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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The incident of Sayyidina Abu Bakr’s Iman   The Shia acknowledge that Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu is among the first people to accept iman and believe in the nubuwwah of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. I have written about the iman of Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu while discussing the verse of the cave. Here, I will only debunk […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Second testimony   The second testimony is from Sahifah Kamilah whose every word’s authenticity and weight is no less than the words of the Qur’an according to the Shia. It is recorded therein that Imam Zayn al ‘Abidin rahimahu Llah would supplicate in the following manner for the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and their successors:   […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Testimonies of the Imams Regarding the Virtues of the Sahabah   First Testimony   It is recorded in Shia books from the Imams that Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam stated:   اصحابى كالنجوم بايهم اقتديتم اهتديتم My Sahabah are like the stars. Whomsoever of them you follow, you will be rightly guided.   Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam has also […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Objection 8 to the Eight Virtue I stated above that when Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu saw that the kuffar had come to the mouth of the cave, he was extremely grieved and worried that Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam should not be harmed. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam consoled him:   لَا تَحْزَنْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَنَا Do not grieve; […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Objections of the Shia of ‘Abdullah ibn Saba’   I will list the objections in the same sequence I listed the virtues so that the readers can understand the objections and doubts of the Shia in contrast to every virtue.   Objection on the First Virtue I had mentioned that Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam took Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu […]