Battle of Nahrawan
Summary: The hypocrites (called Kharji), who fought in the battle of Siffeen, rose against Amir-ul-Momineen-asws at a place called ‘Nahrawan’.…
Battle of Siffeen
Summary: Muawiya Gathers Syrians for Usman’s Revenge The narrator of the Hadith said: After they failed to defeat Ali-asws at…
Battle of Tabuk and Conspiracy of Al-Aqaba
Summary: The Battle of Tabuk was fought in Rajab 9 AH, near Gulf of Aqaba, it’s the largest and the…
Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)
Summary: The Battle of the Trench (Battle of Khandaq, غزوة الخندق) which is also known as the Battle of the…
Battle of Uhud
Summary: Abu Sufyan mobilised Quraysh again (in 3 A.H.) after the defeat at Badr where they had met with heavy…
Battle of Zat Al-Salasil
Summary: It is narrated in a Hadith that Imam Jafar e Sadiq-asws said: ‘The people of the valley of Al-Yaabas…
Bayt Al-Huzan (House of Grief)
The House of Grief The following narration is from (maid of Syeda-asws) Fizza-ra, which includes some details on the crying,…
Be Positive
Summary: In Islam we have been encouraged to remain ‘Positive’ under all conditions (to be hopeful of Allah-azwj’s Mercy). We…
Beliefs of a Momin
Summary: A Hadith is presented here, summarising the beliefs, a believer must have, to be recognised as a ‘Momin’ by…
Cats – Some Ahadith
‘Cats in Houses’ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَخْلُوَ بَيْتُ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَ هُنَّ عُمَّارُ الْبَيْتِ الْهِرِّ…
Celebrating Milad ul Nabi (saww)
In Islamic history there are several auspicious nights and days, for example Allah-azwj Says: إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ ۚ…
Combing Hair – Benefits
Combing hair is highly recommended and has many benefits, i.e., ‘One who passes the comb upon his head and his…
Combining the two compulsory Salāt (Al-Zohr & Al-Asr – Al-Maghrib & Al-Isha)
Summary: The followers of the Ahl Al-Bayt-asws generally combine Al-Zohr and Al-Asr and then Al-Maghrib and Al-Isha prayers during the…
Confrontation and Altercation
Introduction We all face disagreement, sometimes causing grief and leading to difficult situations. To this end, we have compiled some…
Conquest of Makkah
Summary: During the month of Ramadhan of 8 A.H., the Quraysh of Makkah killed the allies of Muslims which violated…
Creation of the Universe
The Will and Deed of Allah-azwj محمد بن يعقوب: عن أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن عبد الجبار، عن صفوان…
Deeds – Rewards and Punishment
Summary: We regularly worship Allah-azwj, as per the instructions found in the Ahadith (traditions) of Ahl Al-Bayt-asws and hope our…
Disobedience
Summary: الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ( عليه…
Disowned by Parents – Aaq
Being disowned is a major sin علل الشرائع ابْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ عَنِ السَّعْدَآبَادِيِّ عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي…
Ear Rings for Children
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ…
Falsification and the Truth
Summary وَ لَوْ شَاءَ عَجَّلَ مِنْهُ النَّقِمَةَ وَ كَانَ مِنْهُ التَّغْيِيرُ حِينَ يُكَذِّبُ الظَّالِمُ وَ يَعْلَمُ الْحَقَّ أَيْنَ مَصِيرُهُ وَ…
Fame Seeker is condemned and so is the defamed
Some Ahadith are presenting which vigorously condemn the seeker of the fame, even for the good causes and one should…
Fearing Allah-azwj
How to fear Allah-azwj يُونُسُ عَنْ سِنَانِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) يَقُولُ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ…
Food Consumption Manners
Excessive Eating: عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ…
Funeral Rituals and Women and their presence in a Graveyard
Summary: Some Muslim sects are totally against women visiting graveyards, for example women cannot enter into the famous graveyard of…
Gatherings to join or avoid
How people are assembled: نهج: قال أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام: أيها الناس إنما يجمع الناس الرضى والسخط وإنما عقر ناقة…
Ghulu-Ghali (Fabrication) and Taqseer-Muqassir (Ignorance)
Summary: This a very delicate and complex topic, the intention of writing is to prepare ourselves to stay clear of…
Ghusal-Bathing
Summary: We clean ourselves with water on regular basis both for comfort and for a healthy life-style – this is…
Good Manners
Introduction مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ…
Good Relationships Avert Death
نجم، كتاب النجوم عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْحِمْيَرِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ الدَّلَائِلِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى مُيَسِّرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ…
Graves and Domes over Holy Graves
Summary: These days, the media has taken over almost all our affairs including religion, as we are so busy in…
Hunting – Necessity – Recreation
Summary: Similar to the slavery, an interest and opportunities in ‘game’ – hunting is on the decline. Some Ahadith are…
Martyrdom day of Syeda the daughter of Prophet
Today, in most places, followers of Ahl Al-Bayt-asws, start holding mourning gatherings and rituals before 13th the Jamadi Al-Awwal and…
Naaraa in Islam
وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع جَاءَ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ التَّلْبِيَةَ شِعَارُ الْمُحْرِمِ فَارْفَعْ صَوْتَكَ بِالتَّلْبِيَةِ…
Namaz-e-Janaza
علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد، عن لحلبي، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال:…
Namaz-e-Janaza Arabic – Urdu
الحلبی امام ابو عبداللہ ؑ سے روایت کرتے ہیں آپ نے فرمایا:پہلی تکبیر کہو اللہ اکبر پھر تشہد پڑھو بِسْمِ…
Namaz-e-Shab (Night Salat)
Salat-ul-Layl (The Night Salat) عنه، عن محمد بن إسمعيل، رفعه إلى أبي عبد الله (ع) قال: قال رسول الله صلى…
New House – Moving in or Building
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ…
Newborn
Opening Mouth, Aqiqah, Cleaning, Feeding A short article, based on the Ahadith of Masomeen-asws, is compiled in which few extremely…
Noha of Amir-ul-Momineen(asws) at the Holy Grave of Syeda (asws)
After burying Syeda-asws, Amir-ul-Momineen-asws said the following while turning towards the holy grave of Prophet-saww, in the state of immense…
Nooraniya Muarifat of an Imam-asws (Recognition of Imams-asws as Divine Light)
أَقُولُ ذَكَرَ وَالِدِي رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي كِتَابٍ عَتِيقٍ، جَمَعَهُ بَعْضُ مُحَدِّثِي أَصْحَابِنَا فِي فَضَائِلِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع هَذَا…
Occultation From Holy Quran
Summary: Allah-azwj has never ever Left earth empty of His Divine Messenger. Allah-azwj First Sent His ‘Hujjah’ (Prophet-as) to the…
Our Responsibilities and Conduct during the Occultation of Imam-e-Zaman-(ajfj) (asws)
Summary: Today, we are living under extremely stressful conditions, i.e., we are challenged, on regular basis, with ever changing and…
Pets For Home
Summary: In our modern day living, it is difficult to find time for leisure and hobbies and people mostly interact…
Pictures, Portraits, Statues, Music, Singing and Games
Summary: Pictures and/or portraits of human beings and animals alike have found their way into most houses, even those of…
Poets and the Poetry
Poets and Poetry in the Holy Quran: نوادر الراوندي: بإسناده عن موسى بن جعفر، عن آبائه (عليهم السلام) قال: قال…
Prayers (Dua), Mannat and Nazar
We have made an attempt to briefly compile masomeen-aswss’ traditions related to this enormously vast subject. A large number of…
Professions and Business Etiquettes
Earning Lawful Living: عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الْكُوفِيِّ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى أَبِي…
Qadha-o-Qadar, Mashiya
Summary: In our lives we would like to know more about what the future holds for us, and why certain…
Rasool Allah on Merits Ramazaan Month
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ…
Refuting the breaking of Fast with Aamma (General Muslims)
(Refuting to the video link below) https://youtu.be/1eS8TXBq-7I Summary: During the month of Ramazan this year (2023), the above video link…
Rewards of the month of Rajab
It is narrated from Rasool Allah-saww that when (a momin) fasts for thirty days in the month of Rajab, a…
Ruh, Nafs, Qalb and Aql
Introduction: This article has stemmed from a question, which was asked about the creation of ‘Nafs’ and how it relates…
Sabeel Allah
Introduction: Allah-azwj has Mentioned ‘سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ’ (Sabeel-Allah) in the Holy Quran in 65 places, it literally means ‘Way of Allah’.…
Sacrifice (Hadi – Qurbani)- On 10th Of Zilhajj
Summary: Sacrifice on the 10th of Zilhajj is compulsory for those who are performing the Hajj, but it is also…
Sajdah (Prostration) on a Tablet of Karbala (Why?)
Sajdah (سجدة -prostration, its plural Sujūd – سُجود), is to bow down on earth in reverence and submission to Allah-azwj.…
Sajdah of Thanks and Respect
One cannot guess the intention of someone doing ‘Sajdah’ and should not suspect that his Sajdah was like that of…
Salat and its Recognition – Part 1
Salat and its Recognition – Part 1 Salat is an important pillar of Islam, there are several verses in the…
Salat Part II
Introduction: Salat is one of the five pillars of Islam, Imam AbiJaffar-asws said: Islam was built on five pillars: the…
Salat Recitation
Introduction Salat is an extremely important act of worship, as we all know, but its acceptance depends on adherence to…
Shahadat of Syed Mohsin (asws) Ibn Ali (asws)
Ahadith related to the martyrdom of Syed Mohsin-asws Ibn Ali-asws present, martyrdom took place when Muslims attacked the house of…
Shahadat of Syeda (asws) is on 15th of Jamadi ul Awwal
Summary: In Shia Books, several Shahadat Days of Syeda-tul-Nisa-e-Alameen-asws have been reported, the reference to Syeda-asws‘s Shahadat day is made…
Shirk and Wasila
شي، تفسير العياشي عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي قَوْلِهِ وَ ما يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُمْ بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا…
Shyness is from Eman
Summary: These days, sometimes inappropriate images and strong words and filthy language is used when discussing the religion – in…
Signs of reappearance of Imam Al-Asr(ajfj)
الْفَضْلُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ الْزَمِ الْأَرْضَ…
Sila-e-Rehmi (Rights of kinship)
Summary: ‘Sila e Rehmi’ means to look after and/or offer favours to the near relatives. There are several Ahadith which…
Social Manners traditions of Masomeen (asws)
Summary: The followers of Ahl Al-Bayt-asws are living in various countries and are regularly subjected to various social and religious…
Spending – How much and where to spend
We have to be moderate in our spending, neither too extravagant nor stingy, but moderate! What is moderation? Imam-asws says:…
Stunning And Slaughtering
Summary: EU has recently passed laws ‘on the killing of animals’ in order to minimise the pain and suffering of…
Sufyani-Yamani – The Recognition of Sufyani-Yamani
One of the most prominent signs (among ‘5’ significant ‘Signs’) prior to the re-appearance of the 12th Imam-ajfj is the…
Superstition-Omen
Introduction There are so many myths about the good and bad omens derived from appearance of events and signs. These…
Supplications for Success in Exams, Job, Good Health and Business
Recitation for Success in Exam/Job عن أبي عبد الله عن آبائه ع قال قال أمير المؤمنين ع إذا كتب أحدكم…
Supplications for Wellbeing Of Children
Imam Zain ul Abadeen-asws’s Supplication for Children: (25) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِوُلْدِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ اللَّهُمَّ وَ مُنَّ…
Supplications, Tajeel(Hastening) and Protection of The12th Imam(asws) *NEW*
Summary: Day by day, we are coming closer to the time of the reappearance of the 12th Imam-ajfj. Several prophecies,…
Sweet Dreams
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ حم {1}وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ {2}إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنْذِرِينَ {3}فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ…
Tabligh (Preaching)
Summary: ‘Tabligh’ (Preaching) is one of an extremely important duty to be fulfilled by the believers, as agreed by almost…
Taqeeya
Summary: Practising ‘Taqayyah’ (dissimulation) has a well-defined scope which we will review in the following sections: e.g., where one should…
Taqleed and Ijtihaad
Abu Ja’far-asws said (in a reply to arriving at a best judgement-fatwa): If you get it right you will get…
Taqleed and Mujtahid, Myths and Facts
Let us analyse the escalating strong hold of the ‘Mujtahid’ over the shia community, by examining their those frightening claims…
Trials-Forgiveness and Rewards
Summary: People are subjected to two types of trials, as we find in the Ahadith, one is with regard to…
Upbringing Children
Introduction: In our busy life style, we are always struggling to find time for our families. The upbringing of children…
Wali-Guardian
Summary: Allah-azwj is Wali – The Guardian, the Prophet-saww is Wali and those with Divine Authority (the Imam-asws). For dealing…
Who Would be Successful in the Hereafter
Amir-ul-Momaneen-asws’s Khutabah: Aban said that I have heard from Sulaim-ra that he had heard the following from Imam Ali-asws, This…
Wishes (of the losers) after death
Summary: In the holy Quran, the losers in the Hereafter will wish that they should have done differently in the…
Worship – Ibadah
Summary: The purpose of our creation is to worship Allah-azwj, the way Allah-azwj Wants us to – so that Allah-azwj…
Zakat
Summary: Allah-azwj has Emphasised the importance of ‘Zakāt’ (elms/welfare tax) in several places in the Holy Quran (Appendix I). Zakāt…
