As per historical records and is widely narrated in the books of Shiites and Ahle Sunnah, we get the impression that the conspiracy to martyr Imam Ali (a.s.) was hatched by the ‘Khawarij.’ With minor differences in narrations, Tareekh-e-Tabari, Tareekh-e-Yaqoobi, Shaikh Mufeed’s (a.r.) Irshaad and Tabaqaat-e- Ibn-e-Saad have narrated the [...]

One of the most fascinating aspects of Nahjul Balaaghah is its amazing comprehensiveness and rarity of concepts. Any reader of Nahjul Balaaghah can never stop marveling at the fact that how can a speaker express such superlative rhetoric, unbelievably meaningful and astoundingly paradoxical statements in such a simple and lucid [...]

Objection: Why was the term ‘Caliph’ used for all the rulers after the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) till the recent rulers of the Ottoman Empire, although they were neither appointed by Allah nor by the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.)? Moreover, their governance did not carry the pure Islamic message nor [...]

A few days back, I happened to glance at an article in which the writer had made an erroneous conclusion due to his blinkered interpretation of some traditions and statements of the Infallible Imams (a.s) and certain historical events. Herein, we can reply to such incorrect conclusions by stating that [...]

We have already established in the first part of this series that some historians have been unethical in recording early Islamic history, misrepresenting historical facts. An example of such distortion from Tarikh-e-Tabari has already been cited. We now present another example of such forgery and criminal fabrication. Although here it [...]

In our previous treatise, we mentioned a few instances wherein historical facts were distorted to suit the objectives of those who had usurped the rights of the Ahle Bait (a.s.). Here we cite another example of this evil trait. The companions of the infallible Imams (a.s.) were akin to the [...]

The book Saheeh Bukhari, compiled by Abu Abdillah Muhammad Ibn Ismail, later known as Imam Bukhari, is regarded as an important segment of the six so called authentic books (Sehaah-e-Sittah) of the Ahle Sunnah. After the Holy Quran, these six books are of utmost importance to the Sunnis when compared [...]

Preface: It is absolutely correct and evident that after the event of Saqifah, some of the great companions of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) did not accept the Caliphate of those who usurped it from Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibne abi Talib (a.s.). Leave aside accepting the unlawful government which was forcefully acquired [...]

Preface Some say that Ameerul Mo’meneen Ali Ibn Abi Taalib (a.s.) has raised an objection in Nahjul Balagha against a few companions of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and that he (a.s.) was deprived of his right to caliphate. On the other hand, since the companions of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) [...]

Ameerul Momineen Hazrat Ali bin Abi Taalib (a.s.) informed, ‘Fatima (s.a.) was the most exalted and respected lady of the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) family. She fetched water bags so often that it resulted in calluses on her chest. Moreover, she swept her house many times a day, and operated the flour [...]