O God, send out for us Your rains, Your bounty, Your provision, and your mercy, and give us water in a measure that would benefit us, satiates our thirst, and makes the land green with grass, wherewith all that has withered may grow, and come to life all ...
Aliwaale - 01/22/2013 - 05:11
This picture book contains an abridged text of the original book by Hujjatul Islam Najafi Quchani. This was prepared as an easy reader for all age groups. However, it is strongly suggested that the youth and the older readers also study the original book ...
Aliwaale - 01/22/2013 - 06:55
When I died, I saw myself standing, relieved of my illness, feeling fit and healthy; I saw my relatives mourning around my corpse. I was saddened by their crying and told them that I was cured and not dead; but nobody heard me. My body was bathed and shro ...
Aliwaale - 01/23/2013 - 03:32
Although the events after death have been described already and will prove to be an incentive towards preparing ourselves for the Hereafter, I wish to list some practices and occasions described by Revered personalities, which will help everybody in their ...
Aliwaale - 01/22/2013 - 06:55
Adam had two sons called Habil and Qabil. Adam thought that Habil, the younger son, should take over after him. But Qabil didn't like this idea and was very jealous. To settle the argument Adam thought of an idea. He told his sons to think of a prese ...
Aliwaale - 10/31/2015 - 11:44
After many years Adam had grandchildren and even great grandchildren. There were now lots of people on earth. Many of them obeyed Allah but some were not so good and did just what they wanted to do all the time. This made Allah very unhappy. Allah chose N ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:15
A long time ago, a great tribe lived in the South of Arabia. They were called Ad. They were very clever and could do many things. They used the mountains for their homes. They carved out great mansions with wonderful pillars. They called their city Iram. ...
Aliwaale - 01/23/2013 - 00:32
The people of Thamud lived in a valley called al-Hajr in the north of Arabia. It was a good land so everything grew very easily. Cattle and sheep grazed on the land. Everyone had plenty of everything. When people have a lot they sometimes forget who provi ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:16
Many years ago a boy called Ibrahim lived in Canaan. he was very clever and was always asking questions. Most of the people he knew worshipped idols but Ibrahim did not. The people had forgotten the messages that Adam, Hud, Nuh and Salih had brought them. ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:16
Ibrahim married a girl called Sarah. They lived very happily in Palestine. They worked and had plenty of everything. Ibrahim became very wealthy, but he was a good man. He always helped other people too. After many years Ibrahim and Sarah still had no chi ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:17
After a while Ibrahim did marry Hajar and she had a son. They called him Ismail. They were all very happy. Ibrahim, Hajar and Ismail moved to a valley in Arabia. They settled in a good place with hills and mountains on all sides to protect them. After a w ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:17
One night Ibrahim had a bad dream. He dreamt Allah told him to sacrifice Ismail. Ibrahim thought it was Shaytan playing nasty tricks on him. The next night Ibrahim had the same horrid dream. Ibrahim knew that Allah would only ask him to do such a thing if ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:17
The Well of Zamzam where water first flowed to save the lives of Hajar and Ismail, became a popular place for the caravans to stop. Some people liked the place so much they decided to stay there. This place became known as Makkah. One day Ibrahim had a me ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:18
Yaqub was also known as Israil. Israil's children could see that Yusuf was their father's favourite. This made them very jealous. They became so jealous, some of them actually wanted to kill him. The jealous brothers finally decided to throw Yus ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:18
The Pharaoh of Egypt called Firawn had many people working for him. One of his assistants had a very wicked wife who said many things about Yusuf that were quite untrue. She thought she loved him but he told her that she should honour her husband. She bec ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:18
The prophet Yunus was sent to Ninevah. He became known as the Lord of the Fish (Dhan-Nun). He warned the people about their evil ways and told them to follow Allah but they would not listen. Yunus was so angry he left. He sailed away but the ship was so f ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:19
The Prophet Ayyub had been a wealthy man. He was a very good man but he lost his family and his wealth. He became ill and had terrible sores all over his body. However he never gave up. He spent his time praying. He was very patient and always kept his fa ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:20
Israil's family decided to stay in Egypt. For a long time they were happy. The family grew. There were many people related to Israil and they became known as the Bani Israil. For some reason the Egyptian people did not like the Bani Israil. A new Fir ...
Aliwaale - 11/19/2014 - 15:13
The * sign after a number denotes that there is a total or partial variation from the fatwa of Marhum Ayatullah Al Uzama Syed Abul Qasim Al Khu’i. These laws are also available online at Al-Islam.org. ...
Aliwaale - 01/24/2013 - 13:12
Issue 1: * It is necessary for a Muslim to believe in the fundamentals of faith with his own insight and understanding, and he cannot follow anyone in this respect i.e. he cannot accept the word of another who knows, simply because he has said it. However ...
Aliwaale - 01/24/2013 - 13:12
