Abu Bakr & the Cave (Part 4)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Continuing on with 9:40 إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ [...]
The Hijab of Sayeda Fatima (as)
One of the most popular hadiths displaying the beautiful hijab of Sayeda Fatima (as) is the incident with the blind man, which [...]
Martyrdom of Fatima (as)
There are those amongst the Shias who put a question mark upon the martyrdom of Sayeda Fatima (as) and particularly the details [...]
How Small is Shirk in your Heart?
Many believe they are free from Shirk (associating partners with Allah) and are pure monotheists. The Prophet (sawa), however, once said: “al-Shirk [...]
The first to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr
I heard Salman Al-Farsi (ra) saying: ‘When the Rasool Allah (sawa) passed away, and the people did what they did, and Abu [...]
Eloquence under Taqiyyah – The Imams (as) hidden insults
Often words of the infallible Imams (as) are taken out of context or misunderstood. During a time where severe taqiyyah (righteous dissimulation) [...]
Praying for dead non-Muslims?
Many Muslims remain confused on if we can/should pray upon those non-Muslims who have passed away. Should we ask for Allah’s mercy [...]
Did Imam Ali (as) ever attempt to stop the Bid’ahs of Umar?
Many question if Umar’s actions really were a bid’ah and the reason as to why Imam Ali (as) did not attempt to [...]
Imam al-Sadiq (as) attacking Umar’s system of al-Shoora (consultation)
An authentic narration where Imam al-Sadiq (as) discusses the system of al-Shoora (consultation) in particular the wretched system Umar implemented in his [...]
The bravery of Nusaybah bint Ka‘b al-Māziniyyah (ra)
One of the most righteous and devoted of people to the Prophet (sawa) was a female by the name of Nusaybah bint [...]