The striking defeat of the pagans in the battle of Badr was reinforcing the sense of retaliation in them. The blockade of the trade rout of the people of Mecca, which stretched from Media and Iraq, had seriously frustrated them.
Pilgrims who circumambulate the house of Allah enter a mosque in which the Ka’ba is located. They must begin circumambulating the Ka’ba from the same spot all monotheists throughout history agreed upon. Prophet Adam (PBUH), father of mankind, (2) learned
And the Messenger will say, ”O my Lord! Surely my people have treated this Quran as a forsaken thing (1)”. Based on the verses of the Holy Quran, this is how the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) will complain to Allah
The Holy month of Ramadan had started; he entered the mosque of Kufa. He went up the pulpit and after praising Allah (SWT) and sending greetings upon His great Prophet (PBUH&HP) addressed the people as such, “O people! We are
According to the narrations from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) and the Infallible Imams (PBUT), the month of Ramadan is the best of months and its hours are the best hours (1).” Thus it is proper that everyone hold this month in
The Great Prophet (PBUH&HP) took every opportunity for the guidance of the people. Especially after his appointment by the Creator he felt a heavy duty. And his method of guiding was training of the people with kind words and explaining
“Tomorrow I will hand the flag to the one who likes God and His Prophet and whom God and His Prophet like him; the one who never retreats.”(1) This sentence was like a sign, in the war of Khaibar, for
When Abbas saw the loneliness of his brother Imam Hussain (PBUH), he asked permission to enter the battle. Upon his request, Imam Hussain (PBUH) shed into tears and said, “Brother! You are the flag bearer of my army and the
There is not enough information about the childhood and the youth of Zainab (PBUH); however, after some decades she comes out, and the striking event of Karbala shows her to us. As Tabari mentions in his history, Hamid Ibn Muslim
As Zainab (PBUH) grew up, many of the noblemen and great men of Arabia asked for her hand in marriage. They thought that due to their wealth and high social position they would be successful in marrying Zainab (PBUH). For
“When the fifth son of the seventh Imam goes in occultation, seek refuge in Allah (SWT)! Seek refuge in Him in regards with your religion, so that no one would deviate your from you religion” (1). (Imam Kadhim (PBUH)) We
Abu Hashim Jafari, a companion of Imam Hassan Al-Askari (PBUH) has narrated that he had heard the Imam (PBUH) say, “Among the sins that are not forgiven is that which the person (considers less significant compared to his other mistakes,
Consider a sect, whom despite its truth, is put under pressure by the government and other political and religious groups. They are slaughtered in the open and in secret, never leaving them a decade in peace. And the society, well
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if everyone was alike? Once Abdul ‘Azim Hassani1, one of the most loyal companions of Imam Jawad (PBUH), visited Imam and asked him to recite a narration from his great fathers. Imam
Kuleini and a number of great narrators have narrated this story from Yasa’ ibn Hamzah – one of the companions of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (PBUH): I and many others were once present in the house of Imam Reza
Ma’mun set various trials for Imam Reza (PBUH), so that he would overpower the Imam (PBUH) by defeating him in those trials. One of the most important among those trials was technical debates with scholars of other religions. Ma’mun ordered
Throughout our life, we may have seen people, who seek the faults (1) of others and create the grounds for pessimisms, hurtfulness, separation and even violence among others. So many relationships of friends and families are destroyed simply because of
It is not unrealistic or an exaggeration to call the teaching system of Imam Sadiq (PBUH) a University. This University had a great scientific legend, and it trained numerous specialists who became noble intellectuals and professional scholars. The great Ja’fari
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. His shining face was a clear sign of his sincerity and purity. Imam Baqir(PBUH) went
And then Hussain (PBUH) called upon the enemies to fight him and said,” Martyrdom is better than getting humiliated, and humiliation is better than entering the Hellfire. One of the narrators says,” I had never seen a man who had
