Kising the Shrines of Ahlulbayt (ams)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sayyid Sharaf al-Deen, a famous Shia scholar and author of such books as ‘Al-Muraajeaat’ and ‘Al Nass wa al-Ijtehaad’, went on pilgrimage to the Holy […]
Month: July 2020
Salutations on the Ahle Bait (a.s.) – A Debate
Reading Time: < 1 minute Allamah Hilli (r.a.) held a dialogue with the Ahle Tasannun scholars in the court of King Muhammad Khuda Banda. When the debate was over and […]
Debate on Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Talib’s (a.s.) rightfulness
Reading Time: 5 minutes Jabir b. Abdullah Ansari narrates – Once I had gone on a journey to Syria. There I met both sons of Muawiyah – Khalid and […]
Debate between Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and Abu Hanifa
Reading Time: < 1 minute Al-Karajki (r.a.) narrates in Kanz al-Fawaid that Abu Hanifa was eating alongside Imam Sadiq (a.s.). When he (a.s.) finished eating he (a.s.) expressed gratitude (by […]
Debate on the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) appointment of a successor
Reading Time: < 1 minute Abul Hasan al-Refaa, a Shia, said to Ibn Raameen, a jurist and a stanch opponent of the Shias – When the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) came […]
Abu Hanifa and Fuzzaal Ibn Hasan – A Debate
Reading Time: < 1 minute One day, Fuzzaal Ibn Hasan Ibn Fuzzaal al-Kufi (refer Qamoos al-Rijal, vol. 4 pg 313), a companion of Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s.), was walking through […]
Interpretation of Holy Quran – A debate
Reading Time: < 1 minute The matter of interpretation of Quran is settled in a short debate involving the great Shiite jurist – Sayyed Mohsin al-Hakim (r.a.) and Abdul Aziz […]
One who Dies without Recognising his Imam
Reading Time: < 1 minute An interesting incident highlights the lengths Muslims have gone to, to avoid a death without an Imam. Abdullah Ibn Umar and Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf Abdullah […]
why were the rulers so nervous about handing over Fadak to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.)?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ibn Abil Hadid has tackled the dilemma of the rulers in his Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah. He writes: One of the teachers of Baghdad was asked […]
Fadak – Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s.) and Haroon
Reading Time: < 1 minute Haroon al-Abbasi used to tell Imam Moosa Ibn Jafar (a.s.) take Fadak since I wish to return it to you. But he (a.s.) always declined […]