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  • A Divine Imam (peace be upon him) has complete knowledge of the entire universe (2)

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next بِالْاَسَانِيدِ الثَّلَاثَةِ اِلَى الرِّضَاؑ عَنْ آبَائِهِؑ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَنْقَلِبُ جَنَاحُ طَائِرٍ فِيْ الْهَوَاءِ اِلَّا وَ عِنْدَنَا فِيهِ عِلْمٌ Imam Reza (peace be upon him) narrates vide his ancestors from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) who said, “A bird’s wing […]

  • A Divine Imam (peace be upon him) has complete knowledge of the entire universe (1)

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next عَنْ اَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ اَبِي جَعْفَرٍؑ قَالَ اِنِّي لَاَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَوْ قَامَ عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْبَحْرِ لَنَدَبَ بِدَوَابِّ الْبَحْرِ وَ بِاُمَّهَاتِهَا وَ عَمَّاتِهَا وَ خَالَاتِهَا Abu Baseer (r.a.) reports that Imam Abu Ja’far (al-Baqer a.s.) said, “Surely, I know someone if he stood on the sea-shore, he can call the sea […]

  • Imam (peace be upon him) knows the universe like the palm of his hand

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next قَالَ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِؑ لِحُمْرَانَ بْنِ اَعْيَنَ يَا حُمْرَانُ اِنِ الدُّنْيَا عِنْدَ الْاِمَامِ وَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْاَرَضِينَ اِلَّا هَكَذَا وَ اَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ اِلَى رَاحَتِهِ يَعْرِفُ ظَاهِرَهَا وَ بَاطِنَهَا وَ دَاخِلَهَا وَ خَارِجَهَا وَ رَطْبَهَا وَ يَابِسَهَا Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) said to Humraan Ibn A’yan, “O Humraan! Surely […]

  • Knowledge – The Minimum Aspect of Ahle Bait’s (peace be upon them) Excellence

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ اَبِي الْحَسَنِؑ اَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ لَوْ اُوذِنَ لَنَا لَاَخْبَرْنَا بِفَضْلِنَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ الْعِلْمُ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي الْعِلْمُ اَيْسَرُ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ Ali Ibn Jafar (the illustrious and extremely learned son of the sixth Imam a.s.) reports that he heard Imam Abu al-Hasan (al-Kazem a.s.) […]

  • Ali (peace be upon him) is the door of the city of knowledge

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اَنَا مَدِينَةُ الْعِلْمِ وَ عَلِيٌّ بَابُهَا فَمَنْ اَرَادَ الْعِلْمَ فَلْيَأْتِ الْبَابَ Ibn Abbas reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) declared, “I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate. So, whoever intends […]

  • Imams (peace be upon them) manifest from their perfections only what people can withstand

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنْ اَبِي الْحَسَنِؑ قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ الصَّوْتَ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ اِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِؑ كَانَ يَقْرَاُ الْقُرْآنَ فَرُبَّمَا مَرَّ بِهِ الْمَارُّ فَصَعِقَ مِنْ حُسْنِ صَوْتِهِ وَ اِنَّ الْاِمَامَ لَوْ اَظْهَرَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ شَيْئًا لَمَا احْتَمَلَهُ النَّاسُ مِنْ حُسْنِهِ قُلْتُ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ […]

  • Ways to know a true Imam (peace be upon him) from an impostor

    Reading Time: 3 minutes Previous | Index | Next عَنْ اَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ اَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْمَاضِيؑ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ بِمَ يُعْرَفُ الْاِمَامُ فَقَالَ بِخِصَالٍ اَمَّا اَوَّلُهُنَّ فَشَيْ‏ءٌ تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ اَبِيهِ فِيهِ وَ عَرَّفَهُ النَّاسَ وَ نَصَبَهُ لَهُمْ عَلَمًا حَتَّى يَكُونَ حُجَّةً عَلَيْهِمْ لِاَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ص نَصَبَ عَلِيًّا وَ عَرَّفَهُ النَّاسَ وَ كَذٰلِكَ الْاَئِمَّةُ يُعَرِّفُونَهُمُ النَّاسَ […]

  • Imam (peace be upon him)’s knowledge encompasses everything

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ اَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِؑ يَقْرَاُ وَ كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ اَحْصَيْناهُ فِيْ اِمَامٍ مُبِيْنٍ  قَالَ فِيْ اَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ؑ Saaleh Ibn Sahl reports, “I heard Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) read (the verse), ‘and We have recorded everything in a clear writing’ (Surah Yaasin (36): Verse […]

  • Infinite Knowledge of the Imams (peace be upon them)

    Reading Time: 2 minutes Previous | Index | Next يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ اَبِي الْحَسَنِؑ بِمَكَّةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ اِنَّكَ لَتُفَسِّرُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللّهِ مَا لَمْ تَسْمَعْ بِهِ فَقَالَ اَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْنَا نَزَلَ قَبْلَ النَّاسِ وَ لَنَا فُسِّرَ قَبْلَ اَنْ يُفَسَّرَ فِي النَّاسِ فَنَحْنُ نَعْرِفُ حَلَالَهُ وَ حَرَامَهُ وَ نَاسِخَهُ وَ مَنْسُوخَهُ وَ سَفَرِيَّهُ وَ حَضَرِيَّهُ وَ […]

  • Importance of Knowing the Imam of the time

    Reading Time: < 1 minute Previous | Index | Next عَنْ اَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِؑ اَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا يَحْيَى مَنْ بَاتَ لَيْلَةً لَا يَعْرِفُ فِيهَا اِمَامَ زَمَانِهِ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً Imam Sadeq (peace be upon him) said, “O Yahya! Whoever passes a night without knowing in it the Imam of his time, will die the death of paganism.” Note: بات means […]