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Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) says that his father Imam Baqir (as) reported to him, and he was reported by Imam Ali Ibn al-Husain Zayn al-Abedin (as), who reported from his grandfather, Imam Ali (as) that once, in the city of Medina, twenty five scholars and representatives of....

(This is) an account of the Imam after the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, the date of his birth, the evidence for his Imamates the period of his succession, the time of his death, and the place of his...

On the 10th of Muharram in the year 61 in Hijri calendar and in desert called Karbala, Hussain ibn Ali (pbuh), the grandchild of Prophet of Islam (pbuh), was killed and his family members were sent into...

Taqwā points toward the degree to which people protect themselves from erring from Allāh Almighty’s command while striving to remain obedient to Him. When Imām Ṣādiq u was asked to define piety he...

The events surrounding the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) remain controversial among scholars, historians, and lovers of Imam Husayn...

Social justice has always been a concern for human beings. This is probably because human beings have realized from the beginning that justice is the key to overcome and resolve many of the...

Eating and drinking are two basic and essential human needs. Just as nutritionists advise others on matters about foods, nutrition, and their impacts on health, so does divine law....

Religious pluralism means that felicity is not exclusively reserved for a particular religion or religious sect. Truth and felicity not being limited to a specific religion in its turn means that all religions have a certain amount of truth to...

Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn was a living embodiment of ‘Ashura as he witnessed his father, brothers, and companions cruelly massacred on the plains of Karbala. While having to live in such sorrow, the Imam lived through a difficult era as he strove to...

Intolerance feeds on ignorance, while tolerance thrives on knowledge. When one knows through revelation that religious diversity is divinely willed, such knowledge inspires tolerance as a spiritual, and not just an...