Reading Time: 6 minutesThe role of Saqifa and the first two rulers of Islam in laying down the groundwork for killing of Imam Husain (a.s.) is well-established. Even Muslim scholars have acknowledged this fact. Famous Ahle Tasannun scholar, […]
Reading Time: 17 minutesThe defenders of the Saqifa system of rulership, which they mistakenly refer as Caliphate, go all out to protect Yazid and absolve him of the crime of killing Imam Husain (a.s.). They point to others […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe supporters of Yazid and critics of Shias claim that Kufa was a Shiite centre / stronghold, and its residents are accountable for Imam Husain’s (a.s.) killing in Karbala. Reply Kufa cannot be called a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe skeptics claim that the Imams (a.s.) so long as they knew the result of their actions (martyrdom in Karbala, death through poisonous grapes, etc) could be guilty of suicide (self-destruction) which Allah has forbidden […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome of the questions posed to the Shias with regards the Muharram mourning include: Why do you mourn over Imam Husain (a.s.)? Is it based in the Holy Quran? Why is the mourning repeated every […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere are some Muslims who insist that there is nothing undesirable or objectionable in organizing marriages in Muharram. A wedding can be organized on any day of the year and there is no evil or […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesHistory shows that the Bani Umayya, led by the likes of Muawiyah and Marwan, tried to arouse the passions of the lay Muslims against Aal Muhammad (a.s.) through some means or the other. One of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesMartyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.) was a ‘momentous matter in the skies’ and the earth. Being a significant event, it had extraordinary links with the past. In the comparison with the past nations is the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome of the questions on mourning over Imam Husain (a.s.) i.e. azadari are related to the amazing rewards documented in traditions. The skeptics find it hard to believe how a single tear can erase all […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome ‘purist’ Muslims have a rather biased attitude when it comes to ‘azadari’ and would like to see it money-free. They argue that when it comes to azadari (mourning the Ahle Bait (a.s.) there cannot […]
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