While teaching the classical theological text written by Naṣīr al-dīn al-Ṭūsī and commented upon by ʿAllamah al-Ḥillī, Kashf al-murād fī sharḥ tajrīd al-iʿtiqād we came across a disturbing rebuttal of the Ashʿarī argument for how this verse shows that God can be beholden by the physical eye. The ʿAshʿarī argument is that since it is […]

This is a question that is often asked, with the assumption that had the Imāms (as) been named, it would have prevented disagreement, let alone violence amongst Muslims for centuries. Rather, since for Shīʿas Imāmate is a key aspect of correct faith, why has the Qurʾān not made it crystal clear who the Imāms (as) […]

One evening I had iftar with some fellow students at my teacher’s house. After iftar we expected to spend some time, perhaps asking questions and benefitting from our teacher’s presence. But then he did something that had more of an effect on me than a night of discussion. Inadvertently he picked up his Qurʾān and […]

The supplications narrated from the Infallibles (as) are one of the clear signs of their excellency and suitability as leaders of the believers. Capturing the very insecurities and concerns deep within the hearts of the spiritually poor, their words can only bring one who uses them as an expression of what is within themselves to […]

Remembering Allah through the repetition of formulas (adhkār) is a practice that deeply enriches a person’s life and spiritual well being. While remembrance begins on the tongue it is progressively supposed to move to the mind and then beyond the statement of the formula itself. In such a way a person finds a state of […]