Muraja’at

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 29   Thul-Hijjah 20, 1329   I. Believing in Our Arguments Regarding the Hadith’s Sanad II. Doubting its General Application III. Doubting its being Binding   1) All what you have mentioned regarding the authenticity of the status hadith is indeed beyond any doubt. Al Amidi has stumbled in a way which has proven his distance from the science of hadith, and […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 31   Thul-Hijjah 22, 1329 Requesting Sources of this Hadith   You have not provided any proof testifying to this hadith as being said on any occasion besides that of Tabuk. I am very eager to be acquainted with its pristine sources; so, please take me to its fountain-heads, and peace be with you.   Sincerely, S   Letter 32 Thul-Hijjah 24, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 41   Muharram 3, 1330   I. “Mumins” is Plural; Why Apply it to the Singular?   It may be said in rebutting your objection that the phrase “the Mu’mins who say their prayers and offer zakat (even) while prostrating (in prayers)” is applied to the plural; so, why should it be applied to the Imam, may Allah glorify his countenance, who […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 43   Muharram 4, 1330   I. Context Denotes “the Loved one” or the Like   May Allah bless your father! You have, indeed, dispelled my doubts and thus overcome my suspicion, so much so that truth has become manifest. Nothing remains to say other than the fact that the context of the said verse denotes the prohibition of taking the infidels […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 45   6 Muharram, 1330   I. Resorting to Interpretation Following in the Footsteps of the Predecessors is Unavoidable   Had it not been for the caliphate of the Righteous Caliphs, which is correct beyond any doubt, we would not have had any choice other than accepting your view and interpreting this verse and others according to your own judgement, but to […]