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On Ali

Prophet Muhammad said: Those whose master I am, for those too is their master Ali Said Prophet Muhammad: I am the city of knowledge, and the gate is Ali From the heavens above Uhud, came the booming voice of Gabriel: “There is no sword but Dhulfiqar, and there is no hero but Ali.” The radiant daughter of the beloved Prophet, our Fatimah To whom could she be married if not the King of Men, Ali. The Lion of God, tearing down the walls of Khaybar, at the time of need Call out, O Prophet, for the remover of difficulties, call…

What is Shi’ism?

In the contemporary period Shi’ah is the standard short form for Shi’ah Ali, the Partisans of Ali. The Shi’ah have a history that goes back as far as the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and form one of the two main schools of thought in Islam; the other group being the Sunni, short for Ahl us-Sunnah wa Jama’ah, the People of Tradition and Consensus. The main division between these two groups relates to questions of religious authority, and who has that authority. In this post I want to give a brief outline of Shi’ah understandings of authority. Rather than cover…