The History of Islam

Scientific and political life of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (A.S) Imam Musa ibn Jaʿfar (AS), the seventh Shia Imam, was born in 745 AD in Medina. He died in Baghdad in 799 AD. Yazid ibn Walid ibn ʿAbdal-Malik, Ibrahim ibn Walid ibn Abdal-Malik…

Shia Paradigm of Islam: Prophets and Imams by Dr Chris Hewer : Every human being receives the word and light of God but we receive these gifts to varying degrees. God chooses certain human beings and purifies them to become the recipients…

How did Imam Ali (A.S) accept the offer of caliphate after twenty five years? Imam Ali (AS), after twenty five years of exclusion from power, on the Helpers’ and Emigrants’ insistence, reluctantly accepted the offer of the Caliphate. It…

Story of Saqifah & appointment of caliphs as depicted in the history of Islam As already mentioned, , the election of Caliph through a council of ‘Ahlal-Hall wal-Aqd’ or by the votes of the Helpers (Ansar) and the Emigrants…

Forerunners of the Shia in Time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) A number of historians have composed books on the character of some of the Companions and the Successors. What follows is a brief survey of some of these books. Sayyid Ali Khan…

Shiism as described by historians Study the annals of history reveals that the term shia, both during the Prophet’s (PBUH) life and after that, was used to denote the followers of Imam Ali (AS). Some examples of this usage follow. Masudi…

Origins of Shia Islam There are many theories about the appearance of Shia that are completely baseless. Some believe, for instance, that Shia appeared as a result of political conflicts in the first century Hijri. Others have concluded…

Welayah of Imam Ali (AS) according to the holy Quran Allah (SWT) has introduced Divine Welayah which is continued with the Welayah of infallibles (AS) as the greatest blessing, and Islam with this Welayah reaches to its accomplishment by…

The event of Al-Ghadir belongs to all Muslims I would like to congratulate all the dear audience, the dear brothers and sisters, the dear people of Iran, all Shia Muslims and all those people who feel proud of and who enjoy the…

US abolished slavery: myth or reality? From 1650 to 1950, the African population living on the African continent increased from 100 million to 222 million people--that is to say, the African population increased by 122 million…