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Philosophy-of-Imamah

Philosophy of Imamah

The philosophy of Imamah is debated in this article. A government, a social or business organization must need a group of competent and experienced individuals to run its service and business functions. In absence of such executives and business leaders, the...
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Imam and Holy Prophet

Describing the Holy Prophet (SA), the Almighty Allah states in Holy Book Quran: “Certainly a Messenger has come to you from among yourselves, grievous to him is your falling into distress, excessively solicitous respecting you, to the believers (he is) compassionate,...
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Appointing Twelve Imams

Islam is the only religion which offers comprehensive solutions to social problems and takes a holistic approach to address them. For such a working system to prevail to the Day of Judgment, there must be some wise mechanism to preserve the integrity of...
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Responsibilities-of-an-Imam

Responsibilities of an Imam

Islam prescribes very high qualification for a divine leader. He should be the most knowledgeable, the wisest, and the most gallant of all. He should also be immune from every kind of sin, mistake and error. The Prophet and the Imams, besides being religious leaders,...
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Imam Ali and His Followers

In view of divine, logical and political basis of Imamah, one may wonder why then the system of Imamah could not be apparently implemented after the demise of holy prophet (S) in terms of rulership and caliphate? Shi’as – The Followers of Imam Ali (P) In view of these...
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Life-of-Imam-Ali (A) – In-Brief

Life of Imam Ali (A) – In Brief

Imam Ali (A), the first Imam, was the cousin of the Holy Prophet. He was born on Friday, the 13th Rajab in the Holy Ka’aba. He was brought up under the tutelage of the Holy Prophet. As Imam Ali (A) says: “The Holy Prophet brought me up in his own arms and fed me...
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Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn

These two honorable Imams (AS) are brothers of each other and are the sons of Imam Ali (AS) and Fatimah (AS). According to the authentic Islamic Traditions, the Holy Prophet (SA) had deep affections towards these honorable grandsons whom he called his own...
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To Be “Alive” and To Be “Dead”

Many of us think that as long as a man’s heart beats, and the nerves are active and he walks about, he is alive. When can he be said to be dead? When the physician listens to his heart and declares that it has stopped functioning. This is to some extent true, but this...
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Life-of-Imam-Hussain-(A)–In-Brief

Life of Imam Hussain (A) – In Brief

Imam Husain, the third Imam was born on 3r’d of Shaban, 4 A.H. in Medina. On his birth, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) prophesied that the faith of Islam would be rescued by his second grandson Husain (A).   Yazid was known for his devilish character and...
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Imam-Hussain-Views-of-Non-Muslim-Scholars

Imam Hussain -Views of Non-Muslim Scholars

The event of Karbala marks the greatest sacrifice for the sake of God in the human history. The minute and stunning details of this great event have been written and survived from the very first day by the eye witnesses.  For the last fourteen hundred centuries,...
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