As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʾ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to...
April, 2020
March, 2020
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8 March
Philanthropic Ideals in Imam Ali’s Rule
This paper examines the ethical ideals in the practice of Imam Ali particularly as illustrated in his letter to Malik al-Ashtar, and demonstrates the philanthropic principles that...
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8 March
Imam Ali (a) the Herald of Unity
To establish unity, Imam Ali (A) urged people toward unity in every context and asked the governors to refrain from carrying out any alteration (restructuring) and...
December, 2019
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11 December
Book: Glad Tidings of Mustafa for the Shia of Murtaza
The book, The Glad Tidings of Mustafa for the Shia of Murtaz’a, boasts a collection of over five hundred and ninety narrations, whose sources are amongst the most widely-recognized and accepted narrators in the...
August, 2019
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26 August
Ghadīr Khumm (Khumm Pond) by Muhammad Ali Amir Moezzi
Ghadīr Khumm (Khumm Pond) was a pond, which no longer exists, located at Juḥfa, on the caravan route between Mecca and Medina...
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22 August
Ghadir, Shower of Mercy for All
Thursday August. 30, 2018 Or Zihajjah 18 in lunar calendar, marks Eid al-Ghadir, the day Holy Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) designated the commander of the faithful, Imam Ali (AS) as...
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19 August
Video: Why Did Ahl al-Sunna Not Accept Imam Ali as the First Caliph?
In this short video Dr. Ammar Nakshawani Speaks on why our brothers/sisters from Ahl al-Sunna did not accept Imam Ali(as) as the first Caliph. It covers the story of Ghadeer Khumm and the Hadith of...
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18 August
The Event of Ghadir al-Khumm according to Quran
According to the narrations of the 10th-century theologian Shaykh al-Mufid, he relates in his book, ‘Kitab al-Irshad,’ that the plane of Ghadir Khumm was not considered one to be suitable for...
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17 August
Why Did Imam Ali Accept the Leadership of the Islamic Society?
The commander of the faithful (God’s greetings and peace be upon him) has acted on what he has said. After Muslims gathered around his house and demanded that he accept the...
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16 August
What Do You Know about Al-Ghadir Book?
Do you know that when only one volume of the Al-Ghadir collection was sent to Lebanon, 30 thousand of Sunnis became Shiites by reading this book within a...
