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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...

The Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala was a military engagement that took place on 10 Muharram, 61 AH (October 10, 680) in Karbala, in present day Iraq, between the prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali and a military detachment from the f...

The Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala was a ...

How Imam Reza (A.S.) Was Martyred? Imam Reza Network It was not politically feasible for al-Mamoon to reach Baghdad accompanied by Imam al-Reza (A.S.), for that would stir the winds of dissension against him and he might not be strong enough to withs...

How Imam Reza (A.S.) Was Martyred? Imam Reza Netwo...

The Life of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) The Pre-Islamic World Before the advent of Islam, people all over the world were sadly impoverished in thought, opinions, and individual and social attitudes. Although such conditions were not the same in all parts o...

The Life of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) The Pre-Islamic ...

After Kerbala ... ; Zaynab By : Syed Zafar Abbas Naqvi The morning of 11th Muharram dawned as Zaynab took up the responsibilities where Husayn bin Ali (a) had left them. Husayn (a) had played his part and from this juncture Zaynab assumed her importa...

After Kerbala ... ; Zaynab By : Syed Zafar Abbas N...

Event of FadakImam Reza NetworkAfter his victory at Khayber the Holy Prophet (S) decided to destroy the remaining strongholds of the Jews and thus end the danger to Islam. He therefore turned his attention to the Jewish village of Fadak, which was a ...

Event of FadakImam Reza NetworkAfter his victory a...

Historical Sermon of Bibi Fatima Zahra (S.A.) in the Nabawi Mosque Imam Reza Network In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful By "Allah" we mean: Allah besides Whom there is no deity [God]; He describes Himself: the Knower of the unseen ...

Historical Sermon of Bibi Fatima Zahra (S.A.) in t...

The History of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) The holy city of Mashhad is the administrative capital of the Khorasan province. Its present population is nearing two and half millions and occupies an area of more than 200 square kilometers. It is...

The History of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.)...

Declaration at Ghadir Khumm "O MESSENGER! MAKE IT KNOWN, THAT WHICH HADTH BEEN REVEALED UNTO THEE FROM THY LORD, FOR IF THOU DO IT NOT, THOU WILL NOT HAVE CONVEYED HIS MESSAGE. ALLAH WILL PROTECT THEE FROM MANKIND. LO! ALLAH GUIDETH NOT THE DISBELIEV...

Declaration at Ghadir Khumm "O MESSENGER! MAKE IT ...

The Tragedy of Karbala - Part I Introduction The Commemoration of Imam Hussains ( as ) has been observed by the followers of Ahl al Bayt ( members of the House of the Prophet ( saw ) ) for centuries; yet many Muslims resent it, thinking that this wou...

The Tragedy of Karbala - Part I Introduction The C...

The Tragedy of Kerbala - Part II - Imam Hussain's Martyrdom The Journey, the Martrydom and other events Part I. Al Husayn, the blessings of God be on him, set out from Mecca to Iraq on the day of Muslim's (attempted) rising in Kufa, that is the day o...

The Tragedy of Kerbala - Part II - Imam Hussain's ...

Historical Account of Fadak 1) On 7th Hijri, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had given this place as a gift to his beloved daughter Janabe Fatema (s.a.). She used to administer this place through her appointees. 2) Just ten days after the demise of the P...

Historical Account of Fadak 1) On 7th Hijri, the H...

Fadak; the property of Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) Adopted by : Imam Reza Network Fadak is a controversial issue that has since the death of Rasulullah (s) created an open wound between the Sunni and Shi'a schools of thought. The best summary exists f...

Fadak; the property of Hadrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.) ...

Story of Prophet Yusuf (A.S.) 1. Introduction Prophet Yusuf (A) was the son of Prophet Ya'qub (A). In the Bible he is referred to as Joseph son of Jacob. The Holy Qur'an has mentioned his story in a beautiful chapter entitled "Surah Yusuf". Prophet Y...

Story of Prophet Yusuf (A.S.) 1. Introduction Prop...

Ascension from the Loneliness of Jail Adopted from the book "Irshad" by Sheikh Mufid Imam Musa bin Jafar (A.S.) said: "A wise person would never promise something that he is incapable of doing; he would never hope something for which he would be repr...

Ascension from the Loneliness of Jail Adopted from...

With the Birth of Abbas, Ali's House was mixed with Grief and Happiness By: Javad Mohaddesi Many years lapsed after painful martyrdom of Prophet's daughter. After her, Ali (a.s.) had married with Ammame, Prophet's (s.a.w.a.) granddaughter. With lapse...

With the Birth of Abbas, Ali's House was mixed wit...

Imam al-Baqir (A.S.) designated al-Sadiq (A.S) Imam Mohammad Baqir (A.S), designated his son al-Sa`diq, peace be on him, as an Imam. For al-Sadiq was the pride of the world. He was the pioneer of culture and science in Islam. His father designated hi...

Imam al-Baqir (A.S.) designated al-Sadiq (A.S) Ima...