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Was Abu Bakr the first Muslim?

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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Repeat a lie so many times that it becomes more reliable than the truth” goes a famous proverb. Some Ahle Tasannun scholars – in their attempt to glorify their leaders – have fabricated and spread such lies that these have become like “famous truths” today. One of them is the canard that Abu Bakr was…

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People objected at Umar’s Caliphate but Abu Bakr did not pay heed

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ahle Tasannun are vociferous and voluble in insisting that the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny) did not appoint anyone as his successor and left the world intestate. He (peace be on him and his progeny) left this most important issue in the hands of the people! This belief is not…

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Did Ameerul Momineen Ali (peace be on him) pay allegiance to Abu Bakr?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the most grossly misreported and misunderstood facts of history is that Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be on them both) paid allegiance to Abu Bakr. Let us see how one of the most important chroniclers of history, who is not a Shia and belongs to the Shaafei sub-sect of the Ahle…

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Did the companions obey the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny)? (1)

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the most important criteria to qualify as a companion of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him and his progeny) is to obey him unconditionally because he (peace be on him and his progeny) does not speak of his own accord. He (peace be on him and his progeny) only speaks what is…

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Reward of Followers and Punishment of Opponents

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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Ziyaarate Jaameah Kabeerah, we find the following sentence: ْ مَنِ اتَّبَعَكُمْ فَالْجَنَّةُ مَأْوَاهُ وَ مَنْ خَالَفَكُمْ فَالنَّارُ مَثْوَاهُ (O Ahle Bait)! Whoever follows you, then Paradise is his abode and whoever opposes you, then Hell is his dwelling. (Man Laa Yahzorohu al-Faqeeh by Shaikh Saduq (r.a.), vol. 2, p. 613) In the light of…

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Bravery of the Companions – 1

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIbn Taimiyyah says: Some of the companions known for their bravery in the battlefield were Zubair, Hamzah, Miqdad, Abu Talhah, Buraa Ibn Maalik and others who also had slayed quite a few infidels. If somebody asks Ibn Taimiyyah: Can you name a few infidels killed by Umar Ibn Khattaab? He replies: Sometimes one kills with…

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Who will you be with on the Day of Resurrection – Hazrat Fatima (peace be on her) or those who troubled her?

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThe lofty status and esteemed position of her eminence Hazrat Fatima Zahra (peace be on her), the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him and his progeny) is not a matter of any debate or disagreement between Muslim sects. All Muslims are unanimous in acknowledging the rank granted to her by the Almighty…

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Definition of a Companion (Sahaabi)

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThere is no denying the fact that there exist many differences between the Shia and Ahle Tasannun. Both sects claim to be true followers of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and his Sunnah (practice). One of the sources of Prophetic teachings and practices for both sects is through authentic narrations…

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Combining Prayers: Bid’ah or Sunnah?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the objections which the opponents of Shiaism raise is that the Shias combine their prayers which, is against the practice (Sunnah) of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny). They claim that by doing so, the Shias have brought about an innovation (Bid’ah) in Islamic Shariah. Although they agree that…

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Company in Cave: Criterion for Superiority and Caliphate?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAdapted from the book, ‘Peshawar Nights’, the Sixth Session The matter of caliphate and being the immediate successor of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) has been at the forefront of differences between Shias and their opponents. Shias believe in Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon both of…

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