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Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, preached to his companions as the prophets preached to their communities. He warned them from the deception and delusions of the world. He enlightened them on the attack of time and the disasters of day...

Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, pr...

All historians and traditionists of Islam are unanimous that among the descendants of Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (a.s) maximum religious sciences were expounded by Imam Baqir (a.s). That is why the title of 'al-Baqir' was given to Imam (a.s), which d...

All historians and traditionists of Islam are unan...

Imam Baqir (A.S.) has said,”Learn the knowledge from the knowledgeable and teach it to your brothers in faith, as the knowledgeable have taught you (1)”. Imam Baqir (A.S.) is known to be the founder of the Cultural Revolution in Shia. Although the sp...

Imam Baqir (A.S.) has said,”Learn the knowledge fr...

By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz "Personality means to avoid greed so as not to be humble, avoid begging so as not to be disgraced, avoid niggardliness so as not to be insulted, and avoid ignorance so as not to be opposed." Thus spoke the person, whose peerles...

By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz "Personality means to avoid...

On the Recitation of the Holy Qur'an Imam Ja’ffar as-Sadiq (as) has said, “Imam al-Baqir (as) was the best recitor (of Quran) during his time. Whenever he (as) was engrossed in worship at night and recited the Holy Quran loudly, the passer-bys would ...

On the Recitation of the Holy Qur'an Imam Ja’ffar ...

Once during his childhood, Imam al-Hussayn (A.S.) was sitting on the lap of his grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.). when Jabir bin Abdillah al-Ansari came by. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). looked at Jabir and then said, “O Jabir! A child will ...

Once during his childhood, Imam al-Hussayn (A.S.) ...

Allah (SWT) would never chose a person as an Imam and make him His decisive argument on the people unless his virtues has come to perfection and all his sayings and deeds has become symbol. He would say nothing but truth, and do nothing but good… Ima...

Allah (SWT) would never chose a person as an Imam ...

Hisham ibn `Abd ul-Malik was an oppressive Umayyad caliph. He considered himself the successor of the Prophet, but he was unjust to the people and oppressed them, and spent the public purse and wealth of the nation on his own desires and on strengthe...

Hisham ibn `Abd ul-Malik was an oppressive Umayyad...

O my masters! O the sons (descendants) of the the Messenger of Allah! I am your servant, the son of your bondwoman, I yield to you in submission, I stand in awe of the sublimeness of your authority, I am fully aware of your rights, I have come to you...

O my masters! O the sons (descendants) of the the ...

The Imam (A.S.) lived in a very critical era in the history of Islam, especially on the intellectual level since many-implanted hadith and the Jews embedded innovated notions. Many deviated ideas also infiltrated into the Islamic culture from old nat...

The Imam (A.S.) lived in a very critical era in th...

In 1959, I attempted to begin a campaign in this direction. I visited Egypt and met the late President Jamal Abdul Nassar. I discussed with him and separately with the late Shaykh Al-Azhar, Shaykh Mahmud Shaltut (on the first day of July), the matter...

In 1959, I attempted to begin a campaign in this d...

We are certain that the Prophet neither commanded Muslims nor recommended that they follow any of the four imam's verdicts. There is no reported statement by the Prophet that he commanded us to follow one of the four imams (Abu Hanifah, Malik, Shafi'...

We are certain that the Prophet neither commanded ...

As we come to the end of our discussion, we find that Sunnites and Shi'ites do not disagree on any fundamental point in Islam, and that the mercenary writers, whose goal is to divide Muslims, can not substantiate any of their accusations. They have t...

As we come to the end of our discussion, we find t...

As to the disagreement among the Mujtahids (the high Islamic scholars) in their verdicts, it is permissible by all Islamic schools. Therefore, we see that the imams of the four schools did not agree with each other in their verdicts concerning many I...

As to the disagreement among the Mujtahids (the hi...

The Messenger informed the Muslims that many of his companions will deviate after him. Al-Bukhari in his Sahih, part 2, page 149, reported that the Prophet said: "A number of my companions will come to drink from the basin. When I recognize them, the...

The Messenger informed the Muslims that many of hi...

We should not forget that there were among the companions some prominent men such as Talhah, Zubayr, Mu'awiyah, Amr Ibn Al-As, Al-Nu'man Ibn Bashir, and Samurah Ibn Jundab who shed Muslim blood. These should not be considered in a place of confidence...

We should not forget that there were among the com...

These scholars who view that some of the companions were neither righteous nor in a place of confidence support their view with a number of Qur'anic verses: "And they say: 'obedience'; but when they leave thee, some of them spend the night planning o...

These scholars who view that some of the companion...

The righteousness of all the companions and their worthiness of confidence are matters about which the Shi'ites and the Sunnis argue. The majority of the Sunni scholars believe that all the companions are righteous and worthy of our confidence. The S...

The righteousness of all the companions and their ...

Some scholars tried to substantiate the righteousness of the companions through a number of hadiths: 1. It is reported that the Messenger of God said, "None of those who attended the battle of Badr or the pact of Hudaybiyyah will enter Hell." 2. It i...

Some scholars tried to substantiate the righteousn...

Finally, we can say that the present very often informs us about the past and may tell us about the future. Let us look at the world in which Muslims live during the 20th century, a time distinguished from previous centuries by its Zionist character....

Finally, we can say that the present very often in...

Most of the Sunni scholars consider all those who adopted Islam during the time of the Prophet, saw the Prophet, and prayed with him to be of his companions. However, it seems that the Messenger himself did not agree with these scholars. Al-Tabari in...

Most of the Sunni scholars consider all those who ...