A scholar going deep into the study of the questions concerning monotheism, is filled with wonder when he finds that the special logic adopted in this respect by the Holy Qur’an and next to it by the sayings of the Prophet and the Imams, especially Imam A ...
Aliwaale - 10/18/2012 - 04:23
There are some hadiths which appear to be contrary to what we have said. But their contradiction is either superficial or due to the fact that owing to some misunderstanding they were misquoted by one of their transmitters. In the first case the contradic ...
Aliwaale - 10/18/2012 - 04:23
One of the strongest links joining people together is the relationship of brotherhood. People love and sympathize with each other and share in the delights and miseries of their fellow brethren. There is the possibility of occasional differences between t ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/27/2012 - 05:22
" Muwasaat "means helping brethren in Islam and extending material support to them. It has a great importance in religion due to the reason that it plays a vital role in the betterment of depressed classes and creates feeling of love amongst Mus ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/27/2012 - 05:22
Imamate, which means leadership, is a principle of Islam that is probably one of the most debated and, at the same time, most misunderstood of all its principles. Even the word “Imam” has been taken on as a general term of leader, where, in Islam it has a ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
Praise be to Allah, the Praiseworthy, and peace and the blessing of Allah be upon the choice of His Messengers, Muhammad, and on the chosen people from among his ummah, his pure household and his righteous companions. Leaving aside what the “official” his ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
The companions of the Prophet (S) competed with one another to win the hand of Fatimah Al-Zahra (as), his only surviving child. They all knew the great status and high position she enjoyed in Islam. She was part of the Chosen Prophet (S), his beloved daug ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
On the fifteenth of the holy month of Ramadhan, in the third year after Hijrah (migration), the Prophetic house announced the birth of the first grandson of the Prophet (S). This good news was given to the Chosen Prophet (S). A look of joy covered his nob ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
Imam Hasan (as), the grandson of the Prophet of Allah (S), like the rest of Ahlul-Bayt (as), enjoys a high position in the Book of Allah, the Most High, and the sunnah of His Messenger (S). The Holy Qur'an, the constitution of the ummah, and Islam� ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
The researcher who examines the life of the Holy Prophet's grandson, Imam Hasan and his brother, Imam Husayn (as), can't help drawing the conclusion that they enjoyed a high level of education and spiritual and ideological upbringing, which no o ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
The excellent preparation which was provided for the grandson of the Holy Prophet (S), helped his spiritual entity to sublimate. His closeness to Allah, and his attachment to Him was a source of awe and respect. Following are a few narratives which shed l ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
If a living, receptive mind is rated as the mainstay of the Islamic character, and if the Messenger of Allah (S) and the guiding Imams of Ahlul-Bayt (as) had ascended to the top peg of the ladder of Islamic characteristics due to their direct subjugation ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
Covering this aspect of the character of the grandson of the Prophet (S) by no means signifies a difference among the guiding Imams (as) in this respect, or in any other ingredient of the ideal Islamic character. They are equal in this. We will confine ou ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
It is reported that he once chanced upon some poor men who put a few crumbs of bread on the ground in front of them which they had earlier picked up from the road. They were eating them. They invited him to eat with them. He accepted the invitation and sa ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
1. He once found out that an ewe had a broken leg. He called one of his slaves and asked him: “Who did it?” “I,” the slave answered. “Why?” “So as to disconcert you!” the slave retorted. The Imam (as) smiled to him and said: “But I will make you happy.” H ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
Maybe the most eminent of Imam Hasan's (as) attributes is his generosity. He believed that money was only a means to clothe the naked, help the destitute, pay the debts of the indebted, or satisfy the hungry. Once, he was asked: “We do not see you di ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
At an early age, the role of the grandson of the Holy Prophet (S) began to evidence itself. It was before he was officially appointed to the office of Imamate by his father. His positive role took shape clearly from the moment the Muslim ummah gave their ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
Imam Hasan's (as) role, during the lifetime of his father, and especially under his caliphate, was marked by his total obedience to his father, who was his example and leader. He dealt with him, not only as a kind son, but also as an obedient soldier ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
The second part or stage of the role of Imam Hasan (as) in the life of the Muslims commenced when his father appointed him as the next Imam. In the wake of the cruel attempt on his life by Abdul-Rahman bin Muljim and his cohorts, the dying Imam (as) said ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
All through our studies on the life of Imam Hasan (as), whether during the lifetime of his father or during his own reign, we witnessed his strength of character, his steely determination, and swift action to sort out problems and reach sound, logical sol ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 10/28/2012 - 02:12
