Reading Time: 4 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: 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 no […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Looking at the ups and the downs encountered by the history of Islam, one is compelled to ask whether the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was aware that after him the nation would fall in a perpetual abyss of disagreement and conflict; a conflict, which will not be limited to the caliphate but would cast its evil […]
Reading Time: 11 minutes Among the well-known and famous Sunni traditions is the tradition of Asharah-e-Mubashsharah. In Arabic Asharah means ten and Mubashsharah implies those who have been given glad tidings. So Asharah-e-Mubashsharah is a tradition narrated by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that promised paradise to ten of his companions. Based on this, the Ahle Tasannun claim that these […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes For some Muslims, guidance means to spread lies, misinformation and creating differences within the community. One of their attempts is aimed at transferring virtues from one individual to another based on some fabricated reports and traditions. One such virtue relates to closing the doors of the Mosque of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) for all companions save […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Hadis-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: 11 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 the Department of History, then experts of the subject and those who have completed […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Contd 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 minutes It 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: 6 minutes Continued from part I ….. Tradition Of Abu Tufail Aamir Ibn Wasala has narrated the tradition on an individual basis from Saeed Ibn Zaid and he from Walid Ibn Abdillah Ibn Jomay al-Qarashi and his son from him and also Muhammad Ibn Lakeer al-Khazrami has narrated this tradition from Thaabit. Ibn Habban has enumerated Walid […]