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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) [...]
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Had Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) been present in Saqifah he would have been the caliph

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Muslim majority believe that Abu Bakr was the people’s choice and no one else stood a chance against him. How accurate [...]
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Osama Ibn Zaid, the army general appointed by Prophet (s.a.w.a.), challenges selection of Abu Bakr

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe best argument that the opponents can advance against the Shias to validate claims of Abu Bakr’s caliphate is consensus (ijmaa’). They [...]
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Why Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) finds mention in all key events related to the Prophet (s.a.w.a.)?

Reading Time: 2 minutesCritical events related to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) like his birth on 17th Rabi al-Awwal and declaration of Islam (be’that/Mab’ath) on 27th [...]
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The shameful way in which Sahabah dealt with their Prophet (s.a.w.a.) after his martyrdom

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Muslim nation is always charged up about respecting the Sahabah (companions) and defending their position, often even in the most indefensible [...]
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After the Ghadeer proclamation, was it necessary for Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) to claim caliphate?

Reading Time: 3 minutesMany Muslims believe that Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) was not the designated successor of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Had he been the rightful successor [...]
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Should Muslims unite on falsehood?

Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are strange and even absurd demands from some quarters of our society demanding that the only way forward is by forging [...]
Ahle Bait (a.s.)

How Allah will deal with the murderers of Mohsin Ibn Ali (a.s.)?

Reading Time: 4 minutesDoubt There are some Muslims who reject Mohsin Ibn Ali’s (a.s.) martyrdom. They maintain that Fatima (s.a.) and Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) did [...]
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Lessons for the Muslims in the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) burial

Reading Time: 7 minutes Some Muslims have misconceptions about the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his successor. While there are many incidents during the Noble Prophet’s [...]
Ahle Bait (a.s.)

Mohsin Ibn Ali (a.s.): A Victim of Oppression and Terrorism

Reading Time: 12 minutesIntroduction The demise of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) triggered a chain of events that caught the Muslims unawares. They accepted these events [...]

Jafar al-Tayyar’s (a.s.) martyrdom and mourning over Imam Husain (a.s.)

Reading Time: 2 minutesCritics of mourning (azadari) level the following charges in support of their claims: Weeping over dead is bidah (innovation) and there is no evidence of mourning from the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) Sunnah Weeping is the cause of punishment for the person inside the grave. Food distributed to the [...]

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