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Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Messenger of Allah Never was the Prophet (s.a.w) surprised when Jibril (the angel Gabriel) revealed to him the first divine statement. His life went through many stages so that he would be prepared to bea...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Mess...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) It was in 10 A.H. and the time for Hajj. The Hijazi deserts witnessed large crowds of Muslims who unitedly chanted the same slogans and proceeded towards the same holy...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of th...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) At the beginning of the 18th'century, Christian writers began a new crusade against Islam. Through writing and circulating books over-flowing with insults and false ac...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of th...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) All Muslims of the world, no matter what their sects are, hold in common that the Holy Prophet of Islam was the last prophet, and in fact, Muslims believe in divine pr...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of th...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) Three years had passed from the time when the Holy Prophet of Islam was divinely assigns to be a prophet, during which time he did his best to secretly guide those who...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of th...

Adopted from the book : Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) Amidst that tumultuous environment of pre-Islamic Arabia, filled with all manifestations of misguidance, perversion and oppression, Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul-Muttalib (s.a.w.) was...

Adopted from the book : Muhammad the Messenger of ...

Adopted from the book : Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) At Madinah, the Prophet (s.a.w.), settled in a society whose control was shared by the tribes, material interests and conflicting ideas. The chief forces at Madinah were the following: ...

Adopted from the book : Muhammad the Messenger of ...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) The Prophet's entry into Madina ushers in a new phase for the divine message. Islam gaining fresh followers began to assert its strength and soon started to spread out...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of th...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) The Beginning of the RevelationWe have so far taken a glance at the earlier part of the blessed life of the Holy Prophet of Islam. Now we must talk about some of the m...

Adopted from the book : A Glance at the Life of th...

Adopted from the book : A Brief Biography of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) As was the custom in those days, babies of noble families were normally entrusted to the care of strong and healthy wet nurses, who not only gave suck but taught their wa...

Adopted from the book : A Brief Biography of the H...

Imam Sajjad (PBUH) despite facing worst conditions and severe sufferings after the martyrdom of Imam Hosein, not only humiliated and defamed Yazid by displaying courage, bravery, and firmness and defendingmonotheism andprophet-hood from the side of A...

Imam Sajjad (PBUH) despite facing worst conditions...

The reason that I chose the topic, “the Most Beautiful Choice”? is the answer Hazrat Zeinab gave to Ibn-e-Ziad’s hurtful remarks about Ashura. Expressing her viewpoints about Ashura, despite all atrocities committed against the Household of the holy ...

The reason that I chose the topic, “the Most Beaut...

Imam Hussein shouted, "Is there any one who can come to our rescue? Is there any one who can protect the sanctity of the family of Allah's Apostle?" The screaming and crying of women could be heard as a result of his plea. One by one the companions o...

Imam Hussein shouted, "Is there any one who can co...

At forenoon of the tenth of Muharram when the heat of the sun started scorching the earth, Hussain, his household and companions began to feel the severity of thirst. The enemy was adamant not to give them access to the water of the River Euphrates o...

At forenoon of the tenth of Muharram when the heat...

Hurr was the name of one of the high-ranking commanders of the army of Omar-e-Sad who faced the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, Hussein-ibn-Ali, with orders from Yazeed-ibn-Muawiah to either get Hussein’s allegiance for his corrupt Khalifat, or kil...

Hurr was the name of one of the high-ranking comma...

A. THE MESSAGE Over one thousand three hundred and fifty years ago, on the 10th of Muharram, just before 'asr, a man stood on a sand-dune at Kerbala. He was bleeding from several wounds on his body. He had lost everything. Since early morning he had ...

A. THE MESSAGE Over one thousand three hundred and...

The most important pilgrimage centre of the city of Shiraz is the Mausoleum of Mir Sayyed Ahmad, the son of the seventh Emam known as Shah-e-Cheragh (the Shrine of the lord of the light), which is situated near the Masjed-e-No. Mir Sayyed Ahmad came ...

The most important pilgrimage centre of the city o...

Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib, peace be upon them, is quoted on p. 49, Vol. 2 of al-Saduq's book Man la Yahdarohu al-Faqih saying that a group of Jews once visited the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and the most learned man among them asked him abou...

Imam al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib, peace be upon...

1. In Isa Ibn-e Ja'far's prison The horsemen took Imam Kadhim (as) to Medina and delivered him to Isabn-e Ja'far. . Imam spent one year in Basra in his prison. Haroon wrote a letter to Isa Ibn-e Ja'far to kill Imam. Having received Haroon's letter, J...

1. In Isa Ibn-e Ja'far's prison The horsemen took ...

The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) told one of his pious friends named Jabbir bin Abdullah, "Oh Jabbir! You will live and will see my son Mohammad Bin Ali Bin Al Hussain whose name in Torah (The Old Testament) is Baqir, convey my compliments (Salam) to him." The...

The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) told one of his pious frien...

The transfer of the Imamate to the next Holy Imam has to occur at the death of the previous Holy Imam and the transfer of the Imamate of Imam Hossein to Imam Sajjad was under particularly distressing circumstances with the severe illness that Imam Sa...

The transfer of the Imamate to the next Holy Imam ...