The martyrdom of Hazrat Ali
This weekend’s surge in the number of pilgrims heading to Najaf, the holy city in southern Iraq, has yet again reinforced the towering personality of Hazrat Ali (a.s), the fourth…
Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom
As Muslims bowed down during the early morning ‘fajr’ congregational prayers in the historic mosque in Kufa, southern Iraq, an assassin armed with a poison-dipped sword rose and struck Hazrat…
Celebrating Hazrat Ali
Ahead of the birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) this Friday (26th February/13th Rajab al murajab), the rich legacy from the life of the fourth caliph of Islam offers many…
Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom
As Hazrat Ali (a.s) lay severely wounded at his home in Kufa, southern Iraq after a lethal head injury from an early morning attack on 19th Ramazan, in the 40th…
Hazrat Ali’s legacy
There are people for whom constant grant of His (Allah’s) bounties turn them wicked and fit for His punishment, and there are many more that have become vain and self-deceptive…
Ali the martyr
As blood oozed down profusely from the forehead of Hazrat Ali (a.s) where he was struck with a poison dipped sword during the fajr prayer inside the historic Masjid-e-Kufa, his…
Ali the Magnificent
Celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali (a.s) on the 13th day of Rajab, the Islamic month, for centuries have taken Muslims to visit the holy Kaaba in…
Hazrat Sumama
In the sixth year of the Hijra, our Holy Prophet (pbuh) sent invitations to nearby chiefs and rulers to accept Islam. He wrote eight letters to the kings of Arab…
Maulana Rumi and Hazrat Isa (AS)
The 25th of December has just passed. Christians celebrate it as Christmas, the birth of Hazrat Isa (AS) while Pakistanis, in general, celebrate it as the birthdays of our benefactor,…
Maulana Rumi and Hazrat Musa (AS)
If one goes through all the volumes of the Masnavi by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, one notices that he has discussed every imaginable topic – the Almighty, the prophets, djinns, human…
