
Companion Turns Christian? A Sunni Response
A Sunni-source analysis of Rabi'ah ibn Umayyah, the definition of a Sahabi, apostasy after meeting the Prophet ﷺ, and the Hawd narrations in Sahih al-Bukhari.
In-depth articles and research on Shia Islam, history, theology, and contemporary issues.

A Sunni-source analysis of Rabi'ah ibn Umayyah, the definition of a Sahabi, apostasy after meeting the Prophet ﷺ, and the Hawd narrations in Sahih al-Bukhari.

A collection of forty Qur'anic verses, authentic Sunni hadith, and Sunni tafsir reports highlighting the virtues, status, and love of Ahl al-Bayt.

A cumulative study from the Qur'an and Sunni hadith presenting the case for Imam Ali, Ahl al-Bayt, the Twelve Successors, and Imam Mahdi after the Prophet ﷺ.

A Sunni legal study examining whether a bay'ah obtained through coercion, threats, or fear is legally binding according to the Qur'an and classical Sunni jurists.

A Sunni legal study examining whether a bay'ah obtained through coercion, threats, or fear is legally binding according to the Qur'an and classical Sunni jurists.

A Qur'anic and Sunni usul study examining whether ijma can override an authentic Qur'anic text or Prophetic command in the question of succession.

A Sunni-source study examining whether the Prophet ﷺ explicitly appointed Abu Bakr as caliph and comparing nass with ijma in the succession debate.

A study of Sunni reports on Umar's battlefield retreats, Bay'at al-Ridwan, and the virtues of Imam Ali at Khaybar, Uhud, and Hunayn.

A Sunni-authenticated narration in which the Prophet ﷺ rebuked Abu Bakr and Umar for backbiting a servant and directed them to seek his forgiveness.

Examining later events after Bay'at al-Ridwan through the Qur'an and Sunni sources, including Hudaybiyyah, Khaybar, Hunayn, and Jamal.

A Qur'anic and Sunni hadith study showing that Bay'at al-Ridwan was a great virtue and covenant, not an unconditional guarantee for every individual.

A study of the Golden Chain of Ahl al-Bayt, showing how Shia transmit the Prophet’s teachings through his purified family, with evidence from Sunni and Shia sources.