Why do we need Imam Ali (PBUH)?Category Archive

  Imam `Ali (a.s) was once passing by date sellers when he saw a slave-girl crying. He asked the reason, and she said, “My master sent me with one dirham to buy dates. I bought the dates from this man and took them home. But my master did not like them. I have returned them but this man refuses to take them back.” Addressing the date seller, Imam `Ali said, “O servant of Al More ...

  One day Imam Ali (AS) went to the market with his servant, Qambar. There he bought 2 shirts, one which was really nice and expensive and the other which was not as nice. When Imam Ali (AS) returned home he gave the better shirt to Qambar and kept the other one for himself. Qambar told Imam Ali (AS) that it would look better if he wore the nicer shirt as he was the leader of the Muslims More ...

  A father and a son were once guests of Imam Ali (A.S.). As they arrived, Imam Ali (A.S.) received them warmly and arranged for their comfortable accommodation. In a room where they were seated, Imam Ali (A.S.) sat opposite to them, engaging them in a friendly conversation. And then it was time for the meal. After food had been served and eaten, Qambar, Imams servant, brought a basi More ...

 The Principle of Humility One of the most important barriers to nurturing happiness is self-centeredness, pride and arrogance. This feature blocks the path of acceptance of guidance and creates a barrier between the individual and the educational factors. The element of humility in educational relations is inevitable for Imam Ali (P.B.U.H). If humility and humility and the acc More ...

 Another principle that has always been taken into consideration in Imam Alis beauty speech is to pay attention to its intellect and flourish and to avoid ignorance and ignorance. If we want to provide a functional definition of rationality and neglect in the word of the Imam (P.B.U.H), we must say that rationality is a process that encompasses some kind of thinking and neglec More ...

  Today, humankind is faced with the serious question of how far it should go in order to achieve prosperity and at what cost. Is it basically a matter of prosperity and necessity that is indispensable for the continuity of human life, even at the expense of any spirit of perseverance and endurance of difficulties, hardships, and failures? The view that is being portrayed to More ...

 The Principle of Hopefulness One of the opportunities that has always been considered in the religious education process is the ability to compensate for and prepare for adverse situations that lead to misleading and distortion. The hope of being able to grow up and not leave the guiding convoy of guilt or error not only encourages many to enter the religion but also increases More ...

  In religious culture, action has never been opposed to science, but on the contrary, the more the science expands, the greater the expectation that practice will expand. On the other hand, any development of practice in accordance with the requirements of religious consciousness will lead to some kind of knowledge, insight and knowledge, and vice versa, any shortcoming in More ...

 THE PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION Considering the above and referring to the statements of Imam Ali (P.B.U.H) in Nahj al- Balagha, we can provide some principles that have a special place in education, especially religious education. This article examines these topics in six lines in the next section. The Hereafter Principle Among the concepts that are emphasized in the culture of Is More ...

 GOVERNANCE OF IMAM ALI (A.S) AS THE CHAMPION OF THE DOWNTRODDEN What is amazing about this great personality by the name of Ali ibn abi Talib (a.s) is that his thoughts and message, through those very limited days of political governance, could manage to prove his leadership and Caliphate on the Muslim Ummah (nation) and the whole of humanity. This is where we see that Ali (a.s) is not onl More ...

  Before Imam Ali (a) took charge of the State, the condition of the country was in a hopeless turmoil. All the most important people and the companions of the Holy Prophet (s) had lost sympathy with the government and were openly hostile to it. Rank-favouritism and short-sighted greed of Marwan and his clan were responsible for this chaos. People were emboldened to rise in arms against the m More ...

  It is narrated that: The Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H&H.P) said: "He who wants to see Noah (A.S) in his determination, Adam (A.S) in his knowledge, Abraham (A.S) in his clemency, Moses (A.S) in his intelligence and Jesus (A.S) in his religious devotion should look at Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S)." Sunni references: Sahih al-Bayhaqi Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, as quoted in Shar More ...

 The commander of the faithful, Imam Ali (A.S) is the first perfect example of the education and training of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P). Ali (A.S) was educated by the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) from the period of his infancy. Ali (A.S) was always with the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) like a shadow until the last moment of the Prophets life. Like a butterfly which sacrifices its More ...

  The following is taken from the book Al-Qatra by Sayed Ahmad Mustanbat Vol. 2, Pg. 205, and Hadith. 57 From the book ‘Al-Majmoe al-Raiq min azhaar al-Hadaiq’, 100 merits specifically for the commander of the faithful (A.S), from those which Shaikh Sadooq narrated on the day of Ghadeer in the year 361 Hijri, with the chain of narrators going up to the Prophet (P.B.U.H&H.P) More ...

 Once on the eve of Ramadan, towards the end of a memorable sermon on the blessings of the month of fasting, the Prophet burst into tears. Asked by his dear cousin and son-in-law, the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Taleb (A.S), the reason for his weeping, the Almighty’s Last Messenger to mankind, replied: "O Ali, I weep for that which will befall you in this month. (I More ...

 Imam Baqir (A.S) narrates from the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&H.P): Gabriel came to me and said: Allah has ordered you to give a speech about Ali bin Abi Talebs virtues in front of your companions so that they can narrate it to others. Allah has ordered all of the angels to listen to your speech. Allah says that those who disobey you by not following Ali will go to Hell, and those More ...

 Ethical self-improvement or moral refinement Confucius encouraged his followers to improve their behavior, purify their souls and make their social relations better. (Creel 1949: 96) According to him the meaning of life is to improve your personality and behavior. It might be important to know that he holds: “The virtue is perfect which adheres to a constant mean.” That is to sa More ...

  ABSTRACT Generally speaking the matter of education has been proposed during long history of human beings. As a matter of fact, Confucius as a great Chinese thinker and Imam Ali as a great Muslim Imam have paid to philosophy, values and ends of education. It would be interesting to discuss similarities and differences of these both distinguish thinkers in regard to Education. One might be More ...

  If ones politics originate from morality and feed from spirituality, then it will be a tool for the people who are faced with it, to achieve perfection and paradise. But if politics become separate from morality and spirituality, then it will be demagoguery. It will be a tool for gaining power at any price, for accumulating wealth and for furthering ones own interests. This kind of politi 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 minds. He knows that he has not the knowledge and capability and to produce flow More ...