Read Part 1 of this article. In the first part of the reply to this objection, we have already seen that the opponents of Shias claim that the house of Ahlul Bait (a.s.) did not have a door. Hence, if there was no door, nothing was burnt and the attack on the house of Fatima…
One of the objections brought forth by the skeptics to deny the incident of burning the door of the house of her eminence Fatima Zahra (s.a.) is that the attack did not happen at all. They bring forth a tradition from Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali (a.s.) mentioned by great Shia scholars such as Shaikh Saduq…
The Ahle Tasannun allege that the Shias believe in and practice Taqayyah (dissimulation) which is un-Islamic and akin to hypocrisy because in Taqayyah a person’s apparent words or deeds are not in sync with what is in his heart. However, little do the Ahle Tasanun realise that Taqayyah has its roots in the Holy Quran….
Since centuries, the Bakris (the so-called Sunnis) have attempted to deride the true Shias by calling them names, the most prominent of them being ‘Raafezi” (the plural of which is ‘Rafaawez’). This propaganda was so massive that even some Shias became apologetic and started saying that we are not Raafezis, rather we are Shias. (A…
Allah the High says in the Holy Quran, “And fasten unto the rope of Allah and don’t be divided.” (Surah Aale Imran (3): Verse 103) There is no doubt that Allah the High prefers unity among the Ummah and dislikes disunity. So what measures did Allah the High and His Noble Prophet (peace be on…
Imam Sadeq (peace be on him) informs that the Messenger of Allah (peace be on him and his progeny) declared, “Creatures are the family of Allah. So the most beloved of the creatures in front of Allah is the one who benefits the family of Allah and makes the family members happy.” (Kafi, vol. 2,…
Abdullah Ibn Zayyaat reports: I requested Imam Reza (peace be on him), “Invoke to Allah for me and for my family.” He (peace be on him) retorted, “Don’t I already do it (i.e. pray for you)? By Allah! Your deeds are presented to me every day and night.” Abdullah says that I found it hard…
Masoodi – the celebrated scholar of Ahle Tasannun – records in his book Murooj al-Zahab: Somebody complained to Mutawakkil the Abbasi Emperor (may Allah curse him) that in the house of Imam Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Hadi (peace be on them both) were books and weapons from the Shias of Qom and that he (peace be…
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أُمَّتِي أُمَّتِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ بَعْدِي وَ صَارُوا فِرْقَةً فِرْقَةً فَاجْتَهِدُوا فِي طَلَبِ الدِّينِ الْحَقِّ حَتَّى تَكُونُوا مَعَ أَهْلِ الْحَقِّ فَإِنَّ الْمَعْصِيَةَ فِي دِينِ الْحَقِّ تُغْفَرُ وَ الطَّاعَةَ فِي دِينِ الْبَاطِلِ لَا تُقْبَلُ It is reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be on…
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ لَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ فَقُلْنَا اللهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ ابْنُ رَسُولِهِ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَفْضَلُ الْبِقَاعِ مَا بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عُمِّرَ مَا عُمِّرَ نُوحٌ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي قَوْمِهِ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَاماً يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَ يَقُومُ…