Praying for other Believers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce 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 his hands raised and profusely […]
J. Hesham ibn Hikam (r.a)
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 of Imam Sadiq (a.s.). The […]
Hesham Debates With Darar al-Dabbi
Reading Time: 2 minutesDarar 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 does not wrong? -Yes. -If […]
Hesham Debates with al-Nazzam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAl-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 said to him: -Surely the […]
Hesham Debates with Yehya Bin Khalid al-Bermeki
Reading Time: 2 minutesYehya 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 two different directions? -No. -Tell […]
Hesham Debates with Amr Ibn Ubayd
Reading Time: 3 minutesImam 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, Hisham said to him: -Surely […]
Debate of Hisham bin Hakam (r.a.) about Ghaibat
Reading Time: 8 minutesNarrated to us Ahmad bin Ziyad bin Ja’far Hamdani (r.a.) and Husain bin Ibrahim bin Natana – May Allah be pleased with them – they said: Narrated to us Ali […]
Debate of Hesham with Amr ibn Ubaid
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt 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 narrate the discussion he had […]
Regard of Scholars
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHesham 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 ibn Ya’qoub, Abu Ja’far al-Ahwal, […]