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Miraculous Words of Ali-"Nahaj al Balagha" By: Qazi Dr. Shaikh Abbas Borhany PhD (USA), NDI, Shahadat al A'alamiyah (Najaf, Iraq), M.A., LLM (Shariah) Member, Ulama Council of Pakistan Published: "Daily News", Karachi, Pakistan on 18-07-2008 Part I "Nahj al Balagha" is a collection of the sayings, speeches and correspondences of Amir al Mumeneen Ali, which was compiled by Syed Razi; towards the close of the 4 th Century A.H. This celebrated book comprises of 242 sermons, 79 letters and 498 selected sayings of divine wisdom of Amir al Mumeneen , Ali, which contains an ocean of i lm , from the creation to the eternity. Naturally, to collect all the wordings of Ali in single volume is beyond the power of single person, some sources, other then "Nahj al Balagha" are also worthy of mention in this regard, such as: "Ghurar al Hikam wa Durar al Kilam", "Mustadrak Nahaj al Balagha". The words of Ali are rays of light of

On this sad occasion,We present our condolences to ProphetMohammad(sawaw), Imam-e-Zamana(a.s.), the Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.) and all momineen and mominaat. Please offer special prayers and nazrana on this day. 26th Rajab 1429 A.H. - Death anniversary of Hazrat Abu Talib(a.s.) - Mohsin-e-Islam and protector of Prophet Mohammad(sawaw). Another date quoted in history is that of 25th of Rabi-al-Awwal. Hazrat Abu Talib(a.s.) – Mohsin-e-Islam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hazrat Abu Talib(a.s.) was the uncle of our beloved Prophet Mohammad(sawaw) who took the responsibility of bringing up and nurturing the holy Prophet(sawaw). Right from the beginning, he protected the Prophet with all his energy. He was also the father of Imam Ali(a.s.). In Sura waz-Zuha, Allah(swt) says: “Alam yajidka yateeman fa aawa” – “Did he not find you orphan and give you shelter?” (93,6). In major tafaseer of both Shia and Sunni ulemas, it is stated that this ayat refers to the protection and shelter provided by

Miraculous Words of Ali-"Nahaj al Balagha" By: Qazi Dr. Shaikh Abbas Borhany PhD (USA), NDI, Shahadat al A'alamiyah (Najaf, Iraq), M.A., LLM (Shariah) Member, Ulama Council of Pakistan Published: "Daily News", Karachi, Pakistan on 18-07-2008 Part II The hidden science available in the wordings of Amir al Mumineen Ali was later on discussed in length on the mountainous region of Yemen by a number of Fatemi Ismaili Scholars, and Syedna Ibrahim al Hamedi (d.557/1162, Ghayl Bani Hamid, Yemen) was one of them. His son, Syedna Hatim Mohiyuddin (d.596/1199, al Hutaib, Yemen) spent his entire life to interpret and explain the Haqaiq , hidden in the wordings of Ali. "Al Shumus al Zahirah" is one of his celebrated works. "Mafatih al Kunuz" is another well known work of the learned author, in which he discussed the meanings of the wordings of Ali, behind the lines. His successors continued this tradition of learning and produced numerous `Rasae

I.Sadiq(as)"Safeguard youre wealth, life and women with recitation of Surah Noor.One who recites it regularly everyday or every night none from his family will fall into trouble till he or she dies.when he/she dies 70000 angels would accompany his bier upto the grave and all those angels would keep praying for him and seeking forgiveness for him till the recitor is laid down in the grave."Sawabul Aamaal pg 150

Salam, Fwd Msg By : Mirza Ali Dost [Al-Khobar/KSA] E-(at)..> mirza10673@yahoo.com Why do the Shi'ah Combine Prayers? "Undertake the prayer at the time of the declining sun to the darkness of the night and the morning recitation; for indeed the morning recitation is witnessed"(Holy Qur'an: Chapter 17, Verse 78) The Shi'ah acknowledge the five obligatory daily prayers. However, they frequently combine the Zuhr and 'Asr prayers by offering them consecutively during the time period defined by the start of Zuhr and the end of 'Asr . They also consider it permissible to combine the Maghrib and 'Isha prayers in a similar manner. This practice is in complete agreement with the Qur'an as well as authentic traditions from the Prophet (s). The Sunni schools of law ( fiqh ) - with the exc

As Salamo Alaikum, 400+ Islamic Ebooks (iBooks format for iPhones and Apple devices) 400+ Islamic Ebooks (Kindle format for Amazon eReaders)  400+ Islamic Ebooks (PDF format for all devices and Windows PC) 124 New books have been added to the Islamic books library at http://www.ziaraat.com. With this addition, the number of books in the library has reached 447. This is the biggest collection of Shia Islamic Books in Urdu language on the internet - alhamdolillah. Download Tafseer e Namoona Click http://www.ziyaraat.net/findbook.asp to read or download all 447 titles. A great deal of appreciation and credit goes to Brother Nazar Abbas, brother Syed Ahmed Ali and their team of about 10 momineen who have digitized almost all books available in Urdu language. Please pray for their health, safety and prosperity. I request you to please spread the word and inform as many momineen as possible so that this knowledge of treasure could be fully explored and b

It has been arrated by Ibn Khlawayh who commented on it, saying, “This is the confidential prayer of Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'mineen and the Holy Imams, his descendants, (a.s) who used to recite it in the month of Sha`ban.” In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful. My Lord, bestow Your blessings on Muhammad and his descendants; respond to my prayer when I pray to You; listen to my call when I call You; and turn to me when I make my submission to You in confidence. I have come running to You and am standing before You imploring You in humility and hoping to get the reward You have for me. You know what is in my heart, and You are aware of what I need. You know my mind and are not unaware of my future and of my present, of what I want to begin my speech with; of the request I would utter, and of the hopes I have in regard to my ultimate lot. My Lord, whatever You have destined for me up to tbe end of my life, whether concerning the open aspect of my life or