According to the Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (3rd ed., p. 1009), the word walī possesses multiple meanings, including: helper, supporter; patron, protector; legal guardian; custodian; manager of affairs; ruler; master; owner; successor (walī...
Exposing the Contradiction: A Response to Shaykh Munajjad’s Takfir of Those Who Criticize the Companions. Shaykh Muhammad al-Munajjad, a prominent figure on Islam QA, asserts in Fatwa 45563 that there are certain groups who slander the Sahabah, and of these...
Among the early Shīʿa, there was a group that preferred ʿAlī (ʿalayhi al-salām) over ʿUthmān. However, none of them believed that ʿAlī was superior to Abū Bakr and ʿUmar. Rather, the majority of the early Shīʿa—those who loved ʿAlī—still considered Abū Bakr and ʿUmar...
“Was ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar regretful in the final period of his life that he did not fight alongside Imām ʿAlī ibn “Abī Ṭālib (as) against BanūUmayyah?” Amongst the Urdu speaking community a video of a well-known scholar, Muhammad Ali Mirza, is going viral on...
ʿUmar’s Innovation in Prayer’ ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, during his period of governance, introduced several practices regarded as religious innovations (bidʿah). One such practice was the congregational prayer known as Ṭarāwīḥ, which he initiated in Madīnah contrary to...
