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Sheikh Tusi writes a man from among the Syrians visited Imam Mohammad Baqir (A.S.) and said, "Since you are a man of knowledge and learning your assembly is fruitful, valuable and worthy for me and so I attend your teaching session but I have enmity ...

Sheikh Tusi writes a man from among the Syrians vi...

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said, "one day myself and my father came out of the assembly of Hasham. We happened to pass by a place where a group of Christians had come to ask questions from their scholar. We too went there to see what was the affair. We saw an...

Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said, "one day myself and my fat...

Remember your previous sins with severe repentance and more seeking forgiveness. One who disobeys Allah has no knowledge of him. The scholar who derives benefit from his knowledge is better than 70,000 devotees. Seize the opportunity in asking for du...

Remember your previous sins with severe repentance...

Short wonderful maxims were reported on the authority of Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him. They are full of noble morals and are useful. The following maxims are some of them. 1. He, peace be on him, said: "If you can deal with anyone and do him a favo...

Short wonderful maxims were reported on the author...

Since Imam baqir (A.S.) was living in an age where in the Marwani Caliphs (Bani Omaiyd) were busy with their own affairs and they were spending their time in a struggle against Bani Abbas, therefore, more chances and possibilities of the propagation ...

Since Imam baqir (A.S.) was living in an age where...

Imam Mohammad Baqir's (a.s) Imamat: Born in Madina on Ist Rajab 57 Hijri (676 AD), died in Madina on 7th Zilhijja 114 Hijri (733 AD) at the age of 57 years. Period of Imamat 19 years. After the death of the 4th Imam in 95 Hijri, the caliphs in Damasc...

Imam Mohammad Baqir's (a.s) Imamat: Born in Madina...

Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, presented during his lectures and his behavior the most important economic research. The following are some of them: 1. The Necessity of Improving Livelihood Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, urged the Moslem community t...

Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, presented during h...

Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, talked very much about the importance of knowledge. He urged Moslems to seek knowledge, for it is the first pillar on which the lives of nations and peoples depend. He, peace be on him, praised the virtue of scholars, ...

Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, talked very much a...

Days and months passed. Allah, the Glorified, wanted to punish those who persecuted the Muslims in Makkah and robbed them of their belongings and money. The Muslims heard that the polytheists had formed an army. Abu Jahl headed the army and he was h...

Days and months passed. Allah, the Glorified, want...

On the other hand the traders and the rich of Quraish had spite against Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his message of Islam. Hence, they plotted against Islam and the Muslims. Abu Jahl was the most spiteful polytheist; he mistreated Holy Prophet Mu...

On the other hand the traders and the rich of Qura...

Imam Ali (A.S) asked Meesam: "What is your name"? "Saalim", he replied. Imam Ali (A.S) said: "Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has told me that the Iranians call you Meesam." Meesam was astonished because no one knew his real name. So, he said: "Allah and His...

Imam Ali (A.S) asked Meesam: "What is your name"? ...

Then the man called his son and said, "I have gathered for you through lawful and unlawful means, while this world is such that it should be acquired. Hence take these children to the shore of Euphrates and severe their heads and bring them to me, so...

Then the man called his son and said, "I have gath...

This is a story of a seeker of Truth, the story of Salman the Persian, gleaned, to begin with, from his own words: I grew up in the town of Isfahan in Persia in the village of Jeyy. My father was the Dihqan or chief of the village. He was the richest...

This is a story of a seeker of Truth, the story of...

Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari was born in Medina (then known Yathrub) 15 years before the hijrat, he belongs to a poor family of yathrub. He was from the tribe of Khizraj. His mother was Naseeba binte Uqba ibn Uddi ibn Sinan ibn Habi ibn Zaid ibne Ka"ab ...

Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari was born in Medina (then...

“He was to me what I was to the Holy Prophet.” Imam Ali (‘A) Malik-Al-Ashtar was a disciple and companion of Hazrat Ali (‘A). Malik bin al-Haarth al-Nakhay belonged to an old Yamani tribe, and was head of the Bani Nukha’s clan. He embraced Islam duri...

“He was to me what I was to the Holy Prophet.” Ima...

According to the investigations and researches of the Arab historians, Salman was born in or around the year 568 A.D., in a small town in Persia called Jiyye. The modern city of Isfahan stands on the site of Jiyye. Incidentally, Salman was not the na...

According to the investigations and researches of ...

On the day of his marriage, The Holy Prophet Mohammad Al-Mustafa(pbuh&hf) had set free Barakah, the faithful slave he had inherited from his father; and on the same day the Lady Khadeejah(as) made him a gift of one of her own slaves, a youth of fifte...

On the day of his marriage, The Holy Prophet Moham...

Shaikh Mufeed says that Muhammad bin al-Aash’as came to Ubaydullah and interceded on behalf of Hani saying, “You are aware of the honor that Hani holds in this town while also his family in the tribe. His people know that I and my colleague have brou...

Shaikh Mufeed says that Muhammad bin al-Aash’as ca...

During the period of the martyrdom of Muslim bin Aqeel (A.S), the other significant events, which occurred, are the martyrdom of Meesam-e-Tammar and Rushayd al Hajari. Besides it is appropriate that we quote here the martyrdom of Hujr bin Adi and Amr...

During the period of the martyrdom of Muslim bin A...

Shaikh Sadooq has related in his Amali from his father (Ibne Babawayh Awwal), from Ali bin Ibraheem, who relates from his father, from Ibraheem bin Raja, from Ali bin Jabir, from Usman bin Dawood Hashmi, from Mohammad bin Muslim, from Humran bin A'ay...

Shaikh Sadooq has related in his Amali from his fa...

When night advanced, the evil son-in-law of the old woman came and slowly knocked at the door. The woman inquired as to who it was. He replied that he was her son-in-law. She asked him "What brought you here at this time?" The man replied, "Woe be to...

When night advanced, the evil son-in-law of the ol...