Unlike the Sunni view, the Twelver Shias are in complete agreement as to who the twelve caliphs are. Ironically, their agreement does not suggest any strength, but rather, implies a stubbornness that goes against logic. The twelve caliphs according to [read more]
As suggested in the previous article on the explanation and analysis of the Hadith of the Twelve Caliphs, there is nothing in the narration about the nature of these twelve caliphs. They are not described in any of the narrations [read more]
The Hadith of Jabir b. Samura on the twelve caliphs is one of the most pivotal and controversial Hadiths in Sunni-Shia polemics. Perhaps the inclusion of the number “twelve” in the report along with its relative popularity contributed to the [read more]
This is a series of articles where we critique the Twelver Imami Shiite belief in the occultation of their 12th Imam. Part-1: The hidden Imam and the need of an apparent Imam Part-2: Imamah and the Iranian regime Part-3: Believers [read more]
This episode examines the verse of purification and Hadith-ul-Kisa’. Screenshot of Ayatulla Milani’s Fatwa on the Sahabah tampering with the location of Ayat-ul-Tathir.
This episode examines the Shia understanding of Hadithul Thaqalayn.
This episode examines the fabrications included in Musawi’s book and his quotations from very late sources.
This is a series of lectures refuting the book of al-Muraja`at by `Abdul-Husayn Sharaf-ul-Deen al-Musawi. -Thaqalayn lecture. -Fabrications lecture. -Purification and Kisa’ lecture. -Virtues of `Ali in the Qur’an lecture. -100 Shia narrators in Sunni books. -Al-Dar lecture.
A response to our original articles that compare Al-Bukhari’s and Al-Kulayni’s books and methodologies has been published around a year ago on Shiachat by one of their members called “Cake”. Even though the criticisms were originally not worth a response, [read more]
With the grace of Allah we have been recently looking into the history of the `Alawites and the relations between them and both their Umayyad and `Abbasite cousins. For the less informed readers, `Alawite is a term that refers to [read more]
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