The Messenger of Allah (s) said: Allah said: I have divided the Fatiha of the Book between Me and My servant. Half of it is for Me, and half of it is for My servant. For My servant is whatever he asks. When the servant…
Read the full narration →The Thirty-Third Assembly, Friday, Halfway into Muharram, 368 AH.
Al-Amālī · Volume 1 · Section 33 · 10 narrations
The Fatiha of the Book is the Seven Oft-Coupled Verses.
Read the full narration →Amir al-Mu’minin (as) said: Surely, “In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful” (1:1) is a verse from the Fatiha of the Book. It is seven verses, the best of which is “In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the…
Read the full narration →When this verse, “And brought, that Day, is Hell” (89:23) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (s) was asked about that, so he said: The Trustworthy Spirit informed me that when Allah – and there is no god except Him –…
Read the full narration →People will pass through the Path in different ranks. The Path is thinner than a hair and sharper than a sword. Some will pass through it like lightning, some will pass through it galloping, some will pass through it…
Read the full narration →When Allah decides to resurrect the creation, He will cause the sky to rain on the Earth for forty mornings. Then, the bones, the vegetation, and the flesh will reassemble.
Read the full narration →Amir al-Mu’minin (as) saw a man from his Shi`a after a long time [away from him], and the signs of aging were visible on him. He had a limp in his walk. So, he (as) said: O man! You have aged. He said: In obedience to…
Read the full narration →Al-Rayyan b. al-Salt said: al-Rida (as) recited a poem of `Abd al-Mutalib to me: “All the people blame time, But there is nothing as blameworthy in our time as us, We blame our time when we are to blame, If time could…
Read the full narration →Be more hopeful in that which you have no hope than in that which you have hope. Surely, Musa b. `Imran (as) went to fetch some fire for his family, yet Allah spoke to him and he returned [to them] as a prophet. The…
Read the full narration →“I am at Your service, O Allah, I am at Your service.” (labbayk allahumma labbayk) He would not be seen in any condition except that he would be remembering Allah. He was the most truthful of people in words and the most…
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