• How to Treat Subordinates?
    • “Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;” “Most Gracious, Most Merciful”. The use of the two terms of “gracious” and “merciful” as attributes of God in the Qur’an means that ...
    • Who is doomed to face eternal punishment?
    • Those who do not believe in God are doomed to be punished in Hell, but the believers, who have committed sins, can escape from eternal punishment. “Allah forgiveth not that partners should be ...
    • The Thirst in Karbala
    • The history of thirst began with the story of Prophet Abraham and his son Ismail. The next instance throughout the history was the story of Imam Hussein. Prophet Abraham was going from Palestine to Mecca, while Imam Hussein was ...
    • The History of Thirst
    • Thinking about Karbala, one would inevitably remember the thirst of the fighters of Karbala. Such thirst has a history which starts from Hazrat Ibrahim’s (Prophet Abraham’s) story with Hajar and Ismail. Sareh, Prophet Abraham’s wife, told him, ...
    • True Happiness
    • What is happiness? What is reality? Who is happy? True happiness belongs to the one who has a healthy body. In the words of Qur’an, “So Peace on him the day he ...
    • Illusionary Pleasures
    • Every individual looks for happiness. There is no one who is not after happiness. Some people find it in money, in position, in property, or in having a good looking spouse. Some of these pleasures are just ...
    • A Death Better than Shameful Life
    • In a situation that a believer cannot live with dignity, what should he do?. According to Qur’an, in such conditions, the believer should immigrate. If he stays and accepts the ...
    • Postponing the Repentance
    • The Holy Qur’an has proposed ways for people to make up for their mistakes. In the words of Qur’an, this is the act of asking for forgiveness called ‘repentance’ which has different types: ...
    • The Prohibitions of Muharram
    • Imam Reza told one of his followers on the first day of Muharram, “People maintained that fighting was prohibited in Muharram. But these people have no respect for this month or for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They started a war in this month, they ...
    • Music in Heaven
    • According to the religious teachings, there are two kinds of pleasant music in Heaven: One is the music of the nature of the Heaven, like the song of the Heavenly birds, the sound of rivers and waterfalls, and the sound of ...
    • Hur ibn Yazid Riyahi, the Free Man of Karbala
    • Hur ibn Yazid Riyahi was highly respected by the people of Kufa. Ibn Ziad sent him to Imam Hussein (A.S). When Hur Riyahi left Ibn Ziad’s palace in Kufa to meet Imam Hussein, he heard a voice, saying, ...
    • The Benefits of Recitation of Holy Qur’an
    • The Holy Qur’an is the most perfect message from God that was reviled to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Qur’an is the latest and last Holy Book that contains the teachings for human beings to gain eternal happiness. Therefore, it is ...
    • Imam Hussein’s Words of Wisdom
    • The sayings and deeds of the true servants of God do not belong to their times only. Those words and acts always and forever guide the lost people towards happiness. Following are some of the sayings of Imam Hussein he said or wrote during ...
    • God, the Provider
    • God has said in Qur’an that he would provide people with whatever they need. One of the common mistakes among people is that they think this divine promise means ...
    • The Shortest Path to God
    • Books have been written about theology and it has always been a controversial matter. Different people choose different paths in order to get to this truth. But the best way among them all is ...
    • Where Is Karbala and When Is Ashura?
    • You have probably heard the statement “every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala”. Now read the following sentences and look at this statement again: Who is Hussein (A. S) and where is Karbala? Why doesn’t the story of ...
    • The Battle of Ashura: Battle of Fidelity against Infidelity
    • Imam Hussein (A.S) started a battle that is still going on and it could lead to the abolishment of injustice and oppression all over the world, if God wills. His movement consisted of selflessness and sacrifice. The path of martyrdom, which ...
    • Devotion to Hussein
    • One cannot understand the depth of the devotion to Imam Hussein unless he becomes a devotee. The devotees do not talk about their devotion with people who are not among them. In a terrestrial journey, it is feet and legs that are hurt, but in ...
    • Lessons of Ashura
    • Ashura was a battle between right and wrong; a divine battle which is not forgotten by time. The more time is lapsed from its date of happening, the clearer its teachings become for us. Hussein bin Ali was ...
    • Karbala, the Scale of Love
    • The world revolves around a center of love. This center is Hussein (A.S) in Karbala, where everything is based on love. Satan now is having his ...
    • A Greek Girl Reverts to Islam
    • My name is Janna. I’m Greek. I was born in Germany and I grew up in a very strict traditional Greek Orthodox family. We grew up almost as other Muslim families with other children. Our families wanted to ... guarantee that
    • Surah An-Nisa,The Women
    • The file contains Qur’anic Recitation of the surah An-Nisa by the master Abdelbasset Abdessamad voice which can be downloaded....
    • Treatment and Penance of Backbiting
    • It is necessary to keep in mind the forecited disadvantages of backbiting. * It is necessary to pay the greatest attention to self-discipline by ...
    • Reasonable Grounds of Backbiting
    • Backbiting is decided as forbidden so long as it is intended to disgrace others. It is natural for us to look for mistakes and faults in others in order to make ourselves feel better and powerful. Many people may not realize that ...
    • Backbiting is prohibited in Islam
    • Not only is backbiting is prohibited but to listen to gossips has also been condemned in Islam. It is necessary to avoid being in conformity with the backbiters or listening to them, for the listener of backbiting is regarded as partner in the sin. It ...
    • The Beauties of Ashura: The Most Beautiful Words
    • Great people of old days usually gave others advices about financial matters or about religious practices. Imam Hussein’s words to his brother, Muhammad ibne Hanafiyah; have special beauties, as they contain both ...
    • The Beauties of Ashura: The Most Beautiful Choice
    • The reason that I chose the topic, “the Most Beautiful Choice” is the answer Hazrat Zeinab gave to Ibn-e-Ziad’s hurtful remarks about Ashura. Expressing her viewpoints about Ashura, despite all ...
    • Imam Ali (A.S) in different verses of Qur’an
    • 1. Verse 33 He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, that He might cause it to prevail over all religions, though the polytheists may be averse Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S) said, True deen is ...
    • Father Viacheslav from Church to Islam
    • Viacheslav Polosin, a former priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and chairperson of the Committee of the Supreme Soviet on Freedom of Conscience, recently announced his conversion from Orthodoxy to Islam. This unprecedented event of the ...