Ayatullāh Jaʿfar Subḥānī\

Shia Islam: Fāṭima (SA), daughter of the Prophet (PBUH)/22 Fāṭima, daughter of the Prophet Shia Islam: Fāṭima (SA), daughter of the Prophet (PBUH)/22  Fāṭima may not be an Imam but she is the mother of eleven infallible Imams and,…

Shia Islam: The Righteousness of the Prophet’s Companions /19 The Righteousness of the Prophet’s Companions The Companions of the Prophet, known in Arabic as the Ṣaḥāba, are those people who were with the Prophet, some of whom sacrificed…

Shia Islam: the Rajʿa /16 Shia Islam: the Rajʿa /16 The Rajʿa as depicted in the Qur’an and traditions The Shīʿa are often criticized for believing in the Rajʿa, which is mentioned in some Qur’anic verses and narrations. Anyone…

Shia Islam (12): Succession to the Prophet Ayatullāh Jaʿfar Subḥānī With the exclusion of the ʿAjārida sect of the Khawārij and Ḥatim al-ʿĀsamm of the Muʿtazila, all Muslims agree that after the Prophet there must be a leader…