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Ma'mun, the cruel and cunning Abbasid caliph in the year 201 A.H./817
forcefully exiled Imam Ridha (a.s) from Medina to Marw. (The city where
Mamun's seat of caliphate was located).
According to Ma'mun's commands the direction of Imam Ridha (a.s) caravan
from Medina to Marw was predetermined. Holy Imam (a.s) had to pass
through some towns and villages. He arrived in Marw on the 10th of
Shawwal in 201 A.H./ 1 May 817, via Basrah, Khorramshahr, Ahwaz, Rey,
Neyshabur, Sanabad and Sarakhs. Throughout his long journey the Holy
Imam (a.s) was cordially received by the people living in those cities
and villages on the route.
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The
following are narrations of the Holy Prophet (saww) in which the state
of the Muslim Ummah (nation) has been predicted during the end of the
time.
HADEETH NO.1
“There will come a time upon people (Muslims) when:
They will not respect their scholars except for their good clothing;
they will not listen to the Holy Quran except for the pleasant voice;
and they will not worship Allah except during the month of Ramadan.
There will be no modesty (sense of shame) in their women; no patience in
their poor people; and no generosity in their rich
people.
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Blessings of Having
Daughters
Imam Sadeq (AS) has
said:
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“Surely Prophet Ibrahim
(AS) called on God to give him a daughter to weep after his death.”
The Holy Prophet (SAW) has said:
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Ahlul Bayt
The Holy Prophet [s]
said: "The likeness of my Ahlul-Bayt (progeny) amongst my Ummah
(followers) is similar to Noah's Ark. Those who embarked on it were
rescued and those who rejected it perished...."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 27,
p. 113
Imam Baqir, the fifth Imam, [a] said:
"Our traditions (Ahlul-Bayt) survive in the hearts."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p.
144
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There are numerous traditions in
connection with the rights of the believers and brothers-in-faith. A few
of such traditions are quoted below :
Mualla Bin-Khanees asked Imam Jafar
as-Sadiq (a.s.):
"What are the rights of the believing
brother ?"
Imam (a.s.) replied, "Seven rights of
the believers are Wajib - If one fails to fulfill even one of these
rights, he is externed from Allah's obedience. He shall not receive any
reward from the Almighty."
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Allama Hilli in his book `Qawaidul
Ahkam' counsels his son Fakhrul Muhaqqiqin in the following words :
"You should practise Sileh Rahmi with
the pure descendants of the Sadaat also. The Almighty Allah has
emphasized upon this duty so much that he has made the love of relatives
of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) as a compensation of the Prophetic
mission."
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The Holy Prophet of Islam (saw) said: "
The rows of my followers in the congregational (Jama'at) prayer on the
earth are like the rows of angels in the sky; and a rak'at of prayer in
congregation is equivalent with twenty-four rak'ats, and every rak'at
with Allah, Almighty and Glorious, is more beloved than forty years of
worship.
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Knowing Allah, His
Greatness and His Grace
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "O' people!
Verily, there is no prophet after me, nor any Ummah after you (Muslims).
So, take care to worship your Lord, perform your five ritual prayers,
fast in the appointed month (Ramadan), make pilgrimage to the House of
your Lord (Mecca), give the alms of your wealth in order to purify your
souls thereby, and obey the Holders of Authority, so that you enter the
Paradise of your Lord."
Khisal-I-Saduq, p. 152
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Prayer and Its
Effects
The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The one who
takes prayer light is not of me. No, by Allah such a person will not
reach the Haud, Pond of abundant."
Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 1, p. 206
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Faith in Allah and
Attaining his Pleasure
Imam Sadiq [a] said: "My father said to
me about his father [a] that a man from Kufah wrote to his father viz.
to al-Husayn-ibn-Ali [a] asking him [a] to imform him of the good of
this world and that of the next. Then, he [a] wrote (in his reply): 'In
the Name Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful'. After that: 'Verily, he
who seeks the pleasure of Allah even while displeasing people, He
suffices him in his affairs with people. But, he who seeks the pleasure
of people while Allah is displeased, he leaves him to people (and he
will be far from His Grace), Wassalam'."
Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 208
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Recognition of the
Imams (as)
It is related with a sound chain of
authority from Salman al- Farsi, ' I visited the Messenger (s.w.a.s.)of
Allah (SWT) who looked at me and said, ' "O Salman, Allah (SWT) does not
send a Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) or messenger unless there are with him
twelve chiefs."
"O Messenger of Allah (SWT), I know this from the people of the two
books."
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