Knowledge of Imam Ali Naqi (as)
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce Mutawakkil said to Ibn Sikkit, “In my presence, ask Imam Ali Naqi (a.s) such a difficult question that he cannot reply.” Thus he posed the following questions: Ibn Sikkit: […]
Month: January 2014
An Account Of The Intellectual Qualities Of Imam Ali Naqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day poison was administered to Mutawakkil. He made a vow that if he survived he would give a lot of money in charity. When he recovered there was a […]
Debate Of Imam (a.s) With Yahya Bin Aksam
Reading Time: 3 minutesAll the Islamic history books mention this debate in detail. This gathering was held on such a magnificent scale that in addition to the nobles of the ruling class, 900 […]
Intellectual Accomplishments Of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s), then aged nine, was standing with some boys in a lane of Baghdad. Seeing the entourage of Mamun all the others ran away, but […]
Replies To The Queries Of Different People
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe hereby present the Imam’s replies to queries posed to him by different people. Question: Is man helpless in his actions that Allah compels him to do whatever he wants? […]
Mamun’s Questions Regarding The Inerrancy Of The Prophets
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne day the Abbaside Caliph Mamun asked Imam Ridha’ (a.s): Mamun: Do you believe in the infallibility of the Prophets? Imam: Doubtlessly Mamun: But the Holy Quran itself says regarding […]
Debate With A Sunni Scholar
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is mentioned in the History of Tabari that one day some people gathered in a special gathering of Mamun in order to debate with the Imam regarding Imamate. They selected Yahya […]
Debate With Ras Al-Jalut
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Jewish scholar was very proud of his knowledge. One day he came to Imam Ridha’ (a.s) and posed many questions to him. The debate is very lengthy. Here we […]
A Debate With A Christian Scholar
Reading Time: 2 minutesJasliq was a great scholar of the Christians, and he used to have debates with Islamic scholars. He used to say: The Muslims and we both agree on the prophethood […]
A Debate With An Atheist
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day a denier of God came to Imam Ridha’ (a.s) and said, “Tell me, how your God is? And where He is?” Imam said, “What a baseless question is […]