celebrations falls the anniversary of the demise of a great woman in Islamic history.

Rajab – a month of invitation from Allah, dinner p...

On 23rd of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 61 AH, the two pre-teen sons of Muslim ibn Aqeel, were martyred in Kufa, Iraq, by the Godless Hareth ibn Urwah....

On 23rd of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 61 A...

University of Qom, Qom, Iran

University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Elegies and the mourning ceremonies played a vital part in conveying to the people the goals and objectives of the movement of Imam Husain (AS) and the magnitude of the tragedy that afflicted the Prophet’s Household. These discourses unmasked the hyp...

Elegies and the mourning ceremonies played a vital...

Every year, Muslims around the world commemorate the tragedy of Karbala. They attend mourning meetings and processions in which the story of Karbala is retold, lamentations are held and special poetic readers using dramatic techniques and symbolism r...

Every year, Muslims around the world commemorate t...

In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October 680 AD), an event took place in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates.

In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October...

The period of transferring the leadership to Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Javad (A.S.) faced a dangerous problem which caused debates and arguments concerning the personality of Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Javad (A.S.) because of his youth.

The period of transferring the leadership to Imam ...

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts" by: "‘Ali Asghar Ridwani"

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Response...

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts" by: "‘Ali Asghar Ridwani"

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Response...

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts" by: "‘Ali Asghar Ridwani"

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Response...

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Responses to Doubts" by: "‘Ali Asghar Ridwani"

Adapted from: "The Uprising of Ashura and Response...