Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Almighty Allah says in the Holy Qur’an: هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ، مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ، هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ، وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ، وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ “He it is Who has sent down to you the Book. In it are clear verses (muḥkam)—the foundation of the Book—and others are ambiguous (mutashābih). But…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAli ibn Abi Hamzah al-Bata’ini was once a close companion of Imam al-Sadiq and Imam al-Kazim (peace be upon them). However, after the martyrdom of Imam al-Kazim (peace be upon him), he rejected the Imamate of Imam al-Reza (peace be upon him). He became a leader of the Waqifi sect, falsely claiming that Imam al-Kazim…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNumerous narrations highlight the merits of visiting Jannatul Baqi and the rewards for paying respects to the Infallible Imams (a.s.) buried there, as well as praying for the Muslims interred within its grounds. There are plenty of traditions in Shia books, documenting the virtues of visiting Baqi but let’s begin with what has been narrated…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) laid special emphasis on Muslims paying allegiance to Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon them both) on the Day of Ghadeer in his lengthy sermon. This short section of the Ghadeer Sermon consists of three clear statements wherein the…
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn this section, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) reminded people about their responsibilities towards the divine commandments which will never change – especially reminding them to never abandon the Hajj and other divine obligations. There are 17 statements in this section in which it is explained that Ameerul…
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe last section of the Ghadeer Sermon is dedicated to paying allegiance to Imam Ali (peace be upon him) and the Imams (peace be upon them) after him. There are 20 statements wherein the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) took the oath of allegiance from everyone present in Ghadeer for…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteاَلْأَدَبُ فِي اَلْإِنْسَانِ كَشَجَرَةٍ أَصْلُهَا اَلْعَقْلُ “Morals in a person are like a tree whose root is intellect.” [Tasneef-o-Ghurar al-Hikam, p. 247, H. 5098] Notes: May Allah hasten the reappearance of the Imam of our time, His Eminence Imam al-Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), and grant us the good fortune to learn and remain steadfast to the teachings…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteعَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ وَ اسْمُهُ الْحُسَيْنُ قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ: مَنْ زَارَ قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَیهِ السَّلامُ لَيْلَةً مِنْ ثَلَاثِ لَيَالِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَيَّ اللَّيَالِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ: لَيْلَةَ الْفِطْرِ أَوْ لَيْلَةَ الْأَضْحَى أَوْ لَيْلَةَ النِّصْفِ مِنْ…
Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction It is narrated in Kaamil al-Ziyaaraat, p. 138, H. 4 that Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: مَنْ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ ؑ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهٖ غَفَرَ اللهُ لَهٗ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهٖ وَ مَا تَأَخَّرَ “Whoever comes to the grave of Husain (peace be upon him) recognizing his right, Allah shall forgive for him…