Some Muslims portray a harmonious relationship between Ameerul Momineen – Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) and Fatima Zahra (s.a.) on the one hand and Umar b. Khattaab on the other hand. They grope at any excuse possible to show this non-existent harmony even to the extent of inventing a marriage [...]

Hazrat Fatemah Zahra (s.a.) (the chief of all women in Paradise) was least interested in worldly possessions. She being a lady of exalted disposition, enjoyed great spiritual status and this was well-acknowledged by the Islamic world. She had all along remained aloof from the world and was wary of its [...]

The meaning of Lanat (Curse), in the dictionary, is to ‘make far’, or ‘to separate’. لَعْنَه لَعْنًا: طَرَدُه وَ اَبْعَدَه عَنِ الْخَيْرِ ‘To curse means he made him far from himself or made him far from good.’ (Mufradaat, pg. 422, Majmaul Bahrain, vol. 1-2, pg. 404) Terminologically, lanat means to [...]

At times a question comes to mind that, was there mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.) at the times of the Holy Imams (a.s.) and did they (a.s.) also observing mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.)? The fact is that the Holy Imams (a.s.) were observing mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.) and [...]

Some people ask why Shias pray Zohr-Asr prayers and Maghrib-Isha prayers together, while the majority of Muslims pray them separately and whereas the name of every prayer is different? In reply to this question, we have to put forward our principles that in all our religious matters we follow what [...]

Hadis-e-Nur i.e. the ‘Tradition of Light’ has been recorded and chronicled extensively and consecutively, with minor variations, by both Sunni and Shia scholars in their reliable books, who have advanced it as evidence of the superiority and excellence of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) and his infallible progeny (a.s). Notwithstanding the [...]

The previous article elucidated the importance of Hadis-e-Nur by affirming Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Taalib’s (a.s) status as the true and deserving successor of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a). We will now elaborate on the chains of narrators of the tradition (اسناد) and the consecutive nature of its narration [...]

The ‘Hadis-e-Kisaa’ is among the most authentic realities, which none can deny except the one who is ignorant and unaware of Islamic knowledge and truths A tradition can be considered as feigned when: Its mention is not available anywhere in the vast wealth of Islamic sources and knowledge. It has [...]

Ziyaarat–e-Aashoora and the supplication recited after it, which is famous as Dua-e-Alqamah, are reliable narrations which cannot be rejected. Their presence in ancient and authentic Shia books shows that scholars, traditionalists and theologians have been particular in narrating the same and jurists have carefully considered its chain of transmission before [...]

Historically, the incident of Ghadeer has been a subject of great deliberation in Islamic expressions and beliefs right from the beginning. What’s more, the issue has been highly sensitive vis-à-vis Imamate and Caliphate. The appointment of Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) heir is the point of contention between the two major Muslim [...]