Eid al-Ghadir the Eid of Allah (S.W.T)
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا
“This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.” (Al Quran Chapter.5 Verse.3)
Imam Sadiq (A.S) said:
قال الصادق (علیه السلام): (عید الغدیر) و هو عيد اللّه الأكبر
"It (Eid al-Ghadir) is the
One of the characteristics of the political behavior of the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) was that he used to reason with his enemies and opponents. He even used to reason with Muawiyah in his correspondence with him. Although the enmity between Muawiyah and the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) was fierce, Muawiyah used to write letters to the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) in which he used to insult him and say things which were not true. After Talha and Zubair pledged allegiance
Ziyara Amin Allah Zīyāra Amīn Allāh (Arabic: زيارة أمين الله) is a ziyara-text recited by Imam al-Sajjad (a) when visiting the holy shrine of Imam Ali (a). This ziyara-text is regarded credible in terms of the text, content, and chain of transmission; and has been reported in authentic Shia sources. Ziyara Amin Allah is the special ziyara-text for Imam Ali (a) to be recited on the Eid al-Ghadir and also one of the general ziyara-texts that can be recited near the shrine of any of
First Umayyad Caliph Personal Information Teknonym Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Epithet Khal al-Mu'minin Birth 5 years before Bi'tha/605 Death 60/680 Father Abu Sufyan Mother Hind bt. 'Utba Children Yazid Spouse(s) Maysun Burial Place Damascus Rule Dynasty Umayyad Reign 41/661-60/680 Contemporary with Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a) Capital Damascus Activities Battle of Siffin against Imam 'Ali (a), Peace Treaty with Imam al-Hasan (a) Remnants Establishing
The caliphate of 'Ali began toward the end of the year 35/656 and lasted about four years and nine months. During his period as caliph, 'Ali followed the ways of the Holy Prophet 2 and brought conditions back to their original state. He forced the resignation of all the incompetent political elements who had a hand in directing affairs 3 and began in reality a major transformation of a "revolutionary" nature which caused him innumerable difficulties.
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Muḥammad b. al-Ḥanafīyya (Arabic: محمد بن الحنفية) (b. 16/637-8 - d. 81/700-1), the son of Ali b. Abi Talib (a) and Khawla al-Hanafiyya (the daughter of Ja'far b. Qays), was among the first group of Tabi'un. He was born by the time of the caliphate of 'Umar b. al-Khattab and passed away when he was sixty-five by the time of the caliphate of 'Abd al-Malik b. Marwan.
He is also regarded as Muhammad b. 'Ali or Muhammad al-Akbar, and his teknonym was Abu
The First Imam
Amir al-mu'minin Ali- upon whom be peace- was the son of Abu Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu Hashim. Abu Talib was the uncle and guardian of the Holy Prophet and the person who had brought the Prophet to his house and raised him like his own son. After the Prophet was chosen for his prophetic mission, Abu Talib continued to support him and repelled from him the evil that came from the infidels among the Arabs and especially the Quraysh.
According to well-known traditional accounts