
Year: 2015


All Muslims practice tabarra, not just the Shias
Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction In the matter of Tabarra, there are two broad divisions among Muslims. One group rejects Tabarra outright and condemns the practice. The other group practices Tabarra as part of religion and devotes time and […]

Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) in the Ahle Tasannun
Reading Time: 4 minutes Muslims accuse Shias of exaggerating the position of the infallible Imams (a.s.) of the Ahle Bait (a.s.). Their foremost charge is that the Imams (a.s.) were not as virtuous as the Shias claim. In the […]



Permissibility of Tabarruk in Islam
Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction A view among the so-called puritanical Muslims with regards seeking grace and blessings (also called Tabarruk) is that it is contrary to religion and the principle of Tauheed. They argue that we should […]

Is ‘Every day Ashoora’?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many Shias from both classes – the common folks and the scholars – consider the slogan ‘Every day is Ashoora, every land is Karbala’ as Hadith Qudsi or authentic tradition from the Ahle Bait (a.s.) […]

Why Abu Bakr discontinued Ummul Momineen Umm Salmah’s (r.a.) pension
Reading Time: 3 minutes The matter of Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) inheritance usually stirs a raging debate between the Shias and their opponents, who maintain that Fatima Zahra (s.a.) did not have the right to inheritance. The Shias of Ahle […]

Why Umar abolished ‘Hayya Alaa Khairil Amal’ from the Azaan?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Is the call to prayer (Azaan) practiced by a majority of Muslims free from innovation? Some Muslims – who are quick to point out innovation even when it isn’t so – should reflect for a […]

Is Aashura a day of mourning or rejoicing?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Doubt: The tenth day of Muharram is âAashuraâ. The Jews of Madinah fasted on this day, the day on which Prophet Moses (a.s.) and his followers crossed the Red Sea miraculously. So the Holy Prophet […]