August 2010
78 posts
“The experience of Prophet Yunus (pbuh) is so crucial to internalize. When he was...”
– Yasmin Mogahed
“Imam Ali (a.s) : “After health, laughter is God’s greatest...”
July 2010
146 posts
“Imam Sadiq (as): “The heart is the sanctuary of Allāh; therefore do not...”
“Indeed Allāh has a wine for His friends, which if they drink, they get...”
– Imam Ali (as)
“Come, come, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving — it...”
– Rumi
“The idol of your self is the mother of all idols.”
– Rumi
“Many have been led astray by the Qur’an:
by clinging to that rope many...”
– Rumi
“Once upon a time we were fish swimming in the ocean, unaware of the water &...”
– Rumi on our relationship with God
“The best way to remove the love of this world from the heart is to think that if...”
– Usul-e-kafi 2, p. 315 (via ashiqaimmah)
“These people seek relief in this world while We have not created relief and...”
– Hadith al-Qudsi (via ashiqaimmah)
هوای سینه ام تنگ است برگرد، نفس بی رنگ بی رنگست...
“الهی ….اگر تن مجرم است٬دل مطیع است
My Lord, if the body is a criminal,...”
“چقدر قصه ام خنده داره
چقدر بیکاره دلم”
“Meditation in God is my capital.
Reason and sound logic are the root of my...”
– Imam Ali (as) (via ashiqaimmah)
“Oh Abu Dharr, the self of the believer is more restless in this world than the...”
– Prophet Muhammad (s) (via ashiqaimmah)
“Do you disobey God and pretend you love Him? This is amazing. If you were true...”
– Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (as) (via ashiqaimmah)
“My Fridays, stressed and quiet, I burst to tears. Trust me, I am tired For me...”
I wonder from where? You would see me, from which...
I wonder from where? You would see me, from which star? You will close your eyes and again you will see me for sure! My Fridays, stressed and quiet, I would burst to tears Trust me! I am tired For me this world is a cage In an oven in flares My eyes in search O the essence of rain! The fragrance of apple! To remain in love You are that sense of loneliness You are that sense of...
“Ayatullah Bahjat (R.A): “Place a cotton ball in your ear so that what you...”
“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that...”
– Vincent van Gogh
“… is to dream that you will live while you are alive and die only when you...”
– Arundhati Roy
“هر سختی که تو زندگی برامون پیش می یاد ، هر سنگ بزرگی که سر راهمون قرار می گیره ،...”
“Rumi quotes the parable of a man who was constantly in communion with God and...”
– Shaheed Mutahhari
“It is really disturbing and most surprising that the enemies, despite their...”
– Imam Ali (as)
“We, as a society, are doing ourselves a great injustice and endangering future...”
– Tuba
“This convoy is coming towards you since the beginning of time and it hastens...”
– Imam Khomeini’s Poetry
“هروقت تنها شدی یادت باشه خدا همه رو بیرون کرده که فقط خودت باشی و خودش
...”
“My Lord, if You condemn me for my crimes, I will cling to Your forgiveness, and...”
– Munajat Sha’abaniyeh
“Do not tell your salat that you have work to do. Rather, tell your work that you...”
– Ayatollah Khomeini
The Most Beloved of Allah (Story of Jesus and Old...
Jesus (as) asked God to show him who is His most beloved. Allah guided Jesus towards an old lady who lived by the sea. When Jesus arrived to her location, he saw the woman living amongst ruins with a paralyzed body and blind eyes. Jesus went forth and saw the woman busy saying zikr:
« الحَمدُ للهِ المُنعِمِ المُفضِلِ المُجمِلِ المُکرِمِ» My Lord I thank you that you gave me blessings,...
“Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi writes that someday the Prophet said to Abuzar “O...”
“A person saw Ayatullah Bahjat in the yard of the shrine of Hadrateh Masooma. He...”
“Once after prayer while Ayatullah Bahjat was walking home a man started walking...”
“الهي! گر چه درويشم ، ولي داراتر از من كيست كه تو دارايي مني؟..
My Lord, even...”
“Sometimes, there are no pretty words. No wise sayings. No perfect song....”
– Yasmin Mogahed
“شهبد چمران : من نمی گویم ولی فقیه معصوم است اما ملتی که به امر خدا به امر...”
The Will of Alexander the Macedonian ...
After conquering many lands Alexander headed back to his country. He became sick and bed rested for a couple months. With his death coming closer, he realized how worthless all his won battles, big armies, sharp swords, and all his wealth were.
He called the general of his army and said that he will be soon departing this world and has 3 requests that must be fulfilled.
While the general had...
