Truly, even thinking about the Prophet (saw) is extremely difficult and awe inspiring. A great personage like Ali (AS) said: "Whenever we found the situation to be grave, we used to take refuge in the Prophet (SAW) of God and sought the shelter of his presence in order to feel safe and protected in his loving company"...
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
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A Great Blessing
Many times in our lives, we have regretted what we do not have and we might have complained about it; however, have we ever thought about what we do have? In fact, some of the things we have are extremely greater and worthier than what we anxiously strive to achieve. But how do we treat them...
Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS)
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Anecdotes from the Life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.)
The deep scar on the shoulder of Nasiba, daughter of Kaab, spoke of a major wound in the past. Whenever the women, especially of the younger generation who had not seen the time of the Prophet or were too small at that time, noticed the cavity in her shoulder, they enquired with extreme curiosity about the frightening incident, which had resulted in the injury to her shoulder...
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
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Significance of Arba'een and the Performance of the Ziyarat of Arba'een
Imam Hasan Al-Askari (AS) includes the performance of Ziyarat-e-Arba’een as one of the five marks for a believer, in addition to reciting 51 raka of sala, audible recitation of Bismillah, wearing a ring on one’s right hand, and doing sajda on dust. (This hadith has been narrated by Sheikh Tusi in the book Tahthib)...
Imam Husayn (AS) and Karbala
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Ashura and Today
Once more Muharram has come, and the hearts of free men incline toward Hussain (PBUH), the son of Ali (PBUH), and their eyes are fixed upon Ashura, the event which took place more than 1300 years ago...
Imam Husayn (AS) and Karbala
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Humbleness, the Key to Succession
The preaching method of all the Prophets has been based on humility and modesty; because whoever wants to convey a message to the people, especially if it is the message of the Lord, has to be extremely humble and modest towards them...
Prophet Jesus (PBUH)
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Unity the Essence of Ghadeer's Message
Sun day,6 dec 2009 the 18th of Zil-hejjah, marks Eid-e Ghadeer Khum, the day prophet Muhammad (SAWA) designated Imam Ali (AS) as his successor in the year 10 AH as per Allah's command near juhfa in the Arabian Peninsula, while returning from his farewell Hajj pilgrim...
Ghadir Khum
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Ghadir Khumm and the Orientalists
The 18th of Dhu 'l-Hijja is celebrated in the Shí'a world as the 'idd of Ghadir Khumm in which Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said about Imam 'Ali: "Whomsoever's master (mawla) I am, this 'Ali is also his master." This event is of such significance to the Shí'as that no serious scholar of Islam can ignore it. The purpose of this paper is to study how the Orientalists handled the event of Ghadir Khumm. By "orientalists", I mean the Western scholarship of Islam and also those Easterners who received their entire Islamic training under such scholars...
Ghadir Khum
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The Knowledge and Generosity of Imam Hadi (AS)
The Tenth Holy Imam, Ali Al-Hadi (AS) was the first son of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad (AS) and Sayyidah Samana (SA). His father named him after his grandfather, Imam Reza (AS) and his great ancestor Imam Ali (AS)...
Imam Naqqi (AS)
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The Common Ground of the Religions
The world today is a world of differences and conflicts between the humans. Therefore, we should find the universal common grounds, and lessen the tensions by concentrating on them...
