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Chapter One

Establishing the Concept of Takfir to be a well-grounded tenet according to the Shia determined by their narrations and emphatically stated by their scholars

Introduction

Whoever studies the ‘aqidah books of the Shia or is cognisant of the declarations and verdicts of their scholars—after investigation—will determine unequivocally that the reality is that the Takfir made by the Shia is directed at all Muslims besides them. The belief that they [all Muslims besides them] are worthy of remaining eternally in Hell and the Blaze of the Hereafter is without the slightest doubt a well-rooted tenet according to the Shia, which every educated religious Shia believes in, adheres to religiously, and seeks nearness to Allah by actively disseminating and publicising among the ranks of the adherents and supporters of Shi’ism. It is a fundamental according to him, which will not surrender to dispute, forget be concealed by the doubt of its rejection or statements contrary to it. Even if he does not openly declare it or reject it, out of fear of being seized or out of hope of obtaining a benefit, it remains established and grounded in his mind without the slightest of doubt covering it and without deviating from it by a hair-breadth. This is not just out of raw passion, or desire, or being carried away by sympathy. Rather, it is accepting what the mazhab states and submitting to what the infallible Imams of the Shia decreed, according to their belief, and the statements of their scholars documented in the books of ‘aqidah and fiqh and a great abundance of evidences. To the extent that one who opposes it is considered ousted from the religion and in disagreement with consensus. We present to you, O benevolent reader, a quick overview of these evidences and proofs, emphatic and categorical.

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Chapter One

Establishing the Concept of Takfir to be a well-grounded tenet according to the Shia determined by their narrations and emphatically stated by their scholars

Introduction

Whoever studies the ‘aqidah books of the Shia or is cognisant of the declarations and verdicts of their scholars—after investigation—will determine unequivocally that the reality is that the Takfir made by the Shia is directed at all Muslims besides them. The belief that they [all Muslims besides them] are worthy of remaining eternally in Hell and the Blaze of the Hereafter is without the slightest doubt a well-rooted tenet according to the Shia, which every educated religious Shia believes in, adheres to religiously, and seeks nearness to Allah by actively disseminating and publicising among the ranks of the adherents and supporters of Shi’ism. It is a fundamental according to him, which will not surrender to dispute, forget be concealed by the doubt of its rejection or statements contrary to it. Even if he does not openly declare it or reject it, out of fear of being seized or out of hope of obtaining a benefit, it remains established and grounded in his mind without the slightest of doubt covering it and without deviating from it by a hair-breadth. This is not just out of raw passion, or desire, or being carried away by sympathy. Rather, it is accepting what the mazhab states and submitting to what the infallible Imams of the Shia decreed, according to their belief, and the statements of their scholars documented in the books of ‘aqidah and fiqh and a great abundance of evidences. To the extent that one who opposes it is considered ousted from the religion and in disagreement with consensus. We present to you, O benevolent reader, a quick overview of these evidences and proofs, emphatic and categorical.

NEXT⇒ Section One – The Emphatic Narrations of the Imams regarding the belief of Takfir