Reading Time: 2 minutesIntroduction When it comes to the successorship of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) there are two groups in Islam. One group claims that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) abandoned the nation without a successor and guide (Allah […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany 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.) […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDoubt: 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 […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesDoubt: Lamentations, breast-beating and mourning in memory of Husainâs martyrdom are not sanctioned by Islam. Though such martyrdoms are tragic, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) has forbidden holding mourning ceremonies on the death of any person. […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesWithout doubt, weeping over the Imam Husain (a.s.) the Chief of Martyrs (a.s.) has exemplary effects and blessings. Let us evaluate the different types of mourning so that we can identify the nature of weeping […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt times a question comes to mind that, was there mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.) at the times of the Holy Imams (a.s.) and did they (a.s.) also observing mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.)? The […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesHistorically, the incident of Ghadeer has been a subject of great deliberation in Islamic expressions and beliefs right from the beginning. What’s more, the issue has been highly sensitive vis-à-vis Imamate and Caliphate. The appointment […]
Reading Time: 14 minutesAt first, chronicling Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib’s (a.s.) excellence and merits seems like an achievable task. In reality, this is an ocean so vast and deep that it is impossible to define its depths. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) was seated while there were people around him. A man stood up and said – O Ameerul Momineen – you are in an elevated position while your father is being punished […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome Muslims – as is often their wont – try to belittle the position of the Ahle Bait (a.s.), deny them their rights and usurp their virtues. They think nothing of this, as if there […]
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