“I learnt from Hossein how to achive victory while being oppressed ” Mahatma Gandhi
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Tafsir Al-Mizan : Allamah Tabatabai – Al-Fatiha (The Opening) Verses 1-5
“Though I be a thorn, and though there be a flower to grace the meadow,I grow by that Hand which nurtures me.” – Allamah TabatabaiPreface of Al-Mizan by the AuthorIn this preface we shall describe the method adopted in this book to find out the meanings of the verses of the Qur’an.
THE STORY OF KERBALA
THE PROPHET (SAW) SAID: Indeed, Hossein is the light of guidance and the saviour ship. Having come to know of Yazid’s scheme to assasinate him while performing the rite of Hajj, Imam Hussein (A.S) decided to leave Mecca before finishing the rites, performing only the Umra.
Muharram and Ashura
Muharram (Arabic: المحرّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. Since the [Islam]]ic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.
Photos : The Historic House of Mulla Sadra in Kahak Qom
Mulla Sadra (c. 1571-1641) was a Persian Shia Islamic philosopher, theologian who led the Iranian cultural renaissance in the 17th century. According to Oliver Leaman, Mulla Sadra is arguably the single most important and influential philosopher in the Muslim world in the last four hundred years.
Ghadir Eid Mubarak to All Lovers
Ten years after the migration (hijrah), the Messenger of Allah [peace and blessings be upon him and his Progeny] ordered to his close followers to call all the people in different places to join him in his last pilgrimage. On this pilgrimage he taught them how to perform the pilgrimage in a correct and […]
PROPHET’S HISTORIC GHADlR SERMON
There is a humble translation of the Prophet’s historic Ghadir Khumm sermon.(1)All Praise is due to Allah who is exalted in His Unity, Near in His Uniqueness, Sublime in His Authority, and Magnanimous in His Dominance. He knows everything; He subdues all creation through His might and evidence. He is Praised always and […]
The 37th Qutb Hazrate Hajj Sultan Husain Tabandah Reza Ali Shah II
The true learned authority of faith, and mystic of divine knowledge, ornament of the Gnostics and eyesight of the faithful, Hazrat Hajj Sultan Hussein Tabandeh “Reza Ali Shah”, the son and successor of Hazrat Hajj Sheikh Mohammad Hasan Salih Ali Shah (may his esteemed grave be sanctified) and the great grand son of the […]
Observations on the Meaning of Bay’at
HU121Hajj Dr. NoorAli Tabandeh (Majzoub ‘Alishah)[1]Bay’at literally means buying and selling, and comes from the word bay‘, although it pertains to a specific type of buying and selling. In the Qur’an, the following verse is specifically about bay’at, in which God says:(Verily, Allah has purchased from the faithful their selves and their properties, and […]
A summary of the Faithful’s Attributes (of Salih’s Advice)
In conclusion, in order that the attention of the reader may be increased, I shall write, as a summary of what has been written so far, the attributes and morals of a true believer – who is more rare than the “red sulphur” (Kibrit –i ahmar) – all of which are taken from […]