by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 23, 2009 | Imamat
Imam Hussain (A) stands as an eternal icon for those pursuing a moral, social, spiritual and political code to live by no matter how great or desperate the challenges may be. As a Master of Martyrs and Leader of Freedom Seekers, he proved that achievement is not found...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 19, 2009 | Imamat
The city of Medina witnessed the birth of a blessed boy in the house of Lady Fatimah (A) and Imam Ali (A) on the third of Sha’ban in the year 4 after Hijra. Imam Al-Hussein (A) was later nicknamed the "Master of Martyrs." This newly born...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 13, 2009 | Imamat
The event of Karbala marks the greatest sacrifice for the sake of God in the human history. The minute and stunning details of this great event have been written and survived from the very first day by the eye witnesses. For the last fourteen hundred centuries, the...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 12, 2009 | Imamat
Imam Husain, the third Imam was born on 3r’d of Shaban, 4 A.H. in Medina. On his birth, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) prophesied that the faith of Islam would be rescued by his second grandson Husain (A). Yazid was known for his devilish character...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Jul 28, 2008 | Imamat
These two honorable Imams (AS) are brothers of each other and are the sons of Imam Ali (AS) and Fatimah (AS). According to the authentic Islamic Traditions, the Holy Prophet (SA) had deep affections towards these honorable grandsons whom he called his own sons. The...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Jul 15, 2008 | Imamat
Imam Ali (A), the first Imam, was the cousin of the Holy Prophet. He was born on Friday, the 13th Rajab in the Holy Ka’aba. He was brought up under the tutelage of the Holy Prophet. As Imam Ali (A) says: “The Holy Prophet brought me up in his own arms and...