The meaning of the names of Muhammed, Ali, Fatima, Hasan, Hussain and the Imams, peace be upon them

I seek from him what I sought from his father, Adam, when he was in the Garden. Among what He conversed to him was that He said to him: O Musa, I do not accept the prayer except for he who humbled to My Greatness,…

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was asked: Where were you when Adam was in the Garden? He said: I was in his backbone, and I was descended to earth whilst in his backbone, and I rode…

The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him, was, on a day, sitting and with him were Ali, Fatima, Hasan and Hussain, peace be upon them. Then he said: By He who sent me with the truth as a bearer of glad…

I heard the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, whilst he was saying: I and Ali were created from one Light, we were glorifying Allah at the Right of the Throne before Adam was created with…

O Lord, who are these? Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, said to him: Those whom if My creation intercede with, I would intercede for them. Then Adam said: O Lord, by their position to You, what is their name? He,…

When Fatima, peace be upon her, was pregnant with Hasan and gave birth, and the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, had ordered them to wrap him in a white cloth, they wrapped him in a yellow one, and…

When Fatima, peace be upon her, gave birth to Hasan, she brought him to the Prophet and he named him Hasan, and when she gave birth to Hussain, she brought him to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, he is better than…

I was told by my grandfather, that he said: I was told by Ahmad bin Saleh al-Tamimi, that he said: We were told by Abdullah bin Isa, from Ja’far bin Muhammed, from his father, peace be upon them both, that he said:…

Were it not for a verse in the Book of Allah, I would not have mentioned what I am now mentioning in this position of mine. Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, says: «And as for the grace of your Lord, then speak.»…

I was sitting with Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib and a group from the sons of Abdul-‘Uzza opposite to the Sacred House of Allah as Fatima bin Asad, the mother of the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, and she was…

A man came to Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and said to him: Tell me about the anza’, the bateen [1], Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, for the people have differed about him. Then Ibn Abbas said to him:…

"The sword of the Commander of the Believers (a.s.) was only named Dhu’l-Faqar because at its center there was a line going along its length similar to the dorsal vertebrae , so it was named Dhu’l-Faqar for that. It was…

I said to him: May I be sacrificed for you, why was the Commander of the Believers, peace be upon him, named the Commander of the Believers? He said: Because he was granting knowledge to them. Have you not heard the Book…

We were told by Abu Sa’eed, Hasan bin Ali bin Hasan al-Sukkari, that he said: We were informed by Abu Abdillah, Muhammed bin Zakariya al-Ghulabi, that he said: We were told by Mahdouj ibn Umayr al-Hanafi, that he said:…

16. It was reported: She was only named Zahra because Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He, created her from the Light of His Greatness.

Indeed, the Prophet, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, was asked: What is the Batul? For indeed, we have heard you, O Allah’s Messenge,r say that Maryam was a Batul and that Fatima is a Batul? Then he said:…