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Legacies Of Karbala
The unparalleled personality in the history of mankind, who became the epitome of the resistance against the oppressor, was the iconic figure of Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa), the grandson of the Seal of...
Eid ul-Fiṭr
The word Eid has its origin in the Arabic term ‘awd’ which means to return. In this sense, Eid is the day of man’s return towards his Lord. After passing through the month of Ramaḍān, during which a...
Why Imām ʿAlī ̇(ʿa)?
One may ask, what is wilāyah (guardianship)? What does it have to do with me? Why do I need to concern myself with what happened after the death of the Messenger of Allah (ṣ)? Why do I need to...
Death Of A Great Friend
When the Muslims Met the Byzantines in Battle: the Story of Jaʿfar ibn. Abī Ṭālib Since the dawn of Islam when the Prophet Muhammad (ṣ) first received revelation from Allah, the world was hostile...
Sayyidah Fāṭimah az-Zahrāʾ (ʿa)
Your heart shook as they hammered on your door O Fāṭimah what your father warned is now in store The daughter of God’s Prophet (ṣ), a mercy to all humankind Do you see what the love of power has...
The Two Weighty Things
This article has been compiled with the help of the following scholars: Syed Abbas Razavian, Shaykh Salim YusufAli, Shaykh Usama AbdulGhani, and Moulana Zaki Baqri. May Allah reward them and accept...
The Prophet’s Gift
For years Muslims struggled with the polytheists of Mecca. The Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ) fled to the city of Medina, north of Mecca in 622 A.D to escape a conspiracy to assassinate him. Soon thereafter,...
Sowing The Seeds For Ramadan
“The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which was revealed the Qurʾān, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So, whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast...