After Abu Bakr's death, Ali and al-Abbas go to Umar b. al-Khattab requesting for Fadak once more. This request creates major problems for the Sunnis, because it shows that either they did not believe in Abu Bakr or they rejected the Prophet's command. In the former, this contrasts with fundamental Sunni belief, but with the latter they accuse them of disbelief or transgression.

Al-Shaykh al-Mufid (ra) was famously known as the head of the Imamiyah and one of the strongest opponents of Ahlus Sunnah, being praised by both allies and foes for his intelligence, memorisation and scholarly ethics. He is indeed one of our most noble scholars and used to be a destructive force against the Sunnis. In one of his debates, he is met with with a Sunni scholar, known as ‘Abu Ali Ibn Shadhan’, about the Hadith of Abu Bakr brought during Fadak...

One of the most common defenses that our opponents use with regards to the dispute between Fatima (AS) and Abu Bakr is that before Fatima’s death, she and Abu Bakr met and amicably ended their dispute, and she was pleased with him before she died. This narrative is one which we have examined and have found to be quite absurd. We shall present a comprehensive refutation for it in the hopes that our Shia brothers and sisters benefit and know how to respond in case they come ac

In the name of Allah, the Almighty, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, who has perfected all of His creation. Fadak was a significant...

When Fadak was usurped from Banu Hashim initally by Abu Bakr, it went through many transfers through out history to many different clans...

Instead of directly addressing the issues related to Abu Bakr's arguments our opponents deflect by focusing on trivial arguments that...

In the previous part, we have discussed Fatima's anger and boycott against Abu Bakr for the crimes he had committed against her. She dema...

When Fatima (as) had exhausted all her efforts to reclaim Fadak and found no success, she let go of her pursuit. She ceased to argue, for...

When Fatima (as) had her testimonies rejected and her right to inheritance denied, she stood firm in her stance against Abu Bakr...

A popular misconception that is spread around about the Shi'a is that within their own sources it is proven that Fatima (as) does...

We have discussed previously that the hadith of Abu Bakr that was brought as a response to Fatima (as) directly contradicts the Qur'an...

When Fatima (as)'s access to Fadak was cut away, and presented with the hadith of Abu Bakr that was mentioned in the previous part...

After the death of the Prophet (saw), Fatima (as) found herself in a situation where she no longer had possession of Fadak...

Upon the death of the Prophet, Abu Bakr argued that the right of Fatima (as) to Fadak suddenly disappears and that only he knew of this...

The significance of Fadak enabled the Ahl al-Bayt (as) to generate revenue and utilize it for trading, but when this land was confiscated...