Part 32. The modern world from a sacred perspective. The Mystery of Imam Mahdi’s (A) Major Occultation – part 2
It is narrated that Imam Reza (A) said, “There will be a grave and bloody turmoil in which all kinship and friendship will disappear; this is when the Shiʿa will lose a third of my descendants…
TAFSIR: Alif. Lam. Mim.
Alif . Lam . Mim are the names of the letters of the Arabic alphabet. Here it is necessary to speak in general about such a topic as letters at the beginning of the suras of the Quran. 29…
TAFSIR: The virtues of Surah “Al-Baqarah”. “الم”, the first ayah .
Surah Al-Baqara, the second chapter of the Quran, is the longest, comprising 286 verses after the opening “In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.” While Surah…
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Part 1: Imam al-Mahdī (A) in the Qur’an
Imam al-Mahdī (peace be upon him; may Allah hasten his appearance) is the last of the Twelve Imams (peace be upon them), the Master of the Time, the Qāʾim from the progeny of Muḥammad (Allah…
Step 5. Voice addressed to Zaynab (A). Voice to Imam Hussein (A) in Salabiyya
Ibn Shahr-Ashub in Manaqib, Shaykh Majlisi in Bihar, Ibn Asam in Futuh and Khwarizmi reported: And Husayn (A) walked until he reached Khuzaymiya, where he spent a day and a night. When morning…
Step 4. The second version of the letter of Imam Hussein (A) to the Kufis (Ibn Asam, Tabari). The “unjust ruler” hadith.
In the previous section, we said that the sources provide two versions of Imam Hussein’s (A) letter to the people of Kufa. We have analyzed the first version, which is found in most…
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Step 3. The departure and martyrdom of Qays ibn Mushir with the letter of Imam Hussein (A) to the people of Kufa.
The historical reports about the letter of Imam Husayn (A) to the Kufis are confusing and contradictory. Therefore, we will first present these reports themselves and then try to analyze them…
Step 2. Arrival in Zat-Irk and meeting with Bishr ibn Ghalib
The sources say that Imam Husayn (A) then continued moving on with his caravan until he reached a place called Zat-Irk. This place was established as a miqat for the people of Iraq for the…
Step 1. Meeting with Ibn Umar and Ibn Ayash
Ibn Sa’d and a number of historians following him cite a report of a meeting between Imam Hussein (A) and Ibn Umar (the son of Umar ibn Khattab) and Ibn Ayyash (a famous reciter of the…
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Tawhid and Shirk. Part 3. Knowledge of Allah. Sifats of Action and Beautiful Names
In the previous part, we understood that Allah Himself (in His Essence) is absolutely unknowable, in no way similar to creations, in no way comprehensible to their thoughts and ideas. His most…
Part 6. To kill the Iblis…
In the previous part we talked about the amazing coincidences in religions, rituals and traditions of different societies separated from each other by space and time. And wherever we find…
Part 5. Satan’s program for humanity. Awliya’ of Iblis
In the previous part we said that Iblis has a program for each person individually. As soon as a person is born, be it male or female, Iblis gives birth to two shaitans who stand next to this…