Tahqiq Mawaqif Sahabah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Three: The circumstances surrounding the assassination of ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu   Perhaps one might ask: How was ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu murdered whilst there was a group of senior Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum present in Madinah? A question that Ibn Kathir asks and answers, himself. His answer consists of the following four points: Firstly, most or all of them did not […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   ~ Module Three: The first Fitnah in Light of revelation and the stance of the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum and Tabi’in Section One: The Fitnah in Light of Revelation. Section Two: The stance of the Sahabah in the Fitnah. Section Three: The stance of the Tabi’in in the Fitnah. ~   Module Three: The first Fitnah in Light of Revelation and the stance […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Two: The Stance of the Sahabah regarding the Fitnah   A person who studies the events of the Fitnah in the history of al Tabari and the other books of history through the narrations of Abu Mikhnaf, Waqidi, Ibn A’tham, among others, will get the impression that the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum were actually the ones instigating the Fitnah. Hence Abu Mikhnaf, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Section Three: The Stance of the Tabi’in and Those who Followed them Regarding the Fitnah   The stance of the Tabi’in has been no different than that of the Sahabah radiya Llahu ‘anhum in defending ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu, respecting his sacred position, clearly stating that he was unjustly killed, deeming his murder to be a very grave matter, pleaing there innocence in […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Three – The Second Fitnah   It comprises of three modules: Module One: The Fourth Rightly Guided Khalifah (His Nomination, his Policies of Ruling, and the Plots against him)   And this module comprises of three sections: Section One: The nomination of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu Section Two: His policies of ruling Section Three: The influence of the Saba’iyyah in the second […]