Reading Time: 4 minutesAmong the objections on Hadith al-Ghadeer is related to the word ‘Mawla’. The skeptics claim that the word Mawla used in the Hadith does not mean Khalifa (Caliph) or Ulul al-Amr (leader entrusted with divine […]
Reading Time: 10 minutesSceptics, unity-seekers and so-called Muslim reformists attempt to create a more ‘acceptable’ version of Imamate by showing the Twelve Infallible Imams (a.s.) to be pious, god-fearing, righteous individuals without any special gifts like Ilm-e-Ghaib or […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesMuslims globally celebrate Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha on the sighting of the moon crescent, with necessary rituals and recommended acts of worship. However, mere moon sighting and observing acts of worship on Eid does […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesOne of the questions raised by the skeptics against belief in Imamat is that it violates the belief of the Muslims in ‘Finality of Prophethood’ (Khatm Nubuwwat). They maintain that the traits, signs, and titles […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAccording to some Muslims, Imamate is divided in two parts. There is Imamate in spiritual meaning and matters and esoteric affairs, and Ali (a.s.) is the Imam of the Muslims and the undisputed Caliph of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesA rather surprising and amusing doubt created by some sections of Muslims is that Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) was in Yemen during the farewell pilgrimage and did not accompany the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesRegarding the appointment of leaders (caliphs / Imams) of the Muslim nation in Saqifa, the Third Martyr (Al-Shaheed al-Thalith) Qazi Nurullah Shustari (r.a.) records in his book Al-Sawarim al-Muhriqah fi Naqd Al-Sawaiq al-Muhriqah: There are […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhile the Muslim community is divided on the caliph / successor of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) after him, they have ignored an equally important issue – the caliph / successor of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn an interesting incident, an extract of which is recorded here, a group of Christians headed by their priest comes to Medina, after the demise of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), in search of the truth about […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesWas Ali (a.s.) disinterested in caliphate? The Muslim majority maintains that others were more eligible for caliphate than Ameerul Momineen, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). In their view Ali (a.s.) was not interested in caliphate, […]
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