Muraja’at

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 19 Thul-Hijjah 5, 1329   I. No Fair Arbitrator Would Call Followers of Ahlul Bayt Strayers II. Following Their Sects is Carrying out the Responsibility III. It Could be Said that They Have the Priority to Lead IV. Requesting Texts Relevant to the Khilafate   1) No; any fair arbitrator would never label those who have upheld the rope of Ahlul Bayt, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 21   Thul-Hijjah 10, 1329   I. Raising Doubts about the Hadith’s Authenticity   Your debater strongly doubts the credibility of this hadith. For one thing, both Sheikhs have not included it in their sahih books, nor have the authors of other sahih books. I do not think that this hadith has been narrated by any reliable Sunni traditionist, and I do […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 23   Thul-Hijjah 14, 1329   I. Convinced of the Authenticity of this Hadith II. Unreliability Based on Non-Sequential Narration III. Its Reference to Restricted Succession IV. Its Rebuttal   1) I have, indeed, read this hadith on page 111 of Volume One of Ahmed’s Musnad and ascertained the reliability of his sources and found them to be the most reliable authorities. […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 25   Thul-Hijjah 16, 1329   I. His Belief in the Text II. Requesting More Texts   1) I have believed in the One Who has caused you to dissipate the darkness [of ignorance], clarify what is ambiguous, and made you one of His signs and a facet of His own manifestations.   2) May Allah bless your father, provide me with […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 27   Thul-Hijjah 18, 1329   I. Raising Doubts About the Status Hadith   The “status hadith” is authentic and well-known, but al Amidi, who verified and ascertained hadith, and who is considered the master of the science of usul, has doubted its sources and suspected its narrators. Your debater may uphold al Amidi’s view; so, how can you prove him wrong? […]