In this part of the article titled “The Caliphate of Imam Ali and his method of rule”, we shall look at the achievements of his government and the Caliphate after the martyrdom of Imam Ali (a.s). The Shia During the Caliphate of Imam Ali (a.s)
The caliphate of Imam Ali (a.s) began toward the end of the year 35/656 and lasted about four years and nine months. During his period as Caliph, Imam Ali followed the ways of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) and brought conditions back to their original state. He
In this part of the article titled “Evidences for Imam Ali’s Guardianship”, we shall discuss about the concept of Shura (i.e. consensus) in relation to leadership issues. A Comment about Shura Out of what is mentioned, it became clear to us that
All evidence indicates that it was Allah’s will that Imam Ali’s guardianship be the trial for the Muslims, as it was the reason behind every dispute and controversy that erupted. And since Allah is subtitle toward His bondmen, never takes the latter to
Shia Muslims in accordance with the Quran believe that Imamate is one of the most important principles in Islam. Even if a Muslim believes in Allah, the Prophecy of the Prophet and the day of resurrection without belief in Imamate, his faith and belief in
By Imamate, we meant the general Imamate for Muslims, caliphate, rulership, leadership and Wilāyah (guardianship). Since the main topic of my book being a comparison between the school of Ahl al-Sunnah and that of the Imāmiyyah Shia, I have to expose the
In continuation of the discussion on the issue of successorship after the death of the Prophet, we shall focus in this part of the article on other textual evidence to establish the claim that the Prophet appointed a successor before he died. Ahmad further
The discussion which we had about the necessity for the sending of the Holy Prophet by God, makes us familiar, to a certain extent, with the necessity for the existence of an Imam after the Prophet because in many of the important issues, they hold things in
In this part of the article titled “Who Has to Select the Imam?”, we shall continue with other relevant issues such as the consensus and the Imamate of Hazrat Ali ibn Abi-Talib. The totality of these three directions are clear reasons why the
A group of Muslims (Sunnis) believe that the Prophet of Islam (S) died not having selected his successor. They believe this responsibility belongs to Muslims themselves to select their leader. They undertake this act through Ijma (consensus) which is one of
