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The Prophet (S) preaching about the Month of Ramadhan The Prophet (S) preaching about the Month of Ramadhan: The following incident has been narrated by al-Saduq on pp. 84-85 of his Al-Amali thus: Muhammad ibn Ibrahim says that Ahmed ibn…

Why School of Ahlul-Bayt? Why School of Ahlul-Bayt? The purpose of this article is merely to demonstrate that Shi’a views about the special importance and the leadership of Ahlul-Bayt do not come out of the blue. In this way, I hope to…

Leadership and Infallibility (Part 1 of 2) Imamat Is Of Allah’s Grace From the Shi’ite point of view, Imamat (God-assigned leadership) is an Allah’s bounty upon mankind by which the religion was perfected. Allah, to whom belong Might and…

Who Are Ahlul-Bayt? (Part VIII) بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Background Of Enmity Of Aisha Against Imam ‘Ali A.S. During the Prophet’s life, Aisha used to see that the son of Abu Talib way excelled her father on every…

Imam Husain (AS), left Mecca via the plain of Arafaat for Iraq Imam Husain (AS), left Mecca via the plain of Arafaat for Iraq: On 8th of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 60 AH, Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible…

Hadrat Ja'far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings Hadrat Ja'far al-Tayyar, the Owner of the Two Wings: In al-Madina al-Munawwara, the army of Islam was getting ready to advance towards the strongholds of the Jewish Khaibar. The Jews of…

How should we begin relationships with women and satisfy needs in the process of finding a spouse? Question: I frankly say that we, the young men of nowadays, see, hear, and understand the sexual matters that our fathers might have…

the Prophet fulfilled a number of key roles and responsibilities that could only be accomplished by a divinely-inspired person such as himself, and not just any ordinary man, no matter how intelligent they might be.

In Islamic parlance, however, the word shīʿa has come to denote three rather different meanings. In one sense, it refers to those who love and support ʿAlī and the descendants of him and Fāṭima who make the Prophet’s Household (Ahl…