Amir al-mu'minin wrote this instrument for Malik ibn al-Harith al-Ashtar, when he was appointed the Governor of Egypt in 38 AH. Malik al-Ashtar was one of the chief companions of...
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There are many theories about the appearance of Shīʿa that are completely baseless. Some believe, for instance, that Shīʿa appeared as a result of political conflicts in the first century...
Read More »PHD Thesis: The Memory of Ali b. Abi Talib in Early Sunni Thought
ro-‘Alid sentiment (al-mayl ilā ‘Alī, tashayyu‘) is a prevalent, trans-sectarian tendency (i.e. among Sunnīs and Shī‘īs) to venerate ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (d. 40/661) and his...
Read More »Ghadir Tradition, The Expressive Evidence for Guardianship
Ghadir tradition is one of the conclusive evidences for the immediate guardianship and caliphate of ‘Ali (a.s.) after the Prophet (s.a.w.a.), and the researchers render a special importance to...
Read More »Ghadir as Narrated by Ahl al-Bayt (AS)
The present work is about the event of Ghadir as Narrated by the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.). It studies briefly the Ghadir narrations in Shiite works compiled by...
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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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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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