Seerah

Muhammad's father Abdullah son of Abdul-Muttalib was the best and most pious among the sons of Abdul-Muttalib and his most beloved. Abdullah died while Muhammad was still in his mother's womb. All that he left behind were five camels and a servant gi...

Muhammad's father Abdullah son of Abdul-Muttalib w...

Imam Zayn al-Abidin alayhis-salam also manifested the essence of this duty by his prolonged grief and weeping for his father. It is reported from Imam Baqir alayhis-salam, “... and he (Imam Zayn al-Abidin) wept for his father for twenty years, and ev...

Imam Zayn al-Abidin alayhis-salam also manifested ...

The Ma'soom Imams alayhum-as-salam annually held Azadari or mourning programs commemorating the day of Ashura, and in fact the Imams of the Ahl-ul-Bayt alayhum-as-salam encouraged others to continue to hold such programs to commemorate the martyrdom ...

The Ma'soom Imams alayhum-as-salam annually held A...

There are therefore certain duties that we must discharge with respect to the movement of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam, some of which are: 1. We must present the movement of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam, as well as his principles and aims to the world thro...

There are therefore certain duties that we must di...

One of the miracles that Allah Almighty gave to Imam Husayn alayhissalam was that his sacred severed head spoke as it was being carried from Karbala – in Iraq – to Shaam – modern Syria – and back to Karbala where it was buried in the grave where his ...

One of the miracles that Allah Almighty gave to Im...

There are many hadith about the station and position of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam. Rasulollah salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih is reported as saying, “he who want to see the one inhabitant of the Earth who is most beloved by the inhabitants of the skies, ...

There are many hadith about the station and positi...

If we want to get acquainted with the great personality of a Ma’soom Imam, it is necessary for us to refer to some of the hadith that elucidate the station of the Imam alayhis-salam in the view of Allah Almighty, as well as his creative and legislati...

If we want to get acquainted with the great person...

Allah Almighty states {Think not of those who are slain in Allah's Way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the Presence of their Lord} 25 This noble verse in the holy Qur’an points to the state of those who are killed in the cause of...

Allah Almighty states {Think not of those who are ...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam is the son of Imam Ali alayhis-salam and Fatima alayhas-salam the daughter of the holy Prophet Muhammad sallallahu- alayhi-wa-aalih. He was the second grandson of the prophet Muhammad salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih, and he was ...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam is the son of Imam Ali a...

It is reported that Rasulollah 15 salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih said, “Hasan and Husayn are both Imams whether they rise up or not 16”. Introduction (The roles of) Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn alayhum-as-salam were planned and devised by Allah Almighty, ...

It is reported that Rasulollah 15 salla-llahu-alay...

Charles Dickens "If Husayn fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam." Thomas Carlyle "The best lesson which w...

Charles Dickens "If Husayn fought to quench his wo...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam 3 was the grandson of the final Messenger of Allah Almighty to humanity, the holy Prophet of Islam Muhammad sallallahu-alayhi-wa-aalih 4; the messenger who “has been sent as Mercy to the worlds” to paraphrase the holy Qur’an...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam 3 was the grandson of th...

The following are some of the sayings of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam on occasions leading to the tragic event of Ashura – 10th of Muharram – 61 H,around 681 CE:‘Death with dignity is better than life with humiliation.’ ‘I do not see death except happin...

The following are some of the sayings of Imam Husa...

The horrible scenes that Lady Zaynab had to witness did not depart her for even a single moment; her eyes were always teary and her words were only wailing for her brother and the martyrs, She used to cry the names of her brothers, sons, and nephews,...

The horrible scenes that Lady Zaynab had to witnes...

A Syrian man who attended the session of Yazid looked at Lady Fatimah daugher of Imam al-Husayn in captivity and said to Yazid, "Give this girl to me to serve me." As she heard this shocking statement, the lady trembled and grabbed hold to her aunt's...

A Syrian man who attended the session of Yazid loo...

Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (a), the only survivor of th tragedy of Karbala', later on reported : My aunt Zaynab was nursing me on that night (the night before the tenth of Muharram) when my father isolated himself in a tent. Only Juwayn,...

Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (a), the o...

Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless, lean camels, the ladies and orphans of the Prophet's family were taken as captives to Kufa. Their caravan was very horrible; clarion were blown and flags wereflutteringn. Let us listen to the story f...

Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless,...

Once, Lady Zaynab saw in sleep something horrible; so she hurried to her grandfather to tell her dream. The Prophet (s) seated her in his lap, kissed her repeatedly, and asked her to tell her dream. She began: "Last night, I saw as if a violent wind ...

Once, Lady Zaynab saw in sleep something horrible;...

Lady Zaynab hurried to her injured father with rearful eyes and broken heart. She asked him whether the Prophet's report, related by the righteous lady Ummu-Ayman, regarding the adversities and misfortunes that the Ahl al-Bayt would have to encounter...

Lady Zaynab hurried to her injured father with rea...

Lady Zaynab contained all elements of nobility and virtue that Almighty Allah bestowed upon he grandfather, her father, her mother, and her two brothers. She inherited their peculiarities and copied their high moral standards. By virtue of her ethica...

Lady Zaynab contained all elements of nobility and...

The most famous narration of Lady Zaynab was her mother's address of Fadak. Ibn Abu al-Hadid, in Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah. reports the address from al series of narrators all relate to lady Zaynab in more than one way of narration. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas...

The most famous narration of Lady Zaynab was her m...