Seerah

Over and above Imam Reza's introduction of Imam Taqi (A.S.) to the followers, there was also one special quality that Allah had given to Imam Taqi (A.S.) that made him acceptable as Imam of his time despite his young age; this quality was his unique ...

Over and above Imam Reza's introduction of Imam Ta...

At the time when Imam Reza (A.S.) left for Marv in A.H. 200, Imam Taqi (A.S.) was only five years. The parting of the father and the son was very painful and has been described by an eye witness, by the name of Umayya Ibne Ali who reports: "Before hi...

At the time when Imam Reza (A.S.) left for Marv in...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was the only son, and by many accounts, the only child of Imam Reza (A.S.). His mother is known by several names such as: Subaika, Sabika, Sukaina, Khizran and Susan. She was a Nubian from north Africa, and from the same tri...

Imam Muhammad Taqi (A.S.) was the only son, and by...

Good manners constitute a significant part of ones personality. They unveil the innermost nature of the individual, highlighting the extent of its purity of origin when it translates belief into action. The Imam was characterized by a most noble pers...

Good manners constitute a significant part of ones...

He inherited the knowledge of his grandfather the Messenger of God (S.A.W.), thus becoming its pioneering fountainhead that quenched the thirst of those who were thirsty for knowledge. History narrates a great deal of his scholarly stances and intell...

He inherited the knowledge of his grandfather the ...

The attitude of the then rulers towards Imam al-Rida (A.S.) and the other Imams may provide us with a clear view of the distinctions which raised their personalities to the zenith. And it is essential to explain the phenomenon of the governments atti...

The attitude of the then rulers towards Imam al-Ri...

Generally speaking, an Imam enjoys a unique personality and distinctive characteristics, in as far as Shia followers of the Imams are concerned; therefore, he is not permitted to do what others are, such as falling into error, or getting confused abo...

Generally speaking, an Imam enjoys a unique person...

Lineage He is Ali son of Mousa son of Jafer son of Muhammad son of Ali son of al-Husayn son of Ali son of Abu Talib (A.S.), eighth in the series of the Imams belonging to the Ahl al-Bayt (A.S.). His birthplace is Medina, and his resting place is Toos...

Lineage He is Ali son of Mousa son of Jafer son of...

Imam al-Rida is one of the bed-rocks of Islamic thought and one of its main rich sources of knowledge. After the demise of his father Imam Mousa ibn Ja'fer (A.S.), the secrets of the Divine Message and the keys to its treasures became attainable to h...

Imam al-Rida is one of the bed-rocks of Islamic th...

Imam Abul-Hassan II, Ali ibn Mousa al-Rida, is the eighth in the series of the Imams from the Household of the Prophet in whose personalities all the standards of greatness have been personified; so, they became its most magnificent example and most ...

Imam Abul-Hassan II, Ali ibn Mousa al-Rida, is the...

We can deduce her infallibility from three proofs - this is in addition to the aforementioned hadith: 'Fatimah is part of me, whoever makes her angry makes me angry': First proof - If we study her life, from birth to death, her life with her father, ...

We can deduce her infallibility from three proofs ...

In another word by him (sawa), regarding the distinguished position of being the Doyenne of Women, he said: 'Fatimah is part of me, whoever makes her angry makes me angry.' 45 And: 'Verily my daughter Fatimah is only (and nothing else) a part of me, ...

In another word by him (sawa), regarding the disti...

Among the most important titles with which the truthful, pure Fatimah (as) was bestowed was narrated in the famous hadith from the Prophet (sawa): 'The doyenne of the women of paradise.' 41 In another hadith: 'The doyenne of the women of the world.' ...

Among the most important titles with which the tru...

This is: 'Verily, verily God intendeth but to keep off from you [every kind of] uncleanness, O ye the People of the House, and purify you (with) a thorough purification.' (Qur'an 33:33) Ummu Salamah (the wife of the Prophet) said: The Prophet (sawa) ...

This is: 'Verily, verily God intendeth but to keep...

This is: 'And unto him who disputeth with thee therein, after the knowledge hath come unto thee, Say! 'come ye, let us summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your women, and ourselves and yourselves and then let us invoke and lay the curse ...

This is: 'And unto him who disputeth with thee the...

The attack on Fatimah's house, and the threat to burn it and other injustices, did not win the approval of the Muslims in general. This forced the two men who oppressed her to come and request Ali (as) to ask her permission to enter and to try to res...

The attack on Fatimah's house, and the threat to b...

This is: 'And they give away food, out of love for Him, to the poor and the orphan and the captive. We feed you only for God's sake, we intend not of you any recompense, nor thanks! Verily, we dread from our Lord, a stern day of distress. So will God...

This is: 'And they give away food, out of love for...

When Fatimah (as) finished her sermon, Abu Bakr said: - ''... O you the best of women, and daughter of the best of prophets, truthful in your speech... not turned away from your right...'' - ''By Allah, I have not done other than the opinion of the M...

When Fatimah (as) finished her sermon, Abu Bakr sa...

Then she spoke with the women, who gathered in her house, about the basis for Ali''s right through the words of the Messenger of Allah (sawa) and through Ali''s capabilities. (Excerpts of what she said includes:) - ''Where have they moved it [the cal...

Then she spoke with the women, who gathered in her...

She used to sit with Ali (as) before the Prophet (sawa), as the revelation was revealed, listening with eagerness and concentration to the Messenger''s teachings which explained to them the meanings of the revelation and taught them Allah''s rulings ...

She used to sit with Ali (as) before the Prophet (...

No doubt that there were normal circumstances which formed the backdrop to the spiritual and mental development of Lady Fatimah (as), such as the Prophet''s upbringing of her - the same applies to other great women such as Zakariyah''s upbringing of ...

No doubt that there were normal circumstances whic...