Category: Islamic Education
Muharram and Safar are the months that mu’mineen dedicate to mourning the tragedy of Ashura and its aftermath. Traditionally we attend majaalis and sessions of ‘aza. We read/listen to poetry and lamentations as a form of offering our condolences to the Ahlulbayt (a). We also strive to educate ourselves about the events surrounding the tragedy […]
During Muharram and Safar, as we turn with our grieving hearts to the scorching plains of Karbala and remember Imam Husayn (a) as he painfully called: “Is there anyone to help us?”, And to our beloved 12th Imam (May Allah SWT hasten his reappearance) as he asks us today: “Is there anyone to help me so that I may […]
It is narrated that Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (as) has said: “In this Qur’an, there is a beacon of guidance, and torches [for navigating] through darkness. So, one must journey their eyes [through the Qur’an] and open them [to] its luminosity. Certainly contemplation brings life to the insightful heart, in the same way that light helps […]
