Reading Time: 3 minutes Personality of Imam Husain (a.s.) is unmatched on many counts, like genealogy for instance. If only the Muslims had paid attention to these virtues, they would have no difficulty in choosing him (a.s.) over tyrants […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) advised the Muslim nation to hold fast to the Quran and Ahle Bait (a.s.) in the famous report of Hadith al-Saqalain (Two Weighty Things). While there are many similarities between the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes If 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 minutes In the Muslim world, rising against the ruler of the time counts as rebellion. By this logic, Imam Husain (a.s.) is perceived as a rebel for daring to challenge Yazid. This shows poor understanding of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are many conditions for being a divine proof – be it a prophet or a successor of prophet. Among these prerequisites is perfect tauheed – which means that the divine proof should never have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Among the numerous virtues of Ameerul Momineen – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) is his precedence over others in offering prayers alongside the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Well-known Muslim scholars have recorded that Ali (a.s.) preceded […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 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 minutes The 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: < 1 minute Muslims accuse the Shias of lowering the position of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and raising the status of Imams (a.s.), in particular, Ameerul Momineen – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). This is of course a result […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes While Allah has honoured the Ahle Bait (a.s.) on various occasions, we see this trend accentuated in the month of Zilhajj. Also evident is Allah’s disgust for the enemies, opponents and imposters who challenged the […]
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