Sayyed Abdulmalik

Two virtues unexcelled by anything better and two iniquities unsurpassed by anything worse

Hawzah News Agency – The merciful prophet of Islam (pbuh) says: خَصلَتانِ ليسَ فَوقَهُما مِنَ البِرِّ شَي‏ءٌ: الإيمانُ بِاللَّه والنَّفعُ لِعبادِ اللَّهِ، وخَصلَتانِ لَيسَ فَوقَهُما مِنَ الشَّرِّ شَي‏ءٌ: الشِّركُ بِاللَّهِ والضُّرُّ لِعِبادِ اللَّه. ‘There are two virtues unexcelled by anything better: faith in Allah, and being of benefit to Allah’s …

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Do I have to Change my Name?

Do I have to Change my Name?   No you do not have to change your name when you convert to Islam. However if your name were considered unIslamic or against Islam such as having pagan origin ie: Tyrone, it is desirable to change the first name but in fact …

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The book of Intelligence and ignorance

H 1, Ch. 1, h 1 Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Ya’qub has narrated from a number of our people of whom one is Muhammad ibn Yahya al-‘Attar who narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hassan ibn Mahbub from ‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja’far (a.s) who …

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DISCOURSE ON PATIENCE In the Name of God the Merciful the Compassionate

Lectures of :Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamene’i PREFACE One of the most brilliant, gifted and worthy sons of Islam of our age — a great scholar, thinker, philosopher, jurisprudent, writer of great erudition and penetration, the defender of the honour of Islam during the deposed Pahlavi regime, and the best pupil …

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the Holy Family – المعتقدات

Man and Animals Man himself being a kind of animal, has many things in common with other animals. At the same time he has many dissimilarities which distinguish him from other animals and make him superior to them. The main and basic features distinguishing man from other living beings, on …

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Ahl Al-Bayt – Transliterated Message of Thaqalayn

Ahl-al-Bayt (`a): Its Meaning and Origin Translated by M. Jalali Vol. 2, Nos. 2 & 3 The term “ahl” signifies the members of a household of a man, including his fellow tribesmen, kin, relatives, wife (or wives), children, and all those who share a family background, religion, housing, city, and …

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The Book on Virtue of Knowledge

Chapter One Chapter on the necessity to seek knowledge and the recommendations to learn   H 35, Ch. 1, h 1 Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub has narrated from Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim from his father from al-Hassan ibn abu al-Hassan al-Farisi from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad from his father from …

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What is in al-Kafi?

 What is in al-Kafi? The contents of al-Kafi are precious gifts from Ahl al-Bayt (the fourteen infallible family members of Prophet Muhammad, (Divine Supreme Covenant Body) to their followers. Each piece is as valuable as the wealth of the whole world. In this volume (vol. 1 of 8) there are …

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The book of Intelligence and ignorance

H 9, Ch. 1, h 9 Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following. “The holy Prophet said, “If you would hear good things about a man, you should examine how good his intelligence is, because he …

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