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The excellent preparation which was provided for the grandson of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.), helped his spiritual entity to sublimate. His closeness to Allah, and his attachment to Him was a source of awe and respect. Following are a few narratives wh...

The excellent preparation which was provided for t...

"... say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives;..." Holy Qur'an (42:23) Exegetes say that this ayah called al-Muwaddah (love) was revealed concerning Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Hussein (a.s.). The two sahihs (authentic bo...

"... say: I do not ask of you any reward for it bu...

"... come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our near people and your near people,..." Holy Qur'an (3:61) The exegetes, in explaining the cause of the revealation of this verse known as the verse of al-Mubahalah (male...

"... come let us call our sons and your sons and o...

"... Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying." Holy Qur'an (33:33) It is reported that the reason the Verse of al-Tathir (purification) was revealed was that the Prophet...

"... Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanne...

On the fifteenth of the holy month of Ramadhan, in the third year after Hijrah (migration), the Prophetic house announced the birth of the first grandson of the Prophet (s.a.w.). This good Joy news was given to the Chosen Prophet (s.a.w.). A look of ...

On the fifteenth of the holy month of Ramadhan, in...

Among the spiritual punishments is also that of living with Satans and with all other hell dwellers. While the people of paradise will enjoy one another's company. The hell dwellers will abhor one another and they will be hating one another strongly....

Among the spiritual punishments is also that of li...

It is mentioned in traditions that the people of hell will be given the punishment of hunger so that they will willy-nilly eat the fruit of the Zaqqoom. Thereafter they will be made to taste the chastisement of thirst so they may drink more and more ...

It is mentioned in traditions that the people of h...

Ali (a.s.) says in one of his sermons in Nahjul Balagha : "(O Lord!) I believe You are pure and clean of all those things which are not fitting Your greatness. You are the Creator of all the creation and You are, in the sight of Your creation, the Ow...

Ali (a.s.) says in one of his sermons in Nahjul Ba...

Since the greatest physical bounty in paradise are houries the Holy Quran makes a mention of them on various occasions. The houri is called a houri because it denotes a female having a fair body and Ten' means a large-eyed lady. As both these special...

Since the greatest physical bounty in paradise are...

Explaining the Holy Verse: And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him? (89:23) The Holy Prophet is reported to have said, "On the Day of Resurrection, hell will be brought f...

Explaining the Holy Verse: And hell is made to app...

Another explanation of Araaf is that it is a wall, which will be erected between people of paradise and people of hell on Sirat as mentioned in Surah Al Hadid. The Lord of the Universe says: (0 My Dear Messenger!) On that Day, you will see the Faithf...

Another explanation of Araaf is that it is a wall,...

The Lord of the universe has reserved a place in the Hereafter for those people who leave this world with fear of God in their heart. There, God has kept innumerable and unimaginably tasteful things for the righteous befitting that highest host. To g...

The Lord of the universe has reserved a place in t...

The Imam (a.s.) said, "All right. Since you insist so much, I am praying to Almighty Allah. If He wills, He will return the Haji to this world." After a short time, the Imam smiled and said, "God has answered my prayer and He has returned the Haji to...

The Imam (a.s.) said, "All right. Since you insist...

One more station in the very first valley, which has been mentioned in many Sunni and Shia narrations, is the Wilayat of Ali (a.s.). In commentaries like that of Thalabi, the explanation of verse : And stop them; (37:24) Is shown as: Stop them! They ...

One more station in the very first valley, which h...

It is written in Mustadrak of Noori that according to what is mentioned in Anwaar-ul-Maziyyah (by Syed Gayasuddin Najafi, a Shia jurisprudent and a famous scholar among Imamiyah): In our village situated near Hilla there lived a man named Muhammad bi...

It is written in Mustadrak of Noori that according...

And most surely those who do not believe in the hereafter are deviating from the way. (23:74) Sirat too is one of the things belief in which is obligatory and it is one of the Essentials of Faith. So one must have an overall faith in it. The literal ...

And most surely those who do not believe in the he...

At the said Maqam-e-Mahmood, the most beautiful angel will come to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and salute him and say, "I am Rizwan, the keeper of paradise." Then he will submit the keys of paradise to the Holy Prophet. Thereafter a very fearsome and...

At the said Maqam-e-Mahmood, the most beautiful an...

It is mentioned at many places in the Holy Quran that the Messengers and the communities will be asked, Most certainly then We will question those to whom (the apostles) were sent, and most certainly We will also question the apostles; (7:6) The mess...

It is mentioned at many places in the Holy Quran t...

Owner of the Liwaul Hamd flag and the praised position (Maqam-eMahmood) One of the stations of Qiyamat will also be that of appearance of the grandeur and greatness of Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad (a.s.). Liwaul Hamd means the flag the high s...

Owner of the Liwaul Hamd flag and the praised posi...

The mosque in which one was praying regularly with a sincere and zealous heart will be, on the Day of Judgement, be brought in the form of a saddle to the grave of that person and he will be made to ride thereon and thus he will be carried to Paradis...

The mosque in which one was praying regularly with...

There arises a question that when, in the realm of Qiyamat, there will be no day or night, in the absence of the sun and the moon, then what is the meaning of 'The Day of Judgement'? Why is it called a Day? The answer is: We call that part of time a ...

There arises a question that when, in the realm of...