“Who is similar to me? For I am a freed one of Husayn (s.a.s)
Reading Time: 2 minutesShaikh Saduq (May Allah sanctify his grave) quotes Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s.) as saying that when Imam Husayn (a.s.) was born, Allah commanded Jibra’eel […]
Holy Infallibles (as)
Allah, the Exalted, has cleansed and purified him.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShaikh Saduq, through his chain of transmitters, quotes from Safiyyah bint Abdul Muttalib, that she said: When Imam Husayn (a.s.) was born, I was attending […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]