Books
Imamah wal-Nass – 2
In this part we will see the importance and significance of Imamah according to the Shia sect.
Books
Books
Imamah wal-Nass – 1
In this part we will see many samples of the texts Imami Shia attribute to the Prophet (saw) about the name and number of Imams that will succeed him.
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Audio Book: Al-Imamah wal-Nass
Peace be upon you all, This is an experimental project where we read a book on the subject of Imamah online instead of translating its contents in written text. The special series of lectures will revolve around the book “al-Imamah wal-Nass” [read more]
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Hazrat Abu Bakr: Book of Virtues
The Book of Virtues of Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) We have been asked to write a book for the purpose of introducing the English speaking Muslim community to the virtues and high status of the companion of Rasul-Allah (saw) and [read more]
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Comments on Toyib’s Revised Edition of his Ibn Saba’ Book
The following are comments on Toyib Olawuyi’s revised edition of his Ibn Saba’ book. His book is available to be downloaded here. The revised content is more or less entirely based upon our own original work on Ibn Saba’, which [read more]
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Abdullah ibn Saba: The Book
Abdullah Ibn Saba : The Man, His Teachings, and His Influence on the Modern Twelver Shi’ee Faith Introduction The controversy that is the life, the existence, and the effects of Abdullah ibn Saba upon the early years of Islam has [read more]
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Understanding & Application of the Confusion of Reliable narrators
In continuation of our ongoing series surrounding the study of the sciences of Hadith in both the Sunni and Shia sects, the knowledge of the Ikhtilaat(confusion) of the narrator is one that cannot be ignored. In theory, according to Ibn [read more]
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Response to: The Kitab Al-Ma’arif of Ibn Qutaibah and the Account of Imam ‘Ali’s Imprecation for Anas b. Malik
The following is a response to Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project’s article “The Kitab Al-Ma’arif of Ibn Qutaibah and the Account of Imam ‘Ali’s Imprecation for Anas b. Malik.” The article can be found here. In brief, we quote [read more]
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Oral transmission: The declaration of hearing from the scholars
In continuation of our mini-series in our practical comparisons between Saheeh Al-Bukhari and Al-Kulayni’s Al-Kafi, we look at one of the finer points of Hadith science, specifically, Seeghat al-Sama` and Tadlees. We begin by listing two chains for two narrations [read more]
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The Teachers: Their reliability and variety
In the study of comparative religion, one returns to the source in order to study a respective sect’s view. The two main books, Saheeh Al-Bukhari and Al-Kulayni’s Al-Kafi have both received the highest form of praise from scholars of each [read more]