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DAY OF ASHURA Day of Ashura; the tenth of Muharram, was unique in its tragedies, misfortunes, and disasters. On that day, the Ahl-ul-Bayt had to suffer the ever most horrible adversity of this world. Hence, it is certainly the day of griefs. ( 132 ...

DAY OF ASHURA Day of Ashura; the tenth of Muharra...

UBAIDULLAH IN KUFA As soon as he received the decree of naming him as the new governor of Kufa besides Basra, Ubaidullah ibn Ziyad ran to there ( 117 ) so that Imam al-Hussein would not precede him. As he reached the borders of the city, he disgui...

UBAIDULLAH IN KUFA As soon as he received the dec...

AL-ABBAS IN THE BATTLE OF SIFFEEN Some historians have slackened the reins when they ascribed exaggerate situations of fighting to al-Abbas ibn Ali. As a matter of fact, it is not strange for a hero like al-Abbas to record astonishing situations of ...

AL-ABBAS IN THE BATTLE OF SIFFEEN Some historians...

AL-ABBAS IN THE IMAMS' SIGHT The Immaculate Imams are the representatives of God, the successors of His Prophet and the leaders that God has assigned for people so as to make distinction between the right and the wrong. They, peace be upon them, pra...

AL-ABBAS IN THE IMAMS' SIGHT The Immaculate Imams...

undertaken the mission of serving water to the caravan of his brother Imam al-Hussein on the ten days of Muharram, AH 60. BATTAL UL-ALQAMI Al-Alqami is the name of the river on whose bank was the last scene of the life of al-Abbas. This river was g...

undertaken the mission of serving water to the car...

BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE Al-Abbas, was the first child of Umm-ul-Banin. With his birth, Medina shone and the whole world glittered. Waves of pleasures flowed in the family of Ali (a), for the birth of their magnificent moon that would light this world w...

BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE Al-Abbas, was the first chil...

MUDRIKA Mudrika was good-looking, high-ranking celebrity. He acted as the reference of the Arabs who used to visit him for learning from his knowledge and virtue. He also predicted the coming of Prophet Mohammad (s) through many speeches of wisdom t...

MUDRIKA Mudrika was good-looking, high-ranking ce...

such authors to make the other niceties of his life, though important and worthy of reference, seem minor if compared to his situations with his brother, family members, harem of the household of Prophet Mohammed (a) and the companions of his brother...

such authors to make the other niceties of his lif...

SURIOUS ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE SHIA By: ABU TALIB AT-TABRIZI Translated by Abdullah Al-Shahin Edited by Ahmed Haneef IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT THE MERCIFUL THE PUBLISHER'S WORD Great personalities contribute strongly in the composi...

SURIOUS ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE SHIA By: ABU TALIB ...

The Life Story and Martyrdom of Hazrate Fatemeh by: Mahdi Jafari Translated by: Seyyed Farid Mohammadi 1. The Most Brilliant Creation 1 2. Her birth 3 3. The Virtues of Fatemeh 6 4. Her Marriage 7 5. Her Married Life 12 6. The Generous ...

The Life Story and Martyrdom of Hazrate Fatemeh ...

12. The exact date of the Martyr The true date of Fatemeh's martyr, is a subject for discussion among Muslims. Some say that it was forty days after the death of our Prophet, some say it was sixty days after, some believe it was seventy five days af...

12. The exact date of the Martyr The true date of...

7. The death of he who had Graced the world with his innocent presence It was the tenth year of the immigration of the Messenger of God to Medina. After his return for the from his last Pilgrimage [Hajj], and after having said his farewell to all t...

7. The death of he who had Graced the world with ...

1. The Most brilliant Creation God Almighty appeared to man a hidden gem. His Providence had decided to create a human creature on Earth, who would be His rightful heir. So, To show His Might and Power, and to create the most noble creature who woul...

1. The Most brilliant Creation God Almighty appea...

CHAPTER EIGHT EXCERPTS FROM LESSONS BY HIS HOLINESS GRAND AYATOLLAH SHEIKH BAHJAT We in this Chapter will be sitting under the pulpit of the class of Grand Ayatollah Bahjat so we may benefit from his explanations and instructions which he dictated...

CHAPTER EIGHT EXCERPTS FROM LESSONS BY HIS HOLINE...

CHAPTER SIX AYATOLLAH BAHJAT ACCORDING TO OTHERS View of Imam Khomeini The imam {Khomeini] used to pay Ayatollah Bahjat his personal attention, and citing some incidents in this field may provide the best evidence. Ayatollah al-Mas'udi says, "Dur...

CHAPTER SIX AYATOLLAH BAHJAT ACCORDING TO OTHERS ...

9. Personified Practical Emulation One of the distinctions that set Ayatollah Bahjat apart from the rest of scholars and mujiahids is his practical emulation of the Infallible Ones, peace be with them. You see this clearly from his statements and ac...

9. Personified Practical Emulation One of the dis...

CHAPTER FOUR ETHICAL AND GNOSTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HIS HOLINESS GRAND AYATOLLAH BAHJAT 1. His Being Pious and God-Fearing We have already stated that the mentor made an effort to cultivate himself since his very young age. He was and still is af...

CHAPTER FOUR ETHICAL AND GNOSTIC CHARACTERISTICS ...

CHAPTER TWO A QUICK LOOK AT SOME BIOGRAPHIES OF PROFESSORS OF HIS HOLINESS GRAND AYATOLLAH SHEIKH BAHJAT In this Chapter. we will cast a quick look at the life of somegreat professors vcho played a major role in building the scholarly life of the...

CHAPTER TWO A QUICK LOOK AT SOME BIOGRAPHIES OF ...

7. BLESSING AND GREATNESS OF THE WILAYA Hujjatul-Islam Quddas also says this: "One day the sheikh talked about the wilaya and its greatness. He said. 'One day, a Sayyid prepared food for ten or fifteen men from among the people of knowledge in the c...

7. BLESSING AND GREATNESS OF THE WILAYA Hujjatul-...

PUBLISHER'S PREFACE Ansariyan Publications, publishers of quality Islamic literature in various languages, is pleased to present this book to you which is one of the translated works of our brother, Yasin T. alJibouri. We have already published a nu...

PUBLISHER'S PREFACE Ansariyan Publications, publi...

CHAPTER NINE EXCERPTS FROM PIECES OF WISDOM AND INSTRUCTIONS BY HIS HOLINESS GRAND AYATOLLAH BAHJAT FIRST ADMONISHMENT Praise to Allah alone, blessings unto the master of prophets, Muhammad, and his Progeny, the pure wasis, and a curse upon their...

CHAPTER NINE EXCERPTS FROM PIECES OF WISDOM AND I...