The biographical evaluation of a hadith is one of the most important criterias to understanding if a narration can truly to attributed to the Prophet’s family. The Shi’ite authorities on rijal however, did not witness or encounter most of the transmitters they endorsed. Ayatollah Asif Mohsini writes about this dilemma.
… Read More Asif Mohsini and the Rijal Time-Gap Dilemma
Any great scholar of Islam is not free from criticism, especially from those who are outside the fold of Islam. Fortunately, God has made defending our scholars incredibly easy and rigorous.… Read More Shia claims about Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih al-Muslim
Does the existience of evil undermine God’s power? Imam al Ghazali writes about how the existience of suffering does not undermine God as the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful. … Read More Imam al Ghazali on the Problem with Evil
The lack of Non-Muslim sources on the Moon Split would make many think the event was a fabrication, this article disproves that claim. … Read More The Historicity of the Moon Split
In a thought-provoking examination of divine justice, contemporary theologians are revisiting the age-old concept of eternal damnation. Critics of the traditional doctrine of hell argue that the idea of a benevolent deity condemning souls to everlasting punishment is contradictory. These objections are addressed in this reading.
… Read More Addressing The “Problem” with Hell
Addressing those who reject hadith. Beginning with a simple explanation of how hadith work to refuting some common arguments used by Hadith rejectors. … Read More Refuting Hadith Rejectors
This article is in reference to the Hadith of Jabir b. Samura found in Sahih Muslim and will be divided into three parts. حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الأَزْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ” لاَ يَزَالُ الإِسْلاَمُ عَزِيزًا… Read More Who are the 12 Caliphs?
For the Twelver Shi’ite sect to be true it must be shown that the concept of 12 infallible imams + the concept of Ghaybah can be unequivocally proven. This is a huge issue for the Twelvers because there is no Sunni hadith, nor any Quran verse, that can prove that these men have been divinely… Read More Did Al-Khidr name the 12 Imams?
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