Image of the Ahlus Sunnah, Civilization, and History

The Shia Akhbari School laid the foundation of the Mazhab and its beliefs by making the narrations which they fabricated the first source of their beliefs.

The Rafidah had rejected majority of the Companions radiya Llahu ‘anhum and passed a verdict of disbelief, apostasy, deviation, and disobedience against the Khulafa’ Rashidun, those Companions who gathered and compiled the Qur’an and those Imams who gathered, compiled, and authenticated the Sunnah. They include in this immoral and unjust verdict, all those who support and love these Companions radiya Llahu ‘anhum, Imams, and scholars. They do not exclude anyone from this immoral and unjust verdict which they passed against thousands of Companions, except ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu, and 5 or 6 other companions, and those who they regard as Imams of Ahlul Bayt and their followers. They attribute a racist statement to their Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Jafar al Sadiq (80–148 AH/699–765 CE), which regards the Shia and their Imams as special people, distinguished from the rest of mankind. They categorized this racist speech as hadith of the infallible Imam, wherein he says:

إن الله خلقنا من نور عظمته ثم صور خلقنا من طينة مخزونة مكنونة من تحت العرش فأسكن ذلك النور فيه فكنا نحن خلقا وبشرا نورانيين لم يجعل لأحد في مثل الذي خلقنا منه نصيبا وخلق أرواح شيعتنا من طينتنا و أبدانهم من طينة مخزونة مكنونة أسفل من ذلك الطينة ولم يجعل الله لأحد في مثل الذي خلقهم منه نصيبا إلا للأنبياء ولذلك صرنا نحن وهم الناس وصار سائر الناس همج للنار وإلى النار

Allah has created us from the light of His greatness. Then he moulded our creation from clay that was stored and concealed underneath the Throne. That light remained in it. Thus, we are luminous humans in creation. Allah did not allot a share to anyone in the manner we were created. Allah created the souls of our Shia from our clay. Their bodies are made from clay that was stored and concealed beneath that clay. Allah did not allot a share to anyone in the manner they were created, except the Prophets. Thus, we together with them became “humans” and the rest of humanity are savages, for the fire and towards the fire.^[1]

This narration, which is a sample of the narrations that the Akhbaris have based their religion on, is an embodiment of the Shia view of human history:

The whole of mankind are savages, destined for the fire.
The Imams are created, contrary to Adam ‘alayh al Salam and his progeny, from the light of Allah’s greatness. They were moulded from clay different to that of Adam ‘alayh al Salam, clay that was stored and concealed beneath the Throne. Even the Prophets were not created, like the Imams, from this light, and they were not moulded, like the Imams, from the clay that was stored and concealed beneath the Throne!

As for the Shia, amongst who is the author of Bayt al ‘Ankabut, their souls are created from the clay of the Imams and their bodies are created from the stored and concealed clay which is lesser than the clay of the Imams.

This is the mythical, miserable image of human history, according to the narrations upon which the Akhbaris founded the Shia school. It is the same image that the narrations in al Kulayni’s al Kafi instil in the minds of the general and elite Shia. It is an image which none of the authorities, who are prisoners of Khums and public financing, dared to review till now.

When everyone besides the Imams and their followers are savages of the fire, then the Shia have generalized this immoral and unjust verdict on the history and culture of Islam. Thus, it is the Shia alone who are regarded as Muslims that will gain salvation. Concerning this, al Kulayni has attributed a hadith to Imam al Rida (153-203 AH/770–818 CE) wherein he says:

إن شيعتنا لمكتوبون بأسمائهم وأسماء آبائهم أخذ الله علينا وعليهم الميثاق يردون موردنا ويدخلون مدخلنا ليس على ملة الاسلام غيرنا وغيرهم

Verily, the names of our Shia and their fathers are already written. Allah has taken a pledge with us and them. They will reach our destination and enter where we enter. Nobody is part of the religion of Islam besides us and them.^[2]

Thus, it is the Shia only, who are on the religion of Islam till the Day of Judgement.

Al Kulayni has attributed ahadith to the infallible Imams which gives the verdict of disbelief, apostasy, deviation, and disobedience against the Khulafa’ Rashidun (besides ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu) and those who support and love them, i.e. the Ahlus Sunnah, who represent 90% of the Muslim Ummah.

Al Kulayni has attributed to Jafar al Sadiq that the following verse was revealed concerning Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhum:

إِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بَعْدَ إِيْمَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ ازْدَادُوْا كُفْرًا

Indeed, those who disbelieve after having believed then increase in disbelief.^[3]

Similarly, the verse:

إِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ ارْتَدُّوْا عَلٰى أَدْبَارِهِم مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدٰى

Indeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them, Shaitan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.^[4]

That they believed in the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam initially. They turned apostate when the rule of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu was presented to them. They turned away from Islam by rejecting the rule of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu.^[5] Similarly, al Kulayni attributes to Jafar al Sadiq that those implied in the following verse are Abu Bakr and ‘Umar^[6]:

رَبَّنَا أَرِنَا اللَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّانَا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُوْنَا مِنَ الْأَسْفَلِيْنَ

And those who disbelieved will [then] say, “Our Lord, show us those who misled us of the jinn and men [so] we may put them under our feet, that they will be among the lowest.”^[7]

These immoral and unjust verdicts have become mainstream Shia beliefs, even in these moments that we are living in. Hence, Khomeini (1320–1405 AH/1902–1989 CE) writes about the Mother of the Believers, Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha (she is the Mother of the Believers from whom Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala removed all impurities and purified her thoroughly), Zubair ibn al ‘Awam (28 BH–39 AH/596–656 CE), Talhah ibn ‘Ubaidullah (28 BH–39 AH/596–656), and Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (20 BH–60 AH/603–680 CE); he describes them by saying that they are “worse than dogs and swines.”^[8]

The Shia have included all the Ahlus Sunnah who support and love the Companions of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in this immoral and unjust verdict. These are the people who:

Abolished the pagan polytheism from the Arabian Peninsula.
Humiliated the Roman and Persian tyranny that subjugated the east for 10 centuries.
Conquered more land in 80 years than the Romans did in 8 centuries. They liberated the homelands and minds of the people and let the people practice their religion.
Took Islam from the Arabian Peninsula and spread its blessings and light to the east and the west.
Removed the effects of the Crusade invasion which lasted 2 centuries (489–690 AH/1096–1291 CE). This invasion took place because of the weakness of Fatimid Shia state and the treason of their ministers.
Resisted the Tartar hordes, who were attracted because of the Shia treason of Ibn al ‘Alqami (593–656 AH/1197–1258 CE). In fact, they brought the Tartars into Islam.
Established the beacon of Islamic civilization in Spain for 8 centuries. Thus, they took Europe out of the dark ages.
Led, and are still leading national liberation movements against the modern western invasions, Crusades, and the Zionists. Those who, up till today continue to shatter the power of the Crusade Zionist invasion in Iraq (which came about because of the Safawid Shia and their allies in 2003) and in Afghanistan (which the Shia aided in 2001).
Who are leading the spread of Islam in Europe and America, so that it dissolves modernism, Zionist Christianity, and Neo Fascists, who warn others about Islamization of Europe and America.

The Shia have generalized these immoral and unjust verdicts of disbelief, apostasy, deviation, and disobedience against the Ahlus Sunnah who constitute 90% of the Muslim Ummah throughout the history of Islam.

The author of Bayt al ‘Ankabut continues this dark and miserable legacy by writing about the Ahlus Sunnah:

They are the deviated ones, who practiced lying and persisted upon it. In fact, they regard it as part of Din claiming that it is the solitary way to reach the pleasure of Allah. They do as the Banu Isra’il did, who changed the speech to other than what was said to them. Subsequently they were stricken with disgrace and misery because of their disobedience and violations.^[9]

Similarly, the author of Bayt al ‘Ankabut passed a verdict against Islamic history, wherein the Muslim Ummah resembled the first world and it was a shining beacon of civilization for more than 10 centuries. He passed a verdict which no arch enemy did before him. This is when he said about Islamic history:

The sword and tyranny became the religion of the Ummah since the Umayyad Empire up till now.^[10]

The issue does not end with their spiteful enmity towards Sahih al Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and other authentic books. It extends to the Companions of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, the Ahlus Sunnah, as well as the legacy, culture, and history of Islam. In fact, it extends to human history, against whom the narrations of the Akhbari’ ruled that they are all savages destined for the fire except the Shia.

The Shia, through this spiteful extremism and arrogant ego, tried to exclude mankind from history; however, they excluded themselves from history through this extremism and arrogance.

‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu spoke the truth when he said regarding these extremists:

سيهلك فيّ صنفان محب مفرط يذهب به الحب إلى غير الحق و مبغض مفرط يذهب به البغض إلى غير الحق وخير الناس فيّ حالا النمط الأوسط فالزموه والزموا السواد الأعظم فان ىد الله على الجماعة واياكم والفرقة فإن الشاذ من الناس للشيطان كما ان الشاذ من الغنم للذئب ألا من دعى الى هذا الشعار فاقتلوه ولو كان تحت عمامتي هذا

Two types of people will perish regarding me: The excessive lover; his love will lead him to falsehood. The excessive hater; his hatred will lead him to falsehood. The best of people with regard to me is the one on the middle path. Hold firmly on to him and the great majority, as the help of Allah is with the main group. Beware of division because the odd one out from the people is for Shaitan just as the odd one from a flock is for the wolf. Beware! Anyone who calls towards this slogan kill him, though he may be under this turban of mine.^[11]

We call out to the intelligent ones from the Shia to ponder over these words of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu, which is a proof against them, as it is they who compiled it in Nahj al Balaghah. They should ask themselves:

Who are those on the moderate path, who support ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu together with the rest of the Companions of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?
Who are the ones who make their love for ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu a means of hatred, declaration of disbelief, deviation, and disobedience towards the Companions radiya Llahu ‘anhum and those who support them?
Who are the ones who represent the great majority and the main group, about whom ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu ordered to hold firmly onto and said, “Allah’s help is with the group?”
Who are the odd ones concerning whom ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said that they are for Shaitan?

The dark miserable legacy of the Shia describes ‘Umar ibn al Khattab radiya Llahu ‘anhu as the one who disbelieved after believing, then increased in disbelief, the one who relapsed into disbelief after true guidance has become clear to him and he is from those whom Allah will not speak to, on the Day of Judgement, nor purify him, and for him is a great punishment. If this is the Shia opinion about ‘Umar ibn al Khattab radiya Llahu ‘anhu then we invite the intelligent ones amongst them to read ‘Ali’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu opinion about him, when he said regarding him and his Caliphate:

لله بلاد فلان فلقد قوم الاود وداوى العمد واقام السنة وخلف الفتنة ذهب نقى الثوب وقليل العيب اصاب خيرها وسبق شرها.ادى الى الله طاعته واتقاه بحقه.

For Allah is the effort of fulan (referring to ‘Umar). He straightened the curve, remedied the sickness, subdued mischief, and established the Sunnah. He left with a clean slate and few faults. He attained the good of this world and escaped its evil. He fulfilled his obedience to Allah and feared Him as He deserved.^[12]

We call unto the Shia to read, ponder, and understand the words of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu which they compiled in Nahj al Balaghah and then ask their conscience:

Who are the supporters of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu method?
Who are the extremists whose extremism threw them in a dark tunnel, far from the guidance of this great Imam?

We sincerely hope that the Shia come back to the Ummah, civilization, and history instead of this bizarre extremism which removed them from history.

^[1] Al Kulayni: Al Usul min al Kafi, 1/389.

^[2] Al Kulayni: Al Usul min al Kafi, 1/223.

^[3] Surah Al ‘Imran: 90.

^[4] Surah Muhammad: 25.

^[5] Al Kulayni: Al Usul min al Kafi, 1/420.

^[6] Al Kulayni: Al Rawdah min al Kafi, 8/334.

^[7] Surah al Fussilat: 29.

^[8] Khomeini: Kitab al Taharah, 3/457, Tehran, Mu’assasah Tanzim wa Nashr Athar al Imam al Khumayni.

^[9] Bayt al ‘Ankabut, pg. 207 – 209.

^[10] Ibid., pg. 48.

^[11] Nahj al Balaghah, pg. 152.

^[12] Ibid., pg. 277. [Ibn Abi al Hadid said in his annotations to this narration in his commentary on Nahj al Balaghah (3/12), “So-and-so refers to ‘Umar ibn al Khattab. Verily I found a manuscript in the handwriting of al Radi Abu al Hassan, the compiler of Nahj al Balaghah, and below the word Fulan was the name ‘Umar.” – translator]

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