Tasu'a in the Islamic calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram. A day before Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his true companions ...

After the arrival of Imam Sajjad and Hadrat Zainab in Madinah Hadrat Ummul Baneen used to gather women in her house and used ...

Shiite Islam offers Iranians a standard it views as just. Iran calls itself an Islamic republic. Many Iranians may appreciate ...

Each year, the thick, porridge-like soup is made in a large, communal pot with sometimes dozens of cooks taking part in the ...

On the fifth of the blessed month of Sh'aban, in the year of 38 A.H., Imam Husayn's (A.S.) wife gave birth to her son. Upon ...

Hazrat Abul Fazl Al-Abbas (AS) was born in the holy city of Madinah on the 4th day of the month of Shaban in the year 26 Hijrah. He was the son of the first Shia Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib and Fatimah ...

No Imam began his Imamate in a more tragic atmosphere. The first day of his Imamate saw him seriously ill and a captive of the army of Yazid in Karbala. His father and predecessor had sacrificed all ...

No Imam began his Imamat in a more tragic atmosphere. The first day of his Imamat saw him seriously ill and a captive of the ...

As for the historians, despite their different thoughts and inclinations, they unanimously agreed that the Ima`m was a great ...

Shahrbano was the daughter of the (Iranian) kings and was mother of Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him. This great ...

From the line of Hashim was to be his son Abd Muttalib, then his sons Abdullah and Abu Talib, and their sons Muhammad sa ibn Abdullah and Ali ra ibn Abi Talib respectively. The line of Umayyah ibn Abd ...