The narrator says: I said to (Imam) Abu Jafar Saani (i.e. Imam Jawad) (a.s.), ‘I intended to perform tawaf (circumambulation of Ka’ba) on your behalf and behalf of your father.’ (But) I was told that performing tawaf on behalf of the Imams (a.s.) is not permissible. He said, “Rather, perform as much tawaf as you…
Abu Abdillah Imam Ja’far Sadiq once proved to the Ahle Tasannun Imam Abu Hanifah through two verses of the Holy Quran that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) grants sustenance to everyone in this world. These Quranic verses also answer those who raise objections against the Shias for directly asking…
Until a few years or decades back, within the Shia community across the world, we did not hear people raising doubts over basic Shia beliefs. However, in the recent past, some so-called reformist Shias have emerged who seem to object to almost each and every fundamental Shia belief, be it the infallibility (Ismah) of the…