Reading Time: 2 minutes Should we mourn the dead at all? Is it Sunnah? Is it Bidah (innovation)? How long should we mourn them? These are some of the questions on mourning the dead. Reply Examples from history prove […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Virtues of Ahle Bait (a.s.) are regularly challenged by the skeptics, including the well-acknowledged ones. One such virtue relates to Imam Husain (a.s.), whom they address merely as a martyr (al-Shaheed), rather than the Chief […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes While Allah has honoured the Ahle Bait (a.s.) on various occasions, we see this trend accentuated in the month of Zilhajj. Also evident is Allah’s disgust for the enemies, opponents and imposters who challenged the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Superiority of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) by virtue of marriage to Fatima Zahra (s.a.) Among the virtues of Ameerul Momineen, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), is his marriage to the Prophet’s infallible daughter – Fatima Zahra […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Sceptics accuse Shias of innovating taqayya which in their view has no place in Islam. They maintain hiding one’s faith out of caution / fear has no basis in Quran or Sunnah. Reply We have […]
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 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ameerul Momineen, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.), is the ‘self / nafs’ of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). This is a fact that is accepted by all Muslims regardless of their inclination and preconceived beliefs since […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One who is unfit for warfare is unfit for caliphate History is witness that companions fled from battles of Uhud, Khaybar and Hunain. Some of these companions went on to rule the Muslims after the […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Martyrdom of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.), Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) was a ‘momentous matter in the skies’ and the earth. Being a significant event, it had extraordinary links with the past. In fact, as we […]
Reading Time: 1 minute Although some Muslims may be dismissive of the belief in Ghaibat (occultation) of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) and even ridicule the Shias over it, there was a critical juncture in the history of Islam, when Ghaibat […]
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