Reading Time: < 1 minuteBaraa’ah is heartily dissociation from anyone whereas the manifestation of this dissociation is known as ‘Tabarra’. [Qaamoos Alfaaz al-Quran, p. 45] For instance, belief in Tauheed (Divine Monotheism) demands that we wholeheartedly dissociate from any other deity besides Allah. The statement ‘There is no god but Allah’ (Laa Ilaaha Illallah) is the manifestation of this…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMufazzal Ibn Umar narrates in a lengthy tradition from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding how Mohsin Ibn Ali (peace be upon him) will be brought on the Day of Judgement. He (peace be upon him) said: “When Mohsin (peace be upon him) will be brought, he will be carried by Lady…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe second among the four special deputies of His Eminence Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance), Muhammad Ibn Usmaan Ibn Saeed al-Amri (may Allah have mercy upon him) was asked: “Have you seen the master of this affair viz. Imam Mahdi (may Allah hasten his noble reappearance)?” He replied: “Yes, my last meeting…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe great companion Muhammad Ibn Muslim (r.a.) narrates that I asked Imam Ja’far Sadiq (peace be upon him): “When we set out to visit your father (viz. Imam Husain (peace be upon him)) are we in a state of Hajj?” Imam (peace be upon him) replied, “Yes.” I further asked, “Then does…
Reading Time: 3 minutesDownload as PDF 1. Talk to Imam Husain (peace be upon him) Specify a time during your day or night where you converse with Imam Husain (peace be upon him). Say salaam to him. Make some covenant with him and respond to his call (labbayk). 2. Regularly pray any one of the Ziyarat of Imam…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA believer always strives to achieve proximity to Allah the Almighty through the medium of sincere and heartily inclination to each of the holy infallibles (peace be upon them) and provide the means through the visitations of the holy infallibles (peace be upon them) to achieve quick fulfilment of his supplications and desires. The best…
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe hatred, malice, and enmity towards the Ahlul Bait (peace be upon them) is such an incurable illness, due to which a person loses his intellect in this world and Paradise in the Hereafter and the only reason for this is ‘jealousy’. But those who are jealous completely ignore the fact that the position and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesJabir Ibn Yazid Jo’fi narrates that Abu Ja’far Imam Muhammad Baqir (peace be upon him) said: “On the Day of Judgment, the Holy Quran will come in the best shape and form. He will pass by the Muslims who will say, ‘This man is from us.’ He will go toward the Prophets (peace be upon…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe epochal incident of the Red Sea parting at the instance of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) paled in comparison when the impregnable walls of Holy Kaaba split to make way for Lady Fatema bint Asad (peace be upon her) so that she can deliver her child who was named Zaid by his father…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIbn Abbas narrates that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) informed us about his daughter Fatima Zahra (s.a.) in a lengthy tradition: “My daughter Fatima, is the chief of the women of the worlds, from the first till the last ones. She is a part of me, the light of my eyes and the coolness of…