by user | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
God thus makes clear his signs to you that you may understand (Holy Qur’an 2:242) Imam ‘Ali bin Abi Talib was the successor to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them both. This is a collection of short quotations about him from a wide variety of notables...
by user | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Introduction In Islamic thought, “unity” has a high status in continuation of the holy Prophet (S) and Imams’ (A) mission. Thus, a thorough research of the conduct and speech of Imam Ali (A), who was the herald of unity, would show the status of unity and its various...
by user | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sir Isaac Newton. One of the greatest physicists ever who said: “If I have seen further, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants”. We know about Isaac Newton very well, but we do not recognize the ‘Giants’. We are aware of the famous picture of Isaac Newton,...
by user | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the first part of “Bridging the Sunni-Shia Divide“, I discussed common misconceptions regarding Sunnis and Sunnism. The second part of this series will be dedicated to clearing misconceptions regarding Shia Muslims and Shi’ism. This is a difficult task given the...
by user | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today is an important but not very widely known occasion in the Islamic calendar called Ashura. Literally it means ‘tenth’ because it is the tenth day of the first month of the Islamic year. It’s marked by all Muslims to a lesser or greater extent, with different...
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