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The religion in Islam is what the Prophet, may Allah bless Him and his family, Propagated. For he (the Prophet): "Does not speak out of desire. It is naught but revealed." So the prophet had the right to nominate the Muslim successor for the successi...

The religion in Islam is what the Prophet, may All...

Now, we are discussing a matter. We do not know exactly to what extent the matter was affected by the previous conditions. Still it is enough for us to present some of the social conditions which the Muslims knew for the first time after the death of...

Now, we are discussing a matter. We do not know ex...

The traditional secularization thesis predicted that modernization would inevitably and irreversibly lead to secularization, while the latter should lead to the limitation of religiosity to the worship sites. Many social scholars and materialist phil...

The traditional secularization thesis predicted th...

As soon as people of Kufa heard the news of Muawiya's death, they exulted openly and held a popular conference at the house of their chief, Sulaiman ibn Sard al-Khuzaai, and delivered enthusiastic speeches in which they referred to the various sorts ...

As soon as people of Kufa heard the news of Muawiy...

River al-Alqami was a stream branching from the Euphrates. It was passing by and irrigating the lands of Karbala. It was the only river in that area. Neither geographists nor have historians referred to the location and history of this river. Moreove...

River al-Alqami was a stream branching from the Eu...

The Commander of the Faithful is reported to have said, "The Messenger of Allah owed a Jew some money who came one day to collect them. The Messenger of Allah said to him, 'O Jew! I do not have it.' The Jew said, 'O Muhammad! I am not going to part w...

The Commander of the Faithful is reported to have ...

Then the Apostle of God ordered al-'Abbas to hold Abu Sufyan [one of the prominent leaders of Quraysh who instigated many wars against the prophet] where the valley narrowed at the front of the mountain where the soldiers of God would pass by him. Th...

Then the Apostle of God ordered al-'Abbas to hold ...

When the Apostle of God returned to Medina, Abu Basir ibn Oseid ibn Harithah al-Thaqafi, who was a new convert, escaped from the Polytheists of the Quraysh. They sent two men in pursuit of him who came to the Apostle of God and reminded him of the tr...

When the Apostle of God returned to Medina, Abu Ba...

[Amongst several others, one of the conditions of the treaty of Hodaybiyah was that if anyone left Quraysh and migrated from Mecca to Medina to join the Prophet Muhammad and his Muslim followers without the permission of his guardian, then he would h...

[Amongst several others, one of the conditions of ...

When the prisoners of the battle of Badr 133 were brought forth, the Messenger of God divided them amongst his companions and said: 'Treat the prisoners well.' Abu Aziz ibn Omeir ibn Hashim the brother of Mas'ab ibn Omeir was amongst the prisoners. H...

When the prisoners of the battle of Badr 133 were ...

The Messenger of God also freed Abu al-!As ibn al-Rabi'ah, the husband of his (step) daughter Zainab after she had sent ransom for him. The ransom that she sent included a necklace which had been given to her by her mother Khadijah on the night of he...

The Messenger of God also freed Abu al-!As ibn al-...

Less than two years after the treaty of Hodaybiyah, Quraysh grew impatient with the environment of peace and security that reigned in the land. Muslim losses in the battle of Mu'tah in north Arabia - in today's Jordan - encouraged the Quraysh to stir...

Less than two years after the treaty of Hodaybiyah...

When the news of the Messenger's exodus from Mecca to Medina reached the Muslims in Medina, they began to go every morning to the lava fields and wait there until the heat of noon drove them back. Many days they waited until one day when they had ret...

When the news of the Messenger's exodus from Mecca...

The Quraysh and their allies make the decision that Muhammad must be physically eliminated in order to finish with him and his religion once and for all. But whoever does this would have to deal with the consequences and face the wrath of the respect...

The Quraysh and their allies make the decision tha...

The Prophet Muhammad used to spend much time in prayer and worship of the one God. This he used to do in a cave, known as Hira, in the al-Noor mountain near the city of Mecca. In 610CE, at the age of forty, Muhammad received the first of the divine r...

The Prophet Muhammad used to spend much time in pr...

There are days that are turning points in the course of history and in the direction of life on Earth, and one of the most important of those days is the day of Ashura. Just as the 27th of Rajab – the day of Mab’ath or First Revelation to Prophet Muh...

There are days that are turning points in the cour...

When he recollected thse bitter days of his father and grandfather who led campaigns against al-Husayn's grandfather and the failure that chased them even in their own homes, Yazid showed his great rejoicing at the current situation as the family of ...

When he recollected thse bitter days of his father...

Tied up with ropes, forced to ride saddleless, lean camels, and being in the utmost state of humiliation, the harem and children of the prophet's family were taken to Syria. Throughout their journey, they did not say a single word and did not ask any...

Tied up with ropes, forced to ride saddleless, lea...

Lady Zaynab's eloquent speech, which is compared to Imam 'Ali's speeches, rebuked people of Kufa so effectively, exposed their false faith in Islam, falsified their deceitful tears, and introduced them as the most ignoble criminals as they contribute...

Lady Zaynab's eloquent speech, which is compared t...

As she saw the crowds blocking all streets of Kufa an surrounding the caravan. Lady Zaynab decided to deliver a speech aiming at uniting the public opinion, referring to the grand misfortune that the Umayyad gang brought to the Islamic ummah by killi...

As she saw the crowds blocking all streets of Kufa...

Day of 'Ashura ; the tenth of Muharram,. was unique in its tragedies, misfortunes, and disasters. On that day , the Ahl al-Bayt had to suffer the ever mst horrible adversity of this world. Hence, it is certainly the day of griefs. From early morning,...

Day of 'Ashura ; the tenth of Muharram,. was uniqu...