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...
August, 2019
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15 August
Imam Ali International Conference to Be Held in India
The Islamic Studies Institute in New Delhi, India, will host an Three-Day international conference about Imam Ali (A.S)...
May, 2019
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27 May
Imam Ali from the View Point of Non-Muslim Scholars
Imam Ali (AS) is a great and unique person who has always been praised by great people during the course of history and even those who do not believe in...
January, 2019
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19 January
Lady Fatima al-Zahra’s (sa) Will to Imam ‘Ali (as)
Fatima told Imam Ali (as) that she had seen the Messenger of Allah (S) in her dream, and he had told her that she was going to join him that night. She then asked Imam Ali (as) to...
December, 2018
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29 December
The 10th International Conference on Economy & Society in Imam Ali’s Tradition
The 10th international conference of Sireh Alavi (behavioral style) with the approach of Imam Ali (PBUH), economy and society will be held at University of Lorestan, Iran on...
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27 December
Was Imam Ali a Misogynist? The Portrayal of Women in Nahj al-Balaghah and Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays
One of the most controversial Shiʻi texts today is a sermon in Nahj al-Balaghah (an early eleventh century collection of materials attributed to ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib) describing women as deficient in faith and intellect. This is only one of several passages in Nahj al-Balaghah which come across as...
September, 2018
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2 September
Why Was Prophet Silent regarding Khalifas during His Lifetime?
What is the reason for the prophet’s (pbuh) silence during his lifetime regarding the khalifahs? Why didn’t he just unveil their true intentions in the beginning so that what happened after his...
August, 2018
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28 August
Did Sunni Scholars Agree with the Shia Interpretation of Ghadir Hadith
Al-Amini’s arguments are very common arguments made by Shias today. All Muslims agree with the basic statement that occurred at Al-Ghadir, however, Sunnis reject some details that Shias add. Sunnis do not accept that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was ordered to....
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5 August
Imam Ali and the Perils of Social Media
with social media, we can peer into the lives of our friends and families in mere seconds and form opinions about them, while at the same time gauging the quality of our own lives in comparison to theirs...
June, 2018
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5 June
Ahl al-Sunna and the Merits of Imam Ali (a)
Other than the ‘Uthmāni Shī’as and some movements within the Murji’a and early Mu’tazalīs, the general populace of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamā’ah – including Sunnī Aṣḥāb al-Ḥadīth – all accepted and believed the merits and...
