Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are strange and even absurd demands from some quarters of our society demanding that the only way forward is by forging unity among Muslims. How far are these slogans for unity justified? Reply While […]
Reading Time: 17 minutesZiyaarat–e-Aashoora and the supplication recited after it, which is famous as Dua-e-Alqamah, are reliable narrations which cannot be rejected. Their presence in ancient and authentic Shia books shows that scholars, traditionalists and theologians have been […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter the death of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), his Caliphate and Successorship was the right of Imam Ali (a.s.), who made several attempts to prove that Caliphate was his exclusive right and that others were […]
Reading Time: 20 minutesJaarullah Zamakshari in his exegesis (tafseer), ‘Al-Kashshaaf‘, vol. 4, p. 197 narrates from Ibn Abbas that once Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) along with his companions went to visit Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Husain (a.s.) when […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSkeptics accuse Shias of ‘worshipping’ shrines. They take visitation of shrines of holy personalities (a.s.) i.e. Ziyarat, as polytheism and are quick to brand Shias as polytheists (mushrik). Reply The charge of these so-called Muslims […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesA renowned scholar of the Ahle Tasannun (those who claim to follow the Sunnah) from Iraq Abu Huzail al-Allaaf narrates: During one of my journeys from ‘Raqqa’, I heard about an insane person who was a […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesMuhammed b. Mahmood al-Ebadi narrates from Imam Moosa b. Jafar al-Kazim (a.s.): I went to meet Haroon Rashid (the tyrannical Abbaside Emperor and despot) and greeted him. He returned the greetings and said: Tax is paid […]
Reading Time: 22 minutesThe meaning of Lanat (Curse), in the dictionary, is to ‘make far’, or ‘to separate’. لَعْنَه لَعْنًا: طَرَدُه وَ اَبْعَدَه عَنِ الْخَيْرِ ‘To curse means he made him far from himself or made him far […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesSome people ask, why do Shias combine their prayers or in other words why do Shias pray 3 times a day, while the majority of Muslims pray them separately. The Shias combine their Zohar and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe âHadis-e-Kisaaâ is among the most authentic realities, which none can deny except the one who is ignorant and unaware of Islamic knowledge and truths A tradition can be considered as feigned when: Its mention […]
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