• بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

    Ethics And Manners (Akhlaq)

    The word ‘akhlaq’ is derived from the root ‘khulq’ meaning disposition. Disposition is nurtured by the regularity of an action or practice such that it becomes ingrained in the mind and heart of a person resulting in the innate tendency to revert to that action; the action becomes ‘second nature’ to him. It is the variety of these dispositions that ultimately compose the entirety our character....Read more 

    • The Ways Of The Righteous Vol. 1:
    • Inspirational Stories From The Lives Of Shi’a Scholars

              By:  Jaffer Ali Ladak

    1. Introduction
    2. During The Period Of Youth
    3. Story 1
    4. Story 2
    5. Story 3
    6. ...

    Story 2 (Imam al-Mahdi (AJ))

    Ayatullah Shahid Sayyid Hasan Shirazi wrote a series of books comprising the sayings of Allah, the Ahlul Bayt and the Prophets. One of the volumes is called Kalimat al-Imam al-Mahdi1 and the story behind it has been narrated by the Ayatullah himself to some of his friends, who include this story in the introduction of the book.

    Shahid Shirazi relates:

    ‘When I was under severe torture in the Baathist prisons in Iraq, I sought the intercession of my master, Imam al-Mahdi (AJ) to help me escape the oppression. I promised the Imam that I would compile a book comprising what has been narrated from him including his ziyarah, supplications, letters and some of his sayings. So days, nights and even months passed whilst I was still tortured in different prisons in Baghdad, until Allah had mercy upon me and brought me out of imprisonment by the supplication of the Master of the Affair, for which I thank God.

    ‘A short time later, one of my relatives told me, “I saw a man of great honour in my dream; his face was illuminated...Read more