BirthThe Holy Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq(A.S.) was the sixth in the succession of the twelve Holy Imams. His epithet was Abu Abdullah and his famous titles were as-Sadiq, al-Fazil and al-Tahir. He was the son of Imam Muhammad Baqir(A.S.), the fifth Imam and his mother's name was Umm-e-Farwah, the daughter of Qasim Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abu Bakr.Born on Friday the 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal 83 A.H. at Medina, he was brought up by his grandfather, the Holy Imam Zain-ul-Abedin for 12 years and then remained under the sacred patronage of his father the Holy Imam Muhammad Baqir, for a period [more...]

The Messenger of Allah (S) married Lady Khadija at the age of twenty five, while Khadija herself was forty years old. Yet some historians allege that she was twenty five, and still others claim that she was twenty eight years old.It is also said that she had two previous marriages before marrying the Prophet (S) some historians dispute this and indicate that she was a virgin when He (S) married her. This last claim is not common.The Prophet's marriage to Khadija was not a usual one, it was a unique marriage because it was not initiated as a result of a love relationship, [more...]

Imam Hasan Al-Askari (a) spent his short life in sufferings and distresses. The Abbasid kings spared no effort in oppressing him. They moved him from a prison to another. They subjected him to confinement and imposed on him an economical blockade. They prevented him from meeting with his followers as they prevented ulama and scholars from contacting with him to take from the fountains of his sciences. And this, as I think, was the worst distress the Imam suffered. They tried more than one time to assassinate him but Allah protected him from their plots.There were some [more...]

In a statement issued by Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmood Bahrul Ulum Mirdamadi, may Allah grant him long life, His Eminence termed the desecration and insult by Jewish agents to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) as emanating from the losses suffered by arrogant powers due, largely, to Muslim awakening.  He also considered this act on their part as an effective cause promoting awareness about Islam in the world. The text of the message of His Eminence is as follows:In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate the Mercifulيُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِؤُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ [more...]

Ayatollah Sayyid Mahmood Bahrul Ulum Mirdamadi delivered a speech in a gathering of Najaf Islamic Seminary students on the eve of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.Ayatollah Bahrul Ulum reminded the audience of the sanctity and respect of the gatherings which are aimed at mourning for Imam Hussein (a.s.) and said that those who attend such gatherings should be proud of having succeeded. Meanwhile, he discussed the duty of religious students in the Islamic seminaries and underscored the importance of having confidence and trust in the Imam [more...]