Holy Quran, Chapter 10 Verse 35
قُلْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُم مَّن يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ قُلِ اللّهُ يَهْدِي لِلْحَقِّ أَفَمَن يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ أَحَقُّ
أَن يُتَّبَعَ أَمَّن لاَّ يَهِدِّيَ إِلاَّ أَن يُهْدَى ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 11 Verse 110
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ
“And most certainly We gave Musa the Book, but differences arose therein”
Ima...
Holy Quran, Chapter 11 Verse 8
وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ لَّيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُ أَلاَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ
لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِه...
Holy Quran, Chapter 17 Verse 81
وَقُلْ جَاء الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا
“And say, truth has come and falsehood has vanished; verily falsehood (by its nature) is bound to ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 17 Verses 4-6
وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتَابِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا
فَإِذَا جَاء وَعْدُ أُولاهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 19 Verse 75
قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِي الضَّلَالَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمَنُ مَدًّا حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ
إِمَّا الْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا السَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّك...
Holy Quran, Chapter 2 Verse 148
Verse 148
فَاسْتَبِقُواْ الْخَيْرَاتِ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُواْ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ اللّهُ جَمِيعًا
إِنَّ اللّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد...
Holy Quran, Chapter 20 Verse 115
وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَا إِلَى آدَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْمًا
“Verily We had covenanted with Adam before, but he forgot; and We did not find in him a firm ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 21 Verses 11-15
وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَى مَ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 26 Verse 4
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّن السَّمَاء آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ
“If We will, We can send down on them from the heavens a sign to which ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 38 Verse 88
وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُ بَعْدَ حِينٍ
“And you will come to know its truth after a time”
Imam Baqir (as) explained the verse, “...
Holy Quran, Chapter 4 Verse 77
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّواْ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُواْ الصَّلاَةَ وَآتُواْ الزَّكَاةَ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقِتَالُ إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَخْشَوْنَ الن...
Holy Quran, Chapter 42 Verse 21
وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةُ الْفَصْلِ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
“Had it not been for the decisive word (giving them respite), the decis...
Holy Quran, Chapter 42 Verses 19-20
اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاء وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ العَزِيزُ مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الْآخِرَةِ
نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي حَرْثِهِ وَمَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا نُؤت...
Holy Quran, Chapter 57 Verse 17
اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
“Know that Allah revives the earth (even) after it has d...
Holy Quran, Chapter 61 Verse 8
يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ
“They intend to put out the light of Allah with their mouths; b...
Holy Quran, Chapter 7 Verse 128
قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ اسْتَعِينُوا بِاللّهِ وَاصْبِرُواْ
إِنَّ الأَرْضَ لِلّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
“Musa said to his p...
Holy Quran, Chapter 7 Verse 157
الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الأُمِّيَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ
يَأْمُرُهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنِ الْمُ...
Holy Quran, Chapter 72 Verses 18-25
وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا
وَأَنَّهُ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَد...
Holy Quran, Chapter 74 Verses 8-10
فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ فَذَلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ
“when the trumpet is sounded, it will be a day of distress, not at all...
Holy Quran, Chapter 81 Verses 15-16
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
“I call to witness the orbiting stars, those that run on and then disappear”
When...
Holy Quran, Chapter 88 Verses 1-4
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ عَامِلَةٌ نَّاصِبَةٌ تَصْلَى نَارًا حَامِيَةً
“Has not the news of the overwhelming (cover...
Holy Quran, Chapter 9 Verse 34
وَالَّذِينَ يَكْنِزُونَ الذَّهَبَ وَالْفِضَّةَ وَلاَ يُنفِقُونَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ فَبَشِّرْهُم بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
“And to those who hoard gold and silver and do not spe...
Imam Mahdi (as) and Night of Decree
Shabe’ Qadr or The Night of Decree is regarded as the most important and sacred night in the Islamic calendar. Among all nights and days of the year, this night holds the highest position. Holy Quran has declared...
Our Duties – Acquiring Knowledge during Occultation
The present era, the period of the occultation of our Last Imam (as) is quite different from all other periods in the journey of human excellence. Man has made more progress in the last four hundred years than th...
Our Duties – Giving Sadaqah For And On Behalf of Imam (a.s.)
Giving Sadaqah on behalf of Imam (a.s.) proves one’s love and friendship for him. The correctness of this statement is based on whatever has been recorded concerning the giving of Sadaqah or praying on behalf of ...
Our Duties – Helping / Pleasing Pious Shiahs and Friends of Imam (as)
This duty mentioned separately in traditions and hence it is also discussed as a separate duty. For example, in Man La Yahzarul Faqih, Imam Sadiq (as) is reported to have said, One who could not do good to u...
Our Duties – Relating the Praiseworthy Qualities of Imam Mahdi (as)
The manifestation of this duty is through the remembrance of Imam Mahdi (as) through the mention of his Fazael (merits, excellences or special qualities).
Proof for this is base...
Our Duties – Striving For Imam Mahdi (as)
As much as possible, one should strive in the service of Imam (as) because traditions say that the universe exists due to the grace of Imams and in this era because of the presence of Imam Mahdi (as).
Our Duties – To Obtain Knowledge About Imam Mahdi (as)
To obtain knowledge about the special characteristics of Imam (as) and to have information about the ‘certain’ signs of his reappearance. This is obligatory according to texts (Quran and Hadith), and reason....
Our Duties – To Pray to Allah That He bestows us With The Marefat of Imam (as)
One of the responsibilities during Ghaybat is that we regularly supplicate Allah to grant us the correct Marefat (recognition) of Imam Mahdi (as). This is because gaining knowledge is not restricted to writing an...