by Nahida Syed | Feb 16, 2021 | Ṣirāṭ Link
“The month of Ramaḍān [is that] in which was revealed the Qurʾān, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So, whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of...
by Taymaz Tabrizi | Nov 4, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
In the year 622 A.D., the Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ) fled to the northern city of Medina because of the Quraysh’s assassination attempts on his life. The leaders of Medina had heard about the Prophet’s (ṣ) justice and had invited him to the city to help resolve their...
by Amirah Nelson | Nov 4, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
I knew how it would be, so I didn’t expect the place to feel orderly or holy. I wasn’t looking or waiting for warm smiles from the guards. I was only thinking of you. They gathered the women in one area of the outer precinct and sorted us in groups according to...
by Rabab Jafri | Nov 4, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
Arabian society—at the time of jāhiliyyah (ignorance)—was a society of tribal warfare and brutal cultural customs. There was no centralized government, so clans were created based on blood relations to create a sort of safety-net. Female newborns were buried alive...
by Sayyid Javad Wahedi | Nov 4, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
Have you ever wondered what the foremost factor is for success in the hereafter, or even how to begin to attain traits associated with such success? If you have these questions, I salute you because these are the questions of all true believers. The essential element...
by Mateen Charbonneau | Nov 4, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
Many hear of the great text of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (ʿa), Nahj al-Balāghah, or Peak of Eloquence, but do not know much about it or its origins. Let’s take a look and see what this great book is all about by reviewing the compilation process of Nahj al-Balāghah, the...
by Sabika Mithani | Sep 2, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
In the aftermath of the tragedy of ʿĀshūrāʾ, the caravan of Karbala has taken off, and the enemies have mercilessly taken the family of the Prophet (ṣ), tied them, and imprisoned them. At first look, it is made to seem as though they have been defeated, but a closer...
by Taymaz Tabrizi | Sep 2, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
It was the year 622 A.D. when the Prophet Muḥammad (ṣ) fled from Mecca, north to the city of Medina. As the Prophet (ṣ) had lost his sole patrons and protectors, most notably Abū Ṭālib (ʿa), he could no longer live in the city in light of the plots of the leaders of...
by Adeela Jaffery | Sep 1, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
After witnessing the brutal massacre of all the male members of the Ahl al-Bayt (ʿa) in Karbala, and most significantly, Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa), Sayyidah Zaynab (ʿa) was amongst the members of the Ahl al-Bayt (ʿa) taken as a captive. From the courts of Ibn Ziyād in Iraq and...
by Aseel Machi | Sep 1, 2020 | Ṣirāṭ Link
It goes without saying that surely at one point or another in history, Ḥurr was clearly a foe and an enemy to the Ahl al-Bayt (ʿa) and the Imām of his time, Imām Ḥusayn (ʿa). His role in the suffering of the Ahl al-Bayt (ʿa) at Karbala is tantamount to their weakness...
