Bibi Zainab’s leadership
February 27, 2021
More than thirteen centuries after the encounter at Karbala became a legend for all times to come, the epic story of this tragic massacre remains incomplete without the persona of Bibi Zainab (a.s.).
On Sunday (February 28/15th Rajab al murajab) scores of Muslim mourners will remember Bibi Zainab (a.s.), the younger sister of Imam Hussain (a.s.) on the day of her martyrdom.
Pilgrims will either head to her final resting place in Damascus at the center of a neighborhood known as ‘Zainabiya’ or the mausoleums of the martyrs of Karbala, southern Iraq, at the centre of the legend of Karbala.
Celebrating Hazrat Ali
February 24, 2021
Ahead of the birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali (a.s.) this Friday (26th February/13th Rajab al murajab), the rich legacy from the life of the fourth caliph of Islam offers many enduring lessons.
Multiple historical sources have documented Hazrat Ali’s birth for having taken place inside the Kaaba in Mecca, when his mother, Bibi Fatima bint e Asad – the wife of Hazrat Abu Talib, the paternal uncle of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) – entered the holy premises and gave birth to her youngest son.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) quickly formed a close bond with the newborn infant. It was this relationship which also saw Hazrat Ali (a.s.) becoming the first among the children of Mecca to publicly embrace Islam. The relationship evolved to the extent where Hazrat Ali (a.s.) married the Prophet s (pbuh) daughter Bibi Fatima (a.s.), and stepped up as the Prophet’s (pbuh) deputy on multiple occasions.