Intellectual Accomplishments Of Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day Imam Muhammad Taqi (a.s), then aged nine, was standing with some boys in a lane of Baghdad. Seeing the entourage of Mamun all […]
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Replies To The Queries Of Different People
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe hereby present the Imam’s replies to queries posed to him by different people. Question: Is man helpless in his actions that Allah compels him […]
Mamun’s Questions Regarding The Inerrancy Of The Prophets
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne day the Abbaside Caliph Mamun asked Imam Ridha’ (a.s): Mamun: Do you believe in the infallibility of the Prophets? Imam: Doubtlessly Mamun: But the […]
Debate With A Sunni Scholar
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is mentioned in the History of Tabari that one day some people gathered in a special gathering of Mamun in order to debate with the Imam […]
Debate With Ras Al-Jalut
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Jewish scholar was very proud of his knowledge. One day he came to Imam Ridha’ (a.s) and posed many questions to him. The debate […]
A Debate With A Christian Scholar
Reading Time: 2 minutesJasliq was a great scholar of the Christians, and he used to have debates with Islamic scholars. He used to say: The Muslims and we […]
A Debate With An Atheist
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne day a denier of God came to Imam Ridha’ (a.s) and said, “Tell me, how your God is? And where He is?” Imam said, […]
Question Of Hisham
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne day Hisham Ibn Hakam asked Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s): Why are there seven Takbirs (Allaho Akbar) in the beginning of the prayers? And why […]
Objection Of Abu Hanifah
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbu Hanifah, an Imam of Ahle Sunnat told Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s), “Your son, Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s) was performing prayers in such a way […]
Conversion Of A Monk To Islam
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Christian monk came to Imam Musa Kadhim (a.s) claiming to have very deep knowledge about Taurat and Injeel. Imam (a.s) asked him the name […]