Friday, 30 November 2012


Jun 13, '11 8:06 AM
for everyone
‎10th Rajab: The Birthday Anniversary of
Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (A.S.)
The Ninth Infallible Imam of the

Shi'ites and the Greatest Miracle of

his age Imam Muhammad Taqi al-

Jawad (A.S.) Who enriched and

expanded the Islamic thought and

Shari'a was born in the holy city of

Madinah on 10th Rajab 195 A.H.

Indeed, Imam al-Jawad (A.S.)

played his divine role and shared in

enriching the scholarly school of

Islam during the period of his

Imamat, which lasted nearly 17

years. The Holy Imam (A.S.)

defended Islam and countered

perverse ideas and deviated

philosophies and ideologies, which

existed among the Muslims during

that period.


On this Happy and Auspicious

occasion of the Birthday Anniversary

of Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (A.S.)

WE EXTEND OUR JOYOUS

Greetings and Felicitations to all the

lovers of the Holy Ahlul Bayt (A.S.)

in the world.
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Jun 13, '11 8:03 AM
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Saudi women unite – on Facebook – to fight for their rights

Posted by Deborah Cowan on May 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 
Summary of story from CNN, May 4, 2011
A newly-formed womens’ movement in Saudi Arabia has been set up to campaign against discriminatory laws.
Starting life as a Facebook page and a discussion topic on Twitter in February, the ‘Saudi Women’s Revolution’ now has more than 3,000 “likes” and a contingent of the women have convened in person to discuss their campaign.
Nuha Al Sulaiman, who started the group said: “I started the Twitter hash tag to allow women to write whatever they are suffering from.
“It wasn’t easy to do, particularly using the word ‘revolution,’ but I reached a point where I just had to do something about our daily suffering.”
“In the past I couldn’t meet people who have the same ideas as I have, but social media has made that possible.”
This week, women from the group turned up to register to take part in Saudi’s municipal elections in September and were turned away (see WVoN story).
Ms Al Sulaiman said that she and 11 other women attempted to register to vote in Riyadh, while other groups of women made similar attempts in Jeddah, Dammam and Khobar.
They were all refused.
The Saudi electoral commission was reported to have said that women will not be allowed to vote because no measures were in place to keep them separate.
According to Human Rights Watch, this was one of the first public acts of the Saudi Women’s Revolution, whose main aim is to bring to an end male guardianship, whereby women need permission from their husbands or male relatives to carry out everyday activities such as study, work, travel and even access health care.
They also want to be allowed to drive.
Most of the women involved are young and university-educated, and have admitted that it took time before they gave their real names and trusted each other enough to meet in person.
Ms Al Sulaiman said: “We will do whatever it takes. We will go to the king himself.
“We will never stop fighting for our rights because it’s time for change.
“Women should be able to take responsibility for everything they do themselves. It makes my blood drive high that nothing is changing.”
Another member, Khuloud al Fahad, a 33-year-old businesswoman and mother of two , said: “We are trying to do this in a safe and correct way.
“We don’t want problems with the government, we just want to send a message that we will not keep silent about this discrimination anymore.
“Our freedom is very restricted. I can’t move without permission, I can’t travel without permission, I can’t have surgery without permission, I can’t rent a flat without permission.
“When my daughter was in hospital, I wasn’t even allowed to sign the papers for her to come home. We are not half human beings, we are human beings.”
However, not all Saudi women want to end male guardianship.
In 2009, a group launched a campaign called “My Guardian Knows What’s Best for Me,” attracting thousands of supporters.
But for the Saudi Women’s Revolution, it is about ending discrimination, and they plan to publish a formal statement of demands this week, asking women to sign their names to it, an act which will take enormous courage.
Al Huwaider said: “Women in this country don’t even have control over their own names.
“Their husbands or fathers are angry with them if they put their name to something, which is why many are not willing to stand up for their rights.
“Women are just like property, owned by the men in their family.”
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Jun 12, '11 9:51 AM
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I.M.A.M. | Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful 

Salam Alikum Dear Believers,

The Imam Mahdi Association of Marjaeya would like to congratulate you on the birthday of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as).

Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (or at-Taqi) is the Ninth Apostolic Imam. His epithet was Abu Ja'far and his famous titles were al-Jawad and at-Taqi. Since Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, the Fifth Imam was called Abu Ja'far; historians have mentioned this Imam as Abu Ja'far the Second.

The span of the life of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad was shorter than that of his predecessors as well as his successors. He became Imam at the age of eight years and was poisoned at the age of twenty-five; yet his literary attainments were many and he commanded great respect and esteem.

The Holy Imam al-Jawad was the symbol of Prophet Muhammad's affability and Imam `Ali's attainments. His hereditary qualities comprised of gallantry, boldness, charity, learning, forgiveness and tolerance. The brightest and most outstanding phases of his nature and character were to show hospitality and courtesy to all without discrimination, to help the needy; to observe equality under all circumstances, to live a simple life; to help the orphans, the poor and the homeless; to impart learning to those interested in the acquisition of knowledge and guide the people to the right path.

During his lifetime the tenth Imam was contemporary with seven of the Abbasid caliphs: Ma'mun, Mu'tasim, Wathiq, Mutawakkil, Muntasir, Musta'in and Mu'tazz. It was during the rule of Mu'tasim in 220/835 that his noble father died through poisoning in Baghdad. At that time Ali ibn Muhammad Naqi was in Medina. There he became the Imam through Divine Command and the decree of the Imams before him. He stayed in Medina teaching religious sciences until the time of Mutawakkil. In 243/857, as a result of certain false charges that were made, Mutawakkil ordered one of his government officials to invite the Imam form Medina to Samarrah which was then the capital. He himself wrote the Imam a letter full of kindness and courtesy asking him to come to the capital where they could meet. Upon arrival in Samarrah the Imam was also shown certain outward courtesy and respect. Yet at the same time Mutawakkil tried by all possible means to trouble and dishonor him. Many times he called the Imam to his presence with the aim of killing or disgracing him and had his house searched.

In his enmity toward the Household of the Prophet Mutawakkil had no equal among the Abbasid caliphs. He was especially opposed to Ali, whom he cursed openly. He even ordered a clown to ridicule Ali at voluptuous banquets. In the year 237/850 he ordered the mausoleum of Imam Husayn in Karbala and many of the houses around it to be torn down to the ground. The water was turned upon the tomb of the Imam. He ordered the ground of the tomb to be plowed and cultivated so that any trace of the tomb would be forgotten. During the life of Mutawakkil the condition of life of the descendants of Ali in the Hijaz had reached such a pitiful state that their womenfolk had no veils with which to cover themselves. Many of them had only one old veil which they wore at the time of the daily prayers. Pressures of a similar kind were put on the descendants of Ali who lived in Egypt. The tenth Imam accepted in patience the tortures and afflictions of the Abbasid caliph Mutawakkil until the caliph died and was followed by Muntasir, Musta'in and finally Mu'tazz, whose intrigue led to the Imam's being poisoned and martyred.

Source: A Brief History of the Fourteen Infallibles (Ansariyan Publications) and Shi'ah by Allamah Tabatabai

 

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Jun 10, '11 8:20 AM
for everyone

Bismilla-heer-Rahmaneer-Raheem


As-salamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatoh,


Holy Prophet Muhammad al Mustafā (S.A.W.W) said:
“One who fasts for seven days in the month of Rajab, Allah would close all seven doors of Hell for him and prohibit the fire of Hell for his body."

[Reference: Sawaabul A’amaal & Iqaabul A’amaal, Page 87]

Its is Highly recommended to fast on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in month of Rajab



Salat on Friday (in Mahe Rajab)

Holy Prophet Muhammad al Musṭafā (S.A.W.W) said:

"One who prays the 4 units of Namaz (detailed below) in Rajab on Friday between Zohr and Asr will from the day he prays to the day of one’s death, 1000 good deeds will be accorded to him Daily. And for every Ayat will be awarded a town (City) of red Yaqut (Ruby) in Jannat and for every letter (Harf) he will be awarded a Villa of white pearls in Jannat. We will be married to Hurulain and Allah will be pleased with him and eternally he will be counted among the Pious (Abideen) and his end will be with (divine) help and forgiveness".
4 Rak'at Salat (2 X 2)
In each Rakat recite
1.Sura-e-Fateha - 1 time
2. Ayatal Qursi - 7 times
3. Sura-e-Tawheed - 5 times
4.After the namaz say. - 10 times
Astaghfirullahalazi lailaha illa hua wa as alahut taubata

[Reference: Mafatih al Jinan]


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Jun 10, '11 5:53 AM
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SALLE ALA KA SHORE UTHA
SALLE ALA KA SHORE UTHA
ZAHRA (A.S) KE GHARANE KI YE KHUSHYAN HAI
MUBARAK EID MUBARAK EID MUBARAK

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

TEEN(3) PISAR HAIN HYDER KE TEENON RAJAB MEIN AAYE HAIN

SALLE ALA KA SHORE UTHA
SALLE ALA KA SHORE UTHA
ZAHRA (A.S) KE GHARANE KI YE KHUSHYAN HAI
MUBARAK EID MUBARAK EID MUBARAK

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

TEEN(3) PISAR HAIN HYDER KE TEENON RAJAB MEIN AAYE HAIN
AAMAD-E-BAQIR (A.S) HOWE PEHLI RAJAB KO MARHABA
PANCHWEEN AAYE RAJAB, AAYE NAQI(A.S) SALLE ALA
DASWEEN RAJAB KO AAYE TAQI(A.S) KEHTE HAIN JINHEIN FARZAND-E-RAZA(A.S)
YE TAJJALLE HAI DIL-E-IMRAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

NAU(9) RAJAB KO AAYE HAIN ASGHAR-E-IBN-E-SHAH-E-HUDA
AAGAYA ZAHRA(A.S) KE GULSHAN MEIN GUL-E-UMME RUBAB
TEESRE BABUL HAWAIJ KA MILA JIS KO KHITAB
ARSH PE QUDSI JHOOM RAHE HAIN AUR ZEMEEN PER BOOTARAB
JAAN HAI YE SYED-E-ZEESHAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

TERA(13) RAJAB KO AAYE ALI(A.S) TERA(13) RAJAB KO AAYE ALI
WO JAHAN MEIN AA GAYA JO HO GAYA GHALIB LAQAB
AAMAD-E-BINTE ASAD PER SHAQ HOWE DEWAR JAB
KHUSH HOWA KAABA AUR PAYAMBER BOLE ABU TALIB KI LAB
YE PISAR TASVEER HAI SUBHAAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

BIBI ZAINAB(A.S) KI WILADAT HAI PEHLI SHABAN KO
SHABBAR-O-SHABBIR JAISE BHAI KI HAMSHEER HAIN
MALKAI-E-SHARMO HAYA HAI WARISE TATHEER HAI
SHAN MEIN ZAHRA(A.S), BAAT MEIN HYDER(A.S), AZM MEIN YE SHABBIR HAIN
PEHLI AYAT SABR KE QURAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

SHABAN KI HAI TEESRI(3) AUR AAMAD SHABBIR KI
RAHIB-O-FITRUS PUKARE AA GAYA MERA SAKHI
ARSH SE KHOOLA JHULANE AAGAYE JIBRAEEL BHI
RAKIBE DOSHE AHMADE MURSAL FAKHRE KHUDA AUR FAKHRE ALI(A.S)
YE KHABAR HAI TEESRI(3) SHABAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

CHOTHI SAHAR SHABAN KI AUR AAMAD ABBAS(A.S) KI
GAUD MEIN LE KAR ALI(A.S) BOLE MERA AKKAAS HAI
YE DILE ZAINAB DILE SHABBIR KA AHSAAS HAI
MEIN NE DUA MEIN MANGA THA JISKO HAN YE WOHI ABBAS HAI
HAI SANAD Allah KE EHSAN KI

AAYE THI SHABAN KI SAAT(7) IBNE HASAN QASIM KE SAATH
JAB LIYA AAGHOSH MEIN FARWA PUKARI AI KHUDA
HOO BAHO HAI BAAP KI SOORAT YE MERA LAADLA
MERI IBAADAT MERI RIYAZAT KA YE DIYA HAI TU NE SILA
LAAJ RAKHLI TUNE MERE MAAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

GIYARA(11) THI SHABAAN KI THI WILADAT AKBAR(A.S) KI
DEKH KAR IS CHAAND KO WO CHAND BHI SHARMA GAYA
UMME LAILA NE KAHA LO AAGAYE PHIR MUSTAFA(P.B.U.H)
USKE HUSN KA KHUMS NIKALA TAB YUN SAB KO KHUMS MILA
MAGLE KHAIR ZULEKHA JISMO JAAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)

MEHDI(A.S) DORAAN KI AAMAD HAI PANDRA(15) SHABAN KO
AI KHUSHA QISMAT ZAMEEN PER AAGAYA WO MAHTAB
WO UJALA DEEN KA HAI JANASHEENE BUTARAB
MAZHARE YAZDAN KA WO MANZAR NOORE MUJASSUM LAJAWAB
LAAJ RAKHNE AAGAY YAZDAN KI

EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2)
EID AAYE HAI RAJAB SHABAN KI (x2) 
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Jun 9, '11 1:17 PM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that when life got difficult for one of the companions of the Prophet, his wife told him to go and ask God's Prophet (a.s) to help them. The man went to see the Prophet. When the Prophet saw him, he said: "Whoever asks us to help him, we will grant him (something), but whoever seeks independence, God will make him independent." The man thought that the Prophet was referring to 
him, and went to his wife and told her what had happened. His wife said: "God's Prophet is a human, too. You should have told him about our situation." The man went see the Prophet, but again as soon as the Prophet saw him he repeated what he had said before. This was repeated three times until he decided to go and borrow 
a pick, go to the top of the mountains and use it to collect some wood. He sold the wood in exchange for some flour that he took home to eat. He continued working, and saved up some money and bought his own pick. Then he bought two camels and two slaves. He continued to work until he became rich. Then he went to the Prophet and told him what he had come for and what he had heard the Prophet say. 
The Prophet again said: "I told you whoever asks us for something, we will grant it to him, but whoever seeks independence God will make him independent." 

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: "Whoever takes a loss easily is physically in comfort." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "The best form of comfort is being independent of people." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Asking people to give you what you need will ruin your honor and eliminate shyness, but seeking independence from people will be a source of honor for a believer in his religion, and greed is exactly the same as the present poverty."  

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Asking people to give you what you need is the root of the existing poverty." 

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: "Do not place any hopes in what is in the hands of the people. This will make you independent, Do not be greedy since greed is the root of the present poverty."  

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Fear God, and strengthen yourself such that you need not ask others to fulfill your needs. Know that if you humiliate yourself by asking for something that an oppressive king or one who opposes your religion has, God will be angry with you and make you unknown and leave you to yourself. And if you get some control over a part of the domain of the rule of the king, God will take away all 
blessings, and will not reward you for any of your good deeds such as going on holypilgrimage or freeing a slave
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Jun 9, '11 1:11 PM
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God's Prophet (a.s) said: "Whoever is in charge of the affairs of ten people and does not treat them fairly will be resurrected on the Resurrection Day with his hands, head and feet inside the holes of a hatchet." 

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "God will misguide whoever is in charge of the Muslims' affairs of the Muslims but misguides them." 

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: "Whoever is in charge of the Muslims' affairs but closes the doors of his house and hides from the people will be subjected to God's Curse and Wrath, until he opens the doors of his house and lets those who have any problems or complaints enter." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "The Almighty God has servants in the courts of oppressive kings who can help fend off oppression from God's friends. They are saved from the Fire by God." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "The penalty for working for a king is to fulfill the needs of believing brothers." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Do not ask the kings to fulfill your needs, since they will then ask Us to fulfill their needs in the Hereafter." 

Imam Reza (a.s) said: "God has friends in the courts of the kings to help defend God's friends." In another tradition we read: "and they are saved from the Fire by God." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted the Prophet of God (a.s): "God has granted special privileges to some people regarding His blessings and Has entrusted them with the benefits of other people to give away in charity. But if they do not do so, God will take these privileges away and entrust others with these privileges." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "There are people among God's creatures to whom others go to fulfill their needs. They are saved from God's Punishment." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Kings are the worst creatures because they always oppose those who seek their rights." 

Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: "I am the only God, and there is no other god besides Me. I am the King of the kings. I have full control over the hearts of the kings. I can make the kings kind-hearted towards whoever obeys Me, and can make the kings bother whoever disobeys Me. Beware, and do not waste your time swearing at the kings. Rather turn in repentance towards Me, so that I make their hearts soft towards you." 
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Jun 9, '11 9:47 AM
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God's Prophet (a.s) said: "It is troublesome enough for a man to be pointed at with fingers from fame due to religious or worldly fame." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "God hates two types of fame: fame for the way you dress, and fame for praying." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Fame whether good or evil results in Fire." 

Imam Hassan (a.s) said: "God will make the one who puts on a garment of fame in this world wear a garment of Fire in the Hereafter." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "What will you, who cover up your evilness and display your goodness, do when you realize that you are not so when you think about yourself. God the Almighty said: "Nay, man will be evidence against himself." [The Holy Quran: Qiamat 75:14] Whoever improves his inner self, his outward appearance will also be improved." 

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "Whenever a servant's inward and outward 
appearances are the same, God the Almighty will consider him to be a true servant of God." 

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "If one hides his inward self, God will make his inward self appear as a garment on him. If his inward self is good, the garment will look nice, but if his inward self is evil, his garment will look bad." 

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "All people have an inner and an outer self. Whoever purifies his inner self, God will purify his outer appearance for him. Whoever corrupts his inner self, God will corrupt his outer appearance." 

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "All people have a reputation among the people of the heavens and a reputation among the people of the Earth.

Whenever one's reputation among the people of the heavens is good, his reputation among the people of the Earth will also be good. And whenever his reputation among the people of the heavens is bad, it will be also bad amongst the people of the Earth." 
He was asked: "What do you mean by reputation?" He said: "The way he is remembered." 

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: "Whosever's outward appearance is better than his inner self, his balance of good deeds will be light in the Hereafter." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever appears in public adorned with what God likes, but appears in front of God adorned with what God dislikes will meet God when God is angry with him."

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "God will put a garment on whoever has an intention in his heart in accordance with that intention. If it is a good intention, the garment will be good, but if it is a bad intention, the garment will be bad." 
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Jun 9, '11 9:40 AM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever humiliates a poor believer will be humiliated by God until he stops humiliating him." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever humiliates or belittles a believer for being poor, God will make him known for something in the Hereafter that will make him lose his good reputation." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "Whoever insults any of My friends has declared war against Me." 

Abi Basir narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Do not humiliate our followers who are poor. God will humiliate whoever humiliates a poor Shiite believer. He will remain humiliated until he stops humiliating the poor Shiite believer." 

Al-Bajli narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Do not insult the poor Shiites of Ali, since any one of them can intercede in the Hereafter on behalf of as many people as the tribes of Rabieh and Mezr can." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "Whoever insults any of My friends has declared war against Me." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) say that the Almighty God said: "Whoever humiliates My believing servants should prepare to fight with Me, since I rush to help My friends sooner than anyone else does." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever honors God's religion has honored the rights of his believing brothers." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that the Almighty God said: "Whoever humiliates My believing servants has declared war against Me, and whoever honors My believing servants will be safe from My Wrath in the Hereafter." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever fulfills the needs of a believer without belittling him will be housed in Heaven." 
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Jun 9, '11 9:31 AM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Ameer alMomineen (a.s): "Whoever hides his secrets has control over them. But if anything is 
expressed to two or more people, it will be spread around." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Do not let your friend know your secrets, unless these secrets will not harm you if your enemies hear them. One day your friend might turn into your enemy." 

Imam Kazim (a.s) said: "If you have something in one hand and can do 
something that your other hand does not find out about it, then do it." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that a man told Imam Sajjad (a.s): "So and so accuses you of deviation and innovation (in religion)." Imam Sajjad (a.s) said: "By telling me what he told you, you did not respect the rights related to associating with him. You also did not respect my rights since you told me something about my believing brother of which I was unaware. We will all perish, and be resurrected on 
Resurrection Day, and God will judge between us. 

Avoid gossiping since it is the stew meat for the dogs of Hell. Know that many will gossip about anyone who spreads the word around about the faults of the people, and he will also be questioned about his own faults." 

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "Whenever you like one of your Muslim brothers, you should ask his name, his father's name, the name of his tribe, and his nationality. This is necessary and true brotherhood demands these questions to be asked. Otherwise this kind of simply knowing each other is foolish." 

Imam Kazim (a.s) said: "Do not let the existing decency between you and your religious brother be removed since it will result in the loss of your honor." 

Imam Reza (a.s) said: "Call men by their family names in their presence, and their names in their absence." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of his father (a.s), on the authority of their forefathers (a.s), and on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "Good men bring good news, but wicked men bring bad news." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Helping a deaf man understand is a good form of charity." 
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Jun 9, '11 8:22 AM
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Beta Hai Tu ALi Ka.!!!
Zahra Ke Tu Duaa Hai.!!!
Shabbir Tera Aaka.!!
Ummul Baneen Maa.!!
Har Soorato Chalan Me.!!!
Hyder Se Naa Judaaa Hai.!!!
Taa Hashr Tujhse Qayam,.!!!
Dunyaa Me Bas Wafa Hai...

Abbas Abbas Abbas....

Wiladat Baa Sa'adat Tamam Momeneen Ko Bohot Bohot Mubarak.........

Salaam Ya Gaazi Abbas............
Yaa Babul Hawaej...

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Jun 9, '11 7:50 AM
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I.M.A.M. | The Night of "Wishes" - 06/09/2011
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
:: The Night of Wishes ::
Laylatul Raghaeb

Assalamu Alikum Dear Believers,

We would like to congratulate all the believers on the occasion of the holy month of Rajab. We encourage all the believers to take advantage of all the rewards and rituals during this month. In addition, tomorrow is the "Night of Wishes", one of the holiest nights of the Islamic year. For all the rituals and recommended acts of the night, see below:

Night of Wishes

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Jun 9, '11 7:35 AM
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As salam Alaykum,

Many of us are already aware of the importance of the first Thursday of the month of Rajab, known as Lailatul Raghaib...however reminders are always good :)

For the specific a'maal, please visit : http://duas.org/rajab_1st_thu.htm

For the immense thawaab this prayer brings, a quick reading of the text below should be informative.

Please remember in your duas, by name if possible.

Wa'Salaam


The Holy Prophet (s.a) has said, that these prayers are Means of forgiveness and On the first night in our grave,, the Almighty will send the reward off this prayer in the best,, enlightened and eloquent form.. When inquired,, will reply,, ‘‘My Beloved,, glad tidings to you that you have found salvation from every hardship and horror..’’When asked,, ‘‘Who are you?’’ ‘‘By God I haven't seen any one more beautiful than you,, I haven't heard a word sweeter than yours,, or a fragrance better than you?’’ In reply,, ‘‘I am,, that prayer which you offered on the eve off the first Friday of the month of Rajab. I have come to you,, to be your companion in this loneliness,, to remove from you your fright and horror.. Be lest assured that my shelter will be with you until the blowing off the Horn off the Day off Judgment..’’

O Allah! If death occurs between me and him (before the reappearance) (death) which you have made obligatory and decreed for your servants, then raise me from my grave, wrapped in my shroud, my sword unsheathed, my spear bared, answering the call of the caller in cities as well as deserts. - Dua Ahad
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Jun 8, '11 1:26 PM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “O' Abu Abdullah! Knowledge does not depend on learning. It is a light which God shines in the heart of whomever God the Almighty wants to guide. If you want knowledge, first create real servitude in yourself. Then acquire knowledge to practice, and ask God for understanding so that God makes you understand.” 

He asked Imam Sadiq (a.s): “What constitutes true servitude?” Imam 
Sadiq (a.s) said: “Three things constitute true servitude. 

First you should not consider what God has granted you to be in your own possession, since servants are not owners and they consider all property to belong to God and spend it in whatever way God orders.

Second a servant should spend all his time doing what God has ordered and forbidding what He has forbidden. Therefore once a servant considers what God has bestowed on him not to be his own property, he can make donations easily; and when he leaves the management of all his affairs to the Real Manager, then withstanding the hardships of this world will be easier for him. Also when a servant accepts to do what God has decreed, and forbids what God has forbidden, then he will never quarrel with the people or be haughty. Whenever God grants these three characteristics to a servant, then he will look down upon this world, Satan and the people, and will not try to collect wealth in order to keep up with the Joneses. He will not demand honor and status from the people. He will not waste his time. This is the first rank of the God-fearing ones, as the Almighty God said: “That Home of the Hereafter we shall give to those who intend not high-handedness or mischief on earth, and the End is (best) for the righteous.” [The Holy Quran: Qasas 28:83]

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “I will advise you on nine issues. These are meant for those who are trotting on God's path. I ask God to help you act upon them. 

Three of them are about abstinence, the next three are about patience, and the last three are about knowledge. Remember them and do not take them lightly.” 

“Regarding the self, first do not eat what you do not like since that will cause you to become stupid. 

Second do not eat unless you are hungry, and only eat what is legitimate. 

Start eating in the Name of God, and remember that God's Prophet (a.s) said: “A man never fills any dish worse than he fills his own stomach.” So if you have to eat, allow one-third of your stomach's space for food, another one third for water, and the last one-third for air.” 

The three issues regarding patience are: If someone tells you that if you say anything, you will be answered back ten-fold, tell him that you will not say anything even if he says ten things to you. 

Second if someone swears at you just say that you will ask God to forgive you if he is telling the truth, and you will ask God to forgive him if he is telling a lie. 

Third if someone threatens you, advise him and pray for him. 

The last three issues regarding knowledge. 

First ask those who possess knowledge about what you do not 
know. Never ask them any questions in order to test them or blame them. Avoid acting according to your own viewpoints. Be cautious when doing things that you think require caution. 

Do not issue religious decrees as quickly as you escape from a lion. 

Do not let others use your neck as a bridge to climb over you.” 
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Jun 8, '11 1:05 PM
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Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: "The strength of the body is from eating food, and the strength of the spirit is from feeding food." 

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: "Whoever gains victory by committing sins has not really been victorious. One who wins by doing evil deeds is indeed a loser." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Consider whoever is known by all as being accused, since he does not belong to your nation." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever you see someone who has forgotten his  own sins and is seeking the sins of other people, know that he is mischievous." 
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Jun 8, '11 12:55 PM
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Muhammad ibn Abi Omeer quoted on the authority of Imam Kazim (a.s): “God will only make the infidels, the unbelievers, the misguided people, and the atheists reside in Hell forever. And any believer who avoids committing a major sin will be questioned by God regarding his minor sins. God the Almighty said: “If ye (but) eschew the most heinous of the things which ye are forbidden to do, We shall expel out of you all evil in you, and admit you to a Gate of great honor.” [The Holy Quran: Nisaa 4:31] 

Then they asked him: “Who then does intercession apply to?” Imam 
Kazim (a.s) said: “My father quoted on the authority of his grandfather who had quoted on the authority of Imam Ali (a.s): “I heard God's Prophet (a.s) say: “My intercession applies to those of my people who have committed major sins, but good people do not need any intercession.”

Muhammad ibn Abi Ommer asked Imam Kazim (a.s): “O' Grandson of the Prophet! How does intercession apply to those who have committed major sins even though the Almighty God said: “And they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable and they stand in awe and reverence of His (glory).”[The Holy Quran: Anbiyaa 21:28] and whoever commits a major sin is not acceptable?” Imam Kazim (a.s) said: “O' Abu Ahmad! Any believer who commits a sin will become sorry, and God's Prophet (a.s) said being sorry itself is a form of repentance. He also said: “Whoever is pleased with his good deeds and is unhappy with his bad deeds is a believer. Whoever is not sorry about his sins is not a believer. There will be no intercession for him since he is an oppressor. God the Almighty said: “No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to.”[The Holy Quran: Mu-min 40:18] Then he asked: “O' grandson of the Prophet! How can someone who does not repent for committing a sin be not considered a believer?”

Imam Kazim (a.s) said: “O"Abu Ahmad! There is no one that knows if he commits a major crime he will be punished, and does not feel sorry when he commits it.Once he feels sorry, this is considered to be repentance, and thus he deserves intercession. But if he does not become sorry, he is considered to be one who insists on committing sins. Such a person will never be forgiven since as a result of the sins that he has committed, he is no longer a believer. If he believed in the punishment he would have repented. 

God's Prophet (a.s) said: "Major sins are eliminated by repentance, and minor sins turn into major sins by insisting on committing sins." God the Almighty said: "And they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable."[The Holy Quran: Anbyaa 21:28] They will not intercede on behalf of those whose religion is not accepted by God. Religion consists of confessing to recompense for good and bad deeds. Whoever has a religion that is accepted by God will be sorry for committing sins since he is aware of the punishment in the Hereafter." 
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Jun 8, '11 12:36 PM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever honors a believer has indeed honored God, and God will fend off catastrophes from whoever prays for his believing brother and increase his share of daily bread." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "When a believer privately prays for another believer, calamities will be fended off of him, and his share of daily bread will increase." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "Whenever a believer privately prays for his believing brother, God will appoint an angel to pray for him and say: "You will also get whatever you asked for your believing brother." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever you pray for forty of your believing brothers before you pray for yourself, God will fulfill your prayers for them and for yourself." 
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Jun 8, '11 12:31 PM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever you think that the truth will ruin you, it will save you; and whenever you think that falsehood will save you, it will ruin you." 

 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "I like it when a Muslim man prays for safeguarding his religion and his daily bread." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever experiences the joy of our love in his heart should first thank God for the first blessing." The people asked him: "What is the first blessing?" Imam Sadiq (a.s) replied: "Being born legitimately." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever loves us and does not have a shameful background is one of the especial servants of God." The people asked him: "What do you mean by not having a shameful background?" Then Imam Sadiq (a.s) replied: 
"I mean being born legitimately." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): "I saw 
something strange. I saw a man who was walking behind an animal. The animal slipped and fell down. The man said: "I wish you die!" The guardian angel on the right side said: "This was not a good deed to be recorded by me." The guardian angel on the left side said: "This was not a sin to be recorded by me." Then there came revelation to the guardian angel on the left side: "You must record whatever deeds that the guardian angel on the right side does not record."
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Jun 8, '11 12:25 PM
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Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God told Moses (a.s): "O' Moses! Love Me and make Me loved by the people." Moses (a.s) said: "O' My Lord! You know that nothing is dearer to me than You are. How can I attract the people's hearts to you?" God the Almighty said: "Remind them of My blessings, since they will not remember anything but My kindness." 

Imam Baqir (a.s) said: "Do not associate with the rich, since then you will underestimate the blessings that God Has given to you."

Davood al-Reghi narrated that Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever God gives someone blessings, He will also place the burden of the needs of the people on his shoulders. God will let him into Heaven if he fulfills the needs of the people without any scorn, otherwise God will take away all the good things given to him and his final abode will be Hell. The Prophet's intercession on the Resurrection Day will not apply to him either." 

 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever the blessings given to someone increase, the means for providing for the needs of the people will be placed in his hands. If he expresses irritation (about the people), then the blessings will be taken away from 
him." 
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Jun 8, '11 12:22 PM
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Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever God wishes someone bad, He gives him something when he commits a sin so that he forgets to repent and remains in that state. This is God's statement: "Those who reject Our signs, We shall gradually visit them with punishment, in ways they perceive not." [The Holy Quran: Araf 7:182] 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whenever God wills to abandon man, He will let him commit a sin, and then give him a blessing. This will make him forget that he has committed a sin and he will not seek God's forgiveness. This is what is meant by God gradually abandoning man." 
1940- God's Prophet (a.s) said: "Whoever says he is the best of the people is the worst of them, and whoever says he is a resident of Heaven is a resident of Hell." 

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever is given divine blessings but uses them to engage in having fun has not been grateful for God's blessings. Whoever is stricken by a calamity, and cries out a lot only increases his own sorrow." 
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