Hamid is a very good boy. He doesn’t trouble anyone. He doesn’t throw stones at people’s doors and windows. He doesn’t draw pictures on doors and walls or write on them. Hamid knows that to trouble people is bad and sinful. He knows that to cause someone distress is a sin, and until it is[…]

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One day Imam Hasan (a.s.) was busy eating when a dog came and stood in front of him, gazing at him. Imam Hasan (a.s.) put a mouthful of food in his own mouth and then threw some in front of the dog. The dog ate it. Wagged his tail in thanks, barked, and again lifted[…]

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Ahmad is a very good boy. He doesn’t trouble anyone and is a friend to his brothers and sisters and is kind to them. He helps his sister Zainab, who is in class one, to learn her lessons well. In his spare time, he helps his classmates to prepare for their lessons. Ahmad is kind[…]

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Imam Hasan (a.s.) was a friend of the poor and was kind to them. One day, he was going along the road when he saw some poor people sitting on the ground eating their food which was a few pieces of dry bread. When they saw him they requested him, “Come on! Join us. Eat[…]

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Imam Ali (a.s.) was very kind to children, especially to orphans. If he ever saw an orphan crying, he would stop whatever he was doing, bend down, give the child his salam, wipe away the child’s tears, put his hand on the child’s shoulder and say, “My child, why are you crying? Has someone hurt[…]

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Tawalla means to love Allah, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his Ahle Bayt (a.s.) and to befriend their Shias. One must always love them from the depths of his heart. Tabarra means to despise the enemies of Allah, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his Ahle Bayt (a.s.), and not to have an iota of love[…]

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Amr bil Ma’roof means to invite people towards goodness. Nahy anil Munkar means to prohibit people from committing evil. It is every Muslim’s duty that when he sees someone performing some evil he must prohibit him from continuing that action. Similarly when he sees someone neglecting an obligatory act, he must invite him towards that[…]

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Hajj Those to whom Allah has granted the capability, both physical and financial, and have the capacity to perform the customs of Hajj, must perform Hajj at least once in a lifetime, as it is obligatory upon them. If a Muslim has the capacity to perform Hajj, but fails to do so, and dies in[…]

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Islam is a perfect religion, and addresses all the needs of humanity. Islamic laws have been framed taking into consideration several aspects of the human society. It is for this reason that Islam introduced ‘Khums and Zakaat’ so as to address the economic needs of the Islamic society. If Muslims pay their ‘Khums and Zakaat’[…]

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Fasting is one of greatest forms of Allah’s worship. Allah befriends those who fasts and bestows the fasting one with excellent rewards. Fasting in the blessed month of Ramazan is obligatory (wajib). The fast commences from dawn (subhe sadiq) till Maghrib (sunset). In this duration, the fasting one should refrain from all those actions that[…]

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