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“The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet”. (Surah-ar Rahman: 41) It means that some of the evil doers will be seized by the hair of their fore heads and flung into hell, while some will pulled by their legs and thrown into the fire. When the fire of hell will see them, it will roar with rage and will proceed to devour them. “Surely it sends up spaks like palaces, as if they were towny camels”. (Surah- al-Mursalat: 32,33) “Then thrust him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits”. (Surah-al-Haqqah: 32) “When the fetters and the chains shall be on their necks, they shall be dragged”. (Surah-al-Mo'min: 71) “And on the day of resurrection you shall see- those who lied against Allah, their faces shall be blackned”. (Surah az-Zumar: 60) “The fices shall scorch their faces, and they therein shall be in severe affliction”. (Surah-al-Mo'menoon: 104)

It is related from Imam Mohammad-al-Baqir (A.S.) that in Bani Israel there was a prostitute who had seduced and tempted many youth. There lived a virtuous person among them. One day some youth plotted, that if that virtuous man had a glimpse of that woman, he too would be tempted to commit sin. When they revealed their intention to the woman she said, "I swear that until I do not seduce this man I will not go home". During the night she went and knocked at the door of the virtuous man. She requested him to give her shelter for one nig ht. When the man refused to permit her in, she said that some men of Bani Israel were trying to commit indecency with her and she had come to take his refuge, She also said that if he did not open the door, those men would disgrace her. When the virtuous man heard this he opened the door. As soon as the woman entered his house, she threw away her clothes. When the virtuous man saw her beauty he was tempted and forwarded his hand towards her. Su

INCIDENTS OF GOD FEARING PERSONS(5) Incident - 5: Imam Ja'far-as-Sadiq (A.S.) narrates, that one day after finishing the morning Prayers, the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) suddenly looked at Haresa bin Malik whose head was falling down (he was dozing because of remaining awake at night) and his face had turned pale. His body had become thin and his eyes had gone in. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.S.) asked him, "How did you arise this morning? And what is your state"? Haresa replied, "O Prophet of Allah I arose with belief. The Prophet said, Every argument has a proof, what is the proof of your belief? He replied, O prophet ! that very thing is my proof which keeps me unhappy and shameful, which keeps me awake all night and fast throughout the day, and makes me hate the things of this world. And my belief in Allah has reached a state. that I see before my eyes the place of accounting on the day of Qayamat. All the people are in front of me, and I see the dwellers of paradis

Ref: Manazelul Akherah Ibne Babawayh relates from Umru' bin zubayr that one day the prophet (S.A.W.S.) was sitting with His companions. We started discussing about the worship and virtues of the Martyrs of Badr and Ahlulbait (A.S). Suddenly Abu Darda said., "O people ! I would like to introduce to you a person whose wealth is the least amongst all the companions, but his worship and piety is more than anyone else". People asked him as to who that person was? He took the name of Ali (A.S.) and people turned their faces away from him. One man from among the Ansar got up and told him, "O Abu Darda ! Today you have made such a claim when nobody supports you" Abu Darda rep1ied, "I have told you whatever I have seen with my eyes, while you say only that which you hear from others. Listen what I have to say and then judge. One day I met Imam Ali (A.S.) in Nakhlistan of Bani Najjar. I saw that Ali (A.S.) was hiding from the view of His companions and was standi

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Fasting, Piousness and Closeness to Allah ( SWT ) Believers, fasting have been made mandatory for you as it was made mandatory for the people before you, so that you may have fear of Allah. (The holy Quran, 2:183) There are several passages in both the New Testament and Old Testament that discuss the greatness and importance of fasting. Even today we witness Jews and Christians to fast an optional number of days in a year by refraining from meat, milk or other foods. We also notice fasting in the story of Zachariah and Maryam (Mary) in the Holy Quran whom made a fast of speech. Apart from the examples present in the scriptures, fasting can even be seen in ancient atheist tribes such as Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and idol-worshipers of India had a practice of fasting. Hence, fasting is understood by human nature as an act that brings them closer to their Creator and Lord. For instance, the idol-worshipers used to fast in

Sha'baan is the name of the (eighth) month, and it is so called because in this month the Arabs used to disperse ( tasha''aba ) in search of water, or it was said that they dispersed to carry out raids and forays. Or it was said that it is so called because it sha'aba (branches out or emerges) i.e., it appears between the months of Rajab and Ramadaan. The plural forms of the word Sha'baan are Sha'baanaat and Sha'aabeen . Fasting in Sha'baan 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: "The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him ) used to fast until we thought he would never break his fast, and not fast until we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allaah fasting for an entire month except in Ramadaan, and I never saw him fast more than he did in Sha'baan ." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 1833; Muslim, no. 1956). According to a report narrated by Muslim (no. 1957), "He

English translation of Holy Quran and commentry by Pooya Ali Click here to downlod Alternate link: http://www.mediafire.com/?jy2mtlqm1jm Preview: Holy Quran Chapter 1 Al-Fatiha & The Opening [Shakir 1:1] In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [Yusufali 1:1] In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. [Pickthal 1:1] In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. [Pooya/Ali Commentary 1:1] BISMILLAHIR-RAHMANIR-RAHIM, as the first verse, is the part and parcel of al Fatihah. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The Holy Prophet said: LA SALATA ILLA BIFATIHATUL KITAB WA BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM MIN AYATIHA There is no prayer (salat) without al Fatihah, and bismillahir rahmanir rahim is one of its verses. The Ahl ul Bayt (the thoroughly purified members of the family of the Holy Prophet), and the scholars, who follow their teachings, time and again, had verified this saying of the Holy Prophet. So according to Muhammad and ali Muhammad bismillahir rahmanir rahim is a verse b