Rather Misguided!

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Twelve Tijani’s Criticisms of Abu Hurairah   Abu Hurairah radiya Llahu ‘anhu is the Companion of the Messenger salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam who was most distinguished in terms of his phenomenal memory and the abundance of hadith which he transmits. Despite the fact that he enjoyed the company of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam for only a few years, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Thirteen The Final Study: Miscellaneous Issues     1. Tijani’s Proofs for ‘Ali’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu immediate succession   The hadith, “I am the city of knowledge and ‘Ali is the door.” As proof for his claim for the pre-eminence of ‘Ali for leadership after the Prophet’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam demise, Tijani presents what he believes to be mutually acceptable […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   2. Tijani’s proofs for the obligation of following the Ahlul Bayt   Tijani argues that it is necessary to follow the Ahlul Bayt in all matters. He attempts to substantiate his claim by citing a number of ahadith.   a. Hadith al Thaqalayn The first of his proofs is often referred to as hadith al Thaqalayn:   The Prophetic tradition of the two […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3. Tijani’s Confusion about the salutation[1] appearing after ‘Ali’s name in Sahih al Bukhari   Tijani says:   One day while I was talking to my friend I asked him to answer me frankly, and the following dialogue took place: I said: You place Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and may He honour him, at the same level as the prophets, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   4. Tijani’s claim that the four Schools of Fiqh are traced back to Jafar al Sadiq   Tijani’s academic prowess was tested when he encountered a group of young boys who studied in the Shia institutes of learning, or Hawzahs. By virtue of the immaturity of the arguments and Tijani’s failure to respond one wonders on what basis he set out to undertake […]