Questions Archive (Thematic Category:History)
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Can you please tell us how and on what date did fasting become obligatory upon Muslims in the beginning of Islam?
2544 2021/03/31 History
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With whom did the holy Prophet (saw) send the important letters of to the kingdoms of that time?
1974 2021/03/31 History
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Please provide us with a short biography of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as).
1877 2021/03/30 تاريخ بزرگان
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Please provide us with a short biography of Imam Ali al-Ridha (as).
2204 2021/03/30 تاريخ بزرگان
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Can the reports of Muslim historians regarding the People of the Cave be found in the reports of other historians?
1536 2021/03/30 History
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Do you think that the story mentioned in the holy Quran about the life of Prophet Moses (as) is in harmony with what has been mentioned in the Bible?
1648 2021/03/30 History
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Did Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (as) participate in the battles of Jamal, Siffin and Nahravan, and did they go directly to the frontlines of the battle?
2323 2021/03/30 History
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Who was Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (as)?
What characteristics and virtues did He have?
Please give us a short biography of Him?
2079 2021/03/30 History
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Please provide us with a short biography of Prophet Jesus (as).
1726 2021/03/30 تاريخ بزرگان
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I want you to give a short biography of Lady Khadijah (sa).
3124 2019/10/06 تاريخ بزرگان
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Is it possible to mention names of all the prophets (as)?
3609 2019/09/22 تاريخ بزرگان
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Was the wife of Hazrat Abbas, Lady Lubaba, present in Karbala?
11899 2017/08/22 History1. Lubaba was the daughter of Ubaidullah bin Abbas [ 1 ] the Prophet s cousin and the wife of Hazrat Abulfazl Abbas AS . Following the event of Karbala and the martyrdom of Hazrat Abbas she married Z
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What happened to Aisha, the wife of the Prophet of Islam (S) after the Battle of Jamal? Was she living under house arrest for a period of time?
14130 2017/05/22 HistoryFollowing the battle of Jamal Imam Ali AS ordered his comrades to take Aisha to Abdullah bin Khalaf Khazā ei s house who along with his sons had been killed in the same battle while fighting for Aisha
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Sunnis believe the Prophet (S) does not have any inheritors or heirs. The question is: Why did, according to their authentic books, all the Prophet’s wives send Uthman to Abu Bakr to demand their inheritance. None among them opposed this except Aisha?!
7063 2017/05/22 HistoryWe believe the prophets leave inheritance and the heirs to them inherit what is left behind but it has been reported in the Sunni textual sources such as Sahih Bukhari that following the demise of t
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Please let me know in detail the beliefs of Zaidiyyah sect, especially the Houthis?
14927 2017/05/20 تاريخ کلامThe Zaidiyyah or Zaidism is a sect which emerged in the eighth century out of Shi a Islam. Zaidis are named after Zaid ibn Ali the grandson of Husain ibn Ali. Although Zaid did not consider himself to
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Did Mukhtar keep any love of Abu Bakr and Umar in his heart? Why didn’t he defend Imam Hussein in Karbala?
10535 2017/01/24 Laws and JurisprudenceThe traditions about Mukhtar in our sources are divided into two categories; some of them praise and others simply reproach him. The scholars who specialize in hadith and biographical accounts general
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Who was Salah al-Din Ayyubi? How did he become the champion of the wars against crusaders? What was his origin? Why and how did he destroy the Fatimid government?
11918 2015/08/04 تاريخ بزرگانSalah al-Din Yusuf bin Ayyub who later became known as Salah al-Din Ayyubi better known in the Western world as Saladin is one of the most famous Muslim rulers and commanders in the Islamic middle cen
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What were the main causes of the crusades?
31378 2015/08/04 HistoryThe Crusades were a series of military attacks launched by Western Europe on Muslims and the Islamic world from 1095 to 1291. These wars which were sanctioned by Christian leadership and the Catholic
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Is Muhammad bin Uthman Umari\'s claim that he has seen the Imam of Time (\'atf) during Hajj season true?
4630 2015/05/03 HistoryThe fact that the Imam of Time Imam Mahdi may Allah hasten his reappearance is seen during the period of occultation is indisputable and beyond doubt even though such a claim made by anyone that he ha
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Please let me get a short sketch of the life, children and grandchildren of Imam Musa Kadhim (AS).
9123 2015/04/18 تاريخ بزرگانIf we are to embark on describing and narrating the lives of Imam Musa Kadhim and his children, we would need to write many books. This article gives a cursory look into the Imam s life and if you wou
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Why did Imam Ali depose Qays bin Sa'ad as the governor of Egypt?
7356 2014/06/23 تاريخ بزرگانQays bin Sa ad bin Ibadah, head of Khazraj clan, was one of the renowned companions. He was a clever man, a skilled manager and one of the close friends of Imam Ali ( A.S ) fighting alongside him in m
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Did the companions of the Holy Prophet (S) give Imam Ali (A.S) and Fatima Zahra (S.A) a wedding banquet and gifts?
6880 2014/05/14 HistoryThere is a narration according to which some of the companions of the Holy Prophet ( S ) brought gifts for the daughter of the Prophet ( S ) , Lady Fatima Zahra ( S.A ) on her wedding ceremony. Abdur
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What kind of a book is Manaqib Murtazawi by Sayyid Muhammad Saleh Tirmidhi Kashfi? Are its contents reliable and authentic?
11390 2014/05/14 Contextual studyThe book Kawkab Durri or Manaqi Murtazawi was authored by Sayyid Saleh Tirmidhi Kashfi. He is a follower of Sunni school of jurisprudence and theology but he is a lover of the Ahlul-Bayt. He is intell
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Who became prophets in their childhood?
6785 2013/12/05 HistoryFollowing a research in the verses of the Holy Quran and sayings of the Infallibles ( A.S ) about the prophetic mission of the prophets, we came t the conclusion that only two prophets were appointed
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Is it possible to throw some light on the life and messengership of Prophet Hud (a.s.)?
6453 2013/05/15 TraditionalProphet Hud is one of the divine prophets whose name has been mentioned seven times in Surah al-Araf and Surah al-Shu ara. He is among the descendants ( great grandsons ) of Prophet Noah ( a.s. ) with
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Is it true that Imam Shafi\'i, the Sunni Imam of the Shafi\'i sect, used to like Ahlul-Bayt (as) and in fact recited poems saying that he himself was a “Rafedhi”?
22149 2012/10/20 تاريخ بزرگانAbu ʿAbdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi i is the leader of the Shafi i school of fiqh ( jurisprudence ) . He was born in Gaza, Palestine and died in Egypt. He was active in juridical matters and his
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Is the story of the wedding of Hadrat Qasim in Karbala true or false?
26043 2012/10/01 تاريخ بزرگانOne of the concocted stories regarding the epic of Ashura is the story of the marriage of Qasim bin Al-Hasan ( as ) , a story which has no basis and which has not been related by any authentic and rel
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Is Dua Kumayl authentic?
10082 2012/09/27 HistoryKumayl Ibn Ziyad Nakha i was a confidant amongst the companions of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib ( as ) and his son Imam Hasan Mujtaba and this sublime Du a was first heard from the beautiful, though anguish
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Have any Shia books said that Fatima (sa) was angry at Ali (as)?
10307 2012/09/10 تاريخ بزرگان1. The first hadith ( tradition ) in Elal al-Sharaye is regarding a person who lied to Lady Fatima Zahra about Ali seeking the hand of Abul Jahl s daughter for marriage. In reality, there was no such
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Is Abu Hamzah Thumali (Somali) from the country of Somalia?
5894 2012/08/21 تاريخ بزرگانThabit bin Dinar better known as Abu Hamzah Thumali is one of the great Shia narrators and a contemporary of several infallible Imams ( A.S. ) . His title Thumali is pronounced somehow like Somali but
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Did Prophet Lot offer his daughters to homosexual men? Did he commit incest with his daughters, as the Bible says?
29717 2012/05/21 TraditionalThe two accounts of the story of Prophet Lot ( pbuh ) in the Holy Quran and Bible contain many commonalities. It can even be said that they share the same fundamentals; the only difference lying in th
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Is it true that Shia scholars say that the prophet wanted to consummate his marriage with Aisha when she was six years old?
6932 2012/04/19 تاريخ کلامWe couldn t find anything that supports this idea in our sources; as a matter of fact, our hadiths tell us that intercourse with a girl before she becomes baligh is forbidden. [ 1 ] Also, our sources
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Were Imām Sajjād and Imām Bāqir present in Karbalā?
7171 2012/04/16 تاريخ بزرگانIn the event of Āshūrā which took place during the month of Muḥarram in 61 AH, three noble Imāms were present. Imām Ḥusayn ( as ) who headed this revolution and was martyred in Karbalā. Imām Sajjād (
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When does the history of the holy shrine of Lady Ma’sumah start from?
11602 2012/03/14 history of placesLady Ma sumah is the noble daughter of the seventh imam of the Shi ah, Imam Musa Kaadhim ( AS ) . Her respectful mother is Najmeh Khaatun ( AS ) . She was born on first day of the month of Zee al-Qa a
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What foods did the prophet like?
12149 2012/03/10 تاريخ بزرگانThe prophet would usually eat from anything that was halal, without restricting himself. Meat was his favorite food. Out of the different cuts of meat, he liked the foreshank the most. Out of condimen
