Islam: Faith, Practice & History

5. After the Prophet OneofthedarkestpagesofMuslimhistoryconsistsoftheeventswhich tookplace afterthe Prophet’s death. Theseevents ...

* This lesson has been written by Sayyid M. Rizvi. Sources used for this lesson are: 1.Bānu-e Banūwānof Dar Rah-e Haq. 2.Sahih ...

Question Paper on Lesson 37 Question 1: [20 points] Fill in the blanks from the list of words given below: Fātimatu’z-Zahrā’wasb ...

[39]AneventinwhichbothpartiespraytoGodforsendingHiscurse upon the liars. ...

Part 40 The First Imām (‘Alī bin Abi Tālib) ...

Name: ‘Alī. Agnomen: Abu ’l-Hasan; Abu Turāb. Title: Amiru ’l-Mu’minin; al-Murtaza; Haydar. Father: Abu Tālib bin ‘Abdu ’l-Mutta ...

1. Birth to Bi‘that Amīru ’l-Mu’minīn[40]‘Alī—upon whom be peace— wasborn in the holyKa’bah.‘Abbāsbin‘Abdu‘l-Muttalibandotherswe ...

2. Bi‘that to Hijrat Afewyearslater,whentheProphetwasendowedwiththeDivinegiftof prophecyandforthefirsttimereceivedtheDivinerevel ...

3. Hijrat to the Prophet’s Death In Medina also ‘Alī wasconstantly in the company of the prophet in private andin public. The Pr ...

declaredthat,“TomorrowIwillgivetheflag(i.e.,thecommand)toone whowillbe steadfastinhisposition andnotretreatuntilAllāhblesses him ...

4. The Three Caliphs Ontheday ofthe deathof theProphet,‘Alīwasthirty-threeyearsold. Althoughhewasforemostinreligiousvirtuesandth ...

5. Caliphate to Death Duringhiscaliphateofnearlyfouryearsandninemonths(35AHto 40 AH),‘Alī followed the way of the Prophet andgav ...

6. The Personality of ‘Alī Accordingtothetestimonyoffriendandfoealike,‘Alīhadnoshortcom- ingsfromthepointofviewofhumanperfection ...

Mas’udi, the famous historian of third Islamic century, writes: “If the glorious name of being the first Muslim, a comrade of th ...

7. ‘Ali’s Last Words WhenIbnMuljim,theKharijite,woundedImam‘AlībinAbiTālib(a.s.), the Imam gathered his family members and made ...

* ThislessonhasbeencompiledbySayyidM.Rizvibyusingthefollow- ing sources. 1.Shi’a Islam’of Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn at- T ...

Question Paper on Lesson 38 Question 1: [20 points] Fill in the blanks from the list of words given below: ‘AlibinAbiTālibwasbor ...

True or False: (a) Atthebirthof‘Ali,FatimabintAsadstayedinsidetheKabahfor three days. (b) Wasiyi means “my inheritor”. (c) The P ...

Part 41 The Second Imām (Hasan bin ‘Ali) ...

Name: Hasan. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Title: Al-Mujtaba. Father: ‘Ali bin Abi Tālib. Mother: Fātimah, daughter of the Prophet. Bir ...