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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Narratives of al Riqa’   Hassan al ‘Askari radiya Llahu ‘anhu—who the Shia take as their eleventh Imam—passed away in the year 260 A.H, leaving behind no offspring[1]. This fact is admitted in the books of the Shia, and the most reliable historians have also recorded it.[2] The roots of Shi’ism were shaken by this reality just as it signalled their end, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Beginning of the Compilation of Ahadith by the Shia   Ibn al Nadim says: إن أول كتاب ظهر للشيعة كتاب سليم بن قيس الهلالي” رواه عن أبان بن أبي عياش لم يروه غيره The first book of the Shia that became apparent was the book of Sulaim ibn Qais al Hilali.[1] He narrated it from Aban ibn Abi ‘Ayyash, no other person […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Types of Narrations – According to the Shia   Although the compilations of the Shia on the subject of narrators were extremely belated, and they did not serve their purpose, the one who reads the books of latter day Shia (such as Mir’at al ‘Uqul by al Majlisi) or the books of present day Shia (such as al Shafi fi Sharh Usul al […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Three Their Beliefs Regarding Ijma’ (consensus of the Ummah)   Ijma’ is the third principle of the Ahlus Sunnah, after the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Rasul salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. It is relied upon in religious matters.[1] Hence Ibn Taymiyyah says, “Whoever accepts the Book of Allah, the Sunnah, and Ijma’ is from the Ahlus Sunnah wa […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Belief in the Prophets   The deviance of the Shia in this respect is represented in many beliefs, e.g. the Imams receive revelation[1] (as was previously mentioned in the section of Sunnah, likewise, under the issue of belief in the books), they are infallible, the necessity of adhering to their orders,[2] etc. They have by way of these beliefs accorded the Imams the […]