Reading Time: 3 minutes When Muslims talk of whether Imam Husain (a.s.) was the rightful successor of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and whether he should have pledged allegiance to Yazid, they should first discuss the merits of both individuals to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A large section of the Muslims maintain that Ashura is a blessed day when Allah bestowed one prophet / nation or another with some divine favour. They claim that to show gratitude to Allah for […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a question uppermost in the minds of the Muslim majority who demand from Shias that if Ali’s (a.s.) appointment was a reality leading Muslim scholars like Bukhari should have documented it in their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Message of Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in Ghadeer for Muslims till the Day of Judgment included a complete recipe for guidance right from the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) immediate successor – Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) to the last […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some Muslims have a peculiar view of the dead. They maintain that once a person is dead he is as lifeless as the earth under which he is buried. Therefore, respecting the dead and seeking […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Skeptics raise questions on the belief / existence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) by criticizing reports on the Mahdi as doubtful or portraying the narrators as unreliable. Reply Traditions related to Imam Mahdi’s (a.t.f.s.) belief and […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Some skeptics cast doubt on the existence of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) and label it as a Shiite belief. They either reject completely the belief in Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) or maintain that he will be born […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Salafi view on Ziyarat of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is defined by the views of their leaders like Ibn Taymiyyah and Muhammad Ibn Abdil Wahhab. Ibn Taymiyyah famously said – Man cannot undertake journey specifically […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The ‘Dark Thursday’ or the ‘Calamity of Thursday’ was a turning point in the history of Islam as this widely documented incident shows: Saeed Ibn Jubair reports: It was the 11th Hijri in the final […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes The skeptics reject the notion that the Battle of Karbala was a conflict between truth and falsehood. They dismiss it as a battle between two personalities / princes over rulership. Their argument against Imam Husain […]
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