Imam Reza shrine/ Mashhad/ Iran
Photography: sadegh zabbah
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion. It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the coloured canvas, reveals himself. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Portraits in movies: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) The Danish Girl (2015) Dorian Gray (2009) Titanic (1997) Werk ohne Autor (2018) Frida (2002) At Eternity’s Gate (2018)
My heartfelt felicitations to the Imam of our Time, Imam Al Mahdi (atfs) and his Holy Household; the Ahlul Bayt (as) and all lovers and followers of the Ahlul Bayt (as), as we celebrate Eid al-Fitr. InshaAllah all of our Fasts, Salah and Dua are accepted and our service to the Ahlulbayt (as) is increased. Eid Mubarak to all. May you all have a blessed Eid, InshaAllah.
Please remember Palestine, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, Muslims in China and all those oppressed in this World in your Dua. May Allah hasten the reappearance of Imam Al Mahdi (atfs).
Please take a few seconds out of your scrolling to read this Dua for Palestine.
اللهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ أَحْوَالَ المُسْلِمِِينَ فِي فِلِسطِينَ، اللهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ أَحْوَالَ
المُسْلِمِِينَ فِي فِلِسطِينَ وفي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، يَا ذَا الجَلالِ وَالإِكْرِامِ.
Allahumma aslih ahwaalal-muslimeena fi filisteen, Allahumma aslih ahwaalal-muslimeena fi filisteena wa fi kulli makaanin ya dhul-jalali wal-ikraam.
O Allah! Rectify the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine. O Allah! Rectify the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine and in every place, O Lord of Majesty and Bounty.
اللهُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ مَغْلُوبُونَ فَانْتَصِرْ لَهُمْ.
Allahumma innahum maghloobuna fantasir lahum.
O Allah! They are helpless, so help them.
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِمْ صَبْراً وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَهُمْ وَانْصُرْهُمْ عَلَى القَوْمِ
الكَافِرِينَ.
Rabbana afrigh ‘alayhim sabran wa thabbit aqdamahum wansurhum ‘alal-qawmil- kafireen.
Our Lord! Pour upon them patience, make them steadfast, and grant them victory over the Disbelivers.
اللهُمَّ مَكِّرْ لَهُمْ، وَاكْفِهِمْ بِمَا شِئْتَ إِنْ تَنْصُرْهُمْ فَلا غَالِبَ لَهُمْ، وَإِنْ
تَخْذُلْهُمْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذي يَنْصُرهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ.
Allahumma makkir lahum, wakfihim bimaa shi’t. In tansurhum falaa ghaliba lahum, wa in takhdhulhum fa man dhal-ladh’ yansurhum min ba’dika.
O Allah! Plot for them, and suffice them with what You please, if You support them then nobody can overpower them, and if You forsake them, then who will be able to support them after You?
لا إِلاَ إِلا اللهُ العَظيمُ الحَليم، لا إِلهَ إِلا اللهُ رَبَّ العَرْشِ العَظِيمِ، لا
إلهَ إِلا اللهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَتِ وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ العَرْشِ الكَرِيمِ.
La ilaha illAllahul adhimul-haleem. La ilaha illAllahu, rabbul-arshil- adheem. La ilaha illAllahu rabbus-samawaati wa rabbul-ardi wa rabbul-arshil- Adheem
When I say Night Shift is delusional, this is exactly I mean;
Me: The early morning ABGs are missing, you understand how crucial this early morning sample is, right?
N.shift: urmm yeah.. not sure .. just saying but do you think we're moving towards another lockdown? You know the government, probably, is gaining something from the propaganda.
Me: I don't know but....
N.shift: Have you done your internship here?
Me: No
N.shift: Oohhhh.. thanks bye!
Me: -_-
Van Gogh’s Lesser Known Pieces
*it took us a week to get to over 200 followers, thank you all so, so much!!*
Today the lights were switched on for the first time at the new and beautifully built courtyard of Sayeda Fatima س at the Imam Aliع shrine.
61,000 m2, can take up to 200,000 visitors, plus a massive library, museum, place for zawwars to eat (mudeef), car parks and underground tunnel plus more.
The blessed dome of Imam Aliع can be seen from all the different areas of the new extension.
Insha’Allah we all get to see it in person soon.
“If goodness and virtue was in the form of a person, surely that person would be Fatimah; in fact, Fatimah would be better than that person, for definitely my daughter Fatimah is the best of creation in terms of descent, honor, and nobility.”
— The Messenger of Allah (ص) Fatimah az-Zahra ch. 1, h. 5
Fatimiyyah is an era; Fatimiyyah means to oppose the leaders of oppression; Fatimiyyah means to wage war in order for truth to be victorious over falsehood and ultimately, Fatimiyyah means the global and Divinely appointed governance of Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten his noble advent!
Yes indeed! Fatimiyyah is Ashura; Fatimiyyah is the night of al-Qadr; Fatimiyyah is Ghadeer; Fatimiyyah is the 15th of Shaʿban and Fatimiyyah is, in its true essence, the day of victory of Light over darkness.
— Ayatollah Lutfullah Golpaygani
The rights of your teacher on you are: You should look at him with honour, listen to him with full attention, sit facing him with respect and do not raise your voice in his presence. If someone asks him a question, you should not reply it but let the teacher do it. Do not speak to any one or talk bad things about others in front of him.
You should hide his faults and speak of his good qualities. Keep away from his enemies and do not make enemies with his friends. If you do all these, angels will be your witness that you did what you were required to do and that you obtained knowledge from him for the pleasure of Allah only.
—Imam Ali ibn Hussain, Zayn al-Abidin (a.s), Risalah al-Hukuk
During the digging process to expand the shrine of Imam Hussain (as) in Karbala, and at a depth of 14 meters underground the workers noticed that the colour of the dust began to change… The original sands of Karbala seem to Sparkle like Gold. ❤️
Labbaik ya Hussain(ع) ♥
The shortest dua for the biggest dream:
اللهم عجل لولیک الفرج
This is what makes Iran 🇮🇷 different from other countries. These are the fighters fighting against Coronavirus, wearing two types of protection gears.
1: Protection gears advised by Doctors & experts.
2: Protection gears advised by Almighty Allah during any catastrophes.
اللهم عجل لولیک الفرج ❤️
The Illusion of this world —
Remember that this world which you covet so ardently and attempt to acquire so earnestly, and which sometimes pleases you so much, is neither your home nor a permanent destination. You have not been created for it, nor invited to it as your resting-place. It shall neither remain with you for ever, nor will you remain in it eternally. If it has enticed you away with its charms, it has also warned and cautioned you of real dangers lurking in its folds. Take account of the warnings it has given you and do not be seduced or decieved by its allurements. Let these warnings frighten you from being too greedy to possess it. Try to advance towards the place where you are invited for eternal bliss and turn your face away from the vicious world.
— Imam Ali ع, The Peak of Eloquence (Nahjul-Balagha)
NGL but one of the sweetest compliments is being compared to 'sunshine'; like idk do you light up their day, are a source of warmth or a symbol of hope? Whatever man... it is beautiful and I can't stop thinking about it..
If only we can get 'We didn't start the fire' version 2020 right now... like it would be grape!