Chapter Four: Reciting Bismillah loudly

  Regarding recitation of “Bismillah alArehman alRahim” i.e بسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیم i.e “In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” with a hearable voice, there are three traditions from Anas bin Malik. First Tradition: I offered prayers behind Holy...

Chapter Five: Bowing and Prostration

    What did the Holy Prophet (s) recite while he bowed and prostrated? The Imams from Ahl’ul bayt (as) are reported to have recited سبحان ربی العظیم و بحمدہ “Glory and praise be to my mighty Lord” three times while bowing and three times سبحان ربی الا علیٰ و بحمدہ...

Chapter Six: Raising of Hands (Rafa’ e Yaddain)

  The Shi’a raise their hands in every prayer, whenever they recite Takbeer. Curiously the Ahl’ul Sunnah object to this, even though it can be proven from their own Hadeeth Books that that this is the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (s). It is for this reason that we,...

Chapter Four: Shia scholars about the completeness of Quran

  Shia Ulema have always attested to the present Quran being perfect and free from any addition or subtraction. In this chapter, we shall cite the opinions of some of the Shia Ulema: Sheikh Saduq (d. 381 AH) One of the greatest Shia scolars Sheikh Saduq (rah) says:...