Shia Beliefs

Imam Al-Hasan (peace be upon him) said: O people, he who advises for God’s sake and betakes His sayings as guidance will surely be led to the most upright way and God will grant him success to the right guidance and will…

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…

The First Explicit Appointment Adopted from the Book : “Shi’ism; Imamate and Wilayat” by : “Seyyed Muhammad Rizvi” Islam began when the Prophet (PBUH) became 40 years old, Initially, the mission was kept a secret. Then three years after…

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…

Argentinian merchant converts to Islam at Imam Ridha’s (A.S) holy shrine Astan Quds Razavi: An Argentinian merchant has converted to Islam through expressing his words of testimony at Imam Reza/Ridha’s (AS) holy shrine. Fabian Garcia…

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…

Imam Ali’s (A.S) sermon about fear of Allah and importance of providing for the next life What follows is a part of the book Nahj al-Balagha, the most famous collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs and stories attributed to Imam Ali (A.S).…

From Guardianship of Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S) to return of Imam Mahdi (A.J) by Mohammad Saeid Taheri Moosavi*: Before his death and in different positions, the Messenger of God (PBUH) emphasized on his successorship and introduced Imam Ali…

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…