(Ziarat of Syeda Fatima Zehra (sa

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta ras£li all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Messenger of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ نَبِیِّ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta nabiyyi all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Prophet of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ حَبِیبِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta ¦ab¢bi all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the most beloved of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ خَلِیلِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta khal¢li all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Intimate Servant of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ صَفیِّ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta ¥afiyyi all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Choice of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ امِینِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta am¢ni all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Trustee of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ خَیْرِ خَلْقِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta khayri khalqi all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of Allah’s creatures.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ افْضَلِ انْبِیَاءِ ٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَمَلاَئِکَتِهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta af¤ali anbiy¡'i all¡hi wa rusulih¢ wa mal¡'ikatih¢	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of Allah’s Prophets, Messengers, and angels.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا بِنْتَ خَیْرِ ٱلْبَرِّیَةِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ binta khayri albariyyati	Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of all created beings.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا سِیِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمینَ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ sayyidata nis¡'i al`¡lam¢na	Peace be upon you, O doyenne of all women of the world,
مِنَ ٱلاوَّلِینَ وَٱلآخِرِینَ	min al-awwal¢na wal-¡khir¢na	including the past and the coming generations.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا زَوْجَةَ وَلِیِّ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ zawjata waliyyi all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O lady of the Intimate Servant of Allah
وَخَیْرِ ٱلْخَلْقِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	wa khayri alkhalqi ba`da ras£li all¡hi	and the best of all created beings after the Messenger of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا امَّ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَیْنِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ umma al¦asani wal¦usayni	Peace be upon you, O mother of al-°asan and al-°usayn,
سَیِّدَیْ شَبَابِ اهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ	sayyiday shab¡bi ahli aljannati	the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلصِّدِّیقَةُ ٱلشَّهِیدَةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ al¥¥idd¢qatu alshshah¢datu	Peace be upon you, O veracious and martyr.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلرَّضِیَّةُ ٱلْمَرْضِیَّةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ alrra¤iyyatu almar¤iyyatu	Peace be upon you, O content and pleased.
اَلسلاَمُ علَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلْفَاضِلةُ ٱلزَّکِیةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ alf¡¤ilatu alzzakiyyatu	Peace be upon you, O virtuous and pure.
اَلسلاَمُ علَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلْحَوْرَاءُ ٱلإِنْسِیَّةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ al¦awr¡'u al-insiyyatu	Peace be upon you, O Paradisiacal human being.
اَلسلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلتَّقِیَّةُ ٱلنَّقِیَّةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ alttaqiyyatu alnnaqiyyatu	Peace be upon you, O pious and immaculate.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلْمُحَدَّثَةُ ٱلْعَلِیمَةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ almu¦addathatu al`al¢matu	Peace be upon you, O one talked by the angels, O knowledgeable.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلْمَظْلُومَةُ ٱلْمَغْصُوبَةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ alma¨l£matu almagh¥£batu	Peace be upon you, O oppressed lady whose right was usurped.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ ایَّتُهَا ٱلْمُضْطَهَدَةُ ٱلْمَقْهُورَةُ	alssal¡mu `alayki ayyatuh¡ almu¤§ahadatu almaqh£ratu	Peace be upon you, O persecuted and maltreated.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَیْکِ یَا فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ	alssal¡mu `alayki y¡ f¡§imatu binta ras£li all¡hi	Peace be upon you, O F¡§imah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَکَاتُهُ	wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuh£	So be upon you the mercy and blessings of Allah.
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْکِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayki	May Allah bless you,
وَعَلَىٰ رُوحِکِ وَبَدَنِکِ	wa `al¡ r£¦iki wa badaniki	your soul, and your body.
اشْهَدُ انَّکِ مَضَیْتِ عَلَىٰ بَیِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّکِ	ashhadu annaki ma¤ayti `al¡ bayyinatin min rabbiki	I bear witness that you have spent your life with full awareness of your duty towards your Lord
وَانَّ مَنْ سَرَّکِ فَقَدْ سَرَّ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ	wa anna man sarraki faqad sarra ras£la all¡hi	and (I bear witness) that he who pleases you will have pleased the Messenger of Allah,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household,
وَمَنْ جَفَاکِ فَقَدْ جَفَا رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ	wa man jaf¡ki faqad jaf¡ ras£la all¡hi	and he who displeases you will have displeased the Messenger of Allah,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household,
وَمَنْ آذَاکِ فَقَدْ آذَىٰ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ	wa man ¡dh¡ki faqad ¡dh¡ ras£la all¡hi	and he who harms you will have harmed the Messenger of Allah,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household,
وَمَنْ وَصَلَکِ فَقَدْ وَصَلَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ	wa man wa¥alaki faqad wa¥ala ras£la all¡hi	and he who respects you will have respected the Messenger of Allah,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household,
وَمَنْ قَطَعَکِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ	wa man qa§a`aki faqad qa§a`a ras£la all¡hi	and he who disrespects you will have disrespected the messenger of Allah,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household.
لانَّکِ بِضْعَةٌ مِنْهُ	li'annaki bi¤`atun minhu	This is because you are an inseparable part of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet),
وَرُوحُهُ ٱلَّذِی بَیْنَ جَنْبَیْهِ	wa r£¦uh£ alladh¢ bayna janbayhi	and you are his soul with which he lives.
اشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَرُسُلَهُ وَمَلاَئِکَتَهُ	ushhidu all¡ha wa rusulah£ wa mal¡'ikatah£	I ask Allah, His Messengers, and His angels to be the witnesses
انِّی رَاضٍ عَمَّنْ رَضِیتِ عَنْهُ	ann¢ r¡¤in `amman ra¤¢ti `anhu	that I am verily pleased with him whomever you accept,
سَاخِطٌ عَلَىٰ مَنْ سَخِطْتِ عَلَیْهِ	s¡khi§un `al¡ man sakhi§ti `alayhi	I am displeased with him whomever you detest,
مُتَبَرِّىٰءٌ مِمَّنْ تَبَرَّاتِ مِنْهُ	matabarri'un mimman tabarra'ti minhu	I disavow him whomever you disavow,
مُوَالٍ لِمَنْ وَالَیْتِ	muw¡lin liman w¡layti	I am loyal to him whomever you support,
مُعَادٍ لِمَنْ عَادِیْتِ	mu`¡din liman `¡dayti	I am the enemy of him whomever you betake as enemy,
مُبْغِضٌ لِمَنْ ابْغَضْتِ	mubghi¤un liman abgha¤ti	I am hateful to him whomever you hate,
مُحِبٌّ لِمَنْ احْبَبْتِ	mu¦ibbun liman a¦babti	and I like him whomever you like.
وَکَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِیداً وَحَسِیباً	wa kaf¡ bill¡hi shah¢dan wa ¦as¢ban	Verily, Allah is Sufficient as Witness, Reckoner,
وَجَازِیاً وَمُثِیباً	wa j¡ziyan wa muth¢ban

HUMBLENESS

 التَّواضُع‏

 HUMBLENESS

 الحَثُّ عَلَى التَّواضُعِ‏

ENCOURAGING HUMBLENESS

رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه علیه وآله : مالی لا أرى‏ علَیکُم حَلاوَةَ العِبادَةِ ؟! قالوا : وما حَلاوَةُ العِبادَةِ ؟ قالَ : التَّواضُعُ .^۱

The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Why do I not see in you the sweetness of worship?!' They asked, 'What is the sweetness of worship?' He said, 'Humbleness.' ^۲

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه علیه وآله : إنّ أفضَلَ النّاسِ عَبداً مَن تَواضَعَ عَن رِفعَةٍ .^۳

The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best of people is a worshipper who humbles himself when in a high position.' ^۴

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه علیه وآله : طُوبى‏ لِمَن تَواضَعَ للَّهِ فی غَیرِ مَنقَصَةٍ ، وأذَلَّ نَفسَهُ فی غَیرِ مَسکَنَةٍ .^۵

The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Blessed be he who humbles himself before Allah without having any deficiency, and who humiliates himself without poverty.' ^۶

Devilish Misgivings

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 الوَسوَسة

DEVILISH MISGIVINGS

 الوَسوَسَةُ فِی العَقائِدِ

 MISGIVINGS IN MATTERS OF BELIEF

ابن مسعودٍ : سألنا رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه علیه وآله عنِ الرّجُلِ یَجِدُ الشّی‏ءَ لَو خَرَّ مِن السّماءِ فتَخطَفُهُ الطَّیرُ کانَ أحَبَّ إلَیهِ مِن أن یَتَکلَّمَ بهِ ، قالَ : ذاکَ مَحضُ الإیمانِ ، أو صَریحُ الإیمانِ .^۱

The Prophet (SAWA) - when asked about a man who experiences something falling from the sky and being snatched by a bird is more pleasant for him than to talk about it, said, 'That is genuine faith or true faith.' ^۲

The Guarantor of Gazelle English Translation of A`ahoo Nama

He is eighth Imam of Muslims, the eighth successor to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and a perfect man. His holy shrine is there in Toos (Khurasan). This place, which is called Mashhad Ur Reza because of the presence of his holy shrine, is one of the world’s famous historical, religious and cultural cities known as holy Mashhad. His miracles and marvels are well known all around the world. His holy shrine is one of the most visited places of the world where millions of people come for pilgrimage to benefit physically and spiritually and return with fulfilled ambitions.
Aastan e Quds e Rizvi foundation which owes the trusteeship of his holy shrine, is the center of knowledge, education, culture, propagation, research, industry, finance, philanthropy, development, welfare, tourism and science. His holy shrine is a symbol of Islamic architecture and without exaggeration it is unique place in world.

(Imamate of Imam Ali (A.S

First: The Vicegerency

‘Ali (as) is the vicegerent of the Prophet (S) and the vicegerent is the one who bears all responsibilities on behalf of the one he represents. He executes these responsiblities with the command of the one he represents. This tradition is unambiguous in proving this status for ‘Ali (as).
However, the proof of his vicegerency is not restricted to this tradition alone. The Prophet (S) has expressed other traditions regarding this matter on numerous occasions, as recorded in the books of traditions and commentaries from both Sunnis and Shi’ahs.53

Second: The Brotherhood

‘Ali (as) is the brother of the Prophet (S) and Harun (as) was the blood-brother of Musa (as). The Prophet (S) gave the same position to ‘Ali (as) by making the brotherhood contract [‘aqd al-ukhuwwah]. There are numerous traditions regarding this topic that have been transmitted in Shi’ah and Sunni sources, one of which we will describe.

Hadith

فَضلُ عُلُوِّ الهِمَّةِ

High Ambition

 رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّیَ اللهُ عَلَیهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنّ اللّه‏َ تعالى یُحِبُّ مَعالِیَ الاُمورِ وأشرافَها، ویَکرَهُ سَفسافَها 
1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah Almighty loves the highest and the most dignified of things and hates inferior things.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 43021]


 الإمامُ علیٌّ (عَلَیهِ الّسَلامُ): قَدرُ الرّجُلِ على قَدرِ هِمَّتِهِ 
2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a man is according to the extent of his ambition.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 47] 


 الإمامُ علیٌّ (عَلَیهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن شَرُفَت هِمَّتُهُ عَظُمَت قِیمَتُهُ
3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose ambition is lofty his value is heightened.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8320]

الإمامُ زینُ العابدینَ (عَلَیهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ فی الدُّعاءِ ـ: أسألُکَ مِن الشَّهادَةِ أقسَطَها، ومِن العِبادَةِ أنشَطَها ... ومِن الهِمَمِ أعلاها.

4– Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS), in a supplication, said, ‘I ask You for the most fair witnessing, and the most active of worship … and the highest ambition.’[al-SaHIfa al-SajjAdiyya, p. 439, no. 199] 


الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَیهِ الّسَلامُ): لاشَرَفَ کبُعدِ الهِمَّةِ 
5– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘There is no dignity like great ambition.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 165, no. 1]

Hadith

ANGER الغَضَبُ

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الغَضَبُ مِفتاحُ کُلِّ شَرٍّ

Anger is the Key to All Evils

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّیَ اللهُ عَلَیهِ وَ آلِهِ): الغَضَبُ جَمرَةٌ مِن الشیطانِ. 

1-The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Anger is a smouldering ember [kindled by] Satan.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 265, no. 15] 

2ـ الإمامُ علیٌّ (عَلَیهِ الّسَلامُ): الحِدَّةُ ضَربٌ مِن الجُنونِ لأنَّ صاحِبَها یَندَمُ، فإن لَم یَندَمْ فَجُنُونُهُ مُستَحکِمٌ. 

2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Rage is a type of madness because the one enraged feels regret later on, and if he does not feel regret, then his madness has become ingrained.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 255] 

The Ghadir Sermon

Last Sermon/Khotbah of the Prophet,
The Ghadir Sermon
The Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH&HP) last sermon/khotbah -delivered by the
pond of Ghadir- has been narrated by over 400 Sunni scholars and thousands of
Shi'ah scholars. The Prophet, when returning from his last pilgrimage Hajj
-Hajjat-Ol-Weda'-, on the 18th of Dhyl-Hajjah stopped by the pond of Ghadir
and in front of over one hundred thousand people delivered the following
sermon and after the speech, the people pledged their allegiance to the Prophet
Mohammad and his Divinely chosen Successor, Ali (PBUT). The whole procedure
took three days.
It is important to remember that in translation the spirit of the text may not be
fully transferred, so it is recommended that the Arabic text along with related
Hadithes are also studied.

(Generosity of Imam Hossein(A.S

It has been told that an Arab man entered Madineh and asked : " who is the most generous man here ?" he was guided to Imam Hossein . The Arab entered mosque and saw that Imam was praying .After he finished praying ,the Arab man asked him to remove his need.

Stops on the Imam’s Journey

Tan’im

 

 

The Imam left Mecca, and at Tan’im he met a caravan which carried luxury goods and royal robes and gowns. It was a delivery for the “king”, Yazid Ibn Muawiyah from his governor at Yemen. The Imam ordered that all the cargo of the caravan be taken and given to poor people.

 

He said, “Who is to have this luxury while poor people starve?” Then, he announced to the people and to the workers on the caravan, “Whoever wants to come with us, is welcome, and whoever wants his wages, we will give him his pay, and whoever wants to leave is free to leave.”