Father: Abu Talib bin Abdul Muttalib bin Hashim. Mother: Fatimah bint Asad bin Hashim bin Abd Munaf. Kunniyat (Patronymic): Abul Hasan and Husayn, Abu Turab Laqab (Title): Al-Wasi, Amir al-Mu’minin, Al-Murtaza Birth: He was born in the Ka’ba, in thirty ‘Am al-Fil (the year of the elephant). Martyrdom: He was martyred at the age […]
Stories of the Prophets Author: Allama Muhammad Baqir Majlesi (R.A) Traslator: Sayyid Athar Husain S.H. Rizvi Hayatul Qulub – Vol. 1 Hayat al-Qolub is a Persian book by Mohammad Baqer Majlisi (died 1110 AD), a Shiite scholar of the 11th and 12th centuries. This book includes the story of the divine prophets, the history […]
BIOGRAPHY Name: Muhammad bin Ali (a.s.) Mother: Sakina Kunniyat (Patronymic): Abu Abdillah Laqab (Title): Al Jawad Birth: He was born at Madina in 195 A.H. Martyrdom: He died of poison at Baghdad in the year 220 A.H. and is buried near his grandfather at Kazimiyyah in Iraq.
Imam Hussain’s story influenced Sukayna’s life and was a turning point. “Imam Hussain’s story was very exciting for me. I wished to know about his family and his relationship to God and this made me search about him”. Sukayna says that the special feature of the story of Imam Hussain (AS) made her become […]
Translator: Allama Syed Zeeshan Haider Jawadi Nahjul Balagha Imam Ali a.s The Nahj al-Balagha (Arabic: نهج البلاغة Nahj-ul Balāgha(h),”The pinnacle of Eloquence “) is the most famous collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and narrations attributed to Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. It was collected by Sharif Razi, a Shia scholar in the Tenth […]
Dr. Amina from Morocco Converted to Shia by following the debate between Dr. Esaam al-Emaad and Wahhabi scholar
The Twelfth Infallible, Hadhrat Imam ‘Ali al-Naqi, al-Hadi, The Tenth Imam Imam ‘Ali al-Naqi (as), the tenth Imam of the Shi‘ites, has reportedly been born on mid-Dhu’l Hijja, 212/March 6, 828. His father was Imam Muhammad al-Taqi, Jawad al-A’imma (as) and his mother was Samana, a righteous and chaste woman who had been divinely […]
Sister Amina Inloes grew up in Southern California, USA. Her interest in religion started when she began high school. Sr. Amina then discovered Islam where she further examined numerous Islamic books and references especially the Holy Quran and as a result, she became interested to the degree of conviction.
“Whoever recites the Holy Qur’an while standing in prayer, Allah Almighty will bestow a hundred blessings for every letter; whoever recites it while sitting in prayer, Allah will reward with fifty blessings for every letter; whoever recites the Qur’an outside of prayer, Allah will grant ten blessings for each letter.” – Imam Muhammad ibn […]
13th Jamadi-us-Sani – The death anniversary of Hazrat Fatima bint-e-Hazm bin Khalid (also known as Umm-ul-Baneen)
On the sad occassion of her death anniversary, we extend condolences to Prophet Mohammad(sawaw), Imam Zamana(a.s.), the Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.) and to all Momineen and Mominaat.