Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: “We announced to the children of Israel in the book: ‘You will certainly make mischief in the land twice” (17:4). The first “mischief ” refers to killing the Commander of the…
Read the full narration →The Verses in Qur’an about the Martyrdom of Ĥusain (a.s.) and the Avenging of His Blood
Kāmil al-Ziyārāt · Volume 1 · Section 18 · 7 narrations
Abū Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) recited the verse, “Verily, We help Our messengers, and those who believe, in this world and on the day the witnesses shall stand forth” (40:51). Then Imam (a.s.) said, “Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali…
Read the full narration →Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) explained the verse, “When the soul buried alive is asked for what sin it was put to death” (81:8-9) by saying, “This verse was revealed about Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali (a.s.).”
Read the full narration →I heard Abā Ja’far (Imam Bāqir (a.s.)) explain the verse, “Permission (to fight) is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been oppressed, and verily Allāh is potent to help them” (22:39). (The Imam…
Read the full narration →I asked Abā ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)), about the verse, “And whosoever is killed unjustly, then We have indeed given his heir an authority, but let him not exceed the limits in killing, verily he is helped” (17:33).…
Read the full narration →Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said, “The verse, ‘There should be no hostility except against the oppressors’ (2:193) refers to the children of the killers of Ḥusain (a.s.).” The above Ḥadīth has also been narrated to…
Read the full narration →Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq (a.s.)) said: “We announced to the children of Israel in the book: ‘You will certainly make mischief in the land twice” (17:4). The first “mischief” refers to killing ‘Ali (the Commander of the…
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