Mohammad became the 5th Imam after the death of his father...

Mohammad became the 5th Imam after the death of his father while Zaid rose against the rulers of his time and was martyred in Kufa. All these supplications were later collected by his companions in the shape of a book which was named “Al Saheefa el Sajjadiya”. Several copies of the book were made and distributed among the followers. Normal teachings of the Qur’an by the family of the Prophet were not allowed.

With these supplications Imam taught his followers the relationship between God and the people. In ordinary language it is not possible to enhance the knowledge of God. But in the language of prayer, when one bows down before the creator, one realizes one’s own meager self, in comparison with the immensity of the universe. All vanity or ego disappears. All…