Last week I asked my students to make a list of what they thought were some of the worst sins they could commit as Muslims. I told them that they could name only five, but, if they really wanted to add any more, they could add two more in brackets next to number four…
Shi’a Islam
An exchange on Surah 80 of the Holy Quran
A few days ago I was having a discussion with a friend of mine on Surah 80 of the Holy Quran. This friend was a Sunni, and, as anyone familiar with Sunni and Shia debates over the years rightly knows, his interpretation of that verse vastly differs from that of the Shia madhab. But…
Last recorded conversation with Shaheed Al-Sadr
An extremely sad audio to listen to, this is the last recorded conversation of Shaheed Al-Sadr. God willing I will be uploading the biographies of our scholars, in hopes that we can learn more about them.The Sayed was killed shortly after by Saddam Hussein and his prison guards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NQW88y_lBo
Identifying the Shi`as
If we wish to discuss the Shi`as without fanaticism or affectation, we would say that they are the adherents of the Islamic School of Thought which respects and follows the twelve Imams from the family (Ahl al-Bayt) of the Prophet. They are Ali and eleven of his offspring. The Shi`as refer to the Prophet and…
Shia of Haiti Documentary
Defending the Imam of our time (revised)
If one is to take a look at the many sites which critique the Jafarri School of Thought, one sees a common article plastered somewhere on the site. The article usually has the same title, always the same content, and many times no credit is given to the original writer of the article. The article’s…
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin’s praise of Allah (SWT)
1 Praise belongs to God, the First, without a first before Him, the Last, without a last behind Him. 2 Beholders’ eyes fall short of seeing Him, describers’ imaginations are not able to depict Him.
The plight of the Shia
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
The following sayings of the Holy Prophet of Islam are taken from Ayatollah Imani’s book A Bundle of Flowers, in which he has taken the great care of carefully selecting various traditions, from various sources, of the Prophet of Islam, and his Ahlul Bait. I, for this post, have only selected the sayings of the…
Update on the situation in Malaysia
As-Sallamu-Alaykom, As Shia Muslims in Malaysia seek to receive a basic fundamental right in being able to practice their religion, we here at this blog will try, God willing, to keep our readers updated as much as possible on the current situation. In the present climate the Shia denomination is considered illegal, and therefore anyone…