Rather Misguided!

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Introduction All praises are due to Allah, Sustainer of the entire universe. Peace and salutations upon his trustworthy Messenger, Muhammad, son of ‘Abdullah, and upon his family and all his Companions. A Jew by the name ‘Abdullah ibn Sabaʼ instituted the belief that the Imamah of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu was compulsory and publicly vilified Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhum. […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Two   After dividing the Sahabah into three categories, Tijani claims that he will base his research on impartiality and objectivity, drawing on sound logic and reason:   This is what I know from the Sunni scholars, and that is what I heard from the Shia scholars regarding the classification of the Companions; and that is what made me start my detailed […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Prophet’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam Final Days   It is amazing how malleable an incident taken out of context can be. The fabric of reality almost shifts and a culprit can be portrayed a victim; a hero projected as a villain. After realizing the serious consequences of Tijani’s truncated version of what happened at Hudaybiyyah and his imaginative reinterpretation of events, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Tijani on the Battalion of Usamah   Tijani says:   The story in brief is as follows: The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam organized an army to be sent to Asia Minor two days before his death. He appointed Usamah ibn Zaid ibn Haritha, (who was eighteen years old), as its commander in chief, then the holy Prophet attached some important men, […]

 BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Three   Tijani’s Claim that the Qur’an Dispraises the Sahabah   Tijani commences this discussion as follows:   First of all, I must say that Allah – praise be to Him the Most High – commended, in many places in His Holy Book, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah who loved, obeyed and followed the Messenger without personal greed and without […]