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Name: Muhammad. Title: al-Mahdi, al-Qa’im, al-Hujjah, al-Gha’ib, Sahibu’z-Zaman, Sahibu ‘l-Amr. Agnomen: Abu’l-Qasim. Father’s name: al-Hasan al-‘Askari. Mother’s name: Nargis. Birth: In Samarra’, on Friday, 15th Sha’ban 255 AH. ________________________________________ He is still living and will appear before the end of the world. Minor Occultation: 8th Rabi ‘u ‘I-awwal 260 AH. ...

The Mother of Her Sons (Part 1) Throughout Islamic history, only a handful of women have emerged as models of perfect womanhood in all legitimate social and religious domains. In addition to the four leading women of world – Ladies Maryam, Asiya, Khadija, and Fatima Zahra (peace be upon them ...

In Ramadan, 2 A.H., 313 Muslim fighters went outside Madina to attack a Quraishi trade caravan coming from Shaam. The caravan was very big. It had one thousand camels. Abu Sufyan, the enemy of Islam, led it. When the Muslims immigrated from Makkah to Madina, the polytheists attacked and robbed ...

Introduction Man has a wonderful story in the Islamic ideology. According to the Holy Qur’an, man is too mysterious and complex to be defined in a few words. As well, based on the Holy Qur’an, the human being has the ability to capture the world and to have God’s angels ...

Who was al-Miqdad? Al-Miqdad belonged to Kunda’s tribe. He escaped from his tribe and inhabited Makkah. There he belonged to a man called al-Aswad bin Abid Yaqut al-Zuhry. So, people called him al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad. In connection with al-Miqdad, this verse came down from the sky: Call them with their ...

Another point that has to be inferred from the Qur’anic text during its analytical study is to determine the identity of those who are addressed by it. There are certain expressions like “guidance for the God fearing,” “guidance and good tiding for the believers,” “to admonish and caution him who ...

The tribe of Ghifar was one of the Arab Pagan tribes. It lived near al-Madina al-Munawwara (Yathrib), where the Makkan trading caravans passed. The members of the tribe of Ghifar worshipped an idol named Munat. They thought that Munat decided predestination and chance. They visited and sacrificed sheep for it. ...

The Holy Prophet Muhammad (s) was the son of Abdullah and Amina. His father, Abdullah, passed away a few days before his birth. He was born in the city of Mecca in Arabia. His forefathers were the chiefs of the tribe of Quraysh. It was customary among the noble families ...

The understanding of the Qur’an requires certain preliminaries which are briefly described here. The first essential condition necessary for the study of the Qur’an, is the knowledge of the Arabic language, such as for the understanding of Hafiz and Sa’di, it is impossible to get anywhere without the knowledge of ...

Ammar was sixty years old. However, he was more eager than the young men to strive for Allah. Ammar deeply believed in Allah. He loved the Apostle of humanity, our Master Muhammad [s]. The Prophet [s] also loved his old friend, Ammar. He praised him on several occasions: Ammar is ...