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Be informed that one who seeks the Path of Allah, who aims at achieving what is with Allah, has to observe certain matters so that he may reach his destination. The Guides to this Path, who are the Ahl al-Bayt ('a), have guided us to certain matters ...

Be informed that one who seeks the Path of Allah, ...

Be informed that anything big dwarves when compared to something bigger. Anything hard dwarves when compared with something harder. It diminishes and disappears, becoming nothing. One who is pricked by a thorn then bitten by a scorpion sees the thorn...

Be informed that anything big dwarves when compare...

Be informed that there are venues which lead to Allah and which number as many as the beings themselves. 10 For each of Allah’s creation there are as many paths leading to Him as many as there are beings. A wretch is one who sees the mercy of Allah a...

Be informed that there are venues which lead to Al...

O Brother who is too indifferent to reform himself, ignorant of his own reality! You, poor soul, have two facets and considerations:One of them concerns your own self, you as you are. To this facet have both your vision and observation been absent. F...

O Brother who is too indifferent to reform himself...

Be informed that some righteous and kind brothers, who are free of impurities, those who struggle against the evil-insinuating self, have been confused. When Satan the accursed saw them thus struggling against their desires, something which is better...

Be informed that some righteous and kind brothers,...

Be informed, may Allah assist you, that the Prophet ('s) has said,'I was sent (to mankind) in order to perfect the virtues of ethics’ (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 68, p. 382).There is no confusion in this statement, for anything relevant to the Hereafter an...

Be informed, may Allah assist you, that the Prophe...

When he recollected thse bitter days of his father and grandfather who led campaigns against al-Husayn's grandfather and the failure that chased them even in their own homes, Yazid showed his great rejoicing at the current situation as the family of ...

When he recollected thse bitter days of his father...

The horrible scenes that Lady Zaynab had to witness did not depart her for even a single moment; her eyes were always teary and her words were only wailing for her brother and the martyrs, She used to cry the names of her brothers, sons, and nephews,...

The horrible scenes that Lady Zaynab had to witnes...

A Syrian man who attended the session of Yazid looked at Lady Fatimah daugher of Imam al-Husayn in captivity and said to Yazid, "Give this girl to me to serve me." As she heard this shocking statement, the lady trembled and grabbed hold to her aunt's...

A Syrian man who attended the session of Yazid loo...

Tied up with ropes, forced to ride saddleless, lean camels, and being in the utmost state of humiliation, the harem and children of the prophet's family were taken to Syria. Throughout their journey, they did not say a single word and did not ask any...

Tied up with ropes, forced to ride saddleless, lea...

Lady Zaynab's eloquent speech, which is compared to Imam 'Ali's speeches, rebuked people of Kufa so effectively, exposed their false faith in Islam, falsified their deceitful tears, and introduced them as the most ignoble criminals as they contribute...

Lady Zaynab's eloquent speech, which is compared t...

Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (a), the only survivor of th tragedy of Karbala', later on reported : My aunt Zaynab was nursing me on that night (the night before the tenth of Muharram) when my father isolated himself in a tent. Only Juwayn,...

Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (a), the o...

As she saw the crowds blocking all streets of Kufa an surrounding the caravan. Lady Zaynab decided to deliver a speech aiming at uniting the public opinion, referring to the grand misfortune that the Umayyad gang brought to the Islamic ummah by killi...

As she saw the crowds blocking all streets of Kufa...

Day of 'Ashura ; the tenth of Muharram,. was unique in its tragedies, misfortunes, and disasters. On that day , the Ahl al-Bayt had to suffer the ever mst horrible adversity of this world. Hence, it is certainly the day of griefs. From early morning,...

Day of 'Ashura ; the tenth of Muharram,. was uniqu...

Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless, lean camels, the ladies and orphans of the Prophet's family were taken as captives to Kufa. Their caravan was very horrible; clarion were blown and flags wereflutteringn. Let us listen to the story f...

Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless,...

Imam al-Husayn (a) wanted to reside in a place near a spring or a shelter, but al-Hurr pervented him and recited 'Ubaydullah's message. as the situation attained its climax, Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn, one of the sincere companions of the Imam, suggested tha...

Imam al-Husayn (a) wanted to reside in a place nea...

Once, Lady Zaynab saw in sleep something horrible; so she hurried to her grandfather to tell her dream. The Prophet (s) seated her in his lap, kissed her repeatedly, and asked her to tell her dream. She began: "Last night, I saw as if a violent wind ...

Once, Lady Zaynab saw in sleep something horrible;...

Lady Zaynab hurried to her injured father with rearful eyes and broken heart. She asked him whether the Prophet's report, related by the righteous lady Ummu-Ayman, regarding the adversities and misfortunes that the Ahl al-Bayt would have to encounter...

Lady Zaynab hurried to her injured father with rea...

Lady Zaynab contained all elements of nobility and virtue that Almighty Allah bestowed upon he grandfather, her father, her mother, and her two brothers. She inherited their peculiarities and copied their high moral standards. By virtue of her ethica...

Lady Zaynab contained all elements of nobility and...

The most famous narration of Lady Zaynab was her mother's address of Fadak. Ibn Abu al-Hadid, in Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah. reports the address from al series of narrators all relate to lady Zaynab in more than one way of narration. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas...

The most famous narration of Lady Zaynab was her m...

For her high position, Lady zaynab was mentioned in a number of traditions ascribed to the Holy Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt (s). We have already referred to the Prophet's saying that weeping for her is as same as weeping for her two brothers. Shaykh ...

For her high position, Lady zaynab was mentioned i...