Under the difficult and oppressive kingdoms that ruled the Muslim world during the lives of Ahlul Bayt (a) it would have been easy for the Shī’ah community to have been eradicated. Yet due to the tireless and blessed efforts of the Ma’sūmīn (a) this community remained and in fact grew stronger as time passed, like … Read more
بَقِيَّتُ اللَّـهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ Baqiyatullāhi khyarun lakum in kuntum mu’minīn What remains of Allah’s provision is better for you, should you be faithful (Surat Hud, no.11, Āyat 86) This verse is part of a passage wherein Prophet Shu‘ayb ‘alayhis-salām addresses his people. He tells them not to give less when trading with … Read more
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَأَسْمَعَهُمْ Walaw ‘alimallāhu fīhim khayran la-asma‘ahum Had Allah known any good in them, He would have surely made them hear (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 23) In this verse Allah ‘azza wajall tells us that if there is some good in a person, He helps the person to understand the … Read more