Imamah wal-Nass – 9

In this part we resume our reading and discuss some of al-Sadiq’s companions and how clueless they are about all those “Mutawatir” narrations about the 12 Imams.  

The article takes an depth look at aspects of Imamate in light of the understanding displayed by early Shia society. The time period that is placed under the microscope is the pre-Ghaybah era… [read more]

In this part we see more contradicting Shia narrations on Imamah, `Ali asking for martyrdom in battle while knowing that he is supposed to succeed the Prophet (saw), Also a lot of narrations on the Prophet (saw) waiting to receive [read more]