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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) Imam Ali (as), the greatest disciple of the Quran and the Holy Prophet (pbuh), had continually mentioned in his speech, sermons, and letters (now collected in Nahjul Balaghah) the innumerable qualities of the Quran. Through these means, he informed the people of the values encompassed within it and encouraged them to understand the immense status of this divinely inspired book. His dedication to the message of the Quran can be observed up until the very…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Before answering the main question, there are some points which will be beneficial to understanding the whole of the matter. 1. Firstly, the rank of women as nurturers and educators of society in their roles as mothers and wives is a matter which cannot be denied. The Holy Quran states that obedience to parents comes right after obedience to God, and it has mentioned this unconditionally without making a difference between men or women. In…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- The third sermon of Nahjul Balaghah is known as Khutbah ash-Shiqshiqiyyah. The sermon includes Imam Ali’s complaints about caliphate, his patience over the caliphate going out of his hand and then people’s allegiance to him. In this sermon, the Commander of the Faithful, says: Beware! By Allah the son of Abu Quhafah (Abu Bakr) dressed himself with it (the caliphate) and he certainly knew that my position in relation to it was the same as the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- What is for sure is that according to what one of the verses of the Quran clearly states, Allah (swt) created Adam (pbuh) with his own ‘hands’.[1] This verse and its content are accepted by all Shia scholars and interpreters, leaving no room for any doubt. On the one hand, after doing a general search in our hadiths, a hadith identical to what you mentioned in your question wasn’t found, but in the future if…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- The appointment of Ali (as) to the position of Imamah and wilāyah by divine decree and that he was chosen for this position by Allah, has been established through strong and sound arguments. However, regarding the meaning of this statement, of the Commander of the Faithful’s, “Leave me and seek someone else”, it must be said that although the legitimacy of the position of Imamah is by virtue a divine appointment, its actualization and…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- With a quick glance at historical books we see that Abu Bakr ibn Ali, Umar bin Ali and Usman bin Ali were the children of Laila the daughter of Masoud Thaqafi, Um Habib and Ummul Banin, respectively. When reflecting on the similarity of name between these children and the Khulafa it can be said: The public mindset at that time was in such a way that these names were not significant and subject to attention and accordingly didn’t posses approving or…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- Firstly, we have no reliable evidence to prove that Abu Bakr led the prayers after the incident of Ghadir Khum and during the Holy Prophet's illness. Secondly, the qualities and specifications which qualify a person for Imamate (leadership) are: knowledge, infallibility or inerrancy and immunity to sins in knowledge and action. Therefore, prayer leadership is not a necessary and fundamental condition of Imamate. It will not create any problem as it is not considered…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- An heir is someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property or position of another without an external cause like purchase and sale, dedication etc. rather by descent and right of relationship. In the holy verses of the Quran, Yahya and Sulayman have been considered as the heirs of Zakariyah and Dawood, respectively. It has been clearly stated in our traditions that Ali was introduced as the heir and successor of the…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- In addition to being related to and a friend and companion of the prophet (pbuh) and his supporter in all phases of his life and in different scenes of defending the religion and spreading the word of the prophet, and also, in addition to being the prophet’s son in law and having the honor of being raised by the prophet (pbuh) himself, he himself also bore some outstanding characteristics that only the prophet possessed…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) -- The righteous and pious whose aim is to only obey God and obtain His satisfaction are true examples for this Quranic script: “Those who, should We establish them in the land, will keep up prayer and pay the zaka’t and enjoin good and forbid evil; and Allah's is the end of affairs”[1] To answer the question perhaps we can reverse the terms of the question by saying, what changes would’ve taken place in the world…