Kising the Shrines of Ahlulbayt (ams)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSayyid 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 Kaaba during the time of […]
Month: July 2020
Salutations on the Ahle Bait (a.s.) – A Debate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAllamah 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 the rightfulness of the religion […]
Debate on Ameerul Momineen Ali b. Abi Talib’s (a.s.) rightfulness
Reading Time: 5 minutesJabir b. Abdullah Ansari narrates – Once I had gone on a journey to Syria. There I met both sons of Muawiyah – Khalid and Yazid as also Amre Aas. […]
Debate between Imam Sadiq (a.s.) and Abu Hanifa
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAl-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 saying) “All Praise is for Allah, […]
Debate on the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) appointment of a successor
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbul 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 out from Medina (for the […]
Abu Hanifa and Fuzzaal Ibn Hasan – A Debate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne 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 the streets of Kufa with […]
Interpretation of Holy Quran – A debate
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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 Ibn Baaz, arguably the Father […]
One who Dies without Recognising his Imam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn interesting incident highlights the lengths Muslims have gone to, to avoid a death without an Imam. Abdullah Ibn Umar and Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf Abdullah Ibn Umar willingly goes to […]
why were the rulers so nervous about handing over Fadak to Hazrat Fatima Zahra (s.a.)?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIbn 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 – Wasn’t Fatima (s.a.) truthful in […]
Fadak – Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s.) and Haroon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHaroon 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 the offer. Haroon insisted on […]