The paucity of Hadith from Ḥaḍrat ʿAlī (as) in the Ṣaḥīḥayn and our questions

The paucity of Hadith from Ḥaḍrat ʿAlī (as) in the Ṣaḥīḥayn and our questions Dr. Maḥmūd Ṭaḥān notes the total number of aḥādīth in the Ṣaḥīḥayn as follows: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: The total number of narrations in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī is 7,275, including repeated narrations....

From Quotation to Fabrication: Iḥsān Ilāhī Ẓahīr’s Intellectual Fraud Exposed

One of the most glaring examples of intellectual dishonesty in anti-Shiʿi polemical literature is found in the writings of Iḥsān Ilāhī Ẓahīr. His book al-Shiʿa wa Ahl al-Bayt, often paraded in sectarian circles as an authoritative critique, collapses under even the...

Translator’s Dishonesty on Sahaba and ‘Ali’s (as) Superiority

The English translation of Muḥammad Abū Zahra’s biography of Abū Ḥanīfa includes the following analysis of Shīʿa beliefs: “The separation of the Shīʿa from the body of the Muslims was of political origin and turned on the matter of how the khalīfa of the Muslims...

Did Imam Hasan (as) prefer Mu’awiyah to his own Shi’a?

Introduction A narration from Al-Ihtijaj by al-Tabrisi (رحمه الله) is frequently cited by opponents of Shiism, purportedly to show that Imam Hasan (ع) preferred Mu‘awiyah over his own followers. The narration is typically presented in the following form: عن زيد بن وهب...

Ẓahīr’s false claim that that Shia Scholars affirm the Imam Ali (as) deemed the caliphate of Abu Bakr legitimate

Refutation Two Zahīr’s false claim that that Shia Scholars affirm the Imam Ali (as) deemed the caliphate of Abu Bakr legitimate Ẓahīr’s deception extends beyond textual manipulation to the outright misattribution of statements. One of the most striking examples...