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Adam was named as Adam because he was created from the skin of the earth (Arabic: Adeem) and from Al-Sadooq: that the fourth ground (or earth) was called Adeem and from it Adam was created and that's why he was called Adam, and the mother of human be...

Adam was named as Adam because he was created from...

Said God in his Holy Book: And when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy in the earth, they said: Wilt thou place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we, we hymn Thy praise and sanctify Thee ? H...

Said God in his Holy Book: And when thy Lord said ...

I think it is in the interest of the readers to critically review the story that the American Civil War was fought to emancipate the slaves. It is a myth, having no relation with reality. I propose to quote here from chapter 22 of Lincoln, the Unknow...

I think it is in the interest of the readers to cr...

What was the attitude of the Christian church towards the Negro slave trade? From its inception, Christianity kept its eyes closed to the plight of the slaves. As mentioned earlier, the only reference to the slavery is found in the epistle of St. Pau...

What was the attitude of the Christian church towa...

Like West Africa, the slave-trade in East Africa became prominent and was firmly established with the advance and endeavour of the Christian Europe. Mr. E.A. Alpers writes in African Slave-Trade: "Further evidence that the slave trade was by no means...

Like West Africa, the slave-trade in East Africa b...

Slaves were taken from Africa even during the Roman Empire, but the real "slave-trade" started in 16th century with the advent of the Christian European countries. Edward A. Alpers of the University College of Dar-es-salaam, writes that "as we draw a...

Slaves were taken from Africa even during the Roma...

Now that we have seen the attitude of Islam towards slavery, let us have a look at Christianity and its followers, and see what they did in this respect. It is surprising to see that Christians, who for the reasons of their own, now-a-days pose thems...

Now that we have seen the attitude of Islam toward...

From its advent until the rise of the Umayyads, Islam had achieved a marked degree of success in its benign war against slavery. Slaves were no longer sub-human animals, but men and women of dignity and respect. Many a freed slave rose to high ranks....

From its advent until the rise of the Umayyads, Is...

To give an idea of how Islam raised the status of slaves and treated them as human beings instead of brutes of burden (which was their common lot before Islam), the following tradition is of particular interest : One day the Prophet was sitting with ...

To give an idea of how Islam raised the status of ...

Though slavery was an ancient institution which started in pre-historic era of mankind, it is safe to say that the volume of this trade reached its zenith through the Christian nations of Europe and America who, as is their nature, turned it into a m...

Though slavery was an ancient institution which st...

"O you men!We have created you of a male and a female,and then We made you(into different) races and tribesso that you may know each other.Surely the most honourable of you with Allahis the one who is most pious among you;surely Allah Is All-Knowing ...

"O you men!We have created you of a male and a fem...

After a difficult year of separation from her beloved brother, Lady Fatima Masuma (A) decided to go to him. She began this journey from Madina to Khur?s?n, in the year 201 A.H, accompanied by a caravan made up of some members of her household and fri...

After a difficult year of separation from her belo...

Imam Reza (Peace Be Upon Him) had many sisters. Amongst them, Hazrat Ma’soomah (Peace Be Upon Her) treads a different path similar to the path pursued by Hazrat Zeinab (Peace Be Upon Her). At that juncture in history, Hazrat Ma’sumah was tasked with ...

Imam Reza (Peace Be Upon Him) had many sisters. Am...

The place where Lady Fatima Masuma (A) is buried was known at the time of her burial as “B?bel?n”. It was a deserted area with no buildings. It belonged to M?s? ibn Khazraj, who donated it for the purpose of the burial of this noble lady.After the pl...

The place where Lady Fatima Masuma (A) is buried w...

Here, regardless of emotion, it must be stated that Fatima (peace be upon her) was oppressed, and there was no intention to win Allah’s pleasure in the Caliphs’ act, because: -Abubakr recited “Maasher ul-Anbia” Hadith, and it was not authentic, and t...

Here, regardless of emotion, it must be stated tha...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz The defeat of the Uzbek occupation army by Shah Tahmasb I On 15th of the Islamic month of Moharram in 935 AH, the Iranian forces of the teenaged 14-year old Safavid king, Shah Tahmasb I, defeated the Uzbek occupation arm...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz The defeat of the Uz...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On 11th of the Islamic month of Safar in 421 AH, Sultan Mahmoud, the prominent ruler of the Turkish Ghaznavid dynasty who for 34 years ruled the eastern Iranian lands, died. He turned Ghazni into the capital of an extens...

Compiled By: Syed Ali Shahbaz On 11th of the Islam...

The third important event which took place during the Imamate of Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) was the uprising of Muhammad Dhil-Nafs al-Zakiyyah against Abu-Ja'far al-Mansoor, who assumed power in 136 A.H. succeeding his brother, Abul-Abbas al-Saffah. He was...

The third important event which took place during ...

Political conditions, at any historical phase, appear to be the most dominant phenomenon of social life of human beings. That is because political conditions, the relations between the ruler and the ruled, the nature of the ruling power, the policies...

Political conditions, at any historical phase, app...

The second momentous event which took place du ring the Imamate of Ja'far bin Muhammad al-Sadiq (a.s.) was the fall of the Umayyads and the establishment of the Abbasid rule. The revolution against the Umayyads raised under the slogan of supporting A...

The second momentous event which took place du rin...

Zaid bin Ali bin Hussein bin Ali bin Abi-Talib (a.s.), is the paternal uncle of Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.). Zaid was a leading man from the household of the Prophet (s.a.w.), and a famous faqih from Ahlul-Bait (a.s.). He was unbearably distressed by the co...

Zaid bin Ali bin Hussein bin Ali bin Abi-Talib (a....