Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, advised the members of the council to invite committed Christian religious scholars to join some Western diplomats during the ceremony. Imam Khomeini also noted that the Christian priests, who were of African-western origin had a strong stance against imperialistic powers and thus they were …
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From Birth in Najaf and to his Relationship with Shaheed Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr The late Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was born in 1948 in Najaf. His father, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hashemi Shahroudi, was one of the first disciples of Ayatollah Khoei and he was responsible for rewriting of …
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Ayatullah Baqir-al-Sadr, during the final days of his last Ramadhan, gave a powerful speech to Religious Scholars. This speech is translated in the book ‘Trends of History in the Qur’an’ by the same author. Some excerpts follow as this is not the whole speech, just some parts. The Grand Ayatollah …
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The Mother of her Father History not only always speaks of the `great ones’, it only attends to them. Children are always forgotten. Fatima is the youngest child in the family. Her childhood passes in a storm. Her birth date is debated. Tabari, ibn Ishaq and Sirah ibn Hashim mention …
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Usually, the poor who cannot afford to enjoy the pleasures of life are held in contempt or just tolerated by the society. But those who assume a hermits’ simple austerity in spite of wealth and power are the real saints. The Ahlul Bayt of the Prophet adopted a peculiar policy. …
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“Muslims may forget it but Islam cannot forget that in its infancy, it were Abu Talib and Khadija who protected it. They made Islam invulnerable. Abu Talib protected the sapling of Islam from the tempests of misbelief and heathenism; and Khadija irrigated it with her wealth. She did not let …
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We must take this family as our role model, our women should try to emulate their women, and our men their men. All of us should learn from all of them. They dedicated their lives to the support of the oppressed and to the revival of the divine traditions. We …
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Zeinab al-Kubra (s.a.) is a prominent role model in history and shows the significance of a woman’s presence in one of the most important events in human history. Blood gained a victory over the sword on the day of Ashura, and Zeinab al-Kubra (s.a.) was the cause of that victory. …
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Ayatullāh Murťadhā Muťahharī, one of the principal architects of the new Islāmic consciousness in Iran, was born on February 2nd, 1920, in Farīmān, then a village and now a township about sixty kilometres from Mashhad, the great centre of Shī`a pilgrimage and learning in Eastern Iran. His father was Muhammad …
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I’ve grown up as a Muslim in Britain, attended classes and lectures at the mosque and I can’t remember a single story of the Prophet ever reacting in a violent way when insulted. I asked friends too and they couldn’t either. Instead they sent me stories which demonstrate the opposite. …
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“Excellent adab is the ornament of the intellect.”1 – The Noble Prophet (S) “I would hate for a man to pass away from this world while still not having adopted any of the attributes of the Noble Prophet (S).”2 – Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (as): It is clearly evident that a compilation of …
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Brother Khalil Jaffer has made many journeys. From Kenya to Dubai to Toronto and from software developer to lecturer to what some people like to call him, an inspirational role model. Times of Wali sat down with Jaffer as he discussed the role of leadership and youth in the community …
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If we want to talk about Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr’s personality, we could very easily say that he was without any doubt a genius, without a doubt a personality who was ahead of his time! If in the worldly sense we call Einstein a genius, or before him it …
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Ayatullah Sheikh Muhammad Hussain Bahari Hamedani said: Aqa Haaj Sheikh Abdul Kareem held a majlis and there were women present in that gathering as well. Two young boys were giving out tea in that congregation, one was Aqa Ruhullah (Imam Khomeini) and the other was Aqa Rehanullah (Najafi Gulpaygani). During that time, …
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Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari is one of the principal architects of the new Islamic consciousness in Iran. Murtadha Mutahhari was born in a village some forty kilometres from Mashhad in 1338/1919. His father Skaikh Muhammad Husain was a religious scholar and a pious person. Mutahhari received his elementary education in theology …
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A brief text on what non-Muslims have said about Prophet Muhammad (as), Islam’s prophet and final messenger. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of God and the Last of the Prophets. (Holy Qur’an 33:40) This is a collection of short quotations …
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