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

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 ...

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 ...

In the foregoing pages we have reproduced the sermon delivered by Imam Sajjad in Damascus. Every word of that sermon confirms ...

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

The sermon of Lady Zaynab (a) in Damascus or the sermon of Lady Zaynab (a) in Yazid's gathering is a sermon delivered by lady ...

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

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

With al-Imam Ahmad al-Ramli, rahmatullahi ta'ala 'alayhi, he represents the foremost resource for fatawa (legal opinion) for the entire late Shafi'i school. After a lifetime of outstanding scholarship ...