The 400 Usūl (foundations) have continuously been claimed to be the backbone of the Twelver Shi’ite hadith corpus. Major Shi’ite traditionists, such as Al-Kulayni and Al-Saduq, allegedly based their later hadith collections on these earlier works. Shi’ite polemicists often attempt [read more]
Arbaeen: Number of Visitors The following article about the Arbaeen was originally written in Arabic by Ahmad Al-Hasani, but was translated for twelvershia.net. Even though our website does not often deal with such topics, however, we have made an exception [read more]
In Defense of the Sunni View of the Qur’an Introduction Unlike our usual refutations, instead of focusing on specific points made by opponents, we have decided to write a general article refuting Shia allegations against Ahl Al-Sunnah that revolve around their [read more]
Ahlul Bait: A Linguistic Term or a Shari’ah Term? The term “Ahlul Bait” has been one that led to a lot of controversy in the past. One of the main reasons for the Sunni-Shia split is due to the understanding [read more]
The Reliance of Shias upon Sunni Rijal The following is a brief article that demonstrates that reliance of Shias upon Sunni Rijal. Please refer to our earlier articles to witness the superiority of Sunni hadith science over Shia hadith sciences. [read more]
Examining Nahj Al-Balagha and the Eloquence of Ali Long before anyone even heard of Nahjul Balagha, it was eloquence of the Qur’an has always been a testimony for the authenticity of the message of Islam. As soon as the Qur’an [read more]
Introduction The following are the hadith gradings to Abdul-Rahim Mugahi’s “Forty Hadith: The Awaited Savior of Humanity”. The piece can be found on al-islam.org. Ironically, the text is a testament to the abundance of fabrications by early Shias when it [read more]
This article, entitled: “Mi’raj, the Night Ascension”, originally a section from Al-Faidh Al-Kashani’s “Nawadir Al-Akhbar”, was translated by Saleem Bhimji, the Director at the Islamic Publishing House. The article can be found on al-islam.org. Like everything Shiasm, all revolves around [read more]
Click to see list of all articles from the Ghaybah series Peace be upon this nation and its Prophet, As you all know, many different Shia sects claimed they are truthful, each sect believed in a different Mahdi whom [read more]
Introduction to the concept of `Uluw-ul-Isnad (elevation of the chain): An important element in Hadith sciences which was very vital for the early Hadith scholars is what is known as `Uluw-ul-Isnad or the elevation of chain, this concept was a [read more]
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