Wisdom anecdotes-طرائف

**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 …

**In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful** All praise is due to God, the Lord of the worlds. May God’s blessings be upon our master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, and upon his pure family and his chosen companions. Islam is …

  Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to eat on the ground, sit as a servant sits, mend his own sandals with his hand, patch his own garment with his hand, ride an unsaddled donkey, and have someone ride behind him. If there …

Allamah al‑Tabataba’i (may God sanctify his soul) says: “Indeed, God, the Exalted, is characterized by noble attributes which give confidence that He will not betray His servants who rely upon Him and entrust their affairs to Him. He is compassionate toward His servants, merciful, forgiving, loving, generous, wise, and all‑knowing. …

**Episode Two – The 2006 War** After the end of the Lebanese civil war, the outlines of Lebanon’s political future were shaped through the **Taif Agreement**, which was adopted by the various Lebanese parties. As a natural result of the war’s outcomes, Hezbollah acquired a central role in the internal …

**In the Realm of the Husayni Epic (8)** *Abd al‑Sattar al‑Jabiri* **The Trial of al‑Husayn (peace be upon him) and the Trial through Him** The open movement of Imam al‑Husayn (peace be upon him) against the Umayyad authority began in Rajab of the year 60 AH after the death of …