Author: Mohammed Ali Vakil

I recall this anecdote whenever someone is rude. The simplicity and clarity Imam’s response is a practical example for us on how we should respond in similar situations. More about Imam Al-Baqir Did you like…

This comic is adapted from The Garden of Self healing translated by Sheikh Fadhlalla Haeri. The eloquence is amazing, which gave inspiration to express the incident in Comic form. Did you like this comic? Copy…

This is an excerpt from the Book Lantern of the Path by Imam Jaffer Sadiq (as). The whole book contains several gems for every aspect of life, and worth referring to several times. Did you…

The classic question whether our actions are governed between Freewill or Pre-destination has been asked by all schools of thought. The correct answer according to Islamic thought is that it’s somewhere in between. We don’t…

This prayer summarizes  in essense the intention of a Sufi’s approach to supplication.   It’s a higher state one strives to acheive where one yearns for God not for any ulterior motive, but because God is…

This question was asked to the 6th Imam (Imam Jafar As-Sadiq).  His face is not shown in Islamic Art.  I heard this anecdote a long time ago during my School days when I attended Summer…

I heard this anecdote from a series of Lectures called Art of Yearning for God by Sheikh Khalil Jaffer.  I recall there were several other anecdotes similar to this mentioned in these lectures.  The comic…