Office of Ayatollah Sayyid Fadhel Hosseini Milani

Shi'ism and Khilafah

According to my understanding, Shi’ah is an Arabic word for group. No such group apparently existed prior to the institution of the caliphate – khalafah – and it was only instituted to oppose Abu Bakr...

The belief in the error-free Imams

Is belief in Imam Ali (A.S) being error-free – m’asum – an essential part of Shi’ah belief?

Introducing Usul-al-Din to others

What degree of punishment – ta’azeer or hadd – should be imposed on one, who claims to be a practising Muslim, yet does not believe that Imam Ali (A.S) is superior to any prophet other than Muhammad (...