Characters

The Great Revolutionary Shi'ite Poets The Great Revolutionary Shi'ite Poets: During the lifetime of the Holy Shi'ite Imams(A.S.) there were great poets who sacrificed their lives in the cause of truth by quoting revolutionary poems to…

The Famous Muslim Women The first woman martyr in Islam, Sumayya bint Khayyat Women have played an important role in the history of Islam from its beginnings. One such lady who is well known by Muslims but does not always receive that…

Some of the Prominent Ulama buried in the precincts of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) Ayatollah Mirza Hasan Ali Murvarid The distinguished scholar, Ayatollah Hasan Ali Murvarid, was born on Shawwal 8th, 1329 A.H. in the holy city of…

Lifestyle of Imam Khomeini The lifestyle of Imam Khomeini: Imam Hussain (a) is distinguished amongst other martyrs and revolutionaries by characteristics that excel all other martyrs; he became the master of all martyrs – from the first to…

Bibi Sakina (A.S) Bibi Sakina (A.S): Bibi Sakina was one of the daughters of Imaam Hussain. She was a vivacious child, full of love and happiness. Everyone loved Sakina. She was also a very religious girl. She enjoyed reading the Holy…

The Holy Shrine of Hazrat Abdul Azim Hassani (A.S): part1 The Holy Shrine of Hazrat Abdul Azim Hassani (A.S): part1: The holy shrine of Hazrat Abdul Azim Hassani (A.S) along with the sacred tombs of Hazrat Imamzadeh Hamzeh ibn Imam Musa…

Al-Rabathah is a desert between Makkah and Madina. It is a barren land. No one inhabits it. But in the year 30 A.H., there was only one tent. In the tent there were an old man, an old woman, and their daughter. Why did the old man…

Hadrat Ja'far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings Hadrat Ja'far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings: In al-Madina al-Munawwara, the army of Islam was getting ready to advance towards the strongholds of the Jewish Khaibar. The Jews of…

The Sagacity of Bohlool Bohlool Instructs a Friend It is said that a person brought a beautiful donkey for the commander of Kufa. The courtiers praised the donkey. Among those present, someone jokingly said, "I am ready to teach that…

An eminent black-skinned lady of Africa, who was devoted follower of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) and his blessed household, Ahl al-Bayt. She is none other than Fizza the Nubian from what is now the region overlapping the borders of Egypt,…