A brief history of Sufism
The word ‘Sufi’ is derived from the Arabic word "soof", meaning wool. This is because of the Sufi habit of wearing woollen coats, as part of…
Ghadir Khumm: An Orientalist Perspective
The h̩adīth of al-Ghadir Khumm is highly significant in Shī‘ī historiography and theology. According to Lalani and Jafri this incident was an…