Reading Time: 6 minutesHadis-e-Nur i.e. the ‘Tradition of Light’ has been recorded and chronicled extensively and consecutively, with minor variations, by both Sunni and Shia scholars in their reliable books, who have advanced it as evidence of the superiority and excellence of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his infallible progeny (a.s.). Notwithstanding the authenticity and extensive narration of […]
Reading Time: 10 minutesThe 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 minutesContd from part I …… Return of Idol-Worship in Islam The famous historian from India, Sayed Amir Ali writes, ‘The reign and manner of the caliphs of Bani Umayyah not only overturned the principles of caliphate but also rocked the very foundation of Islam.(Mukhtasar Tareekh-e-Arab wa Tamuddun Islamiyyah, p. 63) In another place he writes, […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesIt is an enormous obligation of Allah upon us that He sent us in this world as humans. Then He obliged us by making us the followers of the religion with which He is satisfied i.e. the religion of Islam. Finally, He bestowed upon us the greatest bounty viz. love and wilaayat of Ahle Bait […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesContinued from part I ….. Umme Kulsoom, the daughter of Abu Bakr also rejected Umar’s marriage proposal Umar intending a proposal for Umme Kulsoom the daughter of Abu Bakr who was yet a child, sent someone to Ayesha who said – As you say. Umme Kulsoom: I don’t need him. Ayesha: Do you seek distance from […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe myth of the marriage of Hazrat Umme Kulsoom (s.a.), the daughter of Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) is one of the points of contention and debate among the lovers of Ahle Bait (a.s.) and their enemies. The enemies use this fabricated incident to fulfill their evil motive of propagating that the relations […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen it came to selecting a successor to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) after his martyrdom, the foremost argument advanced by certain Muslims revolved around companionship. Rather, they had no other argument in their favour. But is companionship of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) a criterion for selection of the caliph? It is clear that neither the Muslims […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt is an undeniable fact that in the entire history of humanity, right from the early days of Islam till date, no sect has faced and endured as many sufferings, sorrows, pains and afflictions as the adherents (Shias) of the progeny of Muhammad (s.a.w.a.). All these problems are solely due to their obsessive love for […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes“Did I not charge you, O children of Adam, that you should not serve the Satan? Surely he is your open enemy. And that you should serve Me; this is the right way.” [Surah Yaaseen: Verses 60,61] Renewal of the Covenant On the day of Ghadeer, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) before the announcement of mastership […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesContinued from part I The Misinterpretation of Fakhre Raazi Regarding this verse, Fakhre Raazi claims that in the first instance Allah has ordered the believers to acquire piety and this order includes all those people for whom there is a possibility that they are not pious. This means the ones who are addressed are […]