Tag Archives: Wilāyah

The issue of Wilāyah is one of the most important of precepts. The reason behind its importance can be found in a statement made by Imam Ali (ʿa) where he said that Wilāyah guarantees the implementation of other...

The Doha-based Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is pleased to invite scholars, academics and researchers to submit their research papers to a...

The 18th of Dhu 'l-Hijja is celebrated in the Shi'a world as the Feast of Ghadir Khumm in which Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) said about Imam 'Ali (PBUH): "Whomsoever master (mawla) I am, this 'Ali is also his master."...

This article seeks to elucidate Lady Zaynab’s commitment to wilayah from Medina to Karbala, and then Sham (Damascus) by her obedience to - and protection and defense of...

The necessary conditions to be available in a leader are directly connected to the nature of the Islamic government. Disregarding the general conditions like wisdom and proper management, two basic conditions, i.e. justice and to...

In this paper the writer proposes to describe the teachings of Shi'ite Islam about authority in a manner accessible to Catholic partners in dialogue....

Ghadīr Khumm (Khumm Pond) was a pond, which no longer exists, located at Juḥfa, on the caravan route between Mecca and Medina...

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...

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...

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...