Abstract: This paper evaluates the historical authenticity of a prominent ḥadīth that is regularly cited amidst Sunnī-Shi’ite polemical discussions, the long ḥadīth of Abū Balj regarding`Alī’s merits. The significance of this Prophetic tradition stems from several clauses within it that [read more]
Ḥadīth al-Thaqalayn is a renowned Prophetic tradition that has been classically and controversially cited and debated in Sunnī-Shī’ite polemics and early Uṣūlī works. A challenge that faces many of the appeals and discussions that revolve around this report is the [read more]
It may come as a surprise to many Shīas, that there are multiple hadīths in the classical Shīa works that speak of thirteen Imāms instead of twelve. Today, Shīa scholars would dismiss these are scribal errors. These reports often state [read more]
No doubt, the four emissaries (Sufara’) of the Twelver Shia’s 12th Imam or “Mahdi” as they call him are some of the most suspicious characters in classical Islamic history. Below, we will translate a piece of the research one of [read more]
Apart from the actual identities of the Imams, there is no specific aspect of Imamate that is as important as the concept of infallibility. Infallibility is the line between a religious opinion and a divine regulation. If it were not [read more]
Examining Shiite theology seems complex at face value, yet when we dive further into the historical development of the Twelver Shiite tradition we begin to face a multitude of historical and theological issues primarily inconsistencies, reinterpretations, polemics, and numerous hadith [read more]
Background It is a common misconception held by Shias today that Al-Hussain willingly sacrificed himself to save Islam. This view, which is very much romanticized, does not conform to the events that surrounded his martyrdom. Our statement is not based [read more]
The following is an in-depth research into the narrations that list out the names of the Twelve Imams. Background It is commonly believed by Shias that the names of all Twelve Imams were always known by the Shia community. Even [read more]
A friendly discussion between Iranian brother Hassan Shemrani (Sunni convert from Shi’ism) and an Iraqi Shia debater in Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner, London, UK.
Topics covered: – Al-Tablīgh verse and The event of Ghadir Khumm [read more]
This is an attempt to debate the proof of imamah in the one text that both Sunnis and Shias agree on – the Quran. [read more]
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