One eyebrow-raising moment in the life of Imam al-Jawad is his marriage to Ummul Fazl, the daughter of Al-Ma’mun, the man who poisoned his father. This marriage changed some of the Shi‘as’...
Imam Hasan (A.S.) is Born On Ramadhan 15, 3 A.H., Fatima gave birth to her first son. On that great day, Asma Bint Umais was present with Fatima. The women who attended the event, unintentionally wrapped...
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (A.S.), the eighth Shi'ite Holy Imam was born on 11th Zee al-Qa'adah 148 A.H. in the holy city of Madinah. He was divinely entitled 'Al-Reza"(meaning...
The father of Lady Fatima Masuma (A) was the 7th Imam -Imam Musa al-Kazim (A). It has been recorded in history that Imam al-Kazim (A) had numerous children. Shaykh Mufid (d. 413 A.H) writes...
In the house of Imam Kadhim (A.S.), Najma, the wife of the honorable Imam was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the child; she was counting days and nights for that day. The Imam's house...
The whole town of Medina was humming with activity. People from all parts of the town were looking into the street of the Hashimites where a caravan was getting ready for a journey. The elders of...
The Hashemite Prince Hazrat Ali Al-Akbar (p), son of Imam al-Hussein (p) and Hazrat Umm-e-Layla (p), born on 11 Shaban, possessed so much remarkable resemblance to the holy prophet Hazrat Muhammad (p)...
Name: al-Hasan. Title: al-Mujtaba. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Father's name: 'All Amir al-Mu'minin. Mother's name: Fatimah (daughter of the Holy Prophet). Birth: In Medina on Tuesday, 15th...
In 203 A.H./ 818 A.D., Mamun set out for Baghdad and asked Imam Reza (A.S.) to accompany him. At Sarakhs, he assassinated Fazl ibn Sahl, the famous minister and commander of the civil military...
"Inn-al-Husain Misbah al-Huda wa Safinat an-Najah" –Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) The above-mentioned Arabic phrase translated into English means: Indeed Husain is the Beacon of...
Imam Ja’ffar Sadiq (pbuh) has said, “The sky wept over Hosein (pbuh) for forty mornings with blood, while the earth wept over him for forty mornings with blackness. The sun wept over him...
The Governor of Medina got the Imam poisoned. The Imam left this world on 25th Muharram 95 A.H. At that time his age, he was 57 years. He was buried in the graveyard of Baqi in Medina next to his uncle...
