It was an Abbasid court, with all the splendor. Mansoor was the King. Just as Mansoor was attending the business to state, a small fly sat on his nose. With a wave of his hand, he whisked it off. But the fly sat on his nose again. This continued till at l ...
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Whenever they reaped their first harvest, they brought early, fresh fruits to the Prophet, peace be upon him. Then he would distribute them among those who sat around him. This morning, a poor man brought one fruit from his small farm and gave it to the P ...
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Taken from: Pearls of Wisdom, A String of Incidents in the History of Islam Contributed by Br. ‘Ali Abbas, [email protected] A father and a son were once guests of Imam ‘Ali (as). As they arrived, Imam received them warmly and arranged for their comforta ...
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Taken from Unto Thee We Grant... He knew that the Prophet (S), loved and respected Abu Dharr Ghifari. But as he was stationed far away, it was not possible to benefit from the presence of Abu Dharr. So he wrote a letter. In this letter he sought from Abu ...
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Shi'ite Islam- Page 127-28, Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba’i, Translated by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Contributed by Br. ‘Ali Abbas, [email protected] A Bedouin approached Imam ‘Ali (as) in the Battle of Camel and asked if he asserted that God wa ...
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From Unto Thee We Grant... The child had made it a habit to rise regularly in the small hours of the night and join his mother in her nightly prayers called Tahajjud. He observed that his mother prayed for all Muslim men and women. She remembered them by ...
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Taken from: Unto Thee We Grant... It was the famous or rather infamous battle of Jamal, where armies of Muslims arranged themselves against each other. On one side were Talha and Zubair, the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his cleansed pr ...
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Taken from: Anecdotes of Pious Men by Murtadha Mutahhari, Contributed by Sister Mahwash Hirmendi, [email protected] A man had returned from Hajj. He was relating his adventures to Imaam Sadiq (as), and his companion. He was most impressed with one o ...
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From Unto Thee We Grant... Bahlool liked to visit the graveyards. “People here are good friends”, he used to say, “They do not backbite.” Once, he sat in a corner of a graveyard and with a long heavy stick started probing some of the old skulls which lay ...
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Taken from: Anecdotes of Pious Men by Murtadha Mutahhari, Contributed by Sister Mahwash Hirmendi, [email protected] Just as the Prophet (S), and his companions landed from their rides, and laid the loads down, it was decided that they would sacrific ...
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Taken from: Anecdotes of Pious Men by Murtadha Mutahhari, Contributed by Sister Mahwash Hirmendi, [email protected] A heavy-built tall man was passing through the market of Kufa, his step firm and assured. He had fine figure and sun-burnt face; enco ...
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Taken from: Anecdotes of Pious Men by Murtadha Mutahhari, Tired and exhausted with the water-skin on her back, she was gasping and going towards her house where innocent children, their eyes fixed at the door, were eagerly waiting for the arrival of their ...
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Taken from: Pearls Of Wisdom, Assafina Publications, The World Federation of K.S.I Muslim Communities, London- 1985 Contributed by Br. ‘Ali Abbas, [email protected] Kufa was now the seat of the Islamic rule. The entire Muslim world with the exception of ...
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Taken from: Anecdotes of Pious Men by Murtadha Mutahhari, Contributed by Sister Mahwash Hirmendi, [email protected] The caravan had been traveling for few hours now. Signs of fatigue were obvious on their faces. They arrived at a point and stopped. ...
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From Unto Thee We Grant... Suleiman b. Ja’far accompanied Imam ‘Ali b. Musa ar-Ridha’ (as) to work. It was late in the evening when they returned. Just as Suleiman wanted to part, Imam said: “Why don't you be my guest tonight?” Suleiman complied. Whe ...
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Taken from: Essence Of The Holy Qur’an The Eternal Light, by Ayatullah Agha Haji Mirza Mahdi Pooya, Edited by Syed Muhammad Murtaza & Husain P Taylor ISBN 0-944880-02-9 (Hard Back) 03-7 (Paper Back) Contributed by Br. ‘Ali Abbas, [email protected] Th ...
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Contributed by Br. ‘Ali Abbas, [email protected] It was a usual meeting. The Prophet (S) was in his place and his companions gathered around him to hear the words of wisdom and guidance. Suddenly a poor man in rags appeared, saluted the assembly: “Salamu ...
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“O People! “Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah. A month of blessing, mercy and forgiveness. A month which with Allah is the best of months. Its days, the best of days, its nights, the best of nights, and its hours, the best of hours. It is ...
Aliwaale - 12/19/2012 - 07:37
The new moon of Ramadhan is special to Muslims. It announces the start of the holy month and the beginning of the blessings and mercy associated with Ramadhan. According to the Holy Prophet (s) whoever sees the new moon of Ramadhan should recite the follo ...
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The nights of Ramadhan are a time for worshipping Allah, for praying to Allah and seeking His forgiveness. Allah knows that human beings are likely to sin, and need of an opportunity to repent and reform themselves. Hence the month of Ramadhan, a season o ...
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