Amir al-Mu’mineen (a.

Amir al-Mu’mineen (a.s) saw some people who were busy playing chess. He told them the sentence that idol-breaker Ibrahim (a.s) used to say: What are these images to whose worship you cleave ?[^1] In the Islamic law it is haraam to play chess to make others play it and buy or sell the instruments of Chess. This is found in a number of traditions. [^1]: Surah Anbiya 21:52 Previous…