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Ali Ibn Abi Taalib (a.s.) and Allegiance

Reading Time: 10 minutesBy: Maulana Sayyed Saeed Akhtar Rizvi (r.a.) Introduction: The foremost books on Islamic history “Al-Maghaazi” of Ibn Is’haaq and its summary “Seerah al-Nabi (s.a.w.a.)” of Ibn Hisham were written in the second and third centuries […]

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Doubts Related To Nahj Al-Balaaghah

Reading Time: 6 minutesFirst Doubt In Nahj al-Balaaghah various sermons and sayings discuss difficulties during death, darkness of the grave, troubles after death and other related calamities.  These subjects are such as would upset any one and hence […]

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Celebrations: A Sunnah, not Bidah

Reading Time: 10 minutesLove and mastership (Wilayat) and expression of displeasure (Bara’at) are the cornerstones of Islamic teachings. We understand the meaning of empowering goodness and prohibiting evil from them. These were the aims of Imam Husain‘s (a.s.) […]

Traditions

Tradition

Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Sadiq (a.s.) was asked – Who gave ghusl to Fatimah? Imam (a.s.) informed – Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) gave her ghusl. This is because she was Siddiqa and none could give her ghusl except a […]

Traditions

Tradition

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmmar relates from Ibne Abbas – One afternoon I dreamt of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) standing with his hair disheveled and with dust on them. He was holding a phial of blood. I said – […]

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Tradition

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAasim b. Bahdalata narrates – We were assembled near Hajjaaj b. Yusuf (l.a.) when Husain b. Ali (a.s.) was mentioned. Hajjaaj said – He was not from the progeny of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Yahya b. […]

Traditions

Tradition

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIbne al-Daare narrates in Kitaabo Mawaalide Ahlul Bait – Imam Husain (a.s.) was born in six months. No infant was born in six months and survived except for Husain and Esa b. Maryam (a.s.). Zakhaaer […]

Traditions

Tradition

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUmm al-Fazl the daughter of Haaris (wife of Abbas, the Prophet’s uncle) narrates that she came in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) and said – ‘O Messenger of Allah, I saw a […]