A hadith occasionally cited by Shi’ite polemicists is the alleged statement of the Prophet where he is quoted saying: “Ali is the most knowledgeable from my Ummah after myself.” This report can be found in the 5th century hadith collection, [read more]
Mu’awiyah b. Abi Sufyan is a companion of the Prophet who is regularly slandered by the Shia due to his role as a political rival of ‘Ali b. Abi Taleb. Twelver hadith collections are saturated with reports that present him [read more]
Busr b. Arta’ah is a very controversial figure that is often cited in polemical discussions regarding Adalah Al-Sahabah. Though his companionship with the Prophet is contested, he is cited as a vicious and murderous Sahabi in in the context of politics. Shi’ite [read more]
The concept of ‘Adalah (integrity) of the Sahabah often is a matter of controversy in Sunni-Shia polemics. Many Shi’ite polemicists, as demonstrated in this article, often misunderstand and distort the concept. Asides from the prevalent misrepresentation and strawmanning of the [read more]
In Shi’ite biographical Rijal sources, various transmitters are often identified as companions and students of the Imams. Multiple Twelver hadith compilers were thus said to be the students of several Imams. After a careful analysis, however, it became apparent that these [read more]
Throughout history, various Muslim schools (asides from the Twelver school) have claimed to be the inheritors of Ahlulbait’s legacy. Most classical Shi’ite schools, however, have perished, and only a few remain today. The few surviving schools, nevertheless, all claim to be representative of [read more]
This article partially is a response to the extended rant by Yasin T. al-Jibouri on Al-Islam.org: Abu Hurayrah and The Falsification of Traditions For over a millennium , Shi’ite scholarship has felt the need to attack and vilify various companions of [read more]
‘Ilm Al-Rijal is the discipline where the reliability and status of hadith transmitters is discerned and evaluated. It is the backbone of the hadith sciences, since the acceptance and rejection of historical reports hinges upon the reliability of their respective [read more]
Shi’ite apologists often claim that the Twelver faith is a manifestation of the true teachings of the Prophet’s household. After appealing to a series of unverified premises and weak reports, polemicists will often invite non-Shias to join the Twelver faith [read more]
Evaluating examples of instances where forgers were identified and caught red-handed indeed is a very interesting endeavor. In such examples, one is exposed to the epitome of textual criticism and the meticulousness of Sunni scholarship with regards to the transmission [read more]
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