OBJECTIONS

This book is organized according to the sequence of the doubts raised about Imam Ḥasan (ʿa), so that a researched and authentic refutation can be presented for each. First Objection: Imam Ḥasan (ʿa) acknowledged the legitimacy of Muʿāwiyah’s caliphate. Stages of the...

TRANSLATOR’S NOTE

It is with great respect and humility that I present this English translation of Difa‘ an Imam al-Hasan, authored by Muhammad al-Mosvi al-Jabri, under the title The Lion of Forbearance: In Defence of Imam Hasan (as). This work, originally composed in Arabic, offers a...

Author & Dedication

Defending Imam Hasan (AS): A Critical and Analytical Study – Examining the Major Objections Raised about Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (AS)” Written by: Muhammadi al-Moussawi al-Jaberi Dedication For the one who resembled the Prophet and was the son of ʿAli. For the soul of...

Did Imam Ali (as) recite a eulogy praising Umar in Nahjul Baalagha?

The Nawasib have argued as follows: in this article we will be taking a look at a comment by Al-Shareef Al-Radhi that was omitted by the Shias, for it contained a name that brings discomfort to their hearts: Omar. Sermon #226 Ali said, “May Allah reward such and such...

Testimony of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as) On the Superiority of Imam Ali (AS)Over The Shaykhayn

The Sunni hadith scholar Abu Sa‘d Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Malini (d. 421 AH) has transmitted the following narration with his chain of transmission:  أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَجَّارُ الْمِصْرِيُّ بِهَا، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو...