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: 6 minutes Among the qualifications for leadership of the Muslim nation is divine knowledge of all things necessary for the guidance of the nation. In several places the Noble Quran has highlighted this reality. From the many […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are many reports direct and indirect which point towards an Imam / divine proof in every page. Many of these reports are documented in source books of all Muslim sects. Necessity to recognize the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is the objection of sceptics like Ibn Taymiyyah who ridicule the Shias for believing in an Imam who does not live among them (as a known face) and apparently offers no benefit to his […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the questions raised by the skeptics regarding the occultation of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is – if he is brave and courageous like his forefathers Imam Ali (a.s.) and Imam Husain (a.s.) who never […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The three rulers, respected by the Muslim majority, are supposed to have had cordial relations with the Ahle Bait (a.s.) i.e. Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.), Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and Hasanain (a.s.). And in turn the […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The days commemorating the martyrdom of Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.) – the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) – are known as ‘Ayyam-e-Fatimiyyah’. The Ayyam are observed from 13th/14th Jamadi al-Awwal to 3rd Jamadi […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Skeptics allege that the Shias believe Muawiyah to be an infidel and apostate. So why did Imam Hasan (a.s.) hand over to him the reins of the Muslims, knowing that he was an apostate? Imam […]
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