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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It was the land of Siffeen. There was an intense battle. Soldiers of Islam were fighting the enemies with great vigour and force. In the midst of this intense battle, Hazrat Ali (a.s.) the leader of the Islamic army looked towards the sky and kept the sword into the the sheath. He dismounted from his[…]

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Nullification of Wuzu Certain actions nullify wuzu. On the occurrence of any of the following actions, wuzu is nullified and will have to be performed again if one wishes to pray namaaz. Passing of gas Passing of gas nullifies wuzu. If one passes gas while performing namaaz, wuzu is nullified, thereby nullifying namaaz. Wuzu and[…]

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Wuzu In order to pray namaaz it is obligatory to perform wuzu. It is very important that we perform wuzu correctly; else our namaaz will not be accepted, even if we have prayed it most sincerely with all mustahabbaat and waajibaat. We must perform wuzu in the sequence mentioned below: Intention (neeyat) Intention at heart[…]

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