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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   5. The Rafidah Deny the Existence of Shia sects which consider ‘Ali Divine   Tijani apologises to al Khu’i for the stance of Ahlus Sunnah regarding the Shia in general. He says:   I said, “We consider the Shia to be harder on Islam than the Christian and Jews, because they worship Allah and believe in the Message of Musa may Allah grant […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   6. Tijani presents al Khu’i’s defence of the Shia on the issue of distortion   Tijani’s discussion continues with al Sayed al Khu’i:   Then he turned to me and said, “Have you read the Qur’an?” I answered, “I could recite half of it by heart before I was ten.” He said, “Do you know that all the Islamic groups, regardless of their […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   7. Tijani on the significance of the addition in the Adhan, “‘Ali Waliullah”   Tijani recalls his interaction with al Sayed Baqir al Sadr. He says:   I asked al Sayed al Sadr about Imam Ali and why they testify for him in the Adhan [the call for prayers] that he is “Waliy Allah” [the friend of Allah]. He answered me in the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   8. The proof for self-flagellation during the commemoration of Hussain’s murder   Tijani says:   I asked, with reference to our master al Hussain, may Allah’s blessings be upon him, “Why do the Shia cry and beat their cheeks and other parts of their bodies until blood is spilt, and this is prohibited in Islam, for the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   9. Explanation of the hadith of division in the Ummah.   Tijani says:   I read the saying of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: The sons of Israel were divided into seventy-one groups, and the Christians were divided into seventy-two groups, and my people will be divided into seventy-three groups, all of which, except one group will end up in Hell. […]