Reading Time: 4 minutesLeave alone prophets, Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is compared by Muslim to fallible companions and even there they believe the companions were worthier of caliphate than him! While Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is in fact superior to […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome skeptics object to the Shiite view on placing the Imams (a.s.) at a higher position than all creation excepting Holy Prophets (s.a.w.a.). They claim this is disbelief (kufr) and issue verdicts of Kufr (takfeer) […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesSkeptics raise questions on the belief / existence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) by criticizing reports on the Mahdi as doubtful or portraying the narrators as unreliable. Reply Traditions related to Imam Mahdi’s (a.t.f.s.) belief and […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome skeptics cast doubt on the existence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) and label it as a Shiite belief. They either reject completely the belief in Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) or maintain that he will be born […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the Fadak dispute, arguments of Fatima Zahra (s.a.) from the Holy Quran were rejected and her witnesses viz. Ali (a.s.), Hasanain (a.s.), Umm Ayman, the lady assured of Paradise, were dismissed. The rulers usurped […]
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: 2 minutesIn order to please Allah with regards His Friends (Tawalla) and to distance oneself from His Enemies (Tabarra), it is first necessary to identity His Friends and Enemies. In an interesting incident, we learn how […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Muslim majority believe that Abu Bakr was the people’s choice and no one else stood a chance against him. How accurate is this view? More importantly, was Saqifah a legitimate operation to begin with, […]
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: < 1 minuteClearly, it was sheer good fortune that resulted in usurpers of caliphate acquiring positions of power and authority in Islam, despite an unimpressive, even damaging track record. To understand this better, we must take others […]
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