Imam Reza peace be upon himأحْسِنِ الظَّنَ بِاللّٰهِ فَإنَّ مَنْ حَسَّنَ ظَنَّهُ بِاللّٰهِ کانَ اللّٰهُ عِنْدَ ظَنِّهِ Have a good opinion of Allah, for whoever has a good opinion of Allah He will treat him in the same way. Tuhaf al-Uqul, page 472 ...
MoreAmir al-Mu'minin Imam Ali (peace be upon him)عَجِبتُ لِمَنْ یَقنَطُ ومَعهُ الاستِغفارُ! I am surprised at the one who despairs that whilst he Istighfar (ask Allah to forgive one's sins)! Nahj al-Balagha: Wisdom 87 ...
MoreRasoolullah Hazrat Muhammad (Sall-allahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam)جِهادُ الْمَرْأةِ حُسْنُ التَّبَعُّلِ وَأعْظَمُ النّاسِ حَقّاً عَلَیْها زَوْجُها. The Jihād (fighting in the way of Allah) of the woman is to afford her husband pleasant company, and her husband has the greatest right over her. Bihar al-Anwar, Vol 103, page 98 ...
MoreImam Jaafar Sadiq peace be upon himکُونُوا دُعاةَ النّاسِ إلَی الْخَیْرِ بِغَیْرِ ألْسِنَتِکُم، لِیَرَوا مِنْکُمُ الإجْتِهَادَ وَالصِّدْقَ وَالْوَرعَ. Call people to righteousness through means other than your tongues so that they may observe diligence, truthfulness and piety in your actions. Mishkat al-Anwar, page 30 ...
MoreRasoolullah Hazrat Muhammad (Sall-allahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam)اذا جاء الموت لطالب العلم وهو علی هذه الحالة مات وهو شهید. If a seeker of knowledge embraces death while he is on learning position, he is regarded as a martyr. Kanz al-Ummal, Hadith 28693 ...
MoreRasoolullah Hazrat Muhammad (Sall-allahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam)إذا مٰاتَ الإنسٰانُ إنقَطَعَ عَمَلُهُ إلاّ مِن ثَلاٰثٍ: إلاّ بِصَدَقَةٍ جٰارِیَةٍ أو عِلمٍ یُنتَفَعُ بِهِ أو وَلَدٍ صٰالِحٍ یَدعوُ لَهُ When a person dies his deeds are finished, save except in three ones: a permanent charity, a knowledge that people will benefit, and a pious child who prays for him. Mizan al-Hikmah (Scale of Wisdom), Hadith 14287 ...
MoreRasoolullah Hazrat Muhammad (Sall-allahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam)لِکُلِّ شَیْءٍ أسَاسٌ وَأسَاسُ الإِسْلامِ حُبُّنا أهْلَ البَیْتِ Everything has a foundation and the foundation of Islam is loving us, the Prophet's household. Al-Kafi, vol. 2, page 45 ...
MoreLady Fatimah al-Zahra peace be upon himخِیَارُکُمْ ألْیَنُکُمْ مَنَاکِبُهُ وَأکْرَمُهُمْ لِنِسَائِهِمْ. The best of you is the one who treats most moderately and behaves most graciously (and honorably) with his wife. Dala'il al-imama, page 7 ...
MoreRasoolullah Hazrat Muhammad (Sall-allahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam)مَن تَعَلَّمَ فی شَبابِهِ کانَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الوَشْمِ فی الحَجَرِ، وَمَن تَعَلَّمَ وَهُوَ کبَیرٌ کانَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الکِتابِ عَلَی وَجْهِ الماءِ. Who was learns in his youth is like a engraving on a stone, and he who was learns in his adulthood is like writing on the surface of water. Al-Nadawar Ravandi, page 132, hadith 169 ...
MoreImam Musa b. Ja'far al-Kazim peace be upon himأفْضَلُ العِبادَةِ بَعْدَ المَعْرِفَةِ انْتِظارُ الفَرَجِ The most virtuous deed, after Knowing Allah, is waiting for Appearance (of Imam Mahdi peace be upon him). Tuhaf al-Uqul, page 403 ...
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