The tempting self and unquenchable desires are the great enemies of a human being because they are the enemy of one’s intellect. The Prophet (S) regards the tempting self and its desires as enemies because “the real friend of everyone is his intellect.” We can defend our self against every enemy using the power of…
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Once a Jew and a Muslim were accused of a theft…
Once a Jew and a Muslim were accused of a theft in the house of one of the Ansar. In this connection, a great crowd of Ansar went to the Holy Prophet (S) and insisted that the Jew be punished for the sake of the prestige of the Muslims, specifically the Ansar and keeping in…
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Al-‘Imam Muhammad Al-Taqi (A), Al-‘Imam ‘Ali Al-Naqi (A)…
Al-‘Imam Muhammad Al-Taqi (A), Al-‘Imam ‘Ali Al-Naqi (A), and Al-‘Imam Al-Hasan Al-‘Askari (A) were martyred when they were twenty-five, forty, and twenty-seven years, respectively. All these points serve as a clear evidence that the control, surveillance, and sabotage of the antagonists was very strict during their period and that these great Imams (A) were unable…
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Every one of his companions who was killed…
Every one of his companions who was killed, every one of the members of his household who was killed, it was as if a part of the Imam’s blessed body was cut off. And the Imam was patient during each of these events, one by one. He sipped at patience drop by drop. This movement…
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During the 35 years of his residence in Madinah…
During the 35 years of his residence in Madinah, al-‘Imam ‘Ali al-Sajjad (A), directly and indirectly, educated a great number of people and imprinted the Islamic culture on their hearts. Only the prayers that the Imam (A) had indited in his divine tone and through which he silently prayed to Allah form a complete set…
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