Reading Time: 5 minutes The days commemorating the martyrdom of Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.) – the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) – are known as ‘Ayyam-e-Fatimiyyah’. The Ayyam are observed from 13th/14th Jamadi al-Awwal to 3rd Jamadi […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes In 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: 2 minutes When the rulers demanded that Fatima Zahra (s.a.) produce witnesses in support of her claim on Fadak, she advanced Umm Ayman as a witness, among others. Before we venture into the Fadak testimony, it is […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fakhr al-Deen al-Raazi (exp 605 AH), the famous Ahle Tasannun theologian and philosopher, has countered the Shias on various points related to infallibility of the Imams (a.s.) and virtues of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.). He was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Muslims have this belief in consensus (ijma) that if the majority goes with a view then it is taken to be correct and the minority must necessarily follow the view of the majority. They have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The skeptics claim that Ali (a.s.) should have taken back Fadak if it was indeed the property of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.). By leaving Fadak as it is, Ali (a.s.) has admitted that the property […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The debate over Fadak ownership began immediately after the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). But the repercussions of the debate were felt for decades since the rulers were always anxious that Aal Muhammad (a.s.) […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the dispute over Fadak, the rulers very conveniently presented a forged tradition to the effect that prophets do not leave behind any inheritance – everything they leave behind is for the nation. Among the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute It is evident from the dispute over Fadak that Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) held the upper hand. In fact she staked her claim with such forceful arguments and irrefutable testimonies that according to some reports, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the dispute of Fadak, the rulers insisted that Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.) present two male witnesses (or equivalent female witnesses). When Hazrat Fatima Zahra (a.s.) presented Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) as witness they rejected his […]
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