Author: Mohammadh

The Truth will always prevail

The Truth will always prevail

Posted by | Oct 20, 2019 | |

By Shabbir Hassanally No matter how dark things might look, no matter how hopeless a situation might be, no matter how powerful the despots might be, always know that the Truth will without a doubt always prevail. Recent examples of this can be seen in the eight-year war and 40+ years of sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, that while certainly painful, have not resulted in the capitulation and break up of the Islamic Republic system, but have rather made the Islamic Republic stronger, due to it’s lack of reliance on the technology and products of the oppressors,...

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Imam Hussain (AS): I rose up to reform the Muslim community

Imam Hussain (AS): I rose up to reform the Muslim community

Posted by | Oct 20, 2019 | |

Imam Hussain’s (AS) movement was a movement of establishing justice. He once said: “I rose up to reform the Muslim community of my grandfather [Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)].” (Bihar Al-Anvar: V.44, P. 329) One important purpose of prophethood, according to the Quran, is said to be establishing justice. “We sent Our Messengers with clear evidence (to support their truthfulness), and sent with them the Book and the Balance so that people would maintain justice {Quran; 57:25}.” In fact, the divine books and the prophets were sent in order for justice to be established in societies; that is, to remove the...

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Hadiths about Imam Hussein (AS) – Part 4

Hadiths about Imam Hussein (AS) – Part 4

Posted by | Oct 20, 2019 | , |

The following is the fourth part of a collection of hadiths about the third Imam of Shia Muslims, Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 loyal companion in Iraq’s Karbala. Mourning angels Imam Sadiq (AS) said: Allah has appointed to the grave of Imam Hussain (AS), four thousand anguished and grief‑stricken angels, who weep over him (and shall continue to do so) up to the Day of Judgment. Kamil al‑ziyaraat, pg. 119. Weeping over Hussain (AS) Imam Reza (AS) said (to Rayyan Ibn Shabib): O’ Son of Shabib! If you have to cry over something, then...

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Characteristics, virtues, and merits of Sayyida Zaynab (SA)

Characteristics, virtues, and merits of Sayyida Zaynab (SA)

Posted by | Oct 19, 2019 | , |

Sayyida Zaynab was the daughter of Imam Ali (AS) and the Lady Fatima al-Zahra (SA), and the sister of Imam Hussain (AS). She and her two sons accompanied Imam Hussain (AS) on the event of Ashura where her two sons were martyred. She had some unique characteristics, virtues and merits, some of which are presented below: Knowledge and eloquence Her utterances and sermons, which are full of demonstrations from the Quran, in Kufa and the court of Yazid, show how knowledgeable she was. She has narrated hadiths from her father, Imam Ali (AS), and her mother, Lady Fatimat al-Zahra...

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Ziyarat of Karbala