Islamic Books

Ima`m al-Ba`qir's Valuable Commandments Many commandments were reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him. Some of them were to his children; some of them were...

Cleverness Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, praised cleverness. He regarded it as the only source of man's happiness and righteousness. He, peace be on him, said: "The goodness of...

Vanity The Ima`m, peace be on him, said: "I wonder at the one who is vain and boastful. He was created from a sperm. Then he becomes carrion. Between this and that, he does not know...

CHAPTER VII KUTHAYR 'AZZAH AND AL-KUMAYT. The two famous poets, Kuthayr 'Azzah and al-Kumayt al-Asadi, had close relationships with Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be...

Al-Kumayt elegized al-Husayn Al-Kumayt was born in the year when Ima`m Husayn, the father of the free, peace be on him, was killed. When he grew up and ____________ 1. Roudat...

His Poem called al-La`miya Al-Kumayt recited before Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, his poem called al-Lamiya. This poem moved the feelings and sentiments of the Ima`m. For, in...

CHAPTER VIII INSIGNIFICANT KINGS Ima`m al-Ba`qir was contemporary with Umayyad kings. The research about those kings is regarded as among the requirements of the formal research...

3. Cruelty and Uselessness 'Abd al-Malik was cruel and useless. His heart was empty of mercy and kindness. The historians said: "He shed blood unjustly. He admitted that." Umm al-Darda`'...

His Prisons This tyrannical person ordered roofless prisons to be built. Such prisons did not protect the prisoners from heat or cold. He ordered the prisoners to be tortured severely....

He gave the Alids their Rights. From its early days, the Umayyad government spared no effort to deprive the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, of their right....

CHAPTER IX THE TIME OF IMAM AL-BAQIR As for the talk about the time of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, and mentioning the most prominent events that occurred during...

The Murji'a The Murji'a appeared on the Islamic arena during Umayyad era. They played a dangerous role in formulating the political events at those times. They supported and defended...