Seerah

For her high position, Lady zaynab was mentioned in a number of traditions ascribed to the Holy Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt (s). We have already referred to the Prophet's saying that weeping for her is as same as weeping for her two brothers. Shaykh ...

For her high position, Lady zaynab was mentioned i...

When Lady zaynab attained maturity, famous celebrities competed with each other for asking for her hand.Her father, however, refused them all. Abdullah son of Ja'far son of Abu Talib also asked for her hand. He was one of the noblest men of the Hashe...

When Lady zaynab attained maturity, famous celebri...

From early life, Lady Zaynab was marvelous in intelligence and cleverness. She learnt by heart the holy qur'an and the Prophet's sayings regarding Islamic laws, rules of education, and priciples of ethics. she also memorized the famous, confounded th...

From early life, Lady Zaynab was marvelous in inte...

Epithet is a word of phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person of thing mentioned.1 Epithets, then, show one's mental characteristics, whether good or bad. thus, Lady Zaynab had many epithets that expressed som...

Epithet is a word of phrase expressing a quality o...

Lady Zaynab was brought up at the hands of Prophet Muhammad, Imam 'Ali, and Lady Fatimah the Veracious (a). In other words, she was brought up in the lap of the divine prophesy, spent her early life in the house of the divine mission, suckled the mil...

Lady Zaynab was brought up at the hands of Prophet...

The life of the Prophet's family was highly flourishing with the existence of the two Imams al-Hasan and al-Husayn (a) who occupied their grandfather's heart completely. Their two sons before them and as they saw the Prophet's love for them. Once, he...

The life of the Prophet's family was highly flouri...

To throw light upon the odorous memories and to work perseveringly for obtaining the items of such memories; these two things cast on souls good manners, virtues, and acquaintance with the conducts of the past personalities who were characterized by ...

To throw light upon the odorous memories and to wo...

The Shia think that the knowledge of the prophets is covert and that God has revealed it to him by inspiration and then they vest it in their successors at the last gasp. Imam Ali (s) said: “The Prophet, in his deathbed, whispered to me and taught me...

The Shia think that the knowledge of the prophets ...

Umar ibn Abd-al-Aziz, the Umayyad caliph, had said: “No one at all throughout the world will be like Imam Ali in piety and devotedness.” All of the Islamic researchers confirmed Imam Ali’s asceticism in food and dress. One of his companions said: “On...

Umar ibn Abd-al-Aziz, the Umayyad caliph, had said...

Qoreish was the strongest tribe throughout Arabia and it was divided into some branches, of which the Hashemites and the Umayyads were. These two families were well-known of having courage, generosity, bravery and eloquence. But the Hashemites were p...

Qoreish was the strongest tribe throughout Arabia ...

All the politicians and the cruel powerful men usually created an atmosphere of distress among people to frighten them in order to submit. For this purpose, they built many houses of detention and prisons to put the opponents in them and if someone m...

All the politicians and the cruel powerful men usu...

Imam Ali (s) wanted to revive all the human values that were granted to people by the Prophet of Islam and they were declined during the reign of the third caliph Uthman. Once, Imam Ali set out to Syria. The people of Anbar (a place between Syria and...

Imam Ali (s) wanted to revive all the human values...

Imam Ali's life and justice are closely bound up with the history of Islam. This appeared especially during his caliphate. Whenever his name is mentioned the word of justice comes to mind. At the beginning of his life he fought against injustice and ...

Imam Ali's life and justice are closely bound up w...

The matter in hand is about Imam Ali, whose life was closely bound up with the first age of the history of Islam. All the necessary conditions gathered together and consequently made him a prodigy of learning. He, who wishes to know and understand Is...

The matter in hand is about Imam Ali, whose life w...

The Holy Qur’an says: (The believers are but brethren, therefore make peace between your brothers and be careful of (your duty to) Allah that mercy may be had on you.) 49:10. Therefore the Prophet (s) directed the believers to brotherly, two by two, ...

The Holy Qur’an says: (The believers are but breth...

Question comes up for discussion about those, who deny themselves and go on without everything though some of them are able to be in easy circumstances and take pleasure in easy life, but they fall into habit with containment and keep aloof from a lu...

Question comes up for discussion about those, who ...

The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) told one of his pious friends named Jabbir bin Abdullah, "Oh Jabbir! You will live and will see my son Mohammad Bin Ali Bin Al Hussain whose name in Torah (The Old Testament) is Baqir, convey my compliments (Salam) to him." The...

The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) told one of his pious frien...

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said, "one day myself and my father came out of the assembly of Hasham. We happened to pass by a place where a group of Christians had come to ask questions from their scholar. We too went there to see what was the affair. We saw an...

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said, "one day myself and my fat...

Sheikh Tusi writes a man from among the Syrians visited Imam Mohammad Baqir (A.S.) and said, "Since you are a man of knowledge and learning your assembly is fruitful, valuable and worthy for me and so I attend your teaching session but I have enmity ...

Sheikh Tusi writes a man from among the Syrians vi...

Remember your previous sins with severe repentance and more seeking forgiveness. One who disobeys Allah has no knowledge of him. The scholar who derives benefit from his knowledge is better than 70,000 devotees. Seize the opportunity in asking for du...

Remember your previous sins with severe repentance...

Short wonderful maxims were reported on the authority of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him. They are full of noble morals and are useful. The following maxims are some of them. 1. He, peace be on him, said: "If you can deal with anyone and do him a favo...

Short wonderful maxims were reported on the author...