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 important ways of establishing the creed of the Imammiyah is by referring back to the righteous predecessors, as this demonstrates that these beliefs have a basis within Islam and are not innovated. Our righteous predecessors include the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the Imams, as well as his righteous companions. One of the most important examples of early Imami creed comes from Imam al-Mujtaba al-Hasan b. ‘Ali (AS), who in the aftermath of his father's martyrdom delive

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

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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...