Kasr

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The position of the Mu’tazili scholars   We felt it appropriate to clarify the position of the majority of Mu’tazili scholars regarding the rib-breaking myth, because the supporters of this myth cite words attributed to al Nazzam al Mu’tazili on this issue. It was therefore necessary to clarify the position of the majority of the Mu’tazilah, so that it becomes clear to the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The position of the Zaidi scholars   A critic may object to what we have mentioned of the positions of the Sunni scholars and their counterparts from the Mu’tazilah, saying that their opinion is questionable, because they claim that they do not go back to the heritage of the Prophet’s family and are loyal to others. Despite this claim being clearly false, if […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The position of the Imami scholars and authors   If some extremists throughout history have believed in the rib-breaking story, this myth has been denied by a significant number of Imami scholars and authors. The supporters of this myth—especially the stream of deviation that Jafar Murtada al ‘Amili spearheaded—have tried to portray to the people that Marja’ Muhammad Hussain Fadl Allah was the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Conclusion   After the above, it has become clear to every fair-minded person and seeker of the truth that the story of the attack on Fatimah al Zahra is a myth and fantasy. Only those with weak minds would narrate it, or those who have not contemplated its aspects properly, or those who have been forced to say it out of love[1]; and […]