Personalities

Hazrat Hamzah There have been a number of brave and self-sacrificing officers and strong and powerful champions in the army of Islam but the bravery of Hamzah bin Abdul Muttalib is recorded in the pages of history and in fact constitutes the golden l...

Hazrat Hamzah There have been a number of brave an...

Saeed bin Jubayr The Beginning The people in the palace slept. The guards and the soldiers stayed up. They were walking through the porches. They were carrying torches, swords and spears. Two guards stood at the door of a big hall. Al-Hajjaj bin Yous...

Saeed bin Jubayr The Beginning The people in the p...

Hadhrat Abu Talib b. Abdul Muttalib By: Kamal al-Syyed The Year of the Elephant In 570 AD, the Abyssinian armies under the leadership of Abraha attacked Makkah to demolish the Ka'aba. Abdul Muttalib, our Master Muhammad's [s] grandfather, the Master ...

Hadhrat Abu Talib b. Abdul Muttalib By: Kamal al-S...

Hamza b. Abdul Muttalib Al-Hamza set off for the hills overlooking Makkah. His strong horse was going up the sand hills. It was galloping along the valleys. Al-Hamza was looking carefully at the lovely scenery. The sky was blue and clear. The hills w...

Hamza b. Abdul Muttalib Al-Hamza set off for the h...

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah was the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first Shi’ah Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph) but he was called Ibn Hanafiyyah after his mother who was named Khawlah bint Ja`far. She was known as Hanafiyya...

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiy...

Musab al-Khair Mus'ab wore his best clothes, combed his hair, put perfume on his body, and went out. The perfume spread through the lane. Some women whispered about that rich young man. They hoped that Mus'ab would marry one of their daughters. Mus'a...

Musab al-Khair Mus'ab wore his best clothes, combe...

Sheikh Abbas Qummi : The Great Historian and Researcher The seal of traditionalists (Khaatamul Mohaddeseen) the great historian and researcher Sheikh Abbas Ibne Muhammad Reza Abul Qasim Qummi (r.a.) was born in the city of Qum after 1290 AH. After fi...

Sheikh Abbas Qummi : The Great Historian and Resea...

The Four Special Deputies of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) After the martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) the mantle of Imamate fell on the young shoulders of Imam Mahdi (a.s.). Due to the severe restrictions imposed by the reigning Caliph, Imam Mahdi (a.s.) wa...

The Four Special Deputies of Imam Mahdi (A.S.) Aft...

The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) Ibrahim was born in a house of idolaters, in the kingdom of Babylon. His father Aazar was a well known idol sculptor that his people worshipped. As a young child, Ibrahim used to watch his father sculpting these idols from ...

The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) Ibrahim was born in a h...

Kumail bin Ziyad On Thursday night the Moslems finish the night prayers. They sit down in lines. They implore Allah, the Merciful Creator, to forgive them their sins. They ask him to be pleased with them. Sweet words flow out of the mosque minarets. ...

Kumail bin Ziyad On Thursday night the Moslems fin...

Muslim bin Aqil (A.S.) When Imam Husein (AS) left Madina on 28 Rajab 60 AH for Makkah (for his final journey towards Karbala), H. Muslim (his cousin), also accompanied him with his wife and children. They arrived in Makkah on 3 Shabaan 60 AH. During ...

Muslim bin Aqil (A.S.) When Imam Husein (AS) left ...

Martyrdom of the Two Sons of Muslim bin aqil (a.s.) From Nafasul Mahmoom by Haj Shaikh Abbas Qummi Shaikh Sadooq has related in his Amali from his father (Ibne Babawayh Awwal), from Ali bin Ibraheem, who relates from his father, from Ibraheem bin Raj...

Martyrdom of the Two Sons of Muslim bin aqil (a.s....

Aun (as) and Muhammad (as) Aun (a.s.) and Muhammad (a.s.) were the sons of Bibi Zainab (s.a.). They had not accompanied Bibi Zainab (s.a.) when she left Madina with Imam Hussain (a.s.). Just before Imam Hussain (a.s.) started his journey from Mecca, ...

Aun (as) and Muhammad (as) Aun (a.s.) and Muhammad...

Malik al-Ashtar Adopted from the Site "ezsoftech.com" Malik bin al-Haarth al-Nakhay belonged to an old Yemeni tribe. He became a Muslim by converting to Islam, in the time of the Prophet Muhammad (saw). He was loyal to his religion Islam. Malik bin a...

Malik al-Ashtar Adopted from the Site "ezsoftech.c...

Janab Fizzah; The Learned Abysinian Housemaid of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) The Muslims in the life time of the Holy Prophet (saw ) were brought up to learn the Holy Quran as Ibadat ( Devotion ), to recite it as Devotion, to write it down as Devotion...

Janab Fizzah; The Learned Abysinian Housemaid of H...

Muslim Scientists and Thinkers: Abu Musa Jabir bin Hayyan By Syed Aslam Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan, known in Europe as Geber was born in Tus, Iran in 721 CE during the rule of Umayyad Khalifa. His father Hayyan al Azdi was a pharmacist who supported t...

Muslim Scientists and Thinkers: Abu Musa Jabir bin...

The Mother of the Twelfth Imam Adopted from "Imam Al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity" by "Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini" Dr. Jalali: What is the name of the mother of the Master of the Age? Mr. Hoshyar: His mother was introduced in the sources with vari...

The Mother of the Twelfth Imam Adopted from "Imam ...

The Fourth Special Deputy : Ali ibn Muhammad Samari Name: Ali Agnomen (Kuniyyat): Abul Hasan Father:Muhammad The fourth deputy of Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.) - Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad attained this special position after Husain Ibn Rauh Naubakhti (r...

The Fourth Special Deputy : Ali ibn Muhammad Samar...

Umm Salamah Translated by Ms. Sareh Yadegari "Hind" - the daughter of Abu Umayyah ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi and Atikah Bint Aamir, known as Umm Salamah (Umme Salama, Umme Salma, Umm-e-Salama) was the wife of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) after Hazrat Khad...

Umm Salamah Translated by Ms. Sareh Yadegari "Hind...

Hazrat Usman bin Saeed (r.a.), the first special deputy of Imam Mahdi (a.s.) Hazrat Usman bin Saeed (r.a.) was the first special deputy of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) in Ghaibat-e-Sughra. The renowned Shiite scholar, Shaikh Mohammad bin Hasan Tusi (r.a.) r...

Hazrat Usman bin Saeed (r.a.), the first special d...

The Destiny of Muslim ibne Aqil (A.S.) by: T. Zayn al-'Abidin Introduction The caravan of al-Imam al-Husayn ('alayhi salam) was travelling toward the city of Kufa in Iraq, during the month of Zhul Hijjah 60AH when a messenger came from the direction ...

The Destiny of Muslim ibne Aqil (A.S.) by: T. Zayn...