Shia Islam

Shia Islam: Imam al-Bāqir /26 Shia Islam: Imam al-Bāqir /26  Imam al-Bāqir Imam al-Bāqir, the son of Imam al-Sajjād, was born in Medina 676 AD and died in 743 in the same city. He was 36 when his father passed away. His mother…

Shia Islam: Imam Sajjād /25 Imam Sajjād The fourth Shīʿa Imam is Sajjād, the son of Imam Ḥusayn. He was born in 657 AD and passed away in 713 AD. Imam Sajjād was born at a time when his grandfather Imam ʿAlī was still Caliph and…

Shia Islam: Imam Ḥusayn /24 Imam Ḥusayn The third Shīʿa Imam, Ḥusayn, was the second son of ʿAlī and Fāṭima. He was born in 626 AD. He was named in a ceremony similar to the one held for his elder brother Ḥasan in the presence…

Shia Islam: Imam Ḥasan/ 23 Imam Ḥasan Ḥasan, the first child of ʿAlī and Fāṭima, was born on March 4, 625 AD in Medina. His birth happened in the fasting month of Ramadan. The name Ḥasan was chosen by the Prophet. This name was not famous…

Shia Islam: Twelve Imams /21 Twelve Imams Adherents of Twelver Shi’ism, the largest branch of Shi’ism, are commonly referred to as Twelvers, derived from their belief in twelve divinely-ordained leaders, known as the Twelve…

Shia Islam: The Sealing of Prophethood and the Book of Fāṭima /20 The Sealing of Prophethood and the Book of Fāṭima Like other Islamic sects, the Imāmiyya believe that the Messenger of Islam is the last prophet to be ordained by God and…

Shia Islam: Wiping the feet in wuḍū/18 Shia Islam: Wiping the feet in wuḍū/18 Wiping the feet in wuḍūʾ Islamic jurists are divided about whether the believer must wash or wipe his feet when performing wuḍūʾ. Some of them say it is…

Shia Islam: temporary marriage / 17 Shia Islam: temporary marriage / 17 Temporary marriage Our discussions here are mainly focused on Shīʿa doctrines and beliefs rather than legal and practical issues. However, some Shi’a…

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: Bada/15 Shia Islam: Bada/15 Badāʾ (lit. ‘appearance’) is a Shīʿa doctrine rooted in the Qur’an and the tradtions of the Prophet. It is similar abrogation (naskh) and both stem from the same source. However, the…