by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Nov 28, 2019 | Religion, Imamat
Younus ibn Yaqub, one of the great followers of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq [a] quotes: That very year during the Hajj season we, the followers of the Imam [a] were in his presence as usual. Hamran ibn A’yan, Muhammad ibn No’man, Hesham ibn Salem, Hamzah...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 26, 2018 | Nehjul Balagha, Imamat
Imam Ali (A), (15 September 601 – 29 January 661) , the first Imam (AS), was the cousin and son-in-law of the Holy Prophet Muhammad of Islam. He was born on Friday, the 13th of Rajab in the Holy Ka’aba. He was brought up and mentored under the direct guardianship of...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Nov 28, 2017 | Prophethood
It is narrated through a reliable chain of narrators that an atheist came to Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq and presented a few queries. One of his questions concerned the logic behind the sending of Prophets. The Imam said, “When we have agreed that we have a Maker...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Feb 19, 2017 | Nehjul Balagha, Imamat
Nahjul Balagha – Commandment 31 From the father who is (shortly) to die, who acknowledges the hardships of times, who has turned away from life, who has submitted himself to the (calamities of) time, who realizes the evils of the world, who is living in the...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Jul 20, 2012 | God
Jafar as-Sadiq (A. S.) was one of the most patient and tolerant teachers of his time. He used to give lectures on Islamic theology every day. After his lectures, he would listen and reply to the objections of his students and critics. He had asked his students and...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Jul 15, 2012 | Quran
Wisdom (‘aql in arabic) is a hidden power of thinking and logic. It discovers unknown realities from the known ones. Wisdom makes logical rules using plausible reasoning by induction and deduction. Wisdom then reaches useful conclusions and results based on...
