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Hazrat Hamzah’s (a.s.) martyrdom and mourning over Imam Husain (a.s.)

Reading Time: 3 minutesCritics of mourning (azadari) level the following charges in support of their claims: Weeping over dead is bidah (innovation). Islam does not [...]
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Status of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in the eyes of the Ahle Tasannun ‘Imams’

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe infallible Imams (a.s.) of the Ahle Bait (a.s.) are highly regarded by the leading authorities of the Ahle Tasannun. Their scholars [...]
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Who is the Chief of Martyrs (Sayyid al-Shohada)?

Reading Time: 3 minutesVirtues of Ahle Bait (a.s.) are regularly challenged by the skeptics, including the well-acknowledged ones. One such virtue relates to Imam Husain [...]
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Building mosques over graves – Verdict of History

Reading Time: 6 minutesHaving advanced irrefutable evidences from the Noble Quran and the reliable Sunnah on the subject, the discussion on building mosques or domes [...]
Abdul Wahhab

Is kissing the Shrines polytheism?

Reading Time: 2 minutesSkeptics accuse Shias of ‘worshipping’ shrines. They take visitation of shrines of holy personalities (a.s.) i.e. Ziyarat, as polytheism and are quick [...]
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Only an Imam can conduct funeral of another Imam

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen an infallible Imam (a.s.) passes away, it is the responsibility of his successor, also an Imam, to conduct his funeral. None [...]
Abdul Wahhab

Building mosques over graves – Verdict of the Quran – Part Three

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Holy Quran has clearly ruled in favour of building mosques / structures over graves as documented in Surah Kahf (18): Verse [...]
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Unfit for warfare unfit for caliphate

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne who is unfit for warfare is unfit for caliphate History is witness that companions fled from battles of Uhud, Khaybar and [...]
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When the Sun returned for Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)

Reading Time: 5 minutesAmong the virtues of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is the return of the Sun for Imam (a.s.) on the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) request. [...]
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Imam Sadiq (a.s.) debates with Abu Hanifah on seeking via waseelah of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)

Reading Time: 3 minutesDoubt A sect of Muslims is so thoroughly confused about the concept of Waseelah (medium towards Allah) and Tawassul (seeking a medium) [...]

The Lies and Insults of Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Abdil Wahhab Against the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.A)

Reading Time: 2 minutesShaikh Najdi used to insult the Holy Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.a.) in various ways because he believed that this was the best method to safeguard his interpretation of monotheism (Tawheed). Following are a few examples of his appalling disrespect and insolence towards the exalted person of the [...]

Imam Sadiq (a.s.) debates with Abu Hanifah on seeking via waseelah of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)

Reading Time: 3 minutesDoubt A sect of Muslims is so thoroughly confused about the concept of Waseelah (medium towards Allah) and Tawassul (seeking a medium) that it labels anything and everything related to Tawassul as polytheism (Shirk). Although this appears to be a recent phenomenon coinciding with the rise of [...]

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