Hadith
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Al-Hakim al-Jishumi (d. 494 AH) on the Report of the Prophet Being Affected by MagicChronological Criticism Before the Modern Period: Ahmad ibn Musa al-Tabari (d. 340 AH) on the Age of Aisha bint Abu BakrAn Example of the Consensus of the Ahl al-Bayt Overriding Hadiths in Sahih al-BukhariAl-Hakim al-Jushami's Rejection of Reports Unbefitting the ProphetLinguistic Criticism in Zaydi Hadith Methodology
Polemics against the Rafida
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The Abbasid Manufacturing of Imami Thought Against the Alid RevoltsDisagreement and Independent Reasoning Among the Imamiyyah's Twelve ImamsDoes Imam Hasan’s Treaty with Mu‘awiya Refute Zaydi Standards?Shaykh al-Ṣadūq acknowledges that the large number and growth of the Imāmiyya were due to the Abbasid stateWhy did Imam al-Ṣādiq not take up the sword and rise alongside his uncle Imam Zayd? And why did the rest of his sons not take up the sword?
Polemics against the Sunnis
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Weak, Unknown, and Hostile — The Narrators Behind the Canonical CollectionsNarrators of Hatred — The Nāṣibīs al-Bukhārī Relied UponA Word Praised in the Quran — On the Accusation That Love of the Prophet's Household Is an InnovationAdmissions Against Interest — Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī and Ibn Ḥajar al-Makkī on Ghadīr and the CaliphateThe Enemies of the Household — Ibn Taymiyya, al-Dhahabī, and Ibn Ḥajar al-Makkī
Virtuous Acts and Reminders
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On the Causes of Spiritual Abandonment and the Measure of Loyalty to the Ahl al-BaytThe Struggle and Virtues of the Zaidi Shia: From the Valour of the Faithful to the Legacy of the Ahl al-BaytA reminder of the importance of humility (khushu) in the Salah (Prayer)Virtue of buying gifts for your children