Esoterica
But none knows its interpretation except Allah, and those who are firmly rooted in knowledge.
(3:7 / Shakir)
Imams (as) can raise the dead? (Part 1)
In the Qur’an we read `Isa ibn Maryam (as) had the ability to raise the dead by the permission of Allah (swt): وَرَسُولًا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنِّي قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِآيَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ أَنِّي أَخْلُقُ [...]
Imam Ali (as) the Distributor of the Paradise and the Fire?
What is meant by the saying: “Ali (as) is the Distributor of the Paradise and the Fire”? (علي قسيم الجنة والنار) […]
Imam Ali (as) & the Creature from the Earth
In the Holy Qur'an, Allah (swt) says: وَإِذَا وَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَابَّةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا لَا يُوقِنُونَ And when the word befalls them, We will bring forth for them [...]
How and Why Ali (as) guided Abu Bakr and Umar
Following the article “Why did Imam Ali (as) support Abu Bakr, Umar, And Uthman?”, another hadith where Imam Ali (as) saves a man from oppression – and advices the first two usurpers. Salman (ra) finds [...]
Historical Analysis of Hadith al-Manzilah
Many use Hadith al-Manzilah (“You are from me of the status which Haroun (as) had from Musa (as) except that there is no Prophet after me”) to prove the Imamate of Imam Ali (as) – [...]
Fatima (as) and Laylat al-Qadr
Putting aside the apparent (dhaahir) meanings behind laylat al-Qadr (The Night of Destiny), we explore the hidden (baatin) Ta’weel meaning of the night and Sayeda Fatima’s (as) relationship with it.. […]
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) was required and practiced by the infallibles, they found it necessary for certain [...]
Denying Al-Ghadeer
The event of Ghadeer is seen as one of the most monumental moments in Islamic History. Not only has it been the core of controversy between The Shia and Non-Shia’s – but it also signifies [...]
Crossing the Sirat
The Sirat is the hair-narrow bridge which every person must pass on the Yawm ad-Din to enter Paradise. It is said that it is as thin as a hair and as sharp as the sharpest [...]
Angels at the houses of the Imams (as)
“Once Abu ‘Abd Allah (as) said, while tapping his hand on a cushion in the house, ‘O Husayn, These are cushions on which so often angels lean and perhaps we pick up parts of their [...]
Ali (as) is the FOURTH Caliph.
Imam Ali (as) states: “Allah’s curse is on those who do not say that I am the fourth of the four caliphs.” If he is the first Imam (as) and successor and does not consider [...]