Books
Book: Saqifah & Shura
The book of Saqifah and Shura or Kitab-ul-Saqifah wal-Shura. What prompted me to write this book was the common person’s ignorance concerning the matter, generally whether Sunni or Shia. [read more]
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Understanding Imamate in the Early Shia Society
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]
Fiqh
The marriage known as “al-Misyar” according to Shia
Often, we hear Shia criticizing other Muslims during Mut`ah debates concerning the Misyar marriage. Most Shia who criticize do not understand the laws of that particular marriage nor do they understand what their own sect teaches in this regard. Below we [read more]
Hadith
On Jonathan Brown’s Accusation Against Mu’awiyah
On Jonathan Brown’s Accusation against Mu’awiyah The following is a brief response to Jonathan Brown’s accusations against Mu’awiyah from his “Misquoting Muhammad”. Unlike most of our refutations, this article refutes an accusation made by a Sunni, Dr. Jonathan Brown, may [read more]
Popular Topics
Calamity of Thursday (Intentions of the Companions)
Calamity of Thursday (Intentions of the Companions) The following article is a continuation of our previous article on the Calamity of Thursday (Raziyyat Al-Khamees) in which we focused on the content of the will of the Prophet – peace be [read more]
Imamah
Calamity of Thursday (Content of the Will)
Calamity of Thursday (Content of the Will) In this two part article, we will be taking a look at one of the most common allegations brought up by Shias in polemical discussions. The “Calamity of Thursday” (Raziyyat Al-Khamees), referred to [read more]
Fadha'il
The Meaning of Rijs in 33:33
The Meaning of Rijs in (33:33) For those the Shias that have dared to ask themselves: “What does Rijs mean?” We decided to write up a short article that answers the question. Unlike our previous article that was a general [read more]
Hadith
The Intellectual Dishonesty of Al-Khoei
The Intellectual Dishonesty of Al-Khoei It is mostly taken for granted by students of knowledge the amount of effort that modern scholars and editors invest in their works. One of their tasks, the quoting of earlier works in the way [read more]
Featured Posts
Identifying the Infallible Imam
According to Twelver Shia beliefs the Imams have signs that prove their Imamah. However, based on our research many of the Imams do not have those signs. [read more]
Fadha'il
Response to: “Shhh! Don’t talk about Hz.Ali’s virtues.”
Response to: “Shhh! Don’t talk about Hz.Ali’s virtues.” The following is a response to Master_IER’s article, “Shhh! Don’t talk about Hz.Ali’s virtues.” The article can be found on the Wilayat website. The article contains three narrations from Imam [read more]