1- If a friend envies you then he is not a true friend. 2- The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects. 3- Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the o ... Read More

 In a book by the Shiite scholar and poet in Bagdad Sharif Al-Razi The Way to Eloquence which was written in the ninth century Imam Ali cousin of Prophet Mohammad advised to reduce taxes on his people in the times of difficulties (see letter 53). The new anti-crisis plan which was generally approved by Vladimir ... Read More

 The 21st of Ramadan every year observed as the martyrdom anniversary day of man for whom the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said “You are my brother in this world and hereafter”. I am talking about the most talked-about personality (after Prophet Mohammad PBUH) of the Islamic world Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS). An ... Read More

 In Medina the Holy Prophet (s) was forced to defend himself and his followers and was thus forced to face many battles. At each and every battle Imam Ali (a) was the hero. And it was he who fought single-handedly with famous warriors of Arabia defeated the enemies and brought victory to Islam. Records of these b ... Read More

  Stinginess is one of the two forms of poverty. Stintiness earns dishonour and makes one enter hellfire. Stinginess inspending from ones wealth that which Allah the Glorified has made obligatory is the worst type of stinginess. Protect yourselves from vehement miserliness malice anger and jealousy and prepare ... Read More

  A man enters a garden laid out into beautiful flower-beds artistically and aesthetically arranged. Flowers in each beds have been grown by persons who know the art and science of it. The beauty of their colours and the delicacy of their forms and shades are pleasing to the eyes and their fragrance enchants the ... Read More

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 Usually religious people admire their religious symbols glorify them and exalt their status and even exaggerate their personalities. Except for Imam Ali bin Abi Talib the Islamic symbol whom the Islamic empires fought and distorted his image name reputation words and speeches by Muslim emperors and kings for hund ... Read More

 During that month of Ramadhan Imam Ali (peace be upon him) was alternately going to the houses of his children and that of `Abdullah ibn Ja’far to break his fasts. His appetite had gone down very much and he used to take only a few morsels of food. When asked about it he would say: “I wish that when m ... Read More