Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the martyrdom of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), the question of who would lead the Muslim Ummah was not one of mere governance. Rather, it was about who could carry forward the trust of divine guidance. Such a role demanded more than seniority or companionship. It required exceptional traits such as moral excellence, deep understanding of…
Reading Time: 2 minutesShaikh Abbas Qummi (r.a.) in his famous and accepted book Mafaateeh al-Jinaan under the chapter on the benefits of the soil from the holy grave of Imam Husain (a.s.) records an incident that his teacher, the most reliable scholar of Islam (Thiqah al-Islam), Mohaddith Noori (r.a.) has penned in his book, Daar al-Salaam: One day…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Qulawayh narrates from Muhammad Ibn Ja’far al-Qurashi al-Razzaaz from Muhammad Ibn Husain Ibn Abi al-Khattaab from Abu Saeed from some of his people from Abu al-Jaarood that Imam Ali Ibn al-Husain viz. Zain al-Aabideen (a.s.) who said: Allah made the land of Karbala a sanctuary, a place of amnesty, and a blessed land, 24000…
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…