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 […]
Imamat and Wilayat ( Mastership)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) on Tabarra
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Baqir (a.s.) told a hypocrite: (O servant of Allah), how excessive is the oppression of this nation against Ali b. Abi Talib (a.s.) and […]
Who is Shia ?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter Mamoon Rashid, the Abbasid, made Imam Reza (a.s.) his heir apparent, one day a servant came to His Eminence (a.s.) and said: Some people […]