Month: March 2015
Tawalla or Tabarra – what is the real cause behind persecution of Shias?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Introduction Some people are always looking for an excuse to create disharmony in the community by challenging established Islamic beliefs. Among their ridiculous claims is that the practice of tabarra (distancing oneself from the enemies […]
Setting Fire to the House of the Infallibles (a.s.)
Reading Time: 8 minutes House under attack 1. Threatening to set the house on fire 2. Bringing Firewood and a Smouldering Rope 3. Gathering firewood to burn the house 4. Proceeding to burn down the house For a long […]
Is Lady Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) anger a small matter?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Doubt Some Muslims are in denial about the displeasure of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and Fatima Zahra (s.a.) with the pseudo-caliphs and the Sahabah (companions) after the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) demise. They maintain that both of […]
Why Hazrat Zahra (s.a.) demanded Fadak from the government
Reading Time: 5 minutes Hazrat Fatemah Zahra (s.a.) (the chief of all women in Paradise) was least interested in worldly possessions. She being a lady of exalted disposition, enjoyed great spiritual status and this was well-acknowledged by the Islamic […]
Who is the Imam of Fatima Zahra (s.a.)?
Reading Time: 3 minutes So-called Muslims like Ibn Taymiyyah claim that – Allah forbid – Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was wrong in her claim over Fadak. At any rate, she should not have severed all communication from Abu Bakr and […]
What was Abu Bakr’s biggest blunder in life?
Reading Time: 3 minutes It has been established in the preceding pages beyond a shadow of doubt that the caliph’s cohorts initially laid siege to Hazrat Faatemah’s (s.a.) house to intimidate the inmates and when that did not have […]
Mohsin Ibn Ali (a.s.): A Victim of Oppression and Terrorism
Reading Time: 12 minutes Introduction The demise of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) triggered a chain of events that caught the Muslims unawares. They accepted these events as if that was the most natural thing to do and remained unmindful […]
Did Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s (s.a.) house have a door?
Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction 1. Doors in the Holy Quran 2. Doors in the Sunnah 3. Door of the Ahle Bait (a.s.) 4. Abu Bakr’s biggest regret 5. Reply to the report on Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) Of all […]
Hazrat Faatemah Zahra (s.a.) – The Resplendent Light
Reading Time: 11 minutes The entire universe belongs to Allah the Almighty. He does what He wishes. None can curtail His Power and Authority. Importantly, Allah has appointed the infallible Imams (a.s.) as the medium of all His Beneficence […]