The holy shrine of Imam Reza, peace be upon him, is a great blessing at the hand of Iranians; God knows its greatness, to an extent that Imam Jawad, peace be upon him, says: “Visiting my father is greater than the Ziarah of Imam Hussain; since both Sunni and Shia visit Imam Hussain, but only [Twelve...

Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him and his pure progeny, is the manifestation of “Divine Mercy”, the special characteristic of the Alimighty, and “Very kind and compassionate towards the believers”, symbol of Divine Beauty [in a way] that the divine light has risen in him, reflecting to others from...

Ayatollah Bahjat said: "One of the most important rituals of Ziarah is for us to know that there is no difference between the life and death of Ma’sumeen, peace be upon them." ...

The seventh of Safar is both birthday [anniversary of Imam al-Kazim] and death [martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Hassan, peace be upon them]. Concluding both is to mention the virtues of the Imam [whose birthday it is] and to mention the other Imam’s calamities. This is concluding between two rights...

Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, endured so many calamities, Martyrdom and imprisonment of his own family, with his own will; since continuously and even on the day of Ashura it was said to him to either choose victory or the conviction that they have made with God; but he chose the high levels [of ...

His regular Friday morning ceremony of Imam Hussain was first held at his house and then was moved to the Fatemiyeh Mosque. Through heat and cold, health and sickness, he continued to attend the Mourning sessions of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, until the end of his life. He would spend a part of...

There’s a village called Musayyib near Najaf where the two rivers of Euphrates and Tigris meet. A Shii man would pass by the village for visiting Amir al-Mu’mineen, Imam Ali, peace be upon him. A man living in that village would make fun of the Shii man whenever he would pass by, since he knew that ...

Ayatollah Bahjat said: "The phrase which says: “Indeed healing is in his soil.” Which is in Ziarah of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, includes the most severe levels of pain and sickness which all doctors are incapable of treating. The water of Zamzam and the soil of Karbala have effects wherever t...

Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, said: "Why do you regard killing me as Halal? Have I changed any Halal to Haram or any Haram to Halal?" A cursed man said: "We fight you because of the hatred that we have for your father." This is when it is said that Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, cried; [because...

There’s a Hadith from the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his pure progeny, saying: "O Ali, if I wouldn’t fear for Muslims to do what Christians did for Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, I would say things about you that wherever you go, people would take the dust under your feet as tabarruk [to...