“Maliki yawmi’d-din” {Master of the Day of Retribution}God is the Master of the Day of Retribution. He is both the Master {malik} and the Sovereign {malik}. The universe is an estate {milk} under His possession {malikiyyah} as well as a dominion {mu...
“Maliki yawmi’d-din” {Master of the Day of Retrib...
Ar-rahmani’r-rahim” {the All-beneficent, the All-merciful} Translating these two terms into Persian as “bakhshandeh-ye mehraban” is not a perfect and expressive translation because according to ‘Allamah Shahid Mutahhari, “bakhshandeh-ye mehraban” ...
Ar-rahmani’r-rahim” {the All-beneficent, the All-...
The word “Allah”Some people have regarded the word “Allah” to be derived from “اَلِهَ” “aliha” meaning “عَبَدَ” “‘abada”. By “Allah” they mean the Real Worshipped Being who has all the perfections. Others, however, have regarded it to have bee...
The word “Allah”Some people have regarded the wor...
Bismillahi’r-rahmani’r-rahim {In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful}Among various peoples and communities, there is a custom of beginning an important work with the name of one of the leading figures of that community who is resp...
Bismillahi’r-rahmani’r-rahim {In the Name of Allah...
The first most cruel and the last most cruelIn fact is there any similarity between Qadaar bin Salif and Abdur rahman bin Muljim Muradi (the assassin of the Imam Ali (A.S))? Both of them were not involved in the personal and private hostility even th...
The first most cruel and the last most cruelIn fac...
In the next verse it said: this nation was least bothered to pay any heed to the words of this great prophet and his warnings and denied him and killed the she-camelفَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَاعَقَرُوهَاThe above term means the base and foundation of so...
In the next verse it said: this nation was least b...
The same way the moon, the earth’s day light and the night’s darkness and the earth sphere have an important role in the life of human beings and others for this reason the vows are pledged in their name. More than everything the soul and the body of...
The same way the moon, the earth’s day light and t...
Finally after all these important and constant pledges, presented its results and said: Pledge by those who purify their soul attained the salvage.قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَازَكَّاهَا : This term is taken from the word tazkiye basically it means to g...
Finally after all these important and constant ple...
The next verse discussed about one of the important subjects of creation and includes: After bringing the body to the powerful systematization with soul of man, inspired the human being about the evils and piousness.فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَا...
The next verse discussed about one of the importan...
The sixth and seventh pledge goes towards the heaven and the creator of heaven and adds:وَالسَّمَاء وَمَا بَنَاهَاPledge by the heaven and the formation of the sky.The basic of the creation of sky with that dazzling magnitude, wonders of the creation...
The sixth and seventh pledge goes towards the heav...
Definition:Salvation without the refinement of soul is impossibleThe important and repeated vows in the beginning of this surah, with a particular version they are eleven vows and with another description they are seven pledges. It has the most of th...
Definition:Salvation without the refinement of sou...
This surah descended at Mecca and it has 15 verses in it. The contents and virtues of surah AL Shams: The surah AL Shams in fact defined the refinement of the soul and purifying the hearts from the contamination and impurities. It rotates around this...
This surah descended at Mecca and it has 15 verses...
Hazrat Zahra’s Dua’a for Saturday O Allah opens for us the treasures of your mercy. Give us compassion O Allah.Do not punish us in this world and the hereafter. Provide us from your abundant bounties a pure and good livelihood, and let us not be in n...
Hazrat Zahra’s Dua’a for Saturday O Allah opens fo...
Glory be to Him that everything is humble to His greatness. Glory be to Him that everything is low to His glory. Glory be to Him that everything submits to His command and dominance. Glory be to Him that all affairs with their reins are subdued to Hi...
Glory be to Him that everything is humble to His g...
“Praise be to Allah Who sayers cannot come at His praise, and praise be to Allah Who counters cannot count His bounties, and praise be to Allah Who strivers cannot perform what He deserves.There is no god but Allah, the First and the Last, and there ...
“Praise be to Allah Who sayers cannot come at His ...
After the Asr (afternoon) Prayer, Fatimah (A.S) supplicated Allah with the following Dua’a:“Glory be to Him Who is aware of what the hearts (minds) obtain! Glory be to Him who knows the exact count of sins! Glory be to Him Who nothing in the earth or...
After the Asr (afternoon) Prayer, Fatimah (A.S) su...
The happiest times Fatimah (A.S) had were the times when she communicated with her Lord in prayer. When she offered the prayer, her heart traveled high to the Divine Sphere, and her body shook out of the fear of her Lord.After each prayer, Fatimah (A...
The happiest times Fatimah (A.S) had were the time...
Devotedness Fatimah (A.S) devoted herself to Allah and resorted to Him totally in all of her affairs. This was clear in her dua’a.Her dua’a on turning to AllahFatimah (A.S) often supplicated Allah with this dua’a,“O Allah, by Your knowing of the unse...
Devotedness Fatimah (A.S) devoted herself to Allah...
Chastity and veiling Fatimah (A.S) was the highest example in chastity, honor, and veiling for all Muslim women.Imam Ali (A.S) said, ‘Once, a blind man asked permission to visit Fatimah (A.S), but she asked him to stay behind a screen. The messenger ...
Chastity and veiling Fatimah (A.S) was the highest...
Charity to the poor Fatimah (A.S) was charitable and too kind to the poor and the deprived. She, her husband, and her two sons were meant by these Qur’anic verses, (And they give food out of love for Him to the poor, the orphan, and the captive. We o...
Charity to the poor Fatimah (A.S) was charitable a...
Hazrat Fatimah (A.S) was different from all women in her high qualities and noble characteristics that took her to the highest rank of virtue and perfection. She was an example of her father’s morals and mentality. She resembled him in his deep faith...
Hazrat Fatimah (A.S) was different from all women ...