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Reading Time: 6 minutesThe role of Saqifa and the first two rulers of Islam in laying down the groundwork for killing of Imam Husain (a.s.) is well-established. Even Muslim scholars have acknowledged this fact. Famous Ahle Tasannun scholar, […]
Reading Time: 11 minutesAmeerul Momineen, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) and the Holy Kaaba are both central to Islamic tradition and reverence. There are religious, symbolic, and spiritual similarities that can be drawn between them, based on the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere is a view based on the text / words of the Grand Marja Ayatullah Sayyid Abul Qasim Khoei (r.a.) that he did not verify as true, the attack on Lady Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house. […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis article is by His Eminence Ayatollah Al-Muhaddith Sheikh Ja’far Al-Sobhani (may Allah preserve him). You can refer to it in the book: “Letters and Articles: 212,” first edition, year: 1419 AH (Hijri), Imam Al-Sadiq […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn their bid to defend the second ‘caliph’ in the incident of the Pen and Paper, the skeptics try to shift the blame towards Ali (a.s.). They argue:Why didn’t Ali (a.s.) speak up when the […]
Reading Time: 17 minutesThe defenders of the Saqifa system of rulership, which they mistakenly refer as Caliphate, go all out to protect Yazid and absolve him of the crime of killing Imam Husain (a.s.). They point to others […]
Reading Time: 10 minutesIs it permissible to build monuments on graves in the school of Ahle Bait (a.s.)? There are reports in the books of Shias wherein Ahle Bait (a.s.) have seemingly prohibited building monuments on graves. These […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe supporters of Yazid and critics of Shias claim that Kufa was a Shiite centre / stronghold, and its residents are accountable for Imam Husain’s (a.s.) killing in Karbala. Reply Kufa cannot be called a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesRegarding 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 minutesAmong 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 […]
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