History Books

Name: ‘Al?.Agnomen: Abu Muhammad.Title: Zaynu ‘l-’?bid?n; Sajj?d.Father: Husayn bin ‘Ali bin Abi T?lib.Mother: Shahr B?nu, daughter of Yazdigird, the last Sasanid king of Persia.Birth: 15 Jam?d? ‘l-ula 36 AH in Medina.Death: 25 Muharram 95 AH in Medi...

Name: ‘Al?.Agnomen: Abu Muhammad.Title: Zaynu ‘l-’...

by : Sheikh Abbas Qummi Imam Husain (a.s.) gathered his companions at night. Imam Ali Zainul Abedeen (a.s.) says that: I went closer to them so as to hear what they said, and at that time I was unwell. I heard Imam telling his companions that, "I glo...

by : Sheikh Abbas Qummi Imam Husain (a.s.) gathere...

Reviving the memory of Ahlul-Bayt (A) is not restricted to verbal forms like reciting poetry, mentioning their good traits, establishing mourning ceremonies, and so forth, though each of these represents one degree of reviving this memory. The most c...

Reviving the memory of Ahlul-Bayt (A) is not restr...

by : Muhammadi Rayshahri Anas ibn Malik says: The Angel of Rain asked Allah's permission to go to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). The Angel was given the permission. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) ordered Umm Salama: "Stay outside so that nobody could come in"...

by : Muhammadi Rayshahri Anas ibn Malik says: The ...

By: Muhammad Jawad Fadlallah The Imam (A.S.) was contemporary to a short period of al-Rashid's regime during which he suffered the tragedy of the assassination of his father Imam Mousa al-Kazim (A.S.) and other Alawides. After the murder of his fathe...

By: Muhammad Jawad Fadlallah The Imam (A.S.) was c...

When Nimrud wanted to burn Hazrat Ibrahim a.s in the fire.The angels of heaven cried and Jibril a.s pleaded: O God only one person had been worshiping you and now the enemy is dominated him. The God addressed: When ever I want I will support him. The...

When Nimrud wanted to burn Hazrat Ibrahim a.s in t...

Name : al-Akbar (a.s.) Title : Shabih-e-Payambar (Look-alike of the Prophet (pbuh&hf) Agnomen : Ali Father : Imam Hussain (a.s.) - the 3rd Holy Imam Mother : Bibi Umm-e-Laila (a.s.) Birth : 5th of Shabaan 44 AH Death : Martyred in Karbala (Iraq) at t...

Name : al-Akbar (a.s.) Title : Shabih-e-Payambar (...

by Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi The Mab’ath Day- the day for the public announcement of Holy Prophet Muhammad’s Prophetic Mission. “Certainly (the Almighty) has conferred a benefit upon the faithful when he appointed among them a prophet from themselve...

by Mirza Jawad Maleki Tabrizi The Mab’ath Day- the...

by : Abu Muhammad Ordoni Fatima the only surviving child of the Prophet, his most beloved? claimed inheritance of the property which could be apportioned to her in the lands of Medina and in Khaibar, as also Fadak, which having been acquired without ...

by : Abu Muhammad Ordoni Fatima the only surviving...

Spread of Tashayyu' and Beginning of Shi'ite Historiography during the Safawid Era By : Rasul Ja'fariyan It should be noted that during the Safawid period, part of the historiography is related to the recording of historical developments of the Safaw...

Spread of Tashayyu' and Beginning of Shi'ite Histo...

17th Rabi Awwal, a Historic Day At the dawn of Friday, 17th Rabi Awwal, in 530 A.D.) a child born whose birth was announced in the divine Books (Old and New testaments). Muhammad ibn Abdullah is the last great prophet (who has divine book), and the m...

17th Rabi Awwal, a Historic Day At the dawn of Fri...

What Happened at Ghadir-e-Khumm ? Tabarani and others have recorded the following tradition as related by Zayd ibn 'Arqam and transmitted through sources unanimously acknowledged to be reliable. Zayd says that the Messenger of Allah, Allah's blessing...

What Happened at Ghadir-e-Khumm ? Tabarani and oth...

The Sermon of the Prophet (s) on the pond of khome Upon receiving the verse, the Prophet [s] stopped on that place (the pond of Khumm) which was extremely hot. Then he sent for all people who have been ahead in the way, to come back and waited until ...

The Sermon of the Prophet (s) on the pond of khome...

A Review of the History of the Marriage of Imam Ali (as) and Hazrat Zahra (sa) When Hazrat Fatima (s.a.) attained the age of maturity and was ready to get married, the Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) started receiving proposals from various people for her ...

A Review of the History of the Marriage of Imam Al...

History of the Shrine of Imam Ali b. Musa al-Ridha (AS)by Late Mahmoud MahwanThe History of Mashad Mashad is the capital of Khorasan province in the North East of Iran, 892 km away from Tehran. It is located at the altitude of 985 Meter occupying an ...

History of the Shrine of Imam Ali b. Musa al-Ridha...

Building of the Ka'abaFrom the Book "Story of the Holy Ka'aba and its People"Qur’an in Sura Baqra Verses 121 to 127 described it clearly that Allah had ordained his servant Ibrahim to build the Shrine there for worship of One God. During Kusayi’s tim...

Building of the Ka'abaFrom the Book "Story of the ...

Event of Ghadir Khumm The Farewell Pilgrimage Ten years after the migration (hijrah), the Messenger of Allah [peace and blessings be upon him and his Progeny] ordered to his close followers to call all the people in different places to join him in hi...

Event of Ghadir Khumm The Farewell Pilgrimage Ten ...

Arabia Before Islam In order to acquire a close familiarization with Islam it is necessary to know the environment in which Islam took birth and started to spread since such an understanding greatly aids the recognition of that entity. It is possible...

Arabia Before Islam In order to acquire a close fa...

The Battle of Badr The battle of Badr was the most important among the Islamic battles of Destiny. For the first time the followers of the new faith were put into a serious test. Had victory been the lot of the pagan army while the Islamic Forces wer...

The Battle of Badr The battle of Badr was the most...

The Morning of Ashura by : Dr. Ibrahim Ayati During the night of Ashura the Imam and his companions offered prayers, sought Divine forgiveness, and made supplications. The night eventually came to end and the morning of their day of glory arrived. It...

The Morning of Ashura by : Dr. Ibrahim Ayati Durin...

Qasim ibn Hassan in Karbala Qasim ibn Hassan was the youngest son of the second Shia Imam Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib. Qasim was born in 47 A.H., three years before Hassan ibn Ali was martyred. When the third Shia Imam Hussain ibn Ali prepared to le...

Qasim ibn Hassan in Karbala Qasim ibn Hassan was t...