Reading Time: 5 minutes The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had been regularly announcing the successorship and leadership of Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) right from the commencement of Islam. This chain of announcement concluded during the Hajjah al-Wida, while returning from Mecca to Medina, at a place called Johfah. The entire incident is well-documented in Islamic history as […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Continued from Part I….. Who will represent the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.)? The responsibilities of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) are: Promulgating the divine laws. Teaching of knowledge and wisdom Legal authority The demise of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) formally ended the job of promulgating the divine laws. During his lifetime itself the religion was completed […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Qualifications of the Position If there exists a vacancy for a post in any college or university, then it is not just the position which is called out but its qualifications and criteria are also specified. If the vacancy is in theDepartment of History, then experts of the subject and those who have completed a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Muslims go all out to prove how so and so companion was superior or how that wife was the best. These ‘virtues’ were fabricated only to counter the undisputed excellences of the Ahle Bait (a.s.) in general, and Ameerul Momineen Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) in particular. For the sake of argument, even if we […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Hajjaaj Ibn Yusuf, a tyrant and blood-sucking butcher, was the representative of Abdul Malik b. Marwaan (the fifth caliph of the Umayyid dynasty) and the governor of Iraq. His hands were stained with the blood of respected taabe’een and companions of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) like Kumayl b. Ziyaad, Qanbar and Saeed b. Jubair. In addition […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nasir al-Deen Albaani is counted among the prominent Salafi scholars of the present era. He has authored numerous books. He was deeply concerned with the prevalence of weak and unreliable traditions. To filter the unreliable narrations, he compiled an encyclopedia of traditions called ‘Silsilah al-Ahaadeeth al-Saheehah’. According to him, all traditions mentioned therein are reliable. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some Muslims accuse the Shias, baselessly and absurdly, of exaggerating the position of the infallible Imams (a.s.), particularly Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). Among other allegations, they claim that the Shias elevate Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) to a position higher than that of the companions, even the Prophets (a.s.) and some extremists […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Shiite view on infallibility is challenged by the Muslim majority under the pretext of exaggeration (ghuluv). Shias consider the Imams (a.s.) as infallible i.e. individuals who do not err in any religious or worldly aspect from their birth till they depart from this world. Some Muslims claim that the belief of infallibility has […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Islam is the only religion acceptable to Allah. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) declared Islam to be the religion of nature. Every person is born on the religion of Islam but after birth he gets moulded as per the family and surroundings. If these effects have come from sources incompatible with human nature, they sit like […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes …..Continued from part I Another responsibility of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was to purify the inner selves of the people as mentioned in the Chapter of Jumuah: ‘…and he purifies them.’ The one who is entrusted with the responsibility of purifying the inner selves of the people should himself possess the highest level of purity. […]