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His name was Barid b. Mu'awiya al- 'Ajaly. He was among those who reported traditions on the authority of al- Baqir and al- Sadiq, peace be on them. He was of great importance with the members of the House ( ahl al Bayt ). Concerning him al- Sadiq, p...

His name was Barid b. Mu'awiya al- 'Ajaly. He was ...

His real name was Ishaq b. Ammar b. Hayyan al- Sayrafy al- Kufi. He was among the reliable narrators who reported traditions on the authority of al- Sadiq his son al- Kazim, peace be on them, his brothers Yunus, Yousif, and Isma'il, and his nephews '...

His real name was Ishaq b. Ammar b. Hayyan al- Say...

His real name was Aban b. 'Uthman al- Ahmar al- Bajaly al- Kufi. He sometimes lived in Kufa and sometimes in Basrah. The people of Basrah learned from him such as Abu 'Ubayda Mu'ammar b. al- Muthanna, and Abu Abd Allah Mohammed b. Salam. They told ma...

His real name was Aban b. 'Uthman al- Ahmar al- Ba...

His Kunya was Abu Sa'd. His real name was Aban b. Taghlub al- Kabary al- Jariry. He reported traditions on the authority of al- Sajjad, al- Baqir, and al- Sadiq, peace be on them. He died during the lifetime of al-Sadiq, peace be on him, in the year ...

His Kunya was Abu Sa'd. His real name was Aban b. ...

Kinds of People's Livings 'How many kinds of livings that people earn and deal with each other are there? What are the ways of expenses?' a man asked Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.). The Imam answered: All the livings that people earn and deal with each other ar...

Kinds of People's Livings 'How many kinds of livin...

Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.) asked the man who attended before him about his manner. "I am one of your followers and adherents," answered the man. Imam As-Sadiq(A.S.) said: Allah will surely accept the servant whom He loves and will surely give Paradise to hi...

Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.) asked the man who attended bef...

So, then, Ask Allah for good health. Adhere to courtesy, decorum, tranquility, and pudency, and promote yourselevs against what the virtuous ones among you promote themselves against. Remark favorably on the wrong people: be steadfast against their o...

So, then, Ask Allah for good health. Adhere to cou...

He (al- Majlisy) reported on the authority of 'Amr b. Yazid(150) that he ('Amr b. Yazid) came to Abd Allah b. Sanan. They went together to the house of Hafs al- Kanasy. He went with them. Then they arrived at a grave at al- Ghary. So, he (Hafs) said ...

He (al- Majlisy) reported on the authority of 'Amr...

The skillful policy of the Abbasids destroyed the authority of banu Marwan (the Sons of Marwan), prevented al- Hasan and al- Husayn from gaining victory and stopped the idea of the Imamate from spreading among men for al- Hasan and al- Husayn. But th...

The skillful policy of the Abbasids destroyed the ...

At the age of 11, Imam Sadiq (a.s.) refuted the theory that the sun, moon and the planets rotated around the earth. He said that the sun, during its course round the earth, passes through the 12 constellations in one year and remains in each constell...

At the age of 11, Imam Sadiq (a.s.) refuted the th...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Imam Sadiq (A.S.), Who Expounded the Legal Codes of Islam Jafar Sadiq,the Sixth Imam of the Shias was born on the 7th day of Rabi al-Awwal on the year 83 Hijra. His name is Jafar but he is often known as Sadiq. He is a...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Imam Sadiq (A.S.),...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Sorrow Sorrow is one of the marks of the gnostics, through the magnitude of what comes to them of the Unseen when they are in seclusion, and the intensity of their glorification of Allah. The outer being of the sorrowf...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Sorrow Sorrow is o...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Contemplation of Death Contemplating death kills desire, cuts off the roots of heedlessness and strengthens the heart with Allah's promise of life hereafter. It refines nature, breaks the signs of passion, extinguishes...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Contemplation of D...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Following Another's Example Following the example of another is nothing more than what has been bestowed upon the spirit at its origin, when the light of time was mixed with that of eternity. Following a model, however...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Following Another'...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Worship Persevere in performing the customs and obligations in worship ('ibadah), for they are the source: whoever obtains them and performs them properly has obtained everything. The best form of worship is that which...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Worship Persevere ...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Bondage ('Ubudiyah) The roots of conduct have four aspects: conduct with Allah, conduct with the self, conduct with creation (i.e. people), and conduct with this world. Each of these aspects is based upon seven princ...

by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (A.S.) Bondage ('Ubudiy...

Salam The meaning of the taslim (greeting of peace) at the end of the prayer means security, that is, anyone who carries out the command of Allah and the sunnah of His Prophet out of humility to Him and showing fear, has security from the tribulation...

Salam The meaning of the taslim (greeting of peace...

Dutifulness to Parents Dutifulness to one's parents comes from the bondsman's correct knowledge of Allah, since there is no act of worship which will bring the person performing it more quickly to the pleasure of Allah than being dutiful to believing...

Dutifulness to Parents Dutifulness to one's parent...

On Walking If you are intelligent, then you should be of firm resolution and sincere intention before you set out for any place, for surely the self's nature is to overstep the bounds and encroach on the forbidden. You should reflect when you walk, a...

On Walking If you are intelligent, then you should...

It appears that the members of the `Abbasid family who became part of the revolutionary movement against the Umayyads adhered to the belief, in common with the various groups of the Shi'a, that the first lawful caliph after the Prophet was `Ali[143],...

It appears that the members of the `Abbasid family...

Reply To The Question Of An Atheist An atheist came to Imam (a.s) and posed many questions. We present here the Imam's replies to some of these questions: Atheist: Please tell me why your God has allowed His enemy, the Satan to have power over His cr...

Reply To The Question Of An Atheist An atheist cam...