Reading Time: 2 minutes The Shia of Aal Muhammad (a.s.) enjoy an enormous standing near Allah. Whether or not this distinguished status is evident in the Shia’s lifetime, the moment he is in the throes of death (sakaraat al-maut), […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is one of the ‘rational objections’ advanced by the Muslim majority against Shias. They claim that if the Ghadeer announcement of Ali’s (a.s.) Mastership in Hajjat al-Wida in front of over one lakh Muslims […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The companions and wives took liberties with Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) right from the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). While the twenty-five years under the rulers saw them treat Imam […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the Muslim world, rising against the ruler of the time counts as rebellion. By this logic, Imam Husain (a.s.) is perceived as a rebel for daring to challenge Yazid. This shows poor understanding of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are many conditions for being a divine proof – be it a prophet or a successor of prophet. Among these prerequisites is perfect tauheed – which means that the divine proof should never have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Among the numerous virtues of Ameerul Momineen – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) is his precedence over others in offering prayers alongside the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Well-known Muslim scholars have recorded that Ali (a.s.) preceded […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Those who mourn over Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his progeny will have an enviable status in the hereafter. An enlightening report on the subject gives a hint about their status: Anas bin Malik reports from the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In order to please Allah with regards His Friends (Tawalla) and to distance oneself from His Enemies (Tabarra), it is first necessary to identity His Friends and Enemies. In an interesting incident, we learn how […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Muslims accuse the Shias of lowering the position of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and raising the status of Imams (a.s.). This is of course a result of their poor understanding of Prophethood and Imamat and their […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Clearly, it was sheer good fortune that resulted in usurpers of caliphate acquiring positions of power and authority in Islam, despite an unimpressive, even damaging track record. To understand this better, we must take others […]
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