Muraja’at

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 49   Muharram 11, 1330   I. Admitting ‘Ali’s Merits II. Such Merits do not Necessitate his Caliphate   1) Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Ahmed ibn Hanbal has said: “Nobody among the companions of the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam has possessed as many virtues as ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib has.”1 Ibn ‘Abbas has said, “No verses of the Book […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 51   Muharram 14, 1330   I. Rebutting the Arguments through similar ones Their debaters may refute your claim by citing texts which enumerate the virtues of the three righteous caliphs, and by citing other texts praising the posterity from the Muhajirin (Meccan Immigrants) and the Ansar (Medenite Supporters); so, what would you say to that?   Sincerely S   Letter 52 […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 53   Muharram 16, 1330 I. Requesting the Hadith Pertaining to the Ghadir Incident   You have repeatedly referred to the Ghadir incident. Please narrate its story from Sunni sources so that we may look into it, Wassalam.   Sincerely, S Letter 54   Muharram 18, 1330 I. Glitters of Ahadith Relevant to the Ghadir Incident   Relying on the consensus of […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 55   Muharram 19, 1330 I. Why use it as a testimonial if not Transmitted Consecutively?   Shi’as apply the principle of consecutive reporting when discussing imamate, due to the fact that they consider consecutive reporting as one of the principles of faith; so why do you quote the Ghadir hadith in support of your argument although such hadith is not consecutively […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Letter 57   Muharram 25, 1330 I. Interpreting Hadith al ­Ghadir II. The Link   1) Believing in the truthfulness of the Sahabah requires interpreting hadith al­ Ghadir, whether it is consecutively reported or not. For this reason, Sunnis have claimed that “mawla” bears various meanings all of which have been applied in the Holy Qur’an. It may mean “the deserving,” as the […]