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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Definition of the Word Shia from the Books of the Ismaili   Abu Hatim al Razi (who was among the most prominent propagators of Ismailism[1]) says in his book al Zinah:   الشيعة لقب لقوم قد الفوا امير المؤمنين على بن ابى طالب صلوات الله عليه فى حياة رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم و عرفوا به مثل سلمان الفارسى و […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Technical Meaning of the Word Shia As Defined by the Books of the Ithna ‘Ashariyyah (Twelvers)   The First Definition Al Qummi[1] (d. 301 A.H) defines the word Shia in the following words:   هم شيعة على بن ابى طالب They are the Shia of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib.[2]   الشيعة هم فرقة على بن ابى طالب المسلمون شيعة على فى زمان […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Definition of the Word ‘Shia’   The Linguistic Definition:   Ibn Durayd (d. 321 A.H.) says:   A certain person is from the Shia of another person, i.e. he subscribes to his views. You have done tashyi’ (a tense of the word Shia) of a person regarding a matter, when you have helped him to do it, and you have done mushaya’ah (another […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Sources of My Book   I have relied in my study, upon the books which they consider reliable from the books of Tafsir, Hadith, Rijal (biographies), ‘Aqa’id, Firaq (sects) and Usul (principles). From the books of Tafsir, I referred to: 1. Tafsir (‘Ali ibn Ibrahim) al Qummi, which is referred to as the mother of all Tafsirs by them.[1] The narrations thereof […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Foreword In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful   All praise is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help, forgiveness and protection from the evil of our souls and bad actions. Whoever Allah guides is truly guided, and whoever He misguides, will not find anyone to guide him. I bear witness that there is no deity besides Allah, alone. […]