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The Harra Incident:

واقعة الحرة: عندما هاجم “مسلمون” الكعبة THE HARRA INCIDENT: WHEN “MUSLIMS” ATTACKED THE KA`BA Written by Yasin T. al-Jibouri yasinaljibouri@hotmail.com THE HARRA INCIDENT The Harra Incident started on a Wednesday, Thul-Hijja 28, 63 A.H./August 31, 683 A.D. and was led by Abdullah‎ ibn az-Zubair, a cousin of the Prophet of Islam (P). Let us stop […]

أصنام العرب قبل الاسلام

أصنام العرب قبل الاسلام Yasin T. al-Jibouri On p. 35 of Ibn Hisham’s Seera, the Prophet of Islam is quoted as having said that the first person to cover the creed of Ishmael son of Abraham was one Amr ibn Luhay ibn Qam`ah ibn Khindaf. This man, according to the Prophet, installed idols and started […]

The Shi`a-Sunni Subject

Written by: Yasin T. al-Jibouri yasinaljibouri@yahoo.com Allah’s mercy and Paradise is spacious, very, very spacious, it has room in it for the Sunnis and for the Shi`as, the good ones, of course, as well as for non-Muslims. Contemplate on this hadith: الدين الأخلاق؛ من لا خلاق له، لا دين له Ad-deen al-akhlaq; man la khalaqa […]

Covenant of the Prophet to the Christans of Najran

نصّ العهد النبوي لنصارى نجران By: Yasin T. al-Jibouri http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=yasin+t.+al-jibouri&x=0&y=0 TEXT OF THE PROPHET’S COVENANT Following the agreement reached at the end of the Mubahala, the Prophet decided to write a covenant to regulate the relationship between the Muslims and the Christians so it would remain valid for all time to come. This covenant is […]

The founder of Wahhabism

A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUNDER OF WAHHABISM Written by: Yasin T. al-Jibouri yasinaljibouri@yahoo.com The most serious damage to the shrine of Imam al-Husain (ﻉ) in Karbala, Iraq, was inflicted by the Wahhabis, followers of Muhammed ibn Abdul-Wahhab who invented an odd interpretation of Islam which does not respect the grave-sites of any holy person, […]

A Tribute to Shaikh Al-Tusi

شيخ محمد بن الحسن الطوسي By Yasin T. al-Jibouri TThe reader will come across the name of Sheikh (or Shaikh) al-Tūsi in the three volumes of the translation/research by Yasin T. al-Jibouri of the famous book titled Nahjul-Balagha (which is being published in the United States); therefore, we have decided to acquaint him with this […]

Will of Imam Ali to his son al-Hasan – Part Two

WILL OF IMAM ALI IBN ABU TALIB (ع) TO HIS SON IMAM AL-HASAN (ع) Part #2 By Yasin T. al-Jibouri (This text is excerpted from the forthcoming 8th edition of Nahjul-Balagha which I have been editing and which will soon be published in New York by TTQ. This is one of the most beautiful literary […]

Will of Imam Ali to his son al-Hasan – Part One

WILL OF IMAM ALI IBN ABU TALIB (ع) TO HIS SON IMAM AL-HASAN (ع) Part #1 By Yasin T. al-Jibouri (This text is excerpted from the forthcoming 8th edition of Nahjul-Balagha which I have been editing and which will soon be published in New York by TTQ. This is one of the most beautiful literary […]

Fadak Re-Visited

By Yasin T. al-Jibouri مسلسل المعصومين (ع) – العودة لفدك Fadak is a garden oasis in Khaybar, a tract of land approximately thirty miles from Medina, and it was known for its water-wells, date-trees and handicrafts. When the Muslims defeated the people of Khaybar at the Battle of Khaybar, which took place in the year […]

Prophet’s Background and Immediate Family

مسلسل المعصومين (ع) خلفية و أسرة النبي ) ص ( THE INFALLIBLES SERIES – PROPHET’S BACKGROUND AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY By Yasin T. al-Jibouri To know Allah is know His creation, and the best of His creation is Muhammed, Prophet and Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny, the […]