Some Notes on the Status of Salman in Early Shi’ism (Pt. 1)
By Ammaar Muslim – Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. أدرك سلمان العلم الاول والعلم الاخر، وهو بحر لا ينزح، وهو منّا أهل…
Month: March 2019
Salat Has Four-Thousand Limits
From Maṣābīḥ al-Anwār fī Ḥall Mushkilāt al-Akhbār written by al-Sayyid ʿAbdullah Shubbar (d. 1242 AH / 1827). Slight edits have been made to the…
Ṣalat al-Duha: Debates about the Validity and Origin of a Peculiar Muslim Ritual Prayer
By Afzal Sumar – a researcher in Islamic studies with a particular focus on Shi’ism. He also translates Arabic religious texts into…
The Intention of a Believer is Better Than His Action
Taken from Maṣābīḥ al-Anwār fī Ḥall Mushkilāt al-Akhbār written by al-Sayyid ʿAbdullah Shubbar (d. 1242 AH / 1827). Slight edits have been made…
The World is a Prison for the Believer and Paradise for the Disbeliever
The following translation is taken from the work Maṣābīḥ al-Anwār fī Ḥall Mushkilāt al-Akhbār written by al-Sayyid ʿAbdullah Shubbar (d. 1242 AH…
Muhammad b. Abi Umayr: The Trial of Faith
By Ammaar Muslim – Originally posted on Shiitic Studies. كان واحد أهل زمانه في الأشياء كلّها He (Ibn Abi Umayr) was the Unique…
Reflections on the Daily Du’a of Rajab – Part 4
Click to read part three The third call in the supplication says: يَا مَنْ يُعْطِي مَنْ سَأَلَهُ O one who always bestows…
Reflections on the Daily Du’a of Rajab – Part 3
Click to read part two. The first call in the daily supplication of Rajab says: يَا مَنْ أَرْجُوهُ لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَ آمَنُ…
Reflections on the Daily Du’a of Rajab – Part 2
Click to read part one. On the side of hope, there is the sense of immunity from Allah’s punishment and wrath from…
Reflections on the Daily Du’a of Rajab – Part 1
Sayyid Ibn Ta’us in his Iqbal al-A’mal records the popular du’a of Rajab – generally recited after each prayer as follows: يَا…
A Shi’a Theological View of Judgement Day
Judgement Day- Ma’ād[1] Preface This paper is a summary of what the Imamiya school of thought or in other words the Shi’a…
Shaykh Hurr al-‘Amili’s Will to His Son
This manuscript was shared by Ahmad Ali al-Hilli al-Najafi and is available at the Al-Hakeem Library. It is a will written…
