From long ago, there were some Jews who hoped for an independent government. The history of the Jews, and their long yearning for the promised Messiah is reflected in Torah or what the Christians call the Old Testament. This savior
Jabr Ibn Nouf narrates that I told Abu Saeed Khidri (a late companion of the Prophet): I swear there is no new year unless it is worse than last year and new Emirs are only worse than their predecessor. Abu
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
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
When Mutiwakkil (the Abbasid Caliph) whom his hatred to the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUT) and their followers is evident, became the Caliph feared that Imam Hadi (PBUH) rise against him. Therefore he bade Imam Hadi (PBUH) to reside near him to
After the martyrdom of Imam Reza (PBUH), Ma’mun tried very hard to prevent the society from discovering that he had poisoned the Imam. He pretended to mourn the death of the Imam. The Shiite community however, had realized that it
Imam Reza’s (PBUH) Cooperation with Ma’moon’s Government Many criticized Imam Reza (PBUH) for allowing Ma’moon to introduce Imam Reza (PBUH) as his crown prince. Even though Imam Reza (PBUH) had accepted the position under a strict condition-he would not have
There was a man in Medina who had serious animosity and hatred towards Imam Kadhim (PBUH), also known as Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (PBUH). The government and some of its affiliates would often support and encourage him to express his
Imam Kadhim (PBUH), the seventh Imam from the lineage of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), was born on the 7th of Safar of year 128 (A.H). He was born in a house located between Mecca and Medina named as “Abva”; and he
At the time of Imam Sadiq (PBUH), the city of Medina had a different look. The general massacre of its residents by the soldiers of Muslim ibn Uqbah left the survivors with a feeling of hopelessness, to the extent that
“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 they leave this world, would be lamenting and regretful for not taking a gain for
Five decades after Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) demise, Muslims living in birthplaces of Islam, Mecca and Medina, or those who lived in the capitals of government such as Damascus or Kufa(1), considered sole obedience to the caliph -regardless of his characteristics
Examining the history of Islam gives us a clear vision of the position of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH) with regards to the political situations after the demise of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP). Among the reactions of the daughter of
