Reading Time: 4 minutesBrief Biography There’s complete unanimity among the Shi’ite historians and scholars on the Islam of Hazrat Abu Talib (peace be upon him). Numerous hadiths confirming his faith have been transmitted from the Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) which have been recorded in various historical works which leave no room for doubt. For starters,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesJaabir Ibn Yazid al-Jo’fi (r.a.) narrates that His Eminence Abu Ja’far Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) said: إِنَّ أَبِي عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ مَا ذَكَرَ لِلهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ نِعْمَةً عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا سَجَدَ ولَا قَرَأَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ عَزَّ وجَلَّ فِيهَا سُجُودٌ إِلَّا سَجَدَ ولَا دَفَعَ اللهُ عَزَّ وجَلَّ عَنْهُ سُوءاً يَخْشَاهُ أَوْ كَيْدَ كَائِدٍ إِلَّا سَجَدَ…
Reading Time: 12 minutesThe entire universe belongs to Allah the Almighty. He does what He wishes. None can curtail His Power and Authority. Importantly, Allah has appointed the infallible Imams (peace be upon them) as the medium of all His Beneficence and Blessings. On this premise, the infallible Imams (peace be upon them) can possess anything in the…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe days commemorating the martyrdom of Lady Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her) – the beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) – are known as ‘Ayyam-e-Fatimiyyah’. The Ayyam are observed from the 13th/14th Jamadi al-Awwal to the 3rd Jamadi al-Aakhar. Why Ayyam-e-Fatimiyyah We observe the Ayyam to…
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe skeptic’s intent behind this line of questioning is to deny the attacks. If there had been an attack, Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him) would certainly have avenged the killing. Since he (peace be upon him) did not avenge, there was no attack. Reply Ameerul Momineen (peace be upon him) did not retaliate based…
Reading Time: 5 minutesHazrat Fatemah Zahra (peace be upon her) (the chief of all women in Paradise) was least interested in worldly possessions. She being a lady of exalted disposition, enjoyed great spiritual status and this was well-acknowledged by the Islamic world. She had all along remained aloof from the world and was wary of its trappings and…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCertainly, dissimulation (Tayiqqah) is our religion but it is important to know where to practice Taqiyyah. His Eminence Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) says: إِنَّمَا جُعِلَتِ التَّقِيَّةُ لِيُحْقَنَ بِهَا الدَّمُ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّقِيَّةُ الدَّمَ فَلَا تَقِيَّةَ “Certainly, dissimulation (Taqiyyah) has been kept so that blood is protected but if despite dissimulation (Taqiyyah) blood is…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDid the companions of our infallible Imams (a.s.) like Meesam al-Tammar, Ammar Yasir, Malik al-Ashtar, Hujr Ibn Adi, martyrs of Karbala, other companions, scholars, and all those who laid their lives in defense of the Mastership (Wilaayah) of Ahlul Bait (peace be upon them) express dissociation (Tabarra) or no? Of course, they did since they…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe find the practice (Sunnah) of Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) in the Holy Quran thus: قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَ الَّذِيْنَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوْا لِقَوْمِهِمْ “Indeed, for you there is an excellent example in Ibrahim (a.s.) and those with him when they said to their people” إِنَّا بُرَآؤُا مِنْكُمْ وَ مِمَّا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFirstly, it should be known that calling ‘evil’ an ‘evil’ is not at all inappropriate. It is a norm across the world as well. If a person oppresses someone, then the oppressed one has all the right to call the oppressor an evil person. On the contrary, the oppressor has no right to feel hurt…