The following is a translation of the events that transpired in the year 63-64 AH in the reign of Yazeed bin Mu’awiyah. The source used for the events was Tareekh Khalifa bin Khayyat (d. 240 AH) (p. 147-159) who quotes [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]
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem, During out readings, it is through the grace of Allah that we have stumbled upon a narration that implicates Al-Kulayni of altering a narration. The narration in Al-Kafi states that Tahir said: Abu Abdullah (as) (Ja’afar Al-Sadiq) [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]
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]
Shias often bring up the fact that Aisha left her home during the caliphate of Ali. The two points that they often allude to is the verse 33:33 which tells the wives of the Prophet – peace be upon him [read more]
What is Lanat? The linguistic meaning of lanat is to cuss out, however, in Islamic terminology; lanat is mainly used to describe an invocation that Allah banishes one from His mercy. The Ethics of the Prophet – peace be upon [read more]
When studying Shia narrations, one sometimes comes across strange inconsistencies. In this short article, we examine one of these inconsistencies. We take a look at the most prominent Shia book of hadith, Al-Kafi by Al-Kulayni, and at the most significant [read more]
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