Reading Time: 2 minutesAmong 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: 6 minutesOne of the key accusations of the skeptics directed at the Shias is that in moments of crisis they invoke Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) instead of invoking Allah the Almighty. Unfortunately, even some Shias […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are several queries and doubts raised by the skeptics on the Shiite practice of prostration (sajdah) on the soil of Karbala, the land of Imam Husain’s (a.s.) shrine. The doubts range from the extreme […]
Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction A view among the so-called puritanical Muslims with regards seeking grace and blessings (also called Tabarruk) is that it is contrary to religion and the principle of Tauheed. They argue that we should […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesDoubt Some so-called Muslims object to the practice of seeking medium (waseelah) through divine personalities. Their initial take is that we should seek only from Allah. Then they grudgingly accept that we can also seek […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDoubt A sect of Muslims is so thoroughly confused about the concept of Waseelah (medium towards Allah) and Tawassul (seeking a medium) that it labels anything and everything related to Tawassul as polytheism (Shirk). Although […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDoubt There was a group of Muslims in the past who claimed that we must seek only from Allah. They were opposed tooth and nail by the other Muslims and were branded as Kharijis i.e. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome ignorant Muslims suggest that Abu Talib (a.s.) is in hell-fire (we seek refuge in Allah!). They maintain that he never accepted Islam till the last moment and died the death of the disbeliever (we […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSome Muslims do not look favourably at the practice of Shias to invoke blessings, salutations and salawaat on the infallibles of the Ahle Bait (a.s.). They consider this an innovation (bidah). Reply There is an […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesSkeptics accuse Shias of ‘worshipping’ shrines. They take visitation of shrines of holy personalities (a.s.) i.e. Ziyarat, as polytheism and are quick to brand Shias as polytheists (mushrik). Reply The charge of these so-called Muslims […]
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