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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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)...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
Read More »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...
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