بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم  There is a famous Hadith narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas in which he lists 10 prominent virtues of Imam Ali (AS) with a reliable chain. We have dedicated an entire article on this report because of its importance in  Shi’a-Sunni dialogue and its establishment of the Imamate of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (AS). We hope every Shi’a will be confident in using this report onward to demonstrate the virtues and Imamate of ‘Ali (AS) after reviewing this article.

Hadith Indhar al-’Ashira (The incident of the warning of the next of kin) is a famous Hadith of the Prophet (SAW) during the early advent of Islam in the year 3 AH, where he invites his kinsmen to accept Islam (such as Abu Lahab, Hamza, Abu Talib etc.), and more notably, announces Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) as his immediate successor. Therefore, it is one of the most important Hadiths for Shi’a theology, just like Hadith al-Ghadeer, as it proves the imamate of Imam Ali (AS).

Our series on Ghadir proved and established the declaration of Imam Ali’s (as) authority over the Ummah. However, some miscellaneous objections to this understanding were not mentioned. Below we shall cover some of the popular objections, which are as follows: - Why didn’t the Prophet ﷺ declare Ghadeer on ‘Arafah? - Is Hadith Ghadeer an ambiguous designation (Nass Khafi)? - Did al-Hasan al-Muthana reject Ghadeer’s interpretation? - Why did the Sahaba Ignore Ghadeer?

Hadith al-Tayr is one of the most important Hadiths that every Shi’i should be aware of. It has crucial importance in illustrating the high station of Imam Amir al-Mu’mineen Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) as the most superior companion and proving his legitimacy for caliphate. It is unfortunate that many Shi’a today remain either unaware of this invaluable Hadith or remain uncertain about how to justify its authenticity. For those unfamiliar, it is a well-known and widely transmitted

The defining feature that distinguishes the virtues of Amir al-Mu’mineen (as) from the other companions is their mass-transmission. Indeed, when something was truly uttered by the Prophet (saw) and carries major significance, we will find that many people narrate it. The Prophet (saw) would be more wise than to say a significant virtue that carries a theological implication to just a single person. 

Perhaps, we humans may love a thing without rationale, and favour something without a clear purpose or a definitive standard, or maybe there is a reason, but we fail to articulate it into words. However, Allah (swt), being the Most wise, would not establish a being or creature as the most beloved of all to Him except that there is an objective rationale that explains this favour. 

Hadith al-Tayr is one of the most important Hadiths that every Shi’i should be aware of. It has crucial importance in illustrating the high station of Imam Amir al-Mu’mineen Ali b. Abi Talib (AS) as the most superior companion and proving his legitimacy for caliphate. It is unfortunate that many Shi’a today remain either unaware of this invaluable Hadith or remain uncertain about how to justify its authenticity. In this series, we will uncover its significance and prove its l

After examining the background of Hadith al-Ghadeer, it's context and refuting the connection between it and the Yemen expedition, we are left with our other major objection: How did the Sahaba understand Ghadeer Khum? Did all of them manage to misinterpret it? The answer is no, they did understand the meaning of Ghadeer and this is highlighted by the fact that they all congraluated Imam Ali (as) for this...

Perhaps the most infamous of your opponents' responses regarding the Hadith al-Ghadeer is it's relation to Ali’s campaigns in Yemen. They assert that the declaration at Ghadeer was simply the Prophet’s way of clearing up the negative complaints about ‘Ali (AS). The Shi'a then superimposed a different meaning to this report supposedly. This baseless claim will be throughly refuted and analysed in this article by exploring the argument's origin and responses to these claims

Understanding how to identify the meaning 'mawla' is crucial for understanding Hadith al-Ghadeer. It is without a doubt that the narrative of Ahlus Sunnah cannot be true simply because it does not make sense for the Holy Prophet (saw) to gather a large group of the Muslims and reiterate to them what they already knew. It further does not in any way link to the context that we went over in the previous article, where we found how the Prophet (saw) narrated this near the end of

As the event of Ghadeer Khumm is steadily approaching us (June 14th), we have decided to dedicate a short series examining the Hadith and approach the main arguments that concern this event. This series shall be split up into four parts: Authenticity, interpretation, objections and views of the Sahaba. We hope by the end of this series, our readers will attain a better understanding of the one of the most important sermons that the Holy Prophet (saw) offered for the Ummah.

A common objection raised to undermine the anger felt by Fatima (as) towards Abu Bakr is by saying that she was angry at Ali for wanting...

In the previous part, the concept of Imamah was discussed. Now we will discuss Imam Ali (as) in the Qur'an.

As we know, succession of the Prophet (saw) is one of the most important divides between Sunnis and Shi'as. While Shi'a believed it was...