Reading Time: 3 minutes According to some Muslims, Imamate is divided in two parts. There is Imamate in spiritual meaning and matters and esoteric affairs, and Ali (a.s.) is the Imam of the Muslims and the undisputed Caliph of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A rather surprising and amusing doubt created by some sections of Muslims is that Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) was in Yemen during the farewell pilgrimage and did not accompany the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Regarding the appointment of leaders (caliphs / Imams) of the Muslim nation in Saqifa, the Third Martyr (Al-Shaheed al-Thalith) Qazi Nurullah Shustari (r.a.) records in his book Al-Sawarim al-Muhriqah fi Naqd Al-Sawaiq al-Muhriqah: There are […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Muslim scholars have widely reported narrations from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) on these lines: علماء امّتي كأنبياء بني إسرائيل The scholars of my nation are like the prophets of Bani Israel. علماء أمتي أفضل من أنبياء […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Ghadeer sermon and appointment therein of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and the eleven Imams (a.s.) as successors of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is likely the most widely documented report of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). With the Ghadeer […]
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: 3 minutes This is a question uppermost in the minds of the Muslim majority who demand from Shias that if Ali’s (a.s.) appointment was a reality leading Muslim scholars like Bukhari should have documented it in their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Message of Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in Ghadeer for Muslims till the Day of Judgment included a complete recipe for guidance right from the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) immediate successor – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) to the last […]
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 Muslims have advanced various parameters and qualifications for leadership of the nation after the Prophet (s.a.w.a.). These are some of the qualifications cited by various groups for Imamat / Caliphate companionship of Prophet (s.a.w.a.) seniority […]
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