Reading Time: 5 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 minutesContinued 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 minutesQualifications 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 minutesMuslims 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: 3 minutesSome 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 minutesIslam 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. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe belief in Imamat and the successorship of Allah and the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) in Islam is a fundamental matter. Its importance can be understood from the fact that after the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), the people preferred the matter of selection of his (s.a.w.a.) successor over participating in his (s.a.w.a.) funeral. However, […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Zahhaak has mentioned a point of view which is different from the above views in which he says that in the verse of Tatheer, the meaning of Ahle Bait is the progeny of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) as well as his wives. Zahabi has narrated this view and mentioned that this view is exclusive to Zahhaak […]