Islam: Faith, Practice & History

1. Birth & Early Years Imam ‘Ali an-Naqi (also known as al-Hādi), wasthe son of the ninth Imam.Hewasbornon15thDhilHijjain212 ...

2. Rulers of the Time The thirtythreeyears ofimamate of Imam‘Ali an-Naqicoincided with the caliphate of the followingsix caliphs ...

AhlulBayt.In 234 A.H.,MutawakkilorderedImam‘Alian-Naqi(a.s.)to be brought from Medina to Samarra where he wasplaced in a house n ...

3. Two Companions of the Imam Oneof the mostdistinguished of allthe companionsof Imam ‘Ali an- Naqiwas‘Abdul‘Azimal-Hasani(adesc ...

Imaman-Naqi(a.s.):“Hewillnotbeseen;andmentioninghisnameis not permissible until he rises and fills the earth with justice just a ...

“IbearwitnessthatthereisnogodbutAllāh,Hehasnopartnerjustas AllāhhasdeclareditHimselfandsohavetheangelsandtheknowledge- ableamong ...

2.Pishway-e Dahum: Hazrat Imam ‘Ali bin Muhammad al-Hadi (a.s.) by Dar Rah-e Haq, Qum. Themainsources havebeenextensivelyedited ...

Question Paper on Lesson 47 Question 1: [10 points] True or False: (a) Imam ‘Ali an-Naqi was born in 212 A.H. (b) Imaman-Naqi’si ...

Part 50 The Eleventh Imām (Hasan bin ‘Alī) ...

Name: Hasan bin ‘Ali. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Title: Al-‘Askari. Father: ‘Ali an-Naqi. Mother: Hudaytha (also known as Susan). Bi ...

1. Birth & Early Years ImamHasanal-‘Askariwasborninthe year 232 A.H.inSamarra,Iraq duringthe tenthImam’sstayinthatcity.“Al-‘ ...

2. Political Circumstances of His Imamate The short periodof Imam al-‘Askari’simamate coincided with the ca- liphate of Mu‘tazz, ...

3. The Miracle of Rain Once there was a severe famine in Samarra. Mu‘tamid ordered the peopletoorganizeasalatknownassalatu’l-ist ...

Thecaliph’speopleexaminedtheboneandfoundthatwhatourImam wassayingwasthetruth.Thus,adescendantof‘AliandFātima,rescued theummahof ...

4. Ishāq al-Kindi & the Qur’ān Ishāqal-Kindiwasafamousphilosopherknown formaterialisticviews abouttheworldandreligion.Oncehe ...

Al-Kindi:“Nowyouhaveutteredthetruth.Suchideascannotemerge from anywherebutthat family!”Thenal-Kindigot ridof whatever he had wri ...

5. Imam’s Letter to Ibn Bābawayh al-Qummi ‘AlibinHusaynbinBābawayhal-Qummi,thefatherofthefamousschol- ar Shaykh Sadūq, was a pro ...

“SoOmytrustworthyShaykh,AbulHasan,bepatient,andadvisemy Shi‘astobepatientbecausesurelytheearthbelongstoAllāhandHewill makehisvir ...

6. Words of Wisdom Abu Hāshim al-Ja‘fari narrates that once a person asked Imam Hasan al-‘Askari (a.s.) the following question: ...

* “Thebestself-disciplineistorefrain[fromdoingtoothers]what you would dislike from others.” * * * “Beautyofthefaceisanapparent ...