A Cry from Qatif

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم. الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله. أما بعد،   To all who lived in that ancient city, to all who walked along the shores of Al Qatif and were captivated by its historic fortresses, to my people and friends among whom I have lived, and still do, to every Shia who loves goodness for themselves, and to every […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   A Cry before the Storm   Throughout history, Prophets and reformers were repeatedly accused of being liars or insane. Similarly, everyone who brought novel ideas that were in conflict with those of wider society would be accused of betrayal or disloyalty; for no reason other than their contradiction with their predecessors. إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ Indeed, we found […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Destroying the Fable A lengthy debate ensued on the issue of loving the Prophet’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam family, the Ahlul Bayt, between myself and my ill-tempered interlocutor, a Palestinian from Nablus. I said to him, “The books of Hadith in your tradition do not mention reports from Imam ‘Ali ‘alayh al Salam, just as a group of Sunnis bear hatred for […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Between Us and Greek Mythology   Imam ‘Ali ‘alayh al Salam said, “Two types of people will meet destruction on account of me: he who loves me excessively to the point that he extols me with that which is not found in me, and he who hates me such that due to his hatred of me he would slander me.”[1] Al Sharif al […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Imams are Humans   The Imams are humans like ourselves; they were created the same way we were created. However, it was their great spirits and their pure hearts that made them great. It was their conduct, not their creation. Otherwise, they would not be rewarded or remunerated for their obedience, as they would have been divinely cast into their obedience. The […]