Al-Muntazar

Adl: Justice of Allah

Question: Why do some people have defects from birth? If Allah is Just, then why has He created these people defective and imperfect by which they have to undergo problems and difficulties throughout their lives and are made targets of taunts, degradation and disgrace?
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Wuzu and Ghusl

Wuzu is the cause for purification and is a desirable action in all conditions. One of the occasions on which wuzu becomes obligatory is Namaz. In ablutions, it is essential that, after niyyat, one adheres to its proper sequence. That is, he must first wash the face, then the right hand followed by the left hand. After that, he should do masah (i.e. wiping of front portion of head and the upper portion of the feet).  - Read More

Allegations against a believer (mo'min)

Ali (a.s) reveals, 'Happy is that person who is busy in searching for his own defects and is unaware of the defects of others.'
'Make your intellect suspicious (accuse yourself) of your own defects, for in most cases, self-confidence and self-reliance are the chief causes of mistakes.'
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The Consequences of Imam Husain (a.s.)'s Uprising

As Hazrat Imam Husain (a.s.) addressed the people in one of his speeches: "If the people see a tyrant ruler per?mitting the divine prohibitions, violating Allah's orders, opposing the Sunnah of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and oppressing the people unjustly, yet do not raise their voices against him nor revolt for change, then consider them liable for punishment in front of God and retribution is their abode - Read More

The Companions of Imam-e-Asr (a.t.f.s) and their characteristics

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) relates,
'I am seeing Qaem (a.t.f.s.) and his companions in Kufa. Their foreheads bear the distinct marks of prostration. They have the ferociousness of a lion by the day and are intense worshippers by the night. Their bodies will be stronger than steel. The strength of each one of them will be equal to forty men. They will only kill the hypocrites and the infidels.'
(Behaarul Anwaar, vol. 52, pg. 386, tradition 202)
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