Rather Misguided!

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   10. Tijani distorts the hadith of the Bedouin urinating in the Masjid   Tijani says:   Allow me to tell you the story of the man who urinated in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and in his presence, and some of his Companions drew their swords to kill him, but he stopped them and said: Let […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   11. Tijani’s criticism of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar   Tijani says:   Or by Abdullah ibn Umar, who was never close to Ali, and he was one of those who refused to pay homage to Ali despite the popular support he had received. Abdullah ibn Umar used to say that the best people after the Prophet were Abu Bakr then Uthman, and after that […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   12. Tijani ridicules some of the Sahabah calling them al Munqalibin (those who turned back on their heels)   Tijani says:   I have changed the Companions who turned back on their heels, like Muawiah, Amr ibn al As, al Mughira ibn Shu’ba, Abu Hurayra, Ikrima, Ka’b al Ahbar and others, for the grateful Companions who never broke the promise they gave to […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   13. Tijani associates the term Ahlus Sunnah wa l-Jama’ah with Muawiyah   Tijani says:   Who was the first to use the term Ahlus Sunnah [Sunni Traditions] and al Jamaah? I have searched through the history books and found that they agreed to call the year in which Muawiyah seized power “the year of al Jamaah”. It was called thus because the nation […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   14. Tijani claims that the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam mentioned the Twelve Imams by name   Tijani says:   How could you follow religious leaders that have been appointed by the Umayyads and the Abbasids for political reasons, and leave other religious leaders although the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam pointed out their number and their names? How […]