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Character of Caliphs appointed by Consensus

July 23, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: 11 minutesAccording to Qazi Ayaaz., the import of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) through the tradition concerning twelve Imams (a.s.) was that the twelve Imams (a.s.) will exist only during the caliphsâ might, the strength of […]

Tradition

July 19, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRegarding the 58th verse of Surah Ahzaab (33), ‘And those who speak evil things of the believing men and the believing women…’ Ali b. Ibrahim al-Qum narrates that it (believing men and believing women) refers […]

Tradition

July 17, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIbne Abbas narrates – I was with the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) while his son Ibrahim was seated on his left lap and Husain b. Ali (a.s.) was seated on his right lap. The Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was […]

An Objection to the Usage of the term ‘Caliph’

July 12, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: 4 minutesObjection: Why was the term âCaliphâ used for all the rulers after the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) till the recent rulers of the Ottoman Empire, although they were neither appointed by Allah nor by the […]

Tradition

June 26, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Husain b. Ali (a.s.) narrates on the authority of his father Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.), ‘After Allah’s Prophet (s.a.w.a.) recited the following verse – Not alike are the Inmates of the Fire […]

Tradition

June 21, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) informed regarding the verses – ‘The Faithful Spirit has descended with it, upon your heart that you may be of the warners, in plain Arabic language.’ (Surah Shoara (26): 193-195) that […]

Tradition

May 18, 2010 admin 0

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Baseer narrates that Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.) informed about Hazrat Fatimah Zahra’s (s.a.) demise: ‘…Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) narrates while she was breathing her last – We heard her address someone – Salutations upon you. […]