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Tied up with ropes, forced to ride saddleless, lean camels, and being in the utmost state of humiliation, the harem and children of the prophet's family were taken to Syria. Throughout their journey, they did not say a single word and did not ask any...

Tied up with ropes, forced to ride saddleless, lea...

Lady Zaynab's eloquent speech, which is compared to Imam 'Ali's speeches, rebuked people of Kufa so effectively, exposed their false faith in Islam, falsified their deceitful tears, and introduced them as the most ignoble criminals as they contribute...

Lady Zaynab's eloquent speech, which is compared t...

Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (a), the only survivor of th tragedy of Karbala', later on reported : My aunt Zaynab was nursing me on that night (the night before the tenth of Muharram) when my father isolated himself in a tent. Only Juwayn,...

Imam 'Ali ibn al-Husayn zayn al-'Abidin (a), the o...

As she saw the crowds blocking all streets of Kufa an surrounding the caravan. Lady Zaynab decided to deliver a speech aiming at uniting the public opinion, referring to the grand misfortune that the Umayyad gang brought to the Islamic ummah by killi...

As she saw the crowds blocking all streets of Kufa...

Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless, lean camels, the ladies and orphans of the Prophet's family were taken as captives to Kufa. Their caravan was very horrible; clarion were blown and flags wereflutteringn. Let us listen to the story f...

Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless,...

Day of 'Ashura ; the tenth of Muharram,. was unique in its tragedies, misfortunes, and disasters. On that day , the Ahl al-Bayt had to suffer the ever mst horrible adversity of this world. Hence, it is certainly the day of griefs. From early morning,...

Day of 'Ashura ; the tenth of Muharram,. was uniqu...

Imam al-Husayn (a) wanted to reside in a place near a spring or a shelter, but al-Hurr pervented him and recited 'Ubaydullah's message. as the situation attained its climax, Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn, one of the sincere companions of the Imam, suggested tha...

Imam al-Husayn (a) wanted to reside in a place nea...

Once, Lady Zaynab saw in sleep something horrible; so she hurried to her grandfather to tell her dream. The Prophet (s) seated her in his lap, kissed her repeatedly, and asked her to tell her dream. She began: "Last night, I saw as if a violent wind ...

Once, Lady Zaynab saw in sleep something horrible;...

Lady Zaynab hurried to her injured father with rearful eyes and broken heart. She asked him whether the Prophet's report, related by the righteous lady Ummu-Ayman, regarding the adversities and misfortunes that the Ahl al-Bayt would have to encounter...

Lady Zaynab hurried to her injured father with rea...

Lady Zaynab contained all elements of nobility and virtue that Almighty Allah bestowed upon he grandfather, her father, her mother, and her two brothers. She inherited their peculiarities and copied their high moral standards. By virtue of her ethica...

Lady Zaynab contained all elements of nobility and...

The most famous narration of Lady Zaynab was her mother's address of Fadak. Ibn Abu al-Hadid, in Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah. reports the address from al series of narrators all relate to lady Zaynab in more than one way of narration. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas...

The most famous narration of Lady Zaynab was her m...

For her high position, Lady zaynab was mentioned in a number of traditions ascribed to the Holy Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt (s). We have already referred to the Prophet's saying that weeping for her is as same as weeping for her two brothers. Shaykh ...

For her high position, Lady zaynab was mentioned i...

When Lady zaynab attained maturity, famous celebrities competed with each other for asking for her hand.Her father, however, refused them all. Abdullah son of Ja'far son of Abu Talib also asked for her hand. He was one of the noblest men of the Hashe...

When Lady zaynab attained maturity, famous celebri...

From early life, Lady Zaynab was marvelous in intelligence and cleverness. She learnt by heart the holy qur'an and the Prophet's sayings regarding Islamic laws, rules of education, and priciples of ethics. she also memorized the famous, confounded th...

From early life, Lady Zaynab was marvelous in inte...

Epithet is a word of phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person of thing mentioned.1 Epithets, then, show one's mental characteristics, whether good or bad. thus, Lady Zaynab had many epithets that expressed som...

Epithet is a word of phrase expressing a quality o...

Lady Zaynab was brought up at the hands of Prophet Muhammad, Imam 'Ali, and Lady Fatimah the Veracious (a). In other words, she was brought up in the lap of the divine prophesy, spent her early life in the house of the divine mission, suckled the mil...

Lady Zaynab was brought up at the hands of Prophet...

The life of the Prophet's family was highly flourishing with the existence of the two Imams al-Hasan and al-Husayn (a) who occupied their grandfather's heart completely. Their two sons before them and as they saw the Prophet's love for them. Once, he...

The life of the Prophet's family was highly flouri...

To throw light upon the odorous memories and to work perseveringly for obtaining the items of such memories; these two things cast on souls good manners, virtues, and acquaintance with the conducts of the past personalities who were characterized by ...

To throw light upon the odorous memories and to wo...

85. " On the day We muster the pious unto the Beneficent (Allah) (like the guest) of honour." 86. " And We shall drive the sinners unto Hell thirsty." Commentary The Arabic term /wafd/ is used for 'a group of people who have just arrived mounted for ...

85. " On the day We muster the pious unto the Bene...

97. " So We have made it (The Qur'an) easy in your tongue that you may give glad tidings thereby to the pious ones, and warn thereby stubborn people." Commentary Here, the verse has referred to the Qur'an, which is a source of training, Faith, and ri...

97. " So We have made it (The Qur'an) easy in your...

98. " And how many a generation before have We destroyed! Do you find any one of them or hear a sound of them?" Commentary This is the last verse of Sura Maryam. This Sura was revealed in Mecca at the time when Muslims were in a hard pressure. Keepin...

98. " And how many a generation before have We des...