Wisdom anecdotes-طرائف

**Episode Five – Al‑Aqsa Flood and the Unity of the Fronts** When **Operation Al‑Aqsa Flood** began, the term **“Unity of the Fronts”** became widely used. Some commentators who focus on the affairs of the “axis of resistance” explained it as meaning that each arena of resistance supports the others with …

**The Effects of the Revolution of Imam al‑Husayn (peace be upon him)** The revolution of Imam al‑Husayn (peace be upon him) was a great revolution, for the one who carried it out was the infallible Imam, and the infallible Imam is great. Only something great can fully comprehend what is …

  He had a prominent, slightly aquiline nose,¹ over which there was a light or radiance, such that one who did not observe him carefully might think his nose was high and sharply raised.² He had a thick beard, smooth cheeks, very dark eyes, and a broad mouth.³ His teeth …

**Episode Four – Al‑Aqsa Flood and Hezbollah** **Hezbollah and the Events of October** From the beginning of the operation of **7 October**, Hezbollah announced its position in support of Hamas in accordance with what the situation required. Therefore, starting on **8 October**, Hezbollah began exchanging fire with Israeli military positions, …

**The Effects of the Revolution of Imam al‑Husayn (peace be upon him) – 2** **Second: Transformation in the Political Reality of Iraq** Iraq became a center for revolutions and uprisings against Umayyad rule and later Abbasid rule in a way that no other region experienced to the same extent. Among …

**How Does God Become Present in Our Lives?** If human perfection and true happiness lie in drawing closer to the Absolute Perfection and attaining nearness to God—as is the state of the martyrs—then this can only be achieved through two fundamental principles: **self‑vigilance (muraqabah)** and **self‑accounting (muhasabah)**. When a person …

  According to the narration of al-Hasan and al-Husayn (peace be upon them), from the book of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Talaqani, through his trustworthy authorities, from al-Hasan ibn Ali (peace be upon him), who said: I asked my maternal uncle, Hind ibn Abi Halah al-Tamimi,¹ who was skilled …

## Tawakkul in the Qur’an: Examples Many verses in the Qur’an speak about the quality of reliance on God. Here are some examples: ### A Call to Reliance > **“And upon Allah let the believers rely.”**⁹ > **“…And upon Allah let those who would rely indeed rely.”**¹⁰ ### The Prophets …

**Episode Three – Al‑Aqsa Flood** **The Disappearance of Israel** A statement by the martyred leader Hassan Nasrallah once caught my attention in a video clip published on YouTube. In it he said that Israel would disappear in the year 2025, and perhaps even before that. I did not find a …

**The Effects of the Revolution of Imam al‑Husayn (peace be upon him)** The revolution of Imam al‑Husayn (peace be upon him) was a great revolution, for the one who carried it out was the infallible Imam, and the infallible Imam is great; and only something great can fully encompass what …