Shia Muslims uphold mutʿah (temporary marriage) because it is explicitly permitted in the Qur’an (4:24), permitted by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and practised by his Companions during his...

No. Shia Muslims do not worship graves or the people buried in them. At shrines, Shia worship Allah alone. Ziyārah...

Shia Muslims mourn Imam Hussain (AS) because the Prophet ﷺ loved him deeply, foretold his martyrdom, and himself wept over...

Shia Muslims believe in intercession because the Qur’an affirms it, the Prophet ﷺ declared he was granted it, Sunni and Shia hadith confirm it, and Sunni...

In 61 AH (680 CE), the desert of Karbalāʾ witnessed a defining moment in Islamic history. Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of the Prophet...

Shia Muslims combine Ẓuhr & ʿAṣr and Maghrib & ʿIshāʾ prayers because the Qur’an defines three broad time windows for prayer, and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ himself combined prayers in Ṣaḥīḥ...

Shia Muslims prostrate on a turbah (clay tablet) because the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions prostrated directly on natural earth, stones, and palm mats — never on cloth or...

In the Qur’an, leadership (khilāfah / imāmah) is always chosen directly by Allah, not left to human councils or tribal...

 What is Shia Islam? Shia Islam is one of the two main branches of Islam, meaning the followers (Shīʿa) of Imam ʿAlī...

At Ghadīr Khumm, shortly before his passing, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ made one of the most significant announcements in Islamic history. In front...