• Imam Mohammad Baqir(A.S) Brief Life History
    • Born in Madina on Ist Rajab 57 Hijri (676 AD), died in Madina on 7th Zilhijja 114 Hijri (733 AD) at the age of 57 years. Period of Imamat 19 years. After the death of the 4th Imam in 95 Hijri, the caliphs in Damascus were so preoccupied........
    • Sunni-Shia Unity -- Lecture By Shaykh Ahmad Deedat
    • The Following speech By Shaykh Ahmad Deedat, who is a world renowned Sunni scholar from South Africa was made following his trip to the Islamic Republic of Iran on 3 March , 1982. Available in Audio form too.......
    • Importance of Jerusalem
    • Due to its theological and religious status, Jerusalem had a very important place in the life of the Prophet Mohammad himself. In the year 620 almost one-and-a-half years before his Hijra from Makkah to Madinah the famous event of Isra occured.....
    • Change Of Muslim Qiblah From Baytul Maqdis To Holy Kabah
    • Not a few months had yet passed since the migration of the Prophet to Madina when the Jews rose to oppose him. Exactly in the seventeenth month of migration a mandatory Divine command came that from then onwards the 'qiblah' of the Muslims would be Kabah.
    • The Excellences of the Imam Husayn
    • HUMAN history may be seen as a record of the eternal struggle between right and wrong, virtue and vice, good and evil, and righteousness and wickedness. This struggle was decreed by God when Adam, an earthly creature, was sent to earth.......
    • Imam Hossein (A.S) in other Islamic Sectors
    • Shiahs regard Husayn as an Imam (lord of the spiritual kingdom) and a martyr.He is believed to be the third imam. He set out on his path in order to save Islam and the Ummah from annihilation at the hands of Yazid......
    • Hazarat Zainab(A.S), The Sage of Bani Hashim
    • Daughter of the Holy Prophet's (SAW) daughter. Sister of the King of Martyrs. She is a true role model for any woman today of any religion. She showed the world the definition of womanhood. Her bravery and courage stands alone in a field of millions....
    • The Aftermath of Karbala
    • After the supreme sacrifice had been accepted and our Imam Hussain (as) had been martyred, a gloomy silence hung over the battlefield of Karbala.....
    • Lady Zainab (A.S) Speaks in the Court of Yazid
    • After the massacre of Imam Hossein (A.S) and his companions at Karbala, the forces of Yazid bin Mu'awiyah took the children and women of Husayn's caravan as prisoners. They were taken from Karbala to Kufa and from Kufa to Damascus...
    • Why Hussain (A.S.) is not forgotten?
    • The one whose martyrdom, grief, pain, sorrows and childrens captivity were all only for God will never fade out of the memories. Instead, by the pace of time and age his love...
    • Imam Sajjad (as)’lifetime
    • Times were hard in Madina for the family of the Prophet. Imam Ali Ibne Hussain (Sajjad became his title because of his intense prostrations in prayers) lived for another 35 years after the event of Karbala....
    • Imam Sajjad Speech in Kufa
    • When the carvan of the prisoners reached Kufa and all the people were keenly trying to see the prisoners. Imam (A.S.) noticed that Kufis did not recognize them...
    • Imam Sajjad (as) In the Court of Ibn-e-Ziad
    • Keeping in view the reports of the officials about the turmoil and disturbance of the Kufa city, Ibn-e-Ziad ordered that they (Prisoners) must be brought to the court, as soon as possible....
    • Shaam-e-Gareeban, the night of homeless
    • It was after Asr on the day of Ashura. Imam Hussain (pbuh) lay dead. The earth had trembled! Furaat had broken its banks! From the camp of the family of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) such lamentation arose as had never been heard before...
    • supplications of Ashura
    • Abdullah bin Sinaan says that it was Aashoora day when I went to Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq (A.S) and found him in sadness, deep sorrow and grief while his eyes were flowing with tears...
    • The Martyrs Die - One by One
    • It was just after midday when the fighting was still raging. Aba Thummamah as-Sa'idi approached Hussain (A) and said, "I can see that the enemy is getting very close...
    • The Martyrdom of Ali al-Akbar
    • Since none of the companions who fought with Hussain was spared, members of his immediate family got ready to make the ultimate sacrifice in a manner...
    • Imam Hussain in the Battlefield
    • After he had buried the baby, he met in duel with many a man who never stood a chance of emerging alive. He then charged the enemy troops who did not stand their ground in the face of his attacks....
    • The young companions of Imam Hossain
    • Aun and Muhammad were the sons of Bibi Zainab, and they were quite young, aged ten (10) and nine (9) years respectively. They had learnt the art of fencing from their uncle, Abbas the brave....
    • Al-Hur bin Yazid seeks Forgiveness
    • He continued with his address stating, "By the Almighty, soon you have done away with us, you will be shaken like a stone mill, like an axis....
    • The Infant Martyr
    • When Abbas was killed, Imam Hussain searched around only to find out that there was no one who could bail him out; he looked to his family ....
    • History of Holy Karbala
    • The holy city of Karbala, situated 100 km south of Baghdad, derives its name from the ancient Babylonian meaning "sacred place of God" from the two shrines...
    • Muharram the Month of Mourning
    • Muharram is commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar...
    • What is Ashura?
    • In the Islamic calendar, 10th day of the month of Muharram is the day of 'Ashoora, a day of mourning for all feeling Muslims....
    • Amaals for Ghadir-E-Khome
    • According to ahadiths received from Imams (A.S.), some of the a'maal (rituals) recommended for the day of Ghadir are...
    • Mutawatir Hadith of Ghadir
    • The following extracts (taken from authentic Sunni books) from the said lecture (khutbah) of the Holy Prophet are very important...
    • Quranic Verses about Imam Ali s Imamate
    • To prove the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Shiites have had recourse to Quran verses, including the following: " Your master [wali] can be only Allah; and His messenger....
    • What Happened at Ghadir-e-Khumm
    • Tabarani and others have recorded the following tradition as related by Zayd ibn 'Arqam and transmitted through sources unanimously acknowledged to be reliable....
    • Imam Hadi s (A.S.) Sayings
    • Do not expect honesty and purity of intention from someone who has suffered from your malice; do not expect loyalty from one to whom you have been disloyal...
    • Imam hadi s (A.S.) Attends the Distressed
    • Once "Younas Naqqash" came terrified and trembling to see Imam (A.S.) and said, "Oh the son of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) I am at the verge and threshold of death, you help my family....