Praying for other Believers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Once Hesham ibn Hakam, companion of Imam Baqir (a.s.) and Imam Sadiq (a.s.) went for Hajj. He stood in front of the Holy Kaaba with […]
J. Hesham ibn Hikam (r.a)
Is the Holy Quran Enough for Guidance?
Reading Time: 4 minutes There is an interesting debate on the subject of guidance after the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) demise between a Syrian and Hesham b. Hakam, a proficient companion […]
Hesham Debates With Darar al-Dabbi
Reading Time: 2 minutes Darar al-Dabbi was among those who denied the Imamate. He met with Hisham, and he asked him: -Do you say that Allah is just and […]
Hesham Debates with al-Nazzam
Reading Time: < 1 minute Al-Nazzam maintained that the inhabitants of the Garden would be not immortal in it, and that they would certainly die. He met with Hisham and […]
Hesham Debates with Yehya Bin Khalid al-Bermeki
Reading Time: 2 minutes Yehya b. Khalid questioned Hisham in the presence of Harun al-Rashid, saying to him: -O Hisham, tell me of the truth: Could it be in […]
Hesham Debates with Amr Ibn Ubayd
Reading Time: 3 minutes Imam al-Sadiq, peace be on him, asked Hisham to tell him about his debates with ‘Amru b. ‘Ubayd, the spiritual leader of the Mu‘tazilites. However, […]
Debate of Hisham bin Hakam (r.a.) about Ghaibat
Reading Time: 8 minutes Narrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamdani (r.a.) and Husain bin Ibrahim bin Natana – May Allah be pleased with them – they […]
Debate of Hesham with Amr ibn Ubaid
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is narrated that a group of people went to Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (as). At that moment the Imam (as) asked his student Hisham, to […]
Regard of Scholars
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hesham ibn al-Hakam, the teenage, visited Imam as-Sadiq (a), who was encompassed by the celebrities of the Shia—such as Hamran ibn A’yun, Qays al-Massir, Younus […]