Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the days leading to his demise, when a group of companions visited the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), he (s.a.w.a.) ordered them: آتُوْنِیْ بِدَوَاتٍ وَ قِرْطَاسٍ اِکْتُبُ لَکُمْ کِتَابًا لَنْ تَضِلُّوْا بَعْدَہ اَبَدًا “Fetch me a […]
Reading Time: 10 minutesLove and mastership (Wilayat) and expression of displeasure (Baraâat) are the cornerstones of Islamic teachings. We understand the meaning of empowering goodness and prohibiting evil from them. These were the aims of Imam Husainâs (a.s.) […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe opinion of Sunan-o-Abi Dawood al-Sajistani, ‘The Ummah will be unanimous about them’,[1] is weak for the following reasons: 1) It is clear that an action is attributed to its subject only when it is […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesIslam is the eternal charter of humanity. It has witnessed many personalities who have participated in, whatever manner possible, spreading the message of Islam. In this way, they have earned the respect of other Muslims […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is an established fact from the traditions of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that Islam will not come to an end till there are twelve caliphs amongst the Muslims. It will survive till the Day of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe tradition is that of Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari as narrated by Haafez Jalaaluddin Suyuti in Tarikh al-Khulafaa and is as follows: These traditions imply the existence of twelve caliphs during the entire lifespan […]
Reading Time: 11 minutesAccording to Qazi Ayaaz., the import of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) through the tradition concerning twelve Imams (a.s.) was that the twelve Imams (a.s.) will exist only during the caliphsâ might, the strength of […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesAfter practically the entire Arab world had submitted to the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) message and Islam became a dominant force, Allah promises to protect the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) from the evil designs of the people as mentioned in the 67th verse of Surah Maaidah – O Apostle! Deliver what has been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people…
What is the secret behind Allah’s promise of protection to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) after the majority of the Arabs had accepted Islam? Who were the people who were out to harm Islam? Why were they upset with the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.)? […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesA few days back, I happened to glance at an article in which the writer had made an erroneous conclusion due to his blinkered interpretation of some traditions and statements of the Infallible Imams (a.s) […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe have already established in the first part of this series that some historians have been unethical in recording early Islamic history, misrepresenting historical facts. An example of such distortion from Tarikh-e-Tabari has already been […]
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