Bismillah. أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا يَقُولُونَ لِإِخْوَانِهِمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَئِنْ أُخْرِجْتُمْ لَنَخْرُجَنَّ مَعَكُمْ وَلَا نُطِيعُ فِيكُمْ أَحَدًا أَبَدًا وَإِن قُوتِلْتُمْ لَنَنصُرَنَّكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ Have you not regarded the hypocrites who say to their brethren, the faithless from among the People of the Book, ‘If you are expelled, we … Read more
Bismillah. وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ And We have certainly made the Quran easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (Sūrat al-Qamar, No.54, Āyat 17) The above verse has been repeated four times in Sūrat al-Qamar, emphasizing the fact that the Quran is easy for remembrance. The words ‘easy for remembrance’ … Read more
Bismillah. سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Whatever there is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah and He is the All-mighty, the All-wise. (Surat Al-Hadid No.57, Āyat 1) Sūrat Al-Hadīd, along with six other sūrahs of the Holy Quran, are known as Al-Musabbihāt—the glorifiers. The other six chapters included in … Read more
Bismillah. وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا When his Lord tested Abraham with certain words and he fulfilled them, He said, ‘I am making you the Imam of mankind. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 124) Prophet Ibrāhīm‘alayhis-salām is a remarkable example of unwavering faith, submission, and pure monotheism. His … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Ali Zaynul-‘Ābidīn al-Sajjād (a): So, we bid farewell to it (i.e., Ramadan) with the farewell of one whose parting pains us, whose leaving fills us with gloom and loneliness, and to whom we have come to owe a safeguarded claim, an observed inviolability, and a discharged right. We say: Peace be upon you, … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s): And when it is night of Qadr, Allah, Most High and Mighty, commands Jibrā’īll to descend to earth, with a group of angels, carrying a green standard. He fixes it at the rear of al-Ka‘bah. And he has six hundred wings, two of which he never spreads except on the night of … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtabā (a) said: O people, he who advises for God’s sake and betakes His sayings as guidance will surely be led to the most upright way and God will grant him success to the right guidance and will direct him to the best. The disciple of God is certainly secured and preserved … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s) said: By your thirst and hunger [when fasting in Ramadan], remember the hunger of the day of judgement and its thirst. Give charity to the poor and needy among you; lower your glances from what is not permissible for you to see, and refrain [from hearing] what is not permissible for … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s) said: And then Allah, Most High, will say three times every night in the month of Ramadan. “Is there anyone who seeks so that I may bestow? Is there any repentant, so that I may pardon him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness so that I may forgive him? Who is there … Read more
Bismillah. Abū ‘Abdillāh al-Sādiq (a) reports from his father Imam al-Bāqir (a) saying: When Sha‘bān arrived, my father Zayn al-‘Ābidīn (a) used to gather his companions and say, ‘O my companions! Do you realize which month this is? This is the month of Sha‘bān, and the Messenger of Allah (s) used to say: Sha‘bān is … Read more