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: 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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Contradictory to the view of Tahaawi and the Shia view, Ikramah and Maqaatil claim that the verse of Tatheer is regarding the wives of the prophet (s.a.w.a.). Do Ahle Bait mean wives? Despite knowing that this verse was revealed for the holy progeny of the Prophet (s.a.w.a) he has been against this view. It is […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes The bud of Islam blossomed in Mecca and after twenty three years of hardships, Islam spread through the entire Arabian Peninsula. This divine mission, on the 18th of Zul Hajj, reached the field of Ghadeer-e-Khum and was handed over to the first Muslim, Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.). On that day, with the […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes “(And Remember) the Day when We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imam” [Surah Bani Israel: 71] The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) propagated Islam in the best way. He (s.a.w.a.) always wished his nation to be on guidance. He (s.a.w.a.) was worried about it all the time. He (s.a.w.a.) guided the Muslim nation […]