Imam Ali ibn Musa Al-Riḍā is the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson by six extensions. Imam Ali Al-Riḍā is the son of Imam Musa al-Kazim and Najjma (although historians are not entirely sure of his mother’s name). Imam Ali Al-Ridha was born on 11th Dhulqa’dah 148AH. Imam Ali Al-Riḍā had no fewer than...
Read More »Imam al-Riḍā’s (a.s.) Social Sīra and His Good Conduct towards People
Imam al-Riḍā, peace be on him, appeared on the arena of the political life in Islam, and he was the most brilliant politician in Islamic history. He was steadfast in his political attitudes, so he was not deceived by the bright ways and false hopes of al-Mu’mu’n, the ‘Abbasid king, when he...
Read More »Imam al-Riḍā’s (a.s.) Scholarly Status and Personality
Every conscious Shi‘a know that the Ahl al-Bayt’s (a.s.) knowledge originates from boundless Divine Knowledge, and the Almighty God has given them such knowledge that He has not given to anyone else except the Holy Prophet (S)...
Read More »Legacy of Imam al-Sadiq (AS) in the Muslim World
Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (AS) is one of the most influential figures in Islamic sciences in such fields as Fiqh (jurisprudence), Quran interpretation, ethics, geography, economics, astronomy, medicine and mathematics and whose students created a great capacity in the development of religious sciences all over the...
Read More »Imam al-Sadiq, a Man of Knowledge, Struggle for Forming Islamic Rule
From the perspective of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, delineating and promoting the issue of Imamate and the existence of a politico-ideological network are two important components that Imam Sadiq (a.s.) used in order to implement his plan – namely, an open uprising to establish the...
Read More »What Non-Muslims Say About Imam Ali (A.S.)
Imam ‘Ali bin Abi Talib was the successor to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them both. This is a collection of short quotations about him from a wide variety of notables belonging to other faiths, including academics, writers, philosophers, poets, politicians, and...
Read More »Who Was Imam Ali (ʻA)?
Nevertheless, the various dimensions of thought and character of the first Imam of the Shi’a have not been understood as much as they should, and most of the sources have confined themselves to providing just a historical review of...
Read More »The Condition of the ‘Alawīs during the Time of Imam al-Hādī (‘a)
During this time period, the ‘Abbāsid government sought to create enmity against the Alawīs in the wider society, and therefore, scatter the Alawī forces. Whenever the government felt the smallest potential danger from the...
Read More »Fatima al-Zahra, The World’s Most Outstanding Lady
Intermediary for earthly and heavenly creation wise one, daughter of the Prophet (spirit of beauty between the two), and the worthy wife of the saint of Allah, Hazrat Ali (a.s). Fatimah (s.a,) unparalleled heroin and unequalled herald throughout the history of Islam and...
Read More »The Lady Zaynab (‘a) and the Awakening of the People of Kufah
At this point in time, Zaynab (‘a) had lost six or seven of her brothers; her son had been killed, ten of her nephews had been killed, and she and what was left of her family had been taken captive by the forces of Yazīd. In spite of all of this, she was put in a position where she had to defend herself and fight against what had happened to...
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