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Qambar's name is often mentioned in the traditions. And he has been immortalised by the poetry lines of Imam 'Ali: When I saw an unlawful thing, 1 kindled a fire and called Qambar. Someone asked Qambar who was his master. Qambar described the virtues...

Qambar's name is often mentioned in the traditions...

Fizzah al-Nubiyyah (of Nuba, at present in Sudan) has also gained immortality for her devotion to Islam and her love for the Ahlul Bayt. At first, she served Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet. It was arranged by the Prophet that one day Fatimah wo...

Fizzah al-Nubiyyah (of Nuba, at present in Sudan) ...

Miytham al-Tammar (the date-seller), son of Yahya, was a slave purchased by Imam 'Ali. But very few people knew that he was a slave because 'Ali emancipated him and he became one of the closest friends of his ex-master. He is counted as one of his ha...

Miytham al-Tammar (the date-seller), son of Yahya,...

'Ammar bin Yasir was one of the most respected companions of the Prophet and the faithful follower of Imam 'Ali. He was from those who were brutally tortured in the cause of Islam. He did two hijrahs - to Ethiopia30 and Medina; he prayed towards two ...

'Ammar bin Yasir was one of the most respected com...

Zayd bin Harithah bin Sharahil al-Kalbi, an Arab boy, was abducted in his childhood and sold as a slave. This happened before Islam. Hakim bin Hizam bin Khuwaylid purchased him in the market of 'Ukaz, and presented him to his aunt, Khadijah bint Khuw...

Zayd bin Harithah bin Sharahil al-Kalbi, an Arab b...

First and foremost, of course, is Salman al-Farsi (the Persian). He was the son of a Zoroastrian priest in the province of Fars. From the very beginning, he was aspiring to find and follow a religion free from the embellishes of human interpolations....

First and foremost, of course, is Salman al-Farsi ...

To give an idea of how Islam raised the status of slaves and treated them as human beings instead of brutes of burden (which was their common lot before Islam), the following tradition is of particular interest : One day the Prophet was sitting with ...

To give an idea of how Islam raised the status of ...

It is stated in reliable traditions from the Prophet that one should feed his slave what he himself eats and should dress him with what he himself dresses. In his famous sermon in 'Arafat, on 9th Dhul-hijjah 9 AH, during his last pilgrimage, the Prop...

It is stated in reliable traditions from the Proph...

It is worth remembering that a slave automatically became free if the master cut his ear or blinded his eye. [22] Also if the slaves, living in an Islamic state, accepted Islam before their masters, then they would become free automatically. If the s...

It is worth remembering that a slave automatically...

Before slave trade was started on a large scale by the Westerners (when colonisation began), it was only in wars that men were made captives. But Islam did not permit wars of aggression. All the battles fought during the life-time of the Prophet were...

Before slave trade was started on a large scale by...

Islam has often been represented by Christian writers as a religion which not only tolerated slavery but also encouraged it. This is a serious accusation levelled against Islam, and in this book I propose to show its falsity. I would have taken, if p...

Islam has often been represented by Christian writ...

Though slavery was an ancient institution which started in pre-historic era of mankind, it is safe to say that the volume of this trade reached its zenith through the Christian nations of Europe and America who, as is their nature, turned it into a m...

Though slavery was an ancient institution which st...

"O you men!We have created you of a male and a female,and then We made you(into different) races and tribesso that you may know each other.Surely the most honourable of you with Allahis the one who is most pious among you;surely Allah Is All-Knowing ...

"O you men!We have created you of a male and a fem...

Answer: For a man and a woman who were married to each other in this world, there a several theories regarding their situation in the next world; for example: The husband and the wife are both in heaven. The wife is in heaven and the husband in hel...

Answer: For a man and a woman who were married to ...

Someone told me that it is better to wear my ring on my right hand. However, in American culture a ring on the left hand signifies that one is married, and that is why I was wearing it on my left hand. What should I do in this instance? Answer: One o...

Someone told me that it is better to wear my ring ...

Answer: Islam has introduced temporary and permanent marriage as the legitimate ways of fulfilling one’s needs and desires. Temporary marriage refers to the marriage of a man and woman who have no barriers for doing so. It takes place with the consen...

Answer: Islam has introduced temporary and permane...

Answer: According to the Shia point of view, the baligh virgin girl who can distinguish between what is to her benefit and what isn't, must get her father’s or paternal grandfather’s (in the case of not having a father) permission if she wants to get...

Answer: According to the Shia point of view, the b...

Ever since I was a child I have tried to please Allah and I still do, and therefore I have always assisted my parents in terms of their financial and non financial needs. Even though I have done all that I possibly could, but I still say that I have ...

Ever since I was a child I have tried to please Al...

Due to not being familiar with the concept of mut’ah I had a relationship with another man and had a baby, but currently have done sighah with a Muslim in the UK. Is my temporary marriage valid if I have the intention to marry the father of my child ...

Due to not being familiar with the concept of mut’...

Answer: These are the viewpoints of Shia scholars regarding your question: Question: What is the ruling on the marriage of Muslims with Non-Muslims and Shias with Sunnis? The office of Ayatullah Fazel Lankarani: The marriage of a Muslim woman with...

Answer: These are the viewpoints of Shia scholars ...

Answer: The popular viewpoint amongst Shia scholars and jurisprudents is that a Shia man can get married to a Sunni woman, but there is a difference of opinion regarding the marriage of a Sunni man with a Shia woman; most scholars see it as impermiss...

Answer: The popular viewpoint amongst Shia scholar...