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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Acquire knowledge, because one who gains it for the sake of Lord, performs an act of piety; who talks about it praises the Lord; who seeks it, adores God; who spends life in light of it, bestows alms; and who passes on it to others, performs an act of devotion to God....

All of us affirm the reality of death. Every new birth brings with it the news for its death. No matter how much you plan, no matter how much wealth you accumulate, no matter how much powerful you become, the death is certain and there is no escape. What death brings...

Is the belief in the Day of Judgment based on reason and wisdom? The fact is that what ever Prophet Muhammad (blessings of Allah and peace are upon him and his family) has conveyed us about this Final Day and life after death is clearly based on wisdom. A...