🧵-Merits of the Month of #Rajab (Excerpted from Mafatih al-Jinan)
It is narrated from the Prophet (saw) who said: ‘the month of Rajab is the greatest month of Allah. No month can come close to matching its sanctity and grace. Fighting the disbelievers in it is prohibited. Indeed, Rajab is the month of Allah, 1/7
The seventh Imam Musa b. Jaʿfar (as) said: ‘whoever fasts one day in the month of Rajab has the fire (of hell) keep away from him the distance of one year, while whoever fasts three days (in this month) has paradise become incumbent for him./2
The seventh Imam also said: ‘Rajab is (the name of) a river in paradise. Its color is whiter than milk; its taste is sweeter than honey. Whoever fasts one day in (the month of) Rajab will have Allah quench his thirst from that river.’
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This month is the month of Amir Al-Mo’minin `Ali ibn Abi Talib just as it has been mentioned in the ahadith
The first night of this month is one of the four nights in the year which it has been emphasized that we should stay awake in prayer and worship./4
One of the important things which must be observed in this month is to keep in mind the hadith “Malak Da’ee” which has been narrated from the Noble Prophet (prayers be upon him and his family). /5
The Noble Messenger of Allah has related that,
“Allah the Most High has placed an Angel in the seventh heaven who is referred to as ‘Da’ee’.
When the Month of Rajab approaches, this Angel repeats the following prayer every night until the morning time, /6
Congratulations to those who are busy in the glorification of Allah
Allah glory then replies, ‘I sit in the company of that person who sits in My Company, and I obey the commands of that person who obeys My Commands and I forgive that person who also forgives others./7
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The fifth Imam Mohammad Baqir (A.S.) was born on the 1st of the month of Rajab, 57th Hijrah, in the city of Madina. Because of the resemblance that he had with his grandfather he was named Mohammad and because of it that he analyzed the knowledge and made manifest ./2
The Tablespread / Dastarkhwan e Imam Hasan (AS) :🧵💚
Name : Hasan (AS) - the 2nd Holy Imam
Title : al-Mujtaba
Agnomen : Abul-Mohammad
Father : Imam Ali(AS) - the 1st Holy Imam
Mother : Hazrat Fatima Az-Zahra(SA) bint-e-Mohammad Rasool-Allah(s)1/8
Dastar Khuwan e Imam Hasan (a) is a Niyaz in the name of Imam Hasan (a) which is celebrated on 22nd of Jamadi-us-Sani. It is Commonly known as Hara Dastarkhwan because most items on it are of green color associated with Imam Hasan (a). This Niyaz is full of barakah and sawab./2
Name: Fatima
Title: al-Zahra; al-Batul (The Pure One)
Kunya: Umm Abiha; Umm al-A’immah (Mother of her father; Mother of the Imams)
Father: Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Pbuh)
Mother: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (sa)
Born: 20 Jamadi al-Thani,
Died: 13 Jamadi al-Awwal, Jamadi al-Thani,1/17
EVENTS LEADING TO HER BIRTH
Allah made special arrangements so that Hazrat Fatima (S.A) would be born pure in body and in spirit.
▪️Allama Majlisi, a well known scholar, reports in his book Bihar-AI-Anwar ("The Seas of Light"), +/2
Al-Wilaya Verse and Hadith About Wilayat e Imam Ali (as) -Thread
Al-Wilaya Verse ( آية الولاية) is the verse 55 of Qur'an 5 (Sura al-Ma'ida) which has been revealed about Imam Ali (a) and has praised him. Shi'as refer to this verse as a proof for the wilayah of Imam 'Ali (a).1/8
According to some hadiths:
Once, a poor man entered al-Masjid al-Nabawi and asked for help, but no one helped him. He rose his hands to the sky and said:
O Allah, witness that I asked for help in the mosque of Your Prophet (s) but no one helped me. /2
Umm ul-Banin ("mother of several sons"), married Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib), after the death of his first wife Fatimah (sa). Ummul Banin and Ali had four sons, of which the eldest was Al-Abbas ibn Ali (the commander of Husayn ibn Ali's forces at the Battle of Karbala).
Out of her great love for her son, Umm-ul-Banin did her best to protect him from any evil, including the evils of the envious. Hence, she composed the following poetic verses:
🧵 Thread- Brief Life History of #bibiUmmulBaneen (sa) (Mother of four Sons) -
Bibi Fatima Binte Hazam known as Ummul Baneen (SA) She was an cultured lady known for her glory, honor, piety, and nobility. Later,she would have the honor of being the wife of Imam Ali (AS), and would be called mother by Imam Hasan Imam Hussain Bibi Zainab and Bibi Kulsom (SA)
In her marriage with Imam Ali (AS), Bibi Ummul Baneen bore four sons: Hazrat Abbas, Hazrat Abdullah, Hazrat Imran, Hazrat Jafar (AS). They were brought up under the direct guidance and blessings of Imam Ali (AS). She educated her own children to act only as slaves to Hussain as