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Eid Al-Ghadeer It was the 10th year of the Hijra. It was the annual Hajj season and people had assembled from almost all parts of the Arabian Peninsula on hearing the news that it was the farewell Pilgrimage for the Almightys Last…

hajjatul wida; The Message of Ghadeer بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيم Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) message to the people on the Day of Ghadeer and its significance The Introduction: The day of Ghadeer (18th Zilhajj) is a very…

Eid-e-Ghadeer is the greatest Eid of Allah (SWT) Imam Sadiq(as) said: Eid-e-Ghadeer is the greatest Eid of Allah(swt) (Ref: Wasail ush shia, Vol 5, Pg 224) The closed schools and workplaces, clean and shining roads, perfumed houses,…

Eid al-Ghadir and a Pious Leadership On the 18th of Zilhejjah of the 10th year after Hijra, a great event took place by a small pond which lay on the way between Holy Mecca and Medina. On that day the holy Prophet of Islam (May the…

What did Imam Baqir (AS) say about the vital issue of Welayah? It is narrated from the fifth Shia Imam, Mohammad Al-Baqir (AS) who said: Islam is based on five elements of Salaat/Salaah, Zakat, fasting, Hajj, and Welayah; and nothing but…

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…

The Verse of Wilaya The Verse of Wilaya is a verse of the Quran which the majority interpreters concur was revealed concerning Imam Ali. It reads: “Your guardian (Wali) is only Allah (SWT), God’s Messenger, and the faithful who maintain…

The Name Imam Ali (A.S.) is identified with Justice Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari The name ‘Ali, was later identified with justice. His tradition and manner of government was always an example with which people reprimanded other Caliphs.…

Ghadir Al-Khumm, the Starting Point for Shia And Sunni Unity: part 1 Firstly, I would like to congratulate the readers on the auspicious occasion of Eid Al-Ghadir. Before starting the main part, I would like to draw the readers’…

Shia answers: Why should the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) appoint a successor? Imamate is one of the basic principles necessary for guiding human beings and according to Shia, it is one of the five Principles of Religion (Usul al-din). Just as…