As for those who strive in Us,
We surely guide them to Our paths (Quran)
ISLAMIC HISTORY
This section contains the following articles in relation to the Islamic History:
- The Early Muslim Conquests: A Shia View
- Karbala: Chain of Events - an important Article about Ashura; the tragedy of the family of the prophet in the Karbala
- The first Muslim women that had been taken as captives in Islam
- The Sunni historian IbnulAthir describing the massacre of the Shi'a of Ifriqiyyah (a region in North Africa around Tunisia-Libya) before more than 1000 years.
- The Wahhabi historian Ibn Ghannam proudly and without any shame reports how they massacred 1500 men, women, and children in the Shiite town of Saihat, Saudi Arabia..
The Wahhabi Attack and Sack of Karbala 1802 - The Harra Incident
- Study of Shi'ism by the Orientalists
- The History of Religious wars within Sunni Islam
- The the descendant of the prophet who spread Islam in north Africa and established the first Shia state there
ISLAM: SHIA/SUNNI
This section contains the following articles related to Shia/Sunni Debates:
- The Martyr Shehata Speaks: A page dedicated to the Martyr Shaikh Hasan Shehata
- The ‘Turning Back’: An article about the ‘turning back’ after the death of Prophet Muhammed SAAW
- Al Suyooti confirms that among the first four Caliphs, the narrations about the Tafsir were mostly narrated from Imam Ali (a.s.)
- Was Abu Talib (a.s.) a disbeliever?
- The Fast of Ashura
- Imam Ath-Thahabi and the History Sources reveal that Imam Ali (a.s.) did Imam Ath-Thahabi and the History Sources reveal that Imam Ali (a.s.) did not name his son as “Umar”!not name his son as “Umar”!
OUCH! FATWAS!
In this section, strange Fatwas (Verdicts) are presented. With concentration on those Fatwas of the founders of the different Islamic schools, and their prominent scholars.
- The prayer of Abu Hanifa, the imam the Hanafi Sunni school (Maddhab).
- Clapping is Haram (not permissible) according to Bin Baz, the late Grand Wahhabi Mufti!
The Sahaba (includes both the Male and the Female Companions of the Prophet SAAW)
A major difference between the Shiites and the Sunnis is their view of the Sahaba, i.e.; the companions of the prophet peace be upon him and his progeny. This difference is explained below. Moreover, we present, evidences from the main books of the Sunnis themselves – where scanned images of the relevant pages are provided- to support the Shia view that the Sahaba are normal human beings!
- The Companions (of the Prophet) as Seen by the Shia and the Sunnis
- The Ten Blessed Companions (Ashra Mubashra)
- The famous Sunni Scholar, Imam Ath-Thahabi called for hiding the truth about the ‘Sahaba’ from the general public and destroying the evidences!!!
- The day when Umar ibn Al-Khattab buried his daughter alive!
- A'isha saying to a woman: "I'm not your mother but I'm the mother of your men." !!!
- A'isha saying: Are you not the one falsely claiming/presuming to be the Messenger of Allah?When Talha said: "If the Messenger of Allah died, I will marry A'isha."!!!!!!!!!!When Talha said: "If the Messenger of Allah died, I will marry A'isha."!!!!!!!!!!
- The companion of the prophet, who pledged allegiance at Al-Ridwan, and ended up Killing Ammar Bin Yassir (r.a)!
- The companion of the prophet, who gave Bay'ah under the tree and ended up as a commander of the army which Killed the 3rd Caliph Uthman Bin Affan!
- The first Caliphs did not only prohibit writing the Hadith, they were against even narrating it!
Shia Muslims Around the World
This section contains the following articles in relation to the Islamic History:
WAHHABISM and ibadhism
This section contains important information about Wahhabism, which ascribed unto Shaykh Muhammad, the son of ’Abd al-Wahhab of Najd, Saudi Arabia:
- The famous Sunni Tafsir of al-Qurtubi completely refuted the Wahhabi dogma regarding intercession by a great Hadith
- Wahhabis explicitly state in their books their belief that Allah (SWT) has two 'real' eyes!!!!
- ‘Ibadhis’ declare their Bara’ah (disassociation) from Imam Ali a.s., Imam Hassan a.s. and Imam Hussein a.s. !!!!
- Wahhabis say Allah (SWT) has 'five' fingers!!!!
POLITICS
This section contains featured articles related to Politics that are written to continue to be relevant in the long term:
DIRECTORY OF ISLAMIC WEBSITES
This page aims at assembling a directory of Islamic websites that we have explored and found reliable and objective.
Books and MULTIMEDIA
This page mainly presents selected videos of exceptional Islamic lectures and speeches by both Shia and Sunni scholars, in addition to some important and interesting Islamic movies and video clips. The following page is related:
ISLAM: SHIA/SUNNI Q & A
This section contains selected questions that we have answered along with our answers. The questions reached us through different mediums such as email, forums, and social media pages. Most of the questions are related to Shia Islam and Shia/Sunni debates.
Imamate and Caliphate
This page contains the following articles in relation to Sunni Caliphate and Shiite Imamate:
- al-Fakhri al-Razi admits that ulil Amr (those in authority) mentioned in the Quranic verse (4:59) must be infallible.
- The famous Sunni scholar Ibn Hajar admits that according to the Hadiths, there will always be a member of Ahlulbayt (a.s.) to follow, until the day of resurrection.
- Succession of the caliphate after the Prophet… By written text (Dictate) or by election?
- The Twelve Imams in the Old Testament
- When the Sunnis started to recognize Imam Ali (a.s.) as a fourth Calif!!!!!!!!!!!!
- After they failed to deny the historic fact of the birth of our awaited Imam Al-Mahdi (AJTF), they claimed that he has died in childhood!!!
... as a new member of the Islamic Ummah, your journey does not end with saying the Shahada (the Muslim declaration of Faith), in fact, it only begins there!
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Shia Islam in Bahrain
Despite its small size and population, Bahrain played an instrumental role in spreading the teaching of AhlulBayt a.s.
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'INTRODUCING Shia Islam' section
This section contains the following articles about Shia Islam (Islam as taught by AhlulBayt - the family of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them):
the ‘turning back’
An article about the ‘turning back’ after the death of Prophet Muhammed SAAW
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