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: 3 minutes Virtues of Ahle Bait (a.s.) are regularly challenged by the skeptics, including the well-acknowledged ones. One such virtue relates to Imam Husain (a.s.), whom they address merely as a martyr (al-Shaheed), rather than the Chief […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sceptics accuse Shias of innovating taqayya which in their view has no place in Islam. They maintain hiding one’s faith out of caution / fear has no basis in Quran or Sunnah. Reply We have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One who is unfit for warfare is unfit for caliphate History is witness that companions fled from battles of Uhud, Khaybar and Hunain. Some of these companions went on to rule the Muslims after the […]
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: 4 minutes When an infallible Imam (a.s.) passes away, it is the responsibility of his successor, also an Imam, to conduct his funeral. None other can perform this duty giving Muslims a clear picture of who is […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Among the virtues of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) is the return of the Sun for Imam (a.s.) on the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) request. While this is only one of Imam’s (a.s.) many virtues, it is notable […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Caliphate was usurped from Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) under trying circumstances. Had these circumstances been any different and if the two daring ones been alive, the enemies would never have usurped caliphate from Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)? […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Muslims in general hold the infallible Imams (a.s.) of the Ahle Bait (a.s.) in considerable regard. However, they maintain that the Imams (a.s.) never claimed to be the leaders / Imams of the nation and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The infallible Imams (a.s.) of the Ahle Bait (a.s.) are highly regarded by the leading authorities of the Ahle Tasannun. Their scholars and leaders (‘Imams’) have confessed to the superiority of the infallible Imams (a.s.). […]
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