Background Al-Khoei’s “Al-Bayān fī Tafsīr Al-Qur`ān” is an important contemporary work that many modern Shī`a hold in high regard. However, Shī`ī works that comment on Quranic sciences are often heavily polemical. Al-Khoei’s work is not an exception. Like Al-Kūrānī’s argument [read more]
by Farid al-Bahraini Background While `Alī Al-Kūrānī’s “Tadwīn Al-Qur`ān” is nothing more than a compilation of poor polemical points, one specific claim he makes is deserving of attention due to the ambiguity of the quoted phrase when taken out of [read more]
Aqa Buzurg al-Tihrani (or Agha Bozorg Tehrani) who died in 1389 AH is one of the major Shia scholars in knowledge and popularity. He is also a student of al-Mirza al-Nuri who believes in the distortion of the Qur’an as previously [read more]
In this article we shall look into the belief of the Shia leader and author of one of the fundamental eight Shia books Mirza Husayn al-Nuri al-Tabrasi (author of Mustadrak-ul-Wasa’il) who died in 1320 AH. [read more]
In this piece we will quote the Shia scholar al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Tunikabuni in his book “Idah-ul-Fara’id” which is a commentary on “Fara’id al-Usul” by their scholar al-Ansari. We begin with Idah-ul-Fara’id vol.3 pg.202: الثالث : وقوع التحريف فى الكتاب لا [read more]
Peace be upon our readers, in this short article we will show that Prophet Ibrahim (as) was demoted as opposed to be promoted according to Shia beliefs. This article centers around the following verse: {And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham [read more]
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]
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]
The heavyweight of the Shia, their leader and the author of one of their eight main Hadith books, al-Hurr al-`Amili is no doubt from the top Shia scholars of Hadith and has earned the utmost respect by the followers of [read more]
Muhammad bin Ya`qub al-Kulayni is disputably the top Twelver Shia Hadith scholar to ever walk the earth. They trust him and honor him to no end, even going as far as bestowing upon him the title of “Thiqat-ul-Islam”. Al-Kulayni is the [read more]
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