Introduction “Ahl-e-Hadith—is it a new sect of Islam? Which school of thought do the Ahl-e-Hadith follow? When and how did the Ahl-e-Hadith movement begin? Let’s discuss this.” In September 1919, a weekly magazine of the Ahl-e-Hadith in British India, Akhbar Ahl-e-Hadith, announced a competition for its readers to define “Who is an Ahl-e-Hadith?” From … Read more
How Twelver? On January 5, 874 CE, the funeral of the 11th Imam of the Twelver Shia, Imam Hasan al-Askari, was being prepared. His brother, Ja’far, stepped forward to lead the funeral prayer. At that moment, a child, approximately four years old, stopped him and said, “Uncle, please step back, for I have a … Read more
On Pak-Afghan Border On the night of May 1 and 2, 2011, the turn to sleep with Sheikh Osama bin Laden was given to his youngest wife, Amal Ahmed. 29-year-old Amal Ahmed was from Yemen. After dinner and prayers, at 11:10 PM, Amal, along with her 3-year-old son Hussein, sat on her bed in … Read more
Portland Airport Hijacker Muhammad Atta and his second hijacker partner Abdul Aziz Al Omari woke up in their hotel room at 4 am. They had arrived at the hotel “Comfort Inn” in the city of Portland, about 150 kilometers from Boston, the day before to carry out the plan to hijack the American planes. On … Read more