Forgotten Duty
Enjoining good and forbidding wrong is the path of the prophets and the method of the virtuous, and a great religious duty with which makes
Enjoining good and forbidding wrong is the path of the prophets and the method of the virtuous, and a great religious duty with which makes
Taavus Yamani was a scholar and famous character that lived during the lifetimes of Imam Sajjad and Imam Baqir (PBUT). He had companions who were
Jabir narrated: one day, Imam al-Baqir (PBUH) went out saying, “O Jabir, by Allah, the whole night passed while I am grieved and my heart
He was from Khurasan. He had travelled a long way and suffered a lot to reach his destination; because he was walking barefoot. His shoes
Perhaps the reason for so many blessing at nights is that darkness brings about an invaluable opportunity for opening one’s heart to his Lord. Naturally,
Nowadays, most historians study the lives of the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT) merely from the confined aspect of their personal lives, and even out of the
Shiites hold the belief that the Prophet and the Imams are chosen by Allah (SWT), and hold exceptional virtues. Just as a teacher must have
“I had been pondering on who the successor of Imam Zain al-Abidin, Sajjad (PBUH), would be, until I met his son, Muhammad ibn Ali (PBUH).
Imam Baqir (PBUH) has said, ”Learn the knowledge from the knowledgeable and teach it to your brothers in faith, as the knowledgeable have taught you
Allah (SWT) would never appoint a person as an Imam and make him His decisive proof upon people unless the person has earned the position
One of Imam Baqir’s (PBUH) companions, Abi Obadiah, narrates: I used to accompany Imam Baqir (PBUH) in journeys. During the journeys, I would always climb
Himran Ibn ‘Ayun narrates: I came to visit Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (PBUH) and asked him to advise me! And he said: “I advise you to
Imam Baqir (PBUH) was a pure servant of Allah (SWT). He always had Allah (SWT) in his mind and spent all his time to worship
We all need to be preached. Every society requires preaching and reminders. Preaching is spoken word that can calm the heart to softness. It removes
During our lifetimes, we sometimes face occasions in which our hidden traits show up and represent themselves. Satisfaction, anger and power are among factors that
Among the dangerous groups that lived during the time of the Infallible Imams (PBUT) in the Islamic society and had a remarkable influence on the
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, the old and great companion of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP), who had become old and decrepit, was on his deathbed.
“The world is a kind of a commercial marketplace. Some take profit out of it, and some exit it as losers. And some others, when
Love is one of the inseparable ingredients of human’s life; we all love some people and express our love towards them, while avoid others and
History has portrayed fall of the most powerful kings such as Alexander, Pharos and Cesar, despite their fast tracking victories. Hence the transient victories are