Reading Time: 2 minutes The 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: 4 minutes The most deliberated discussion concerning the successors of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is the discussion of Caliphate. Different sects of Islam have interpreted the concept of ‘Caliphate’ which best suited them. In this treatise, we will […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes We have already discussed the word âCaliphâ in the article âThe Concept of Caliph and Caliphate in Islamâ. Thus, whatever is applicable to the âCaliphâ is also applicable for the word âImamâ and âMasterâ (ÙÙÙ), […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The leaders of the Ahle Sunnah, the scholars of the Shias and all other intellectuals and scholars, regardless of their religion or sect, whoever has come in touch with Nahjul Balagha and studied it closely […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It 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 minutes The 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 minutes According 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: 4 minutes Objection: Why was the term âCaliphâ used for all the rulers after the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) till the recent rulers of the Ottoman Empire, although they were neither appointed by Allah nor by the […]
Reading Time: 10 minutes Preface Some say that Ameerul Moâmeneen Ali Ibn Abi Taalib (a.s.) has raised an objection in Nahjul Balagha against a few companions of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and that he (a.s.) was deprived of his […]
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