Was Ghadir Khumm Only About Friendship?
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
A source-based study of Hadith al-Ghadir examining its authentic Sunni narrations, the meaning of mawla, the Yemen context and Imam Ali's post-Prophetic wilayah.
Imamate and Caliphate
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Stage 5: When Ijma Contradicts Nass
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
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.
Stage 4: When Ijma Contradicts Nass
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
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.
Stage 3: When Ijma Contradicts Nass
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
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.
Stage 2: When Ijma Contradicts Nass
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
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.
Stage 1: When Ijma Contradicts Nass
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
A Sunni-source study examining whether the Prophet ﷺ explicitly appointed Abu Bakr as caliph and comparing nass with ijma in the succession debate.
Sunni Sources: Imam Ali Said We Had a Right to the Caliphate
Jul 21, 2026ShiaRef4 min read
Sunni sources showing Imam Ali’s statements about Ahl al-Bayt’s right to the caliphate, with evidence from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari, and Ibn Hajar.