Personalities

First and foremost, of course, is Salman al-Farsi (the Persian). He was the son of a Zoroastrian priest in the province of Fars. From the very beginning, he was aspiring to find and follow a religion free from the embellishes of human interpolations....

First and foremost, of course, is Salman al-Farsi ...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On December 4, 1131 AD, Iran mathematician, astronomer, and poet, Ghiyas od-Din Omar Ibn Ibrahim Khayyam, passed away in his hometown Nishapour, Khorasan, in northeastern Iran. He studied in Balkh, Samarqand and Bukhara,...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On December 4, 1131 ...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On December 7, 903 AD, the famous Iranian Islamic astronomer and mathematician, Abu'l-Hassan Abdur-Rahman ibn Amr as-Sufi ar-Razi was born in Rayy, (currently a southern suburb of Tehran).He was one of the greatest astro...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On December 7, 903 A...

The Revolution breaks out On Tuesday night, Rabi al-Awwal, namely two days before the revolution, on the way to al-Mukhtar's house, Ibraheem al-Ashtar and some of his friends came across a patrol. The Commander of the patrol said: "Who are you?" Ibra...

The Revolution breaks out On Tuesday night, Rabi a...

The Ka'aba The Prince of Makkah was sitting by the Holy Ka'aba waiting for the horsemen's coming. The horsemen brought Saeed bin Jubayr. Khalid bin Abdullah al-Qasry, the Prince of Makkah, ordered the guards to tie Saeed's legs to his neck. A man fro...

The Ka'aba The Prince of Makkah was sitting by the...

The Revolution Al-Hajjaj busied the Muslims with fights on the borders. He tried to occupy the nearby countries and robbed them of their possessions. In the meantime, he wanted to kill the Muslims to get rid of them. For this reason, he ordered the M...

The Revolution Al-Hajjaj busied the Muslims with f...

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 Yousif al-Thaqafy, th...

The Beginning The people in the palace slept. The ...

The Battle of Deer al-Jamajum The two armies met at Deer al-Jamajum. A violent fight took place between the two sides. AI-Hajjaj defeated Abid al-Rahman. Abid al-Rahman's army scattered. Some fighters escaped. Some passed away. Abid al-Rahman himself...

The Battle of Deer al-Jamajum The two armies met a...

Al-Hajjaj Imam Ali (A.S.) passed away. Maawyyah became a Caliph. Unjust rulers succeeded him. Kufa lived unbearable life. The rulers imprisoned and killed the God-fearing followers of Ahlul-bait. Zyyad bin Abeeh ruled Kufa. Then his son Ubaidullah su...

Al-Hajjaj Imam Ali (A.S.) passed away. Maawyyah be...

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. The words fly hig...

On Thursday night the Moslems finish the night pra...

Al-Husain's Head Al-Shimr beheaded al-Husain and gave his head to Ubaidullah bin Zyyad. The people saw Imam Husain's head. They felt pain because they did not support him. Ubaidullah bin Zyyad ordered some guards to bring al-Mukhtar. Seeing al-Husain...

Al-Husain's Head Al-Shimr beheaded al-Husain and g...

In the month of Rajab, 60 A.H., Mu'awiyah died. He had ruled the Muslim countries for twenty years. He killed many companions of our Master Muhammad. Hajar bin Ady al-Kindy, Amr bin al-Hamq al-Khazay, and Rasheed al Hajry were some of them. He killed...

In the month of Rajab, 60 A.H., Mu'awiyah died. He...

Faith Maitham deeply believed in Allah. He was not afraid of the unjust. People were afraid of bin Zyyad. They shook with fear when they saw him. But Maitham did not pay attention to him. He knew that Ubaidullah's death was certain. He knew that the ...

Faith Maitham deeply believed in Allah. He was not...

It was dawn. As usual, Maitham went to the date-palm trunk. He splashed it with water. The good ground sent out a sweat smell. Maitham said two Rikaas. Then he put his back against the date palm trunk. Maitham had visited the date palm for more than ...

It was dawn. As usual, Maitham went to the date-pa...

Ashoora In the morning, Muharram 10th, Imam Husayn [a] and his companions said their prayers. Imam Husayn [a] prepared his companions for the battle. He divided them into three small groups: Zuhair bin al-Qain headed the right wing. Habib bin Mudhahi...

Ashoora In the morning, Muharram 10th, Imam Husayn...

Amru bin Huraith Amru bin Huraith was a leader from Kufa. Maitham said to him: "I'll be your neighbour. Treat me kindly." Amru said: "Do you want to buy bin Masoud's house or bin al-Hakim's"? Maitham kept silent. Amru bin Huraith was puzzled. He wond...

Amru bin Huraith Amru bin Huraith was a leader fro...

Tasu'a On Muharram 9th, 61 A.H. Umar bin Saad started his attack at night. He advanced towards Imam Husayn's camp. Zaynab, Imam Ali's daughter, heard the enemy's voice. She said to her brother al-Husayn: The enemies have approached! Imam Husayn [a] o...

Tasu'a On Muharram 9th, 61 A.H. Umar bin Saad star...

The desert was very vast. The sky was full of stars. An old man aged seventy-five left his tent. The old man jumped on his horse and rode away. The old man heard a wolf howling. He was afraid of nothing. He intended to get to Mudharib (Bani Asad's tr...

The desert was very vast. The sky was full of star...

Mu'awiyah Mu'awiyah was displeased with Malik al-Ashtar, for his bravery made Ali's Army fight with enthusiasm. In the meantime it dismayed the Shamian soldiers. So, Mu'awiyah decide to kill Malik in a face-to-face duel with swords. He ordered Marwan...

Mu'awiyah Mu'awiyah was displeased with Malik al-A...

The Battle of the Camel Some people were ambitious for the Caliphate. Talha and Zubair were two of them. They went to Makkah and urged A'isha, Abu Bakr's daughter, to revolt against Imam Ali [a]. Marwan took advantage of that situation. He began spen...

The Battle of the Camel Some people were ambitious...

Al-Rabathah Al-Rabathah is a desert between Makkah and Madina. It is a barren land. No one inhabits it. But in the year 30 A.H., there was only one tent. In the tent there were an old man, an old woman, and their daughter. Why did the old man inhabit...

Al-Rabathah Al-Rabathah is a desert between Makkah...