Q&A

Reading Time: 3 minutes In adhan {call to prayer}, why do you say, “Ashhadu anna ‘aliyyan waliyyullah” {“I bear witness that ‘Ali is Wali of Allah”} and give testimony to the wilayah {guardianship} of ‘Ali (‘a)? Reply: In order […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reply: There are numerous proofs which confirm the infallibility {‘ismah} of the Imams who are all members of the Prophet’s Household {Ahl al-Bayt}. We shall mention only one of them: According to a narration related […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   When invoking blessings {salawat} on Muhammad (S), why do you also associate his progeny {a} to him by saying, “Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa Aale Muhammad” {“O Allah! Bless Muhammad and the progeny of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reply: During his lifetime, the Holy Prophet (S) declared that after him there shall be twelve caliphs all of whom will be from Quraysh, and through whom Islam shall be exalted. Jabir ibn Samurah narrates: […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Reply: As we already stated, the Shi‘ah have a firm belief that the position of caliphate is determined through revelation {tansisi} and that after the Holy Prophet (S) the Imamah {leadership} is in some respects […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reply: In Arabic “Shi‘ah” literally means “follower”. The Glorious Qur’an states:   ﴿لإِبْرَاهِيمَ شِيعَتِهِ مِن وَإِنَْ ï´¾ “Indeed Abraham was among his followers {Shi‘ah}.”[36]   But the Muslims use the word “Shi‘ah” to mean the […]

Reading Time: 11 minutes The hadith scholars {muhaddithun} have narrated hadith ath-thaqalayn {Tradition on the Two Weighty Things} in two ways and it has been recorded in the books of hadith. An examination must be made to see which […]