Tag Archives: Ahl al-Bayt (as)

The Alawids were severely tried and extremely burdened during most periods of the Abbasid rule. The Abbasid kings officially oppressed the Alawids, and pursued and punished them severely. They imposed on them economical blockade until they were in...

The invaluable legacy of the Household [Ahl al-Bayt] of the Prophet (may peace be upon them all), as preserved by their followers, is a comprehensive school of thought that embraces all branches of Islamic knowledge. This school has produced many brilliant scholars who have...

Supposing that the hypothesis of the Expected Leader and all that it comprehends of prolonged life, early leadership and a silent absence, is possible, that would not be enough proof for his existence, thus, how can we indeed believe in the existence of...

This article addresses the necessity of the existence of the Representative of Allah on the earth at any time. The opponents of Shi’a protest that although Shi’a consider the Imam necessary in order to expound the injunctions and verities of religion and to guide the people, the occultation of the Imam is the negation of....

Imam Hassan al-Askari (AS) the eleventh holy Imam of the Shi'ites in the world was martyred by poisoning by the Abbasid caliph on 8th Rabi al-Awwal 260 A.H. and was buried beside his holy father Imam Ali un-Naqi al-Hadi (AS) in the city of...

At the time of Imam Ridha, Imam Jawad, Imam Hadi and Imam Hassan al-Askari (pbut), the Shia communications were more extensive than any other time, said Ayatollah Khamenei....

The scientific debates and discussions held by Imam ʿAli ibn Musā al-Riḍā (ʿa) are not a historical matter which only pertains to the past; they are rather a main source which should be utilized today for the....

In this treatise, ‘Allamah Hasan Mustafawi has selected 30 subjects (along with their supplementary topics) in relation to esoteric, intricate, and allegorical traditions (ahadith) from ‘Uyun Akhbar al-Rida by the...

(This is) an account of the Imam after the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, the date of his birth, the evidence for his Imamates the period of his succession, the time of his death, and the place of...

This book provides the first social history of the ‘Alids in the crucial five centuries from the 'Abbasid Revolution to the Saljuqs (second/eighth to sixth/twelfth centuries).....