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 […]
Debates
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 […]
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 […]
Why did Holy Prophet (sawa) take only one caliph to the cave – A Debate
Reading Time: 2 minutesSaad Ibn Abdillah al-Ashari al-Qummi (r.a.) narrates: Once I got into a debate with a deeply bigoted Nasibi. During the debate he said: ‘Death be […]
Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s.) debates with Haroon Abbasi
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn interesting debate sees Imam Moosa Kazim (a.s.) showing Haroon Abbasi, the caliph of his time, how the infallible Imams (a.s.) were the sons of […]
Mubahela – Superiority of Ali (a.s.)
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is an interesting discussion between Imam Ali Ibn Moosa al-Reza (a.s.) and the tyrant of the time Mamoon al-Abbasi. Mamoon questioned Imam Reza (a.s.) […]
Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) converts the Syrian Nasibi
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn aged Syrian approached the captives from Imam Husain’s (a.s.) household, while they were detained near the Syrian mosque and said – Praise be to Allah Who has killed and […]
Is the Holy Quran Enough for Guidance?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere 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 […]
“You deny Allah (SwT) while witnessing that I am the son of the Holy Prophet (S)!!”
Reading Time: 7 minutesIbn al-Muqaffa and ibn Abul-Awja attended the Hajj ceremony to be among the Muslims in order to spread their atheist thoughts. While Imam al-Sadiq (as) […]
“He is closer to His creatures than their jugular veins.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesAbd al-Karim ibn Abul-Awja was one of the prominent figures in infidelity and atheism in the Arab world. In addition to his atheism, he used […]