Seerah

Her stances were stances for the right, and her sorrow was the sorrow for the issue (Islam), and her joy was the joy of the message; the depth of Islam was manifested in the depth of her personality and she amassed within herself all the Islamic huma...

Her stances were stances for the right, and her so...

Adopted from Fatima (A.S.) The Gracious by Abu Muhammad Ordoni When political opposition fails, silent protest starts. This kind of protest can be more effective than the first, because in addition to having the benefits of offending and disapproving...

Adopted from Fatima (A.S.) The Gracious by Abu Muh...

The companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.) competed with one another to win the hand of Fatimah Al-Zahra' (a.s.), his only surviving child. They all knew the great status and high position she enjoyed in Islam. She was part of the Chosen Prophet (s.a.w.)...

The companions of the Prophet (s.a.w.) competed wi...

Neighbors First The child had made it a habit to rise regularly in the small hours of the night and join his mother in her nightly prayers called Tahajjud. He observed that his mother prayed for all Muslim men and women. She remembered them by name a...

Neighbors First The child had made it a habit to r...

Mourning for Zahra (pbuh) by : Farideh Mahadavi-Damghani In the middle of the night, the cry of a hopeless sorrow flew out of this house. And then some more... The women from the Ghorayche tribe, especially those from the Bani Hashem tribe, came out ...

Mourning for Zahra (pbuh) by : Farideh Mahadavi-Da...

Moral Virtues of Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) Fatimah (AS) had high moral virtues and her life is full of spiritual behavior. We explain two of them below noticing that these are only a very little part of her moral virtues : 1. Jaber-bin-Abdullah-al-Ansari, ...

Moral Virtues of Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) Fatimah (AS) ...

To seek a mediator implies to gain proximity to an individual in order to achieve one’s objective through the mediator’s recommendation and arbitration. Arabic litterateurs define mediation (tawassul) as ‘When he sought proximity with him through his...

To seek a mediator implies to gain proximity to an...

Hadhrat Zaynab (SA) and Karbala At the death of the Mu’awiyah I, Imam Hussein (AS) set out from Medina to Kufa to claim the leadership of the Muslim community. Hadhrat Zaynab (SA) accompanied him, as did most of his household. After Imam Hussein’s de...

Hadhrat Zaynab (SA) and Karbala At the death of th...

by : M. H. Bilgrami It was five years after the Muslims had accompanied the Prophet (pbuh) and his family in the migration (hijrah) to Medina, when the Holy Prophet's daughter, Hazrat Fatima (pbuh), gave birth to a little girl. When her father, Imam ...

by : M. H. Bilgrami It was five years after the Mu...

Who was Zaynab? Why do we look up to her? She was the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadija, the daughter of Fatima az-Zahraa and Ali, the sister of the Youths of Paradise, Hassan and Hussein, and the beloved aunt of Imam Ali Zayn al Abideen....

Who was Zaynab? Why do we look up to her? She was ...

The True Imam (Imam Hasan al-Askari (as)) Composed by : Saleha Fatima Midhat To him came the groups of peopleHe spent his time guiding people Shias had chance to get knowledgeAnd hear his preaching get knowledge Billions of salutes to AskariThe great...

The True Imam (Imam Hasan al-Askari (as)) Composed...

The Thirteenth Infallible, Imam Hassan Askari (as) His name is al-Hasan, Abu Muhammad. Being a resident of "Asgar a suburb of Samarra", he is titled al-Askari. His father was Imam "Ali An-Naqi (A.S.) and his mother was Salil Khatun, an ideal woman in...

The Thirteenth Infallible, Imam Hassan Askari (as)...

Muhammad (S.A.W.) The Most Influential Person in History From the 100, a ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History : By Michael H. Hart. My choice of Muhammad (S.A.W.) to lead the list of the world"s most influential persons may surprise som...

Muhammad (S.A.W.) The Most Influential Person in H...

Different Aspects of Imam Sadiq's (Pbuh) Imamate 1. The Scientific Character of Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) possessed a vast knowledge, wisdom and sense of justice. He founded an Islamic school and trained many students who had played special...

Different Aspects of Imam Sadiq's (Pbuh) Imamate 1...

Prophet - The Model of Goodness The behavior and personality of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.A) are the best examples to follow in life. A companion of his, who spent full ten years with him, has said: "Throughout my stay with him I never heard an indecen...

Prophet - The Model of Goodness The behavior and p...

The Imam's (A.S.) News about the unseenPeople observed from lmam Hadi (A.S.) due to his connection with God and the unseen world, works which were considered to be the specimen of God's might and power. One of the friends of Imam (A.S.) traveled from...

The Imam's (A.S.) News about the unseenPeople obse...

Imam al-Hadi’s Answers to Yahya bin Aktham's Questions Adopted from Tuhaf al-UqoulMusa bin Mohammed bin Ali Ar-Reza related:I met Yahya bin Aktham in a public meeting and he asked me a number of questions.I then came to my brother Ali bin Mohammed (p...

Imam al-Hadi’s Answers to Yahya bin Aktham's Quest...

Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Hadi (Peace be Upon him) Name: AliTitle: al-Hadi or and - Naqi Agnomen: Abn'l-Hasan Father's name: Muhammad al-Jawed( at-Taqi) Mother's name: Sumanah Birth: In Suryah ( in the environs of Medina) ' on Friday' 2nd Rajab' 212 AH Dea...

Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Hadi (Peace be Upon him) Name:...

The Year of his Martyrdom of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) It is famous that Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, died in the year 114A.H. To the Highest Paradise The poison acted quickly on the body of Imam Mohammad Baqir, peace be on him. So, death appr...

The Year of his Martyrdom of Imam Muhammad al-Baqi...

The Last Moment of Imam Muhammad Baqir's (a.s.) Life Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has stated:I always spread my father’s bed at nights. Once I was awaiting for him, but he didn’t come. I went to the mosque and looked for him. I saw that he was alone in prostrat...

The Last Moment of Imam Muhammad Baqir's (a.s.) Li...

Marriage of Bibi Fatimah (A.S.) Bibi Fatimah (A), the best of all women, was the only daughter of the Holy Prophet (S). Whenever she came into his presence, the Holy Prophet (S) would stand up in respect, not because she was his daughter, but because...

Marriage of Bibi Fatimah (A.S.) Bibi Fatimah (A), ...