Reading Time: 4 minutesSome of the questions posed to the Shias with regards the Muharram mourning include: Why do you mourn over Imam Husain (a.s.)? Is it based in the Holy Quran? Why is the mourning repeated every […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe companions including the future rulers were truly tested by the Treaty of Hudaibiyyah. While in the battles (Uhud, Khyber, Hunain), they were for fleeing, in the peace treaty of Hudaibiyyah, they were for battle! […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf there is one narration of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that is oft quoted and employed in the defense of certain historical personalities it is: My Companions are like stars, follow any one and you will […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAmong the greatest mysteries in Islam is the claim of the Muslim majority that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) passed away without appointing a successor. According to many incidents documented by Muslim historians, outsiders and non-Muslims […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmeerul 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: 3 minutesAmong the unique virtues of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is his status as the distributor of Heaven and Hell. This is exclusively for him and no other companion or Muslim competes with him in this regard. […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesCritics of tabarra have these key objections against the practice of cursing / abusing / reviling personalities sacred to others. In their view, such cursing and reviling must be avoided as it: exposes us to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Salafi view on Ziyarat of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is defined by the views of their leaders like Ibn Taymiyyah and Muhammad Ibn Abdil Wahhab. Ibn Taymiyyah famously said – Man cannot undertake journey specifically […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ‘Dark Thursday’ or the ‘Calamity of Thursday’ was a turning point in the history of Islam as this widely documented incident shows: Saeed Ibn Jubair reports: It was the 11th Hijri in the final […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe attempts by the companions / hypocrites to undermine Islam and the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is a constant in Islamic history. We saw this in several well-documented incidents over the lifetime of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.). These […]
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