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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Three The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding the narrations of their adversaries in creed (the people of heresy—in their view) and those who are wanting in integrity (‘adalah)   3.1 The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding their intra-creedal adversaries from the Imamiyyah Shia 3.2 The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding their intra-creedal adversaries […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3.1 The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding their intra-creedal adversaries from the Imamiyyah Shia   3.1.1 The Mukhammisah and the ‘Aliyya’iyyah Al Hilli states:   معنى التخميس عند الغلاة لعنهم الله أن سلمان الفارسي والمقداد وعمار وأبا ذر وعمر بن أمية الضمري هم الموكلون بمصالح العالم The meaning of al takhmis, according to the extremists (may Allah curse them), is […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3.2 Intra-creedal adversaries from the non-Imami Shia   The Shia split into numerous sects. Many scholars of the Imamiyyah alluded to this in their biographical works. As a result, they would attribute to the narrator his mazhab, or (creedal) school, and what group he belonged to. In this section, I will mention the four most important Shia sects other than the Twelvers and […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3.3 The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding non-Shia narrators   This topic deals with the narrators that have nothing to do with Shi’ism. It will include such narrators whom the Shia deem completely out of their framework and creed, such as the Nawasib. Those who the Imamiyyah refer to as the ‘Ammah (commonality). With this term, they imply the Ahlus […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3.4 The position of al Hilli and al Khu’i regarding non-Muslim narrators   The discussion regarding the disbelievers—both those that are disbelievers from inception, or those who apostatized—is not very different to al Hilli and al Khu’i’s position on oppositional narrators. We can extrapolate from al Hilli’s position on those who oppose in relation to creed and infer his general opinion on narrations […]