AnExpositionAndRefutationOfTheSourcesOfShi'ism

TableOfContents

1Publisher'sNote1

2Introduction2

3ThePredeterminedFactOfSectarianism3

4TheCallToReconciliationOfTheVariousSectsAndSchoolsOfThought6

5IslamicJurisprudence9

6TheQuestionOfTaqiyyah10

7Shi'iteAttackOnTheNobleQur'an10

(SoCalledSuratulWilaayah)12

[FatwaAgainstCompanions]12

8Shi'iteLies,EvenAgainst`Ali15

9RejoicingOfTheMissionariesAndOrientalists15

10Shi'iteViewsOnTheMuslimRulers18

11MaliceAgainstAbuBakrAnd`Umar18

12Shi'itesExaltTheAssassinOfTheCaliph`Umar20

13DesireForRevengeAndDestruction21

14Shi'ites'WayOfThinkingUnchanged24

15DistortionOfHistoricalFacts26

16TheShi'itesPlaceTheirImamsAboveTheMessenger27

17Shi'iteTreacheryTowardsIslamicGovernments29

18TheTreacheryOfAl'AlqamiAndIbnAbilHadeed30

19AnImpedimentToReconciliation30

20SalvationCannotBeAttainedWithoutPledgingAllegianceAndGrantingSovereigntyToAhlilBait31

21Shi'itesDifferWithMuslimsInFundamentals,NotOnlyInTheSecondaryIssues32

22TheTaleOfTheDoorAndTheTunnel34

23TheConceptOfPledgingAllegianceAccordingToTheMuslims35

24FriendshipAndAffectionAmongTheRightlyGuidedCaliphs37

25WhyWeMustRidOurselvesOfAnyConnectionWithTheShi'ites37

26Shi'itesPreferPropagationOfTheirSectarianTenetsToTaqreeb39

27TheIntrigueOfBaabismAndBahaismAndTheEnsuingUpheavalInIran40

28FromShi'IsmToCommunism40

Publisher'SNote

With theadventof Islam inArabia, thepolytheists,JewsandChristianshad to retreatas theycouldnot withstand the challenge thrown by Islam to accept the reality of monotheism. These forcesparticularlytheJewsweremostvociferousintheiroppositiontoIslam.Astheywerenot inapositiontochallenge Islamopenly, they resorted to strike fromwithin. ItwasAbdullahbinSaba,aJew,whopretending tobeaMuslimcoinedandpropagated theDivine right ofAliBinAbiTalib,MayAllahbepleasedwithhim,totheCaliphateasthesuccessortotheprophetMuhammad(MayAllahbepleasedwithhim),byvirtueofhispositionasthesoninlawoftheProphet( ).Byandbytheideawasturnedin toadoctrineand thoseprofessing it called themselvesasShi'ites.Thisdoctrinewasbaseduponthecontemptandanimosity towards thepiouscaliphsparticularlyAbuBakrandUmar (MayAllahbepleasedwiththem).SinceitsveryinceptionthisbreakawaygrouphasbeenplayinganegativeroleintheMuslimWorldandhasbroughtuntoldmiseries to theUmmah.Theannals,of the Islamichistorybeartestimonytotheabovefact.TheassassinmovementofHasanbinSabbahandtheroleplayedbyIbneAlqami in thedevastationofBaghdadbyHolaguaresomeof the instancesof thepast Islamichistory. The upsurge of Khomenieism in Iran is also the part of the old game of the Shi'ite history.Khomenieism has assumed a new and most dangerous dimension which has surpassed all theprevious dangers. The uncompromising attitude in the ruinous war with Iraq, the turmoil at Meccaduring the last yearHaj pilgrimage, themischievousmove to internationalize the control of the holycitiesof Islamand thesinisterpropagandaagainst thegovernmentofSaudiArabiahasexposed theKhomeiniregime.

Thisarticlewastakenfromabookcalled"AlKhutootAlAreedah"togiveavividpictureoftheShi'itebeliefandfaith.Thereaderwillcomeacrosswithsomepainfultruthsandhorriblefacts.

2Introduction

In the name of Allah. the Beneficent, theMerciful All praise is due to the AlmightyGod, Allah.WepraiseHimandseekHishelpandforgiveness.AndweseekrefugeinAllahfromtheevilsofourownselvesand fromourwickeddeeds.WhosoeverhasbeenguidedbyAllah, there is none tomisguidehim.AndwhosoeverhasbeenmisguidedbyAllah,nonecanguidehim.AndIbearwitness that thereisnoothergodexceptAllah,alone,withoutpartnerorassociate.AndIbearwitnessthatMuhammadisHis servant andmessenger.MayAllah theExaltedbestowHis peace and blessings on theProphetMuhammad, upon his good and pure family as well as upon all of the noble Companions and uponthosewhofollowedtheminrighteousnessuntiltheDayofJudgment.

It is intended through this translationofAlKhutootAl'Areedah topresent to readersofEnglish,bothMuslims and nonMuslims accurate information about the faith and tenets of the Shi'ite sect knownastheTwelveImamersorJa'faris.

It isessential for theSunniMuslim toknow the factof theShi'itedeviation from thestraightpathofIslamtaughtbytheProphetMuhammad( )andhisnobleCompanions(r.a.a.).AlKhutootAl'AreedahclearlyandbrieflypresentstheactualteachingsoftheShi'itesingeneral,andtheTwelveImamersinparticular.ThereaderwillderivefromthetextanunequivocalunderstandingoftheShi'itesectandwilldistance himself from them and their beliefs. He will realize that there can be no reconciliation norreunification of the Sunnis and the schismatic Shi'ites until and unless the latter renounce theirperversetenets.TheymustreturntothepureunadulteratedteachingsofIslamheldandmaintainedbyAhlusSunnahwallama'ah(theSunnis).

Unfortunately, it is a common view in the West that the Irani Shi'ites and their socalled "Islamicrevolution" with all its attendant turmoil, injustice and barbarism, are representatives of Islam. It ishoped that the nonMuslim reader of thisworkwill come to perceive the abysswhich separates the

Shi'ites fromtheMuslimmajority,andthathewillno longercondemnallMuslims for theactivitiesofonedeiantsect.

3ThePredeterminedFactOfSectarianism

Theexistenceofnumeroussects,themajorityofwhicharedeviant,isapredeterminedfactreferredtointheGloriousQur'an:

And ifyourLord [Allah]hadsowilled,Hecouldhavemademankindasingleunifiedcommunity,buttheywillnotceasetodisputeanddifferexceptthoseuponwhomyourLordhasbestowedHismercy.AndforthisdidHecreatethem,andthewordofyourLordwillbefulfilled: lwill fillHellwith jinnsandmenaltogether.(11118,119)

Furthermore,Allah'sProphet (pbug)hadsaid: "Verily thisnation [ofMuslims]willdivide intoseventythreesects",andinanothernarration:"Allofthem[thesesects]willbe intheFireexceptone.'Whenaskedwhich itwas, theProphet replied: "Theonewhichadheres tomySunnah (wayof life)and theSunnahofmyCompanions.'(1)

Thus, itwasincumbentuponustobringto lightthestarkdifferencesamongthesectssothat itmaybeperfectlyclearwhateachsectbelievesinandadherestothatAllahsproofagainstHisslavesmaybeestablished:

ButthatAllahmightaccomplishamatteralreadyordained[inHisknowledge]sothatthosewhoweredestroyed[byrejectingfaith]mightbedestroyedafteraclearsign[hadbeen.given]andthosewholive[i.e.believers]mightliveafteraclearsign[hadbeengiven].AndsurelyAllahisAllHearer,AllKnower.(8:42)

Shi'ismoriginatedinthefirstcenturyofIslamasanexaggeratedaffectionforandpartisanshipofAhlulBait(thefamilyanddescendantsoftheProphetMuhammad[ ]).Lateron,itdevelopedintoasetofmisbeliefs and erroneous concepts which ultimately constituted a new religion a religion other thanthatwhichwastaughtbytheProphetMuhammad( ),andbyhisCompanionsafterhim.

TheShi'itesclaimtohaveaQur'anotherthantheonewhichisunanimouslyrecognizedbyallMuslimsthroughout the history of Islam. Furthermore, they reject the authentic compilations of the sacredtraditions,suchasthoseofthetwogreatimamsAlBukhariandMuslim.Theyconsiderallbutafewofthe Companions of the Prophet Muhammad to be apostates, while they elevate their Imams to apositioncomparableothatofthegodsofancientmythology

Unfortunately,somenaiveorsimplemindedMuslimsare inclined tobelieve that theShi'itesof todayhaveabandonedtheirdevianttenetsandhaverevertedtotherightpath.Groundsforsuchabeliefareyettobefound.

AdetailedexpositionoftheShi'itedistortionsandmisconceptionswillfollowinthistreatise,butatthispointIwillbrieflytouchonsomeoftheviewsofthecontemporaryShi'itereligiouselitetheayatullahsandmullahswhosecommandsareobeyedandslavishlyadheredtobytheordinaryShi'ite.

Ina treatiseentitledTuhfatulAwaamMaqbool, published recent ly, thereappearedan invocation (2)endorsed by six of themost respected contemporary Shi'ite imams including Khomeini and ShariatMadari. In that invocation, Abu Bakr and `Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, are accused ofaltering theQur'an.Those two illustriouscaliphs, alongwith their twodaughters,whowere thenobleandpurewivesoftheProphet( )werecursedandreviledbytheShi'itesoftoday.

Khomeini, in his book AlHukoomatullslamiyyah (the Islamic government), claims that the TwelveImamsareinfallible,andheraises themtoa levelabovetheheavenlyangelsandthecommissionedprophetsofAllah he stresses: "Certainly, the Imamcommandsanoble stationand lofty position acreativevicegerencytowho'sruleandpowersubmittheveryatomsofallcreation[!]AndanessentialtenetofourShi'itesect is that the Imamshaveapositionwhich is reachedneitherby theangels [inthe highest heaven] nor by any commissioned messenger of God (3)." He further stated: "Theteachings and directives of the Imams are just like those of theQur'an, it is compulsory on one tofollowthemandcarrythemout."(4)

Inshort,Khomeiniandhisfellowclergymenadheretoallof theperversetenetsof theShi'ite faithaslaidout indetail inAlKaafi.Khomeiniclearlyadmitsthis inhisbookAlHuloomatulislamiah:"Doyouthinkthatitisenoughforus,withrespecttoourreligion,tocollectitsrulingsanddirectivesinAlKaafi,thenputitonashelfandneglectit?"

AlKhutootAl'Areedah,providessomedetails fromAlKaafi,a foundationstoneof theShi'itereligion,sothatthenaivegoodheartedMuslimsmayhaveasecondthoughtbeforecherishingtheideathattheShi'itesoftodayaredifferentfromthoseofthepast.

AbuBilalMustafaAlKanadi,MeccaandVancouverRamadanDhulQa'dah1403A.H./1983C.E.

4THECALLTORECONCILIATIONOFTHEVARIOUSSECTSANDSCHOOLSOFTHOUGHT

BringingMuslims closer to eachother in their thoughts, convictions andaims is oneof the greatestobjectives of Islam, and a most vital means of achieving Muslim unity, power, revival andreconstruction.Whenthecalltosuchapurposeisfreefromulteriormotivesandislikelytoyieldmorebenefit thanharm, then itbecomes incumbentonallMuslims to respond to itand tocooperate witheachothertomakeitasuccess.

Discussion of this call had increased in recent years, and had such a pronounced effect that itattracted the attention of AlAzhar University, one of the greatest religious institutions of those whoadheretothefourschoolsofjurisprudenceofAhlusSunnahs(SunniMuslims).AlAzharfullyadoptedtheideaofbringingMuslimgroupstogetherandpursueditbeyondthelimitsof itsauthoritywhichhadbeenestablishedinthetimeofSalahuddinandmaintainedupuntil thepresent.AlAzharoversteppedits bounds in its desire to explore and to accommodate various schools of thought, the foremost ofwhichistheschooloftheShi'iteTwelvelmamers.(5)

AlAzhar is, at this point, in the early stages of this mission.(6) Therefore, this topic is timely andworthyofresearch,studyandexpositionbyeveryMuslimwhohasknowledgeoftheissue, inall itsdetails and with all its ramifications. Since religious issues tend to be controversial in nature, theyshould be handled with wisdom, insight and straightforwardness. The researcher must also beenlightenedbyAllah'sguidanceandbeimpartialinhisjudgmentinorderthathisresearchmayachieveitsclaimedobjectivesandyieldsatisfactoryresults,ifitbesowilledbyAllah.

It may be remarked that with any contentious issue involving more than one party, chances for itssuccessfulresolutionarecorrelatedtotheresponsivenessofthepartiesinvolved.Withrespecttothequestion of bringing AhlusSunnah and the Shi'ites closer to each other, it has been noticed that acentrewasestablishedforthispurposeinEgypt,financedbythegovernmentofaShi'itecountry.Thisopenhanded Shi'ite government has honored us with its generosity while it deprived itself and theadherentsof itsownschoolof thoughtof itsgovernmentalbounty Ithasalsobeennoticed that itdidnot build such a lavish establishment for the call to "reconciliation" in Tehran, Qum, Najaf, Jabal`Aamil,oranyothercentreknownforitspropagationoftheShi'iteschoolofthought.'

TheseShi'ite propaganda centres published during the past years books thatmake one's skin crawlandone'sbody tremble from theshockofwhat iswritten therein.Reading themutterlydestroysanyidea we may have entertained of developing mutual understanding and closeness with their Shi'iteauthors and the like of them. Among these publications is a book entitled AzZahraa, by Shi'itescholarsofNajaf,inwhichtheyallegedthatAmirulMu'mineen`UmaribnuKhattaab,thesecondcaliph,was plaguedwith a disease curable only by thewater ofmen (i.e., semen)! This filthy slander wasnotedbythescholarAlBasheerAllbrahimi,theSheikhoftheAlgerian`ulamaa,duringhisfirstvisittoIraq.A filthy soulwhichproduces suchwickedness is in a greater needof the call to understandingandreconciliationthanweare.

The fundamentaldifferencebetween themandus is rooted in their claim that theyaremore loyal toAhlulBait, and in the fact that they hide from us their malice towards and grudge against theCompanionsoftheProphet,onwhoseshoulders Islamwasestablished.Theirhatredreachedsuchapointthattheycanutterthefilthywordsagainst`UmaribnulKhattaabthatwerenotedabove.

IsitnotfairtosaythattheyshouldhaverestrainedtheirmaliceandhatredagainstthefirstImamsofIslam.and that they shouldhaveappreciated thenoble standof ahlusSunnah towardahlulBait, that

standwhichneverfellshortinofferingduehomageandreverencetothefamilyoftheProphet?Ordotheyconsiderustoberemiss innot takingthefamilyof theProphetasgodstobeworshippedalongwithAllah,astheydo?

Without a doubt, responsiveness to each other is essential if two parties are to achieve a mutual"comingtogether",reconciliationandunderstanding.Thismutualresponsivenesscanonlycomeaboutiftherearesincereeffortsonbothsidestoachieveit.

Asstatedabove,thereisa"reconciliation"centreinEgypt,aSunnicountrytherearealsopropagandaofficeswhichwagehostilecampaignsagainst thosewhodonot favoursuchcentres.Onemight wellquestion theabsenceofsuchcentresor their like inanyShi'itecountry.OnealsomayquestionwhyAlAzharUniversityhasincludedinstructionintheShi'iteschoolofthought,whiletheSunnischoolsofthoughtarestilllockedoutoftheShi'iteeducationalinstitutions.Ifthecalltoreconciliationisrestrictedtooneoftheconcernedpartiesalone,thentheeffortsspentonsuchacallwillbefutile.

Finally, one may question the value of beginning the process of reconciliation by attending todifferences of a minor or secondary nature, while fundamental differences have not yet beenaddressed.(7)

5ISLAMICJURISPRUDENCE

Thejurisprudenceof theSunnisdiffers fromthatof theShi'iteseven in the fundamentalsuponwhichthelawisbased.Yetunlessanduntilthefundamentalsareunderstoodandendorsedbybothparties,anduntil there isa favorableresponseto this fromthereligious institutionsofbothsides, itwouldbeuselesstowastetimedealingwithissuesofaminororsecondarynature.

In fact, it isnotmerely in the fundamentalsof jurisprudence that therearedifferences,butalso,andmore importantly, in the fundamentalarticlesof faithofeachparty,even in theirdeepest roots andorigins.

6TheQuestionOfTaqiyyah

One of the main obstacle to their receiving a positive response from us is their tenet of taqiyyah(deception), by theapplicationofwhich, they reveal to us other thanwhat theyhave in their hearts.The simpleminded Sunni is deceived by their pretentious display of `the desire to overcome ourdifferencesandreachacommonunderstandingbetweenusandthem.Infact, theyneitherwantsuchathingnorapproveofit.Theydonotstriveforit,butratherleaveittotheotherpartytocomethefulldistance to theirposition,withoutexertinganeffort tomakeanymove from their side.Even if thoseShi'iteswhopracticetaqiyyahweretoconvinceusthattheyhavemovedafewstepsinourdirection,then themultitude of Shi'ites, be they ordinary people or the scholarly elite, would stand apart fromthose who adopted the ruse of objectivity towards us, and they would not recognize them as theirrepresentativesthisbecausetheiractualbeliefdoesnotpermitthemtoreconcilethemselveswithus.

7Shi'iteAttackOnTheNobleQur'an

The Qur'an should be the comprehensive reference for both Sunnis and Shi'ites, and a means ofbringingaboutunityandmutualunderstanding,butithasbeenmisinterpretedbytheShi'itesandgivenameaning other than that which was understood by the noble Companions who received it directlyfrom theProphet, andother than thatwhichwasunderstoodby the Imamsof Islamwho received itfromtheverygenerationamongstwhomtheQur'andescendedbywayofDivineRevelation.

OneofthemostfamousandrespectedShi'itescholars,fromNajaf,MirzaHusainbinMuhammadTaqiAnNawariAtTabarsi,wrote in 1292A.H. the book faslulKhitaab fee Ithbatti Tahreefi KitaabRabbilArbaab(TheDecisiveSayontheProofofAlterationoftheBookoftheLordofLords).InthisbookhecompiledhundredsoftextswrittenbyShi'itescholarsindifferenterasallegingthattheQur'anhasbeentamperedwith,thattherehavebeenbothadditionstoitandomissionsfromit.

AtTabarsi's book was printed in Iran, in 1298 A.H., and its appearance attracted much attention,frustratingtheintentionofcertainShi'ites that theirdoubtsabout theauthenticityof theQur'anshould

berestricted to theeliteof religiousscholarsandpersonalities.Theypreferred that theseallegationsnotbebrought together ina single volume,andwidelydisseminated,as it couldbeusedasaproofagainstthembytheiropponents.Whenthescholarsmadepublictheircriticism,AtTabarsirespondedwith another book entitled Raddu ba'dushShubahaati `an FaslilKhitaabi fee Ithbatti Tahreefi KitaabiRabbilArbaab(RefutationofSomeSpeciousArgumentsRegarding theDecisiveSayon theProofofAlterationof theBookof theLordof theLords).Hewrote thisdefenseofhisoriginalbook twoyearsbeforehisdeath.Inordertoshowtheirappreciationofhiscontributiontotheattempttoprovethat theQur'an had been altered, the Shi'ites buried him in one of their most prominent religious shrines, atNajaf.

AmongtheproofsofferedbyAtTabarsiinhisattempttoshowthattheQur'anhadbeenaltered,wasaquotation fromwhat theShi'ites consider to beamissingpart of theQur'an, calledby themSuratulWilaayah (see below). It mentions the granting of wilaayah (sovereignty) to `Ali(8) as follows: "Obelievers, believe in the Prophet and the wali, the two whomWe sent to guide you to the straightpath..."[suratulWilayyah]

(SocalledSuratulWilaayah)

PhotocopyofthesocalledSuratulwilaayahwhichtheShi'itesaccusetheSunniMuslimsofdeletingitalongwithothersurasfromtheoriginaltextoftheHolyQur'an.Itreads:

O' youwho believe, believe in the prophet and thewali, the twowhomwe sent to guide you to thestraightpath.Aprophetandwaliwhoareofeachother.andcelebratethepraiseofyourLord,andAliisamongthewitnesses.

[fatwaagainstcompanions]

Photocopy of the original fatwa (religious verdict) encouraging the Shi'ite masses to curse the twoCaliphs Abu Bakr and `Umar. signed by six of the contemporary Shi'ite scholars and clergy amongthemKhomeiniandShariatMadariThetrustworthyscholarMuhammad`AliSa'oodi,chiefconsultanttotheEgyptianMinistryofJustice,andoneofSheikhMuhammadAbduh'sspecialstudents,managedtoexamine an Iranian manuscript copy of the Qur'an owned by the orientalist Brown. He was able tomakeaphotocopyofSuratulWilaayahwith itsPersiantranslation. ItsexistencewasaffirmedbyAtTabarsi inhisbookfaslulKhitaab,andbyMuhsinFaaniAlashmeeri inhisbookDabisanMadhaahib.Thisbook,writteninPersian,wasprintedseveraltimesinIran.Thechapter(SuratulWilaayah)whichis falsely attributed to Allah's revelation, was also quoted by the famous orientalist Noeldeke in hisbookHistoryof theCopiesof theQur'an(9). Italsoappeared in theAsianFrenchNewspaper in 1842C.E.

AtTabarsialsoquotedatraditionfromAlKaafi,whichistotheShi'iteswhatSahihulBukhariistotheSunniMuslims.Itreads:

AnumberofourassociatesnarratedbywayofSahlbinZiyaadthroughMuhammadbinSulaimanthatsomeofhisfriendsreportedAbulHasanAthThaani`AlibinMioosaArRidaassaying`MayIbeyourransom!WehearversesoftheQur'andifferentfromthosewehavewithusandwearenotcapableofreadingthemaccordingtoyourreadingwhichhasreachedus.DowecommitasintherebyHereplied,"No,readtheQur'anasyouhavelearneditsomeonewillcometoyoutoteachyou."

Withoutadoubt,thisconversationisfabricatedbytheShi'itesandisfalselyattributedtotheImam`AlibinMoosaArRidahowever,thestatementistakenbytheShi'itesasalegalrulinginthismatter.Itsimplication is that while one of them commits no sin by reciting the Qur'an the wayMuslims havelearnedaccording to `Uthman's unanimously accepted text, theprivileged class of Shi'ite clergy andscholarswillteacheachotheraversionotherthantheacceptedone,aversionwhichtheyclaimcametotheirImamsfromAhlulBait.

ItwastheurgetostrikeacomparisonbetweentheShi'ite"Qur'an"(whichtheysecretlyconfidetooneanother, while hiding it from the general public as an act of taqiyyah") and the known and officiallyaccepted`UthmaniEditionoftheQur'an,whichmotivatedAtTabarsitowritehisbookfaslulKhitaab.

AlthoughtheShi'itespretendedtodisownAtTabarsi'sbook,asanactoftaqiyyah,theglaringfactthatit includes hundreds of quotations from the recognizedworks of their scholars clearly confirms theiradherence to the tenetofalterationof theQur'an.Ofcourse, theydonotwantaclamor to be raisedoverthisperversearticleoffaithoftheirs

TheintendedresultoftheirclaimistoleaveuswiththeimpressionthattherearetwoQur'ans:one,the`Uthmani version accepted by the Sunni Muslims the other, the allegedly hidden version of theShi'ites,partofwhichisSuratulWilaayah.Theyarewellawarethattheyfabricatedthestatementtheyattributed to the Imam`AlibinMoosaArRida: "... read [theQur'an]asyouhave learned itsomeonewillcometoyoutoteachyou."TheShi'itesalsoclaimthataversewasdeletedfromtheQur'anfromSuratullnshiraah.Theallegeddeletionis"andwemade`Aliyoursoninlaw."Havetheynoshameinmaking such an allegation, when it is a wellknown fact that this particular surah was revealed inMeccaat a timewhen `Aliwasnot yet the soninlawof theProphet,Allah's blessingandpeacebeuponhim.HisonlysoninlawathattimewasAl'AssIbnurRabee'alUmmawi.Asforthefact that `AliwasasoninlawoftheProphet,itshouldbepointedoutthatAllahalsomade`Uthmanbin`AffaanthesoninlawoftheProphetthroughhismarriagetotwooftheProphet'sdaughters.Uponthedeathofthesecondof `Uthman'swives (thesecondof the twodaughters), theProphet said tohim, "Ifwehadathirdone,wewouldhavegivenhertoyouinmarriage."

Another of the Shi'ite scholars, AbuMansoor Ahmad bin `Ali AtTabarsi, in his book Allhtijaaj `alaAhlilLajaaj(ArgumentationwiththeContentiousFolk)claimedthat`Alisaidtooneofthezanaadiqah,(10)whosenameAtTabarsineglectedtomention,"Asforyourbelligerentdisagreementwithme(11), itshowsyourfeignedignoranceofAllah'sstatement,`Andifyoufearthatyouwillnotdealjustlywith theorphans,thenmarryofthewomenwhoseemgoodtoyou..."'AtTabarsi thenwentontosay,bywayofexplanationastowhythisversewasquotedby`Aliinhisargumentationwithhisopponents:

Now doing justice to orphans does not resemble the marrying of women, and not all women areorphans thus, this verse is an example of what I have presented earlier in the book AlIhtijaajregarding the deletion of parts of the Qur'an by the hypocrites',(12) that deletion being between thestatement about justice to orphans, and that which follows it, about the marrying of women. Thisdeletionconsistsofaddressesandstories,andamountstomorethanathirdoftheQur'an.

8SHI'ITELIES,EVENAGAINST`ALI

The foregoing isanexampleof theShi'ite lieswhichwereat tributed `AlimayAllahbepleasedwithhim).ThatitisAslanderousfabricationisprovenbythefactthat`Alineverdeclared,duringthewholeperiodofhiscaliphate,thatathirdoftheQur'anwasmissingfromthesectionmentionedabove.HedidnotcommandtheMuslimstorecordthis"missing"portion,nor toseekguidancefromit,nor toapplyjurisprudentialrulingsderivedfromit.

9REJOICINGOFTHEMISSIONARIESANDORIENTALISTS

Upon the publication of the book FaslulKhitaab over eighty years ago, there was great rejoicingamongsttheenemiesofIslam,inparticular,themissionariesandorientalists.Theylikedthebooksomuch that they decided to translate it into their own languages. It is no wonder, since it containedhundredsofliessuchasthosementionedabove,alongwithslanderousfabricationsagainstAllahandthe choicest of His creation, the Holy Prophet of Islam (upon whom be peace), and against thevenerableCompanions(mayAllahbepleasedwiththemall).(13)

There are two clear texts from AlKaafi of AlKulaini, which elucidate the Shi'ites' perverse positionregardingtheQur'an.Thefirstreads:

IheardAbuJafar (uponwhombepeace)say: "Noneof thepeoplehasclaimed thathecollected theQurancompletelyas itwas revealedexcepta liar.Noonecollectedandmemorized theQur'anas itwasrevealedexcept`AlibinAbiTaalibandtheImamsafterhim.(14)

EveryShi'iteisrequiredtobelieveinthistextfromAlKaafiasanarticleoftheirfaith.Asforus,AhlusSunnah,wesaythatinfacttheShi'iteshavefalselyattributedtheabovetexttoAlBaaqirAbuJa'far.Theproofofourposition is that `Ali,during theperiodofhiscaliphate inKufah, never resorted to orappliedanyversionof theQur'another than thatwithwhichAllahhad favored theCaliph`Uthmanbythedistinctionofitscollection,publicationandpopularizationandbyits legalapplicationinall Islamiclands for all time up to the Day of Judgment. If it were true that `Ali had a different version of theQur'an he surely would have applied it in making legal rulings, and he would have commanded theMuslimstoabidebyitsinjunctionsandguidance.Clearly,sincehewasthesupremeruler,nonewouldhavechallengedhisauthoritytodothis.

Furthermore, if indeed `Ali had a different version of theQur'an and concealed it from theMuslims,thenhewouldhavebetrayedAllah,HisMessengerandthereligionofIslambysodoing.AsforJaabirAlJu'fiwhoclaimsthatheheardthatblasphemousconversationfromtheImamAbila'farMuhammadAlBaaqir, itmustbenotedthatalthoughtheShi'itesconsiderhima trustworthynarratorof traditions,thefactisthatheiswellknownintheSunnischoolsoftheologyasaliarandforgeroftraditions.AbuYahya AlHammani reported that he heard the Imam Abu Hanifa saying, "Ataa' is the best i.e., themost truthful and precise in reporting from amongst those I have come across in the field oftransmittingtraditions,whileJaabirAlJu'fiisthegreatestliarIhavecomeacrossamongstthem."(15)

ThesecondofthetwotextsfromAlKaafimentionedabove,isattributedtothesonofJa'far

AsSaadiq.Itreads:

It isrelatedthatAbuBasersaid:"IentereduponAbu`Abdullah[Ja'farAsSadiq]... [Who]said`VerilywehavewithustheQur'anofFatimah(uponwhombepeace).'Isaid:`WhatistheQur'anofFatimah?'Hereplied:`ItcontainsthreetimesasmuchasthisQur'anofyours.ByAllah,itdoesnotcontainonesingleletterofyourQur'an'.(16)

ThesefabricatedShi'itetextswhicharefalselyattributedtotheImamsofAhlulBaitareoffairlyearlydate. Theywere recorded byMuhammed bin Ya'qoobAlKulaini ArRazi in the bookAlKaafi over athousandyearsago,andtheyarefrombeforehistime,becausetheywerenarratedontheauthorityofhis ancestors, themaster engineersof the false foundationsofShi'ism.During the timewhenSpainwas under the reign of Arab Muslims, the Imam Abu Muhammad bin Hazam used to debate withSpain's priests regarding the texts of their sacred books. He used to bring forth proofs whichestablishedtheirhavingbeentamperedwith,andalteredsomuchthattheirauthenticoriginshadbeenlost.Thosepriestsused toarguewith IbnHazam that theShi'iteshadasserted that theQur'analsohadbeenaltered.IbnHazamrefutedtheirargumentbyreplyingthattheallegationoftheShi'itesisnotaproofagainsttheQur'an,noragainsttheMuslims,becauseShi'itesarenotMuslims.(17)

10SHI'ITEVIEWSONTHEMUSLIMRULERS

TheattentionofthegovernmentsofallMuslimnationsmustbedrawntothedangerousanddistortedviewsofthe(Socalled)Shi'iteTwelveImams,orJa'farisect.Itistheirviewthatallgovernments fromthedeathof theProphetuntilnoware illegitimate,except for thatof`AlibinAbiTaalib. It is thereforenot permissible for any Shi'ite to be loyal to those governments or sincere in dealing with them.Indeed, theymustengage in flatteryandhypocrisy, in accordancewith their tenet of taqiyyah.Theyconsider all past, present, and future governments in theMuslimworld to be established by forcibleseizure, and therefore illegal. According to them, the only legitimate rulers are the Twelve Imams,whethertheyruleddirectlyorindirectly,andallotherrulers,fromthetimeofAbuBakrand`Umaruntilthe present time, are con sidered usurpers, and oppressors of the people. The Shi'ites tenaciouslyholdthisperverseviewoftheMuslimrulersregardlessofthegreatservicestheyhaverenderedtothenoblecauseofIslam,andtohumanityingeneral.

11MALICEAGAINSTABUBAKRAND`UMAR

TheShi'itescurseAbuBakr,`Umarand`Uthman(mayAllahbepleasedwiththem),alongwithall therulers of the Islamic Nation, with the exception of `Ali. They fabricated a lie and attributed it to theImamAbulHasan `Ali binMuhammadbin `Ali binMoosa, claiming thatheapprovedofhis followerscalling Abu Bakr and `Umar "Aljibt wat Taaghoot".(18) This claim was made in one of their mostextensiveworksonthescienceof theascertationof theveracityandcompetenceof thenarratorsofPropheticTraditions,TanqeehulMaqaalfeeAhwaalirRijaal,byasheikhoftheJa'farisectAllamaAthThaniAyatullahAlMamqaani.'(19)

AlMamqaani referred to the scholarAshSheikhMuhammad bin Idrees AlHilli's book AsSaraa'ir, inwhich AlHilli cited theworkMassaa'iluraijaal waMukaatabaatihim ilaMowlaana AbilHasan `Ali binMuhammadbin`AlibinMoosa,thesubjectofwhichisquestionsandlettersdirectedtoAbilHasan`AlibinMuhammad.AmongthemisaquestionfromMuhammadbin`Ali,whoisquotedassaying:

Iwrotetohimaskingaboutarnaasib [onewho ishostile toAhlilBait]. Iaskedhimwhether Ineededproofofhishostility towardsAhlilBaitother thanhis recognitionofAljibtwatTaaghoot i.e.AbuBakrand`Umar]astherightfulholdersoftheofficeofimam[leaderoftheMuslimcommunity].

Hisreplywasthatanyonewhoseconditionwaslikethatjustdescribed,wasadequatelyshowntobeanaasib.

Thus, any person would be counted as an enemy of the Prophet's family merely by his givingprecedence of rank to Abu Bakr AsSiddeeq and `Umar AlFarooq, and by his acknowledging theirpositions as imams. The expression "AlJibt watTaaghoot" is used by the Shi'ites in the prayer ofimprecation which they call "Du'aa Sanamay Quraish" (imprecation against the two idols of theQuraish). They mean by these expressions, the two caliphs Abu Bakr and `Umar (may Allah bepleased with them). This vicious Shi'ite prayer of imprecation is mentioned in their book MiftahulJinaan it reads: "O Allah, bestow Your blessings upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad and upon hisfamily, and curse the two idols of the Quraish, their AlJibt watTaaghoot, as well as their twodaughters..."TheyarereferringtothetwoMothersoftheBelievers,Aa'ishahandHafsah,thepureandnoblewivesoftheProphet(mayAllahbepleasedwiththem).

12Shi'itesExaltTheAssassinOfTheCaliph`Umar

ThehatredtheShi'iteshavefortheCaliph`UmarreachedsuchapitchthattheygavehismurdererAbuLu'lu'ahAlMajoosithetitle`'BabaShujaa'udDin"(theonewhoisbraveinthecauseofreligion).

`AlibinMathahir,aShi'itenarratoroftraditions,reportedthatAhmadbinIshaqAlQummiAlAhwas,asheikhof theShi'ites, said: "Verily theday `Umarwasmurdered is thegreatestdayof celebration,thedayofprideandhonour,thedayofthegreatpurificationandthedayofblessingandconsolation."

In thehistoryof Islamtherehavebeenmanygreatpersonalities,men like the twoCaliphsAbuBakrand `Umar and the great warrior Salahuddin AlAyyoobi, who ruled for the sake of Islam, and whoconquered various landsandpeoplesand brought them into the fold of Islam.Yet these greatmen,and indeed all of the great rulers of Islam, past and present, are believed by the Shi'ites to beoverpoweringtyrantsandillegalrulersandconsequently,areconsideredtobeinhabitantsofHellFire.Among the Shi'ites' most important tenets is the belief that when their Twelfth Imam, the awaitedMahdi, rises and comes forth after his long absence of over eleven hundred years, and brings hisrevolution,thenAllahwillresurrectforhimandforhisforefathers,thepastandpresentMuslimrulers,includingthetwonobleCaliphsAbuBakrand`Umar.ThoseMuslimrulerswill thenbetriedforhavingillegallyseized the reinsofgovernment from theMahdiandhisancestors, the first eleven ImamsoftheShi'itereligion.This,astheybelieve,isbecausegovernment is theGodgivenrightof theShi'itesalone,fromthetimeoftheProphetMuhammad'deathuntiltheFinalHour!

After the trialof those"tyrannoususurpers", thisawaitedMahdiwillawakenhimselfbyordering theirexecution.Fivehundredofthematatimewillbekilleduntiltheirnumberreachesthreethousand. thisbeingthetotalofallwhoruledduringthevariouserasofthehistoryofIslam!

AllofthisissupposedtooccurjustbeforethefinalrevivalofmankindontheDayofResurrection!Itis

aprelude,asitwere,tothatfinalgreatgatheringandresurrection,theresultofwhichiseitherParadiseorHellFireParadiseforAhlulBaitandtheShi'ites,andtheFireforeveryonewhoisnotaShi'ite!

The Shi'ites call this resurrection of theMuslim rulers, and the subsequent trial and execution, "ArRaj'ah"(thereturn).Thisbeliefisoneofthefundamentaltenetsoftheirfaith,whichnocommonShi'itedoubtsatall.IhavemetanumberofnaiveandsimplemindedpeoplewhoclaimthattheShi'iteshavedeparted fromsuch tenetsas these in recent timeshowever, this isagrosserroron theirpartas isevidentfromtheactualstateofaffairs.

13DESIREFORREVENGEANDDESTRUCTION

InAllrshaadfeeTaarikhiHujajillahi `alal'lbaad(Instruction in theHistoryofGod'sProofsAgainstHisSlaves), Abu `Abdullah Muham mad AnNu'man, known to the Shi'ites by the title `'AshSheikhulMufeed'', quoted several of their "traditions" about "ArRaj'ah'': Al Fadl bin Sha'thaan reported thatMuhammad bin `Ali AlKoofi related that Wahab bin Hafs narrated through Abi Baseer that Abu`Abdullah[Ja'farAsSaadiq]said:"TheMahdiwillbecalleduponontheTwentythirdnightbythename`TheRisenOne' .Hewillarise,and that risingupwillbeon thedayof `ashooraa.(20) It isas if Iamtherewithhimonthat tenthdayof themonthofMuharram.He isstandingbetween thecomerof theKa'bah containing the black stone, and themaqaam [place of prayer] of the Prophet Abraham. TheAngleGabrielisstandingtohisrightcallingout,`ThepledgeofallegiancetotheMahdi]isforthesakedAllah!'ThentheShi'iteswillmarchtowardstheMahditogivehimthepledge,fromallcornersoftheearth.thathavingbeenmadeeasyforthemtoachieve.TherehascomelousthereportthattheMahdiwillravelfromMaccauntilhearrivesalKootaandsettlesinour[Shi'ite]holycityofNajaf.Thenhewilldispatcharmiesfromtheretothevariouslands.''

Itwasalsoreported,byAlHajjaal fromThlahaviaAbuBakrAlHadrami thatAbuJa'far [MuhammadAlBaaqir]said:"ItisasifIamwiththeRisenOneatthecityofNajaf,inAlKoofa

which he hadmarched to fromMecca, in the company of five thousand angels, withGabriel on hisrightside,andMichaelonhisleft,andthebelieversinfrontofhim,whilehedispatchesarmiestothevariouscountries."

Sotoo, it isnarratedthat`AbdulKareemAlJu'fi reported:"Isaid toAbu`Abdullah[Ja'farAsSaadiq]:`HowlongwilltheRisenOne'sreignlast?'Sevenyears,'hereplied.Heelaborated:`Thedayswillgrowlonger, till a year of his reign equals ten of your years. His reignwill last for seventy years of yourreckoning.'Uponthis,AbuBaseersaidtohim[i.e.,toJa'farAsSaadiq]:`MayIbeyourransom!Howwill Allah make the years longer?' The reply was: `Allah will command the celestial spheres todecreaseintheirspeedofmovement,andthedaysandyearswillconsequentlybecomelonger.Whenthetimeofhisrisinguparrives,rainwillfallduringthelastmonthofJumadaandfortendaysofRajab,arainwhichtheworldhasneverseenbefore.Allahshallcausethefleshofbelieversandtheirbodiestocometo life in theirgraves. It isas if Iamseeing theresurrectedonescoming forward, shakingthesoiloutoftheirhair."

`AbdullahbinAlMugheeranarrated thatAbu`Abdullah [Ja'farAsSaadiq]said: "If theawaitedMahdifromthe familyofMuhammadrises,hewillcause toberaisedup fivehundredmembersofQuraish,andtheirneckswouldbestruckbythesword.Theywouldbefollowedbyanothersetoffivehundred,and yet another, until that recurred six times." "Would they reach that great number?" I asked. [Hisastonishmentuponhearing thatgreatnumberwasdue to the fact that the rightlyguidedCaliphs, theUmayyadrulersandthoseoftheAbbasiera,alongwithalltheMuslimrulersupuntilthetimeofJa'farAsSaadiqdonotamounttoahundredthof thatnumber.]Ja'farAsSaadiqreplied:"Yes it includestherulersandtheirsupporters."

Andinanothernarration:"Verily,ourstateisthelastofthestates.Therewouldbenodynastybutthatwhichhashaditsturnbeforeus,sothattheremaybenonetowitnessourreignandsay:Ifweweretorulewewouldfollowtheirpath."

Jaabir AlJu'fi reported that Abu `Abdullah [Ja'far AsSaadiq] said: "When the risen Mahdi from thefamily of Muhammad comes forth he will pitch pavilions to teach therein the Qur'an just as it wasrevealed.(21)

Itwillbemostdifficult thenfor theonewhohasmemorized[thatwhich ismemorized] today." [i.e., itwouldbedifficultfortheonewhomemorizedtheofficial`UthmanieditionwhichwasextantatthetimeofJa'farAsSaadiq,becauseitwoulddifferfromtheversionwhichtheMahdisupposedlywillbring.]AlMufaddal bin `Umar narrated thatAbu `Abdullah said:Along ,with theRisenOne shall come twentysevenmen from thepeople of theProphetMoses, seven from the people of the cave, and Joshua,SolomonAbuDujaanalAlAnsaari,AlMiqdaadandMaalikAlAshtar.Thesewillbe in thecompanyoftheMahdiashelpersandjudgesinhisservice."

Thesefabricated"traditions"fromthebookof"AshSheikhulMufeed",havebeenquotedmeticulously,completewiththeirconcoctedchainsof transmission.Theyhavebeenfalselyattributed to the familyoftheProphet,whosegreatestmisfortuneistohavesuchliarspretendingtobetheironlypartisans.

Ofcourse,sincethebelief inArRaj'ahandthetrialoftheMuslimrulersisanimportantpartofShi'itedoctrine, it is commonlymentioned in the works of Shi'ite scholars and clergy. One example is AIMasailAnNaasiriya,byAsSawidAlMurtadaa,inwhichistobefoundthefollowing:"VerilyAbuBakrand`UmarshallbecrucifieduponatreeinthetimeofAlMahdi...Thattreewouldbegreenandtenderbeforethecrucifixionandwouldturnparchedafterthecrucifixion."

14SHI'ITES'WAYOFTHINKINGUNCHANGED

TheShi'itescholarsandclergythroughout thespanof Islamichistoryhave takenadisgracefulstandagainst the two Companions and appointed ministers of Allah's Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar, andagainstothergreat IslamicpersonalitiessuchastheCaliphs,governors,generals,andwarriors in thesacredcauseofIslam.Nowwehaveheardtheirpropagandist,whowasresponsibleforDarutTaqreeb(the centre for the promotion of "reconciliation" and a "coming together" of Sunnis and Shi'ites),claimingbeforethosewhowereunabletocriticallystudy these issues themselves, that thesebeliefswere held in the old days, and that the situation now is different. This claim is plainly false andmisleading,because the books which are taught in all of their educational institutions contain all ofthese tenets and hold them as essential and rudimentary elements of their faith. Furthermore, thebookspresentlybeingpublishedby thescholarsof Iran,Najaf andMount `Aamil are evenmore evilthan the older Shi'ite publications, and more detrimental to the cause of reconciliation and mutualunderstanding.

To further clarify this we mention as an example one person amongst them who never ceasesannouncing day and night that he is a proponent of unity and reconciliation, Muhammad binMuhammad Mahdi AlKhaalisi. He is known to have many friends in Egypt and elsewhere whobroadcast the same call for taqreeb, and who work for it among the AhlusSunnah. This supposedadvocateof"unityandunderstanding"goessofarastodenythatAbuBakrand`Umarpossessedthegraceof Iman (faith). In his book Ihyaa'ushSharia feeMadhhabishShi'ah (Revival of the Law in theShi'iteSchoolofThought),hesays:

Even if they [Sunnis]argue thatAbuBakrand `Umarwereamong thepeopleofBai'aturRidwan(22)withwhomAllahwas pleased, as shownby the referencemade to them in theQur'an: "Verily Allahwaspleasedwiththebelieverswhentheysworeallegiancetoyou(Muhammad)beneath the tree",(23)we say that if Allah had said: "Verily Allah was pleased with those who swore allegiance to youbeneaththetree",thentheversewouldindicatethatAllah'spleasureincludedeveryonewhomadethepledge of allegiance. Since the verse says: "Verily Allah was pleased with the believers when theysworeallegiance...",thereisthereforenoproofinthisversethatAllahispleasedwithanyoneexceptthosewhohaveacquiredpureiman.

AlKhaalisi is insinuatingby this thatAbuBakrand `Umarwereof thosewhohadnotacquired imanandwereexcludedfromthepleasureofAllah.(24)

15DISTORTIONOFHISTORICALFACTS

AlMurtadaaandAlKhaalisiaremodernShi'itescholarswhoboldlyclaim tobelong to theechelonofthosewho are zealous in struggling for the sake of Islam andMuslims, and who have the keenestinterest in upholding the rights of Muslims andmaintaining their well being. Having seen, however,what they havewritten aboutAbuBakr and `Umar,who are among the best ofMuslims next to the

Prophet,ordinarypeoplelikeourselvesmustwonderwhathopetherecanbeofourreachingacommonunderstandingandreconciliationwithpeoplesuchasthem.

Whileon theonehand theShi'itesshamelesslydefame theCompanionsof theMessengerofAllah,andthosewhofollowedtheminpiety,andsucceededthemasrulers,ontheotherhandwefindthemascribingtotheirImamsattributesofsuchextravagantdescription,thattheImamsthemselveswouldwishtodeclaretheirinnocenceofthem.

AlKulaini recorded in his book AlKaafi attributes and descrip tions of the Twelve Imams such aswouldimplytheirelevation fromthehuman level to thatof thegodsof theancientGreekpagans.Toquote all such fables from AlKaafi and other books would require a large volume. By way ofillustration,itwillsufficetolistsomeofthechapterheadingsfromAlKaafi:

* "The Imams possess all the knowledge granted to angels, prophets and messengers"(25) * "TheImams knowwhen theywill die, and they do not die except by their own choice"(26) * "The Imamshaveknowledgeofwhateveroccurredinthepastandwhateverwillhappeninthefuture,andnothingisconcealed from them"(27) * The Imamshave knowledge of all the revealed books, regardless of thelanguages in which they were revealed"(28) * "No one compiled the Qur'an completely except theImams,and theyencompassallof itsknowledge'(29) * "Signsof theprophetsarepossessedby theImams"(30)*"WhentheImams'timecomes,theywillruleinaccordancewiththerulingoftheProphetDavidandhisdynasty.TheseImamswillnotneedtoaskforpresentationofevidencebeforepassingtheir judgments"(31) * "There is not a single truth possessed by a people save thatwhich originatedwiththeImams,andeverythingwhichdidnotproceedfromthemisfalse"35*"AlloftheearthbelongstotheImams"(32)

16THESHI'ITESPLACETHEIRIMAMSABOVETHEMESSENGER

WhiletheShi'itesclaimfortheTwelveImamsthesuperhumanpowerofknowledgethatencompassesthe realmof theunseen, they deny theProphet's knowledgeof unseen thingsgrantedhimbyAllah,thingssuchasthecreationoftheheavensandtheearth,andthedescriptionofParadiseandHellFire.

This blasphemy was stated in the magazine Risalatullslam (TheMessage of. Islam), published byDarutTaqreeb. In an article entitled Min Ijtihaadati Shi'a Allmamia (Some Independent Shi'iteOpinions), theheadof theShi'ite supremecourt inLebanonquoted theMujtahid scholarMuhammadHasan Allshtiyani: If the Prophet made a stipulation regarding the divine legal rulings on whatinvalidatesablution,ortherulingspertainingtomenstruationandpostnatalbleeding,itisimperativetobelieve him, and the application of these rulings is binding upon us. But if the Prophet made astatementregardingtheunseen,forexampleonthecreationoftheheavensandearth,orthevirginsofParadise and its palaces, then it is not incumbent or binding upon one, evenwhen it is known of asuretythatthestatementhasproceededfromtheProphet.

Howstrange,thattheyshouldfalselyattributetotheirImamsknowledgeoftheunseen,andthattheyshouldadheretothatfalsehoodalthoughtheyhavenotasingleprooftoestablishitsverity.

Meanwhiletheyconsiderthattheyarenotboundtoaccepttherevelationsoftheunseenmentionedinverses of the Qur'an and authentic traditions, and thereby conclusively proven. Add to all this thateverythingwhichhasbeenverifiedtoissuefromtheProphetisnothingotherthan"revelationrevealed"tohimandtrulytheProphetdoesnotspeakfromhisowndesires.

He who makes a comparison between what the Shi'ites ascribe to their Imams and what isauthenticallyattributedtotheProphetregardingmattersof theunseencomestotheconclusionthatwhatcanbeverified to issue fromtheProphet regarding theunseen,asmentioned in theQur'anandtheauthentic,authoritativetraditionsdoesnotevenconstituteafractionofthemultitudeof fabricatedreportsofknowledgeoftheunseenwhichareattributedtotheTwelveImamsandthis inspiteof theindisputablefactthatdivinerevelationhadtotallyceaseduponthedeathoftheProphet.

AsforthosewhoattributedthisknowledgeoftheunseentotheTwelveImams,itsufficestosaythattheyarewellknowntotheSunnischolarsofhadith(prophetictraditions)asliars,andforgersofhadethliterature.TheShi'itepartisansofthosenarratorsareindifferenttothis,however,andblindlyacceptthe

accounts of the unseenwhich are im puted to their Imams. They also gladly accept the claim thatacceptanceofwhathadbeenauthenticallyattributed to theProphetwith regard to theunseen isnotbindinguponthem.Infact,itpleasesthemtolimitthescopeofthemissionoftheMessengerofAllahtomattersofasecondaryjuristicalnature,suchasthosementionedbyAllshtiyani(seeabove).

SincetheyelevatethestatusoftheirImams,inregardtoknowledgeoftheunseen,abovethatoftheMessengerofAllah(eventhoughitwashewhoreceivedtherevelationtheirImamsdidnotclaimitforthemselves), we do not know how there could develop, after such blasphemy, any reconciliationbetweenusandthem.

17SHI'ITETREACHERYTOWARDSISLAMICGOVERNMENTS

ThestanceofmostShi'ites,scholarsand laymenalike, towards the Islamicgovernments throughouthistoryhasbeen, if thegovernmentwaspowerfulandwellestablished, tohonour its leaders inconsonancewith their tenet of taqiyah, for the purpose ofmaterial gain. If, however, the government isweak,orisunderattackbyenemies,theysidewithitsenemiesagainstit.ThisispreciselywhattheydidduringthelastdaysoftheUmayyaddynastywhentheAbbasidsrevolted,undertheinstigationoftheShi'itesof thatera. lna later time, they took the samecriminal standagainst theAbbasidswhowerethreatenedbytheraidsofHulagoandhispaganMongolfollowersagainsttheCaliphateofIslamand itsgloriouscapitalofscienceandcivilization .Anexampleof this isseen in thebehaviorof theShi'itephilosopherandscholarAnNaseerAtToosi.HecomposedpoetryinpraiseofAlMusta'sim, theAbbasid Caliph, then in 65 A.H. executed a complete turn about, instigating revolution against hispatron,therebyhasteningthecatastrophewhichbefellIslaminBaghdad,whereheheadedthebutcherHulago's bloodlettingprocession. In fact hepersonally supervised the slaughter ofMuslims, sparingnone,notevenwomen,children,ortheaged.ThissameAtToosialsoapprovedofwholesaledumpingofvaluable textsof Islamic literature in theTigrisRiver itswaters ranblack fordays from the inkofthe innumerable manuscripts. Thus vanished a great treasure of the Islamic heritage consisting ofworksinhistory,literature,languageandpoetry,nottomentionthoseintheIslamicreligioussciences,whichhadbeenpasseddown fromthepiousof the firstgenerationofMuslims,andwhichcouldbefound inabundanceuntil that timewhen theyweredestroyed inaculturalholocaust the likeofwhichhadneverbeenseenbefore.

18THETREACHERYOFAL'ALQAMIANDIBNABILHADEED

This sheikh of the Shi'ites, AnNaseer AtToosi, was assisted in this great treachery by two of hiscohorts,MuhammadbinAhmadAl'AIqami,aShi'iteministerofstate,and `AbdulHameedbinAbilHadeed,aMu'taziliteauthorandextremistShi'ite.(33)HewasAl'Alqami'srighthandmanandprovedto be a bitter enemyof theCompanions of heMessenger ofAllah, as is evident fromhismaliciouscommentaryonthebookNahjulBalaaha,whichhefilledwithliesinordertodistortIslamichistory.

Unfortunately,anumberofourdistinguishedfiguresandauthorscontinuetobedeceivedbysuchliesdue to their ignorance of the essential facts of Islamic history. Al'Alqami responded to Caliph AlMusta'sim'skindnessandgenerosityinmakinghimhisminister,withdeceptionandtreachery.Shi'itestothisdaymaliciouslyrejoiceatHulago'sviciouscampaignofslaughteranddestruction,outofsheeranimosity towards Islam. Anyone who wishes can read about the life of AnNaseer AtToosi in anyShi'ite book of biographies, the latest of which is Rowdaatul lannaat by AlKhuwansari. It is full ofpraise for the treacherousmurderers, and reflects the Shi'ites' malicious rejoicing al that disastrousmassacre of Muslim men, women and children. It was a monstrous act which even the worst ofenemiesandthemosthardheartedbeastswouldbeashamedtoshowpleasurein.

19ANIMPEDIMENTTORECONCILIATION

The exposition has become somewhat lengthy although great care has been taken to restrict thesubject matter wholly to quotations selected from the Shi'ites' most authentic and dependablepublications. We would like to conclude with a quotation pertaining to the subject of attaqreeb(reconciliationof the followersof the various schoolsandsects), inorder to clarify for everyMuslimwhat the actual possibilities for successare regarding suchanendeavor, especially in regard to theShi'iteswhohaveexpressedtheirownfrankacknowledgmentoftheimpossibilityofsuchanattemptat

reconciliation.

In his book Rowdaat lannaat, the Shi'ite historian Al Khuwansari wrote of the "elegant and truthfulutterances"ofAnNaseerAtToosi, "this sourceof truth and verification", andquotedhis statementidentifying the one and only sect of the seventythreeMuslim sects(34) that, according to prophecy,wouldachievesalvation:

Ihaveconsideredall thesectsandscrutinized themclosely,only to find thatall,save the Imamers,subscribe to the same general conditions of iman, while they differ only on some related issues. Idiscovered that the Imamersectdiffers fromand isopposed toall theothers. Ifanysectother thantheImamersisconsidered"saved"thentheyallmustbesoconsidered.ThisindicatestomethattheonesectwhichistoachievesalvationisnoneotherthantheImamers.

20 SALVATION CANNOT BE ATTAINED WITHOUT PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE AND GRANTINGSOVEREIGNTYTOAHLILBAIT

AlKhuwansarialsorelatedthatAsSayyidNi'matullahAlMoosawisaid:

Allofthesectsunanimouslyagreethatbearingwitnesstoone'sfaithbyrecitationofthetwoarticlesoffaith is theonlyway tosalvation,asprovedby thestatementofAllah'sMessenger: `Whoever bearswitnessthatthereisnoGodbutAllahentersParadise."ButasfortheImamersecttheyunanimouslyagreethatsalvationisattainedonlybygrantingallegianceandentrustingthegovernmenttoAhlilBait,the lastofwhom is theTwelve Imam,andbydisowning their enemies [ie.,AbuBakr, `UmarandallnonShi'ites,whether they were rulers or subjects]. Thereby Shi'ites differ entirely from all the othersectswithregardstothenatureandprerequisitesofiman,uponwhichtheissueofsalvationdevolves.

21 SHI'ITES DIFFER WITH MUSLIMS IN FUNDAMENTALS, NOT ONLY IN THE SECONDARYISSUES

AtToosi,AlMoosaandAlKhuwansarihaveboth told the truth, and lied.Theyhave told the truth insayingthatalltheMuslimsectsareclosetoeachotherinfundamentalswhiletheydifferonsecondaryissues.Thusmutualunderstandinganda"comingtogether"arepossibleamongthosesectswhicharefundamentally akin to each other. On the other hand it is impossible to achieve such a mutualunderstandingwiththeShi'iteImamersbecausetheyareinoppositiontothefundamentalsofallotherMuslims.Theywill neverbepleasedwith theMuslimsunless theycurse "AljibtwatTaaghoot'' (AbuBakrand`Umar),andthosewhocameafterthemupuntilthepresenttime.

Anothercondition theywould imposeonMuslims is that theydisownallnonShi'ites,andeven thosemembersofthefamilyoftheProphetwhoweregiveninmarriagetothem,suchasthetwodaughtersof theProphetwhomarried theCaliph `Uthmanbin `Affaan.They furtherstipulate thatMuslimsmustalso disown the Imam Zaid, son of `Ali Zainul `Abideen (the son of AlHusain, son of `Ali bin AbiTaalib)alongwiththerestofthefamilyoftheProphetwhodidnotentertheranksunderthebanneroftheRafidites(35),andwhodidnotaccepttheirdeviatedtenets.Amongsttheseperversetenetsistheirclaim that theQur'anhasbeen tamperedwith,adoctrine fanaticallyadherel tobyall classesof theShi'itesocietythroughouttheages,astheirownastutescholarAtTabirsihassoboldlyrecordedinhisbookhslulKhitaabifeeIthbattiTahreefiKitaabRabbilArbaab.

The Shi'ites would like to force upon us as a precondition to reaching a mutual understanding withthem,andtopleasethem,for thepurposeof"comingcloser" to them,thatwecursealongwiththemthe Companions of Allah's Messenger, and that we disown everyone who does not adhere to thedoctrinesof theShi'itefaith.TheyevenexpectustodisownthedaughtersofAllah'sMessenger,andhisblesseddescendants, the foremostofwhom isZaidbinZainul `Abideen,alongwithanyonewhofollowedinhisfootstepsinrejectingtheabominationsoftheRafidites.

TheaboveisthetruthfulpartofwhattheShi'itespokesmensaid,andnoShi'itewoulddenyit,whetherheopenlypracticedtaqiyyah,orconcealedit.

Asforthefalsepartofwhattheysay,itisthatnonShi'iteMuslimsagreethatuponsimpleutteranceofthe twoShahaadas(36)' rests the issue of salvation in theHereafter. If theShi'ites had the slightest

senseorknowledgetheywouldhaveknownthat the twoShahaadasare toSunniMuslims themeresignofentryintoIslam.IfoneutteredthesetwoShahaadas,evenifhewereintheranksoftheenemybattlingagainstMuslims,hislifeandwealthwouldbecomeinviolable.AsforsalvationintheHereafter,itisattainedonlybycouplingtheutteranceoftestificationwithiman,andiman,accordingtothegreatandpiouscaliph`UmarbinAbdul'Azeez,consistsofobligatoryduties,andreligiousrites,ordinancesand practices. Hewho fulfills these com pletes the prerequisites of iman, andwhosoever does notfulfillthemdoesnotcompletehisiman.AsfortheShi'itebeliefintheexistenceoftheirTwelfthImam,itisnotinanywayaprerequisiteofiman.Infact,thisTwelfthImamisanimaginarycharacterfalselyidentifiedas thesonofAlHasanAl'Askari (whodiedwithoutoffspring).Hisbrother la'farsettledanddistributedtheinheritanceleftbyAlHasanAl'Askarionthebasisthatheleftnochildrentoinherit.

ThetruthofthematteristhatwhentheShi'itescametoknowthatAlHasanAl'Askaridiedleavingnomalesuccessor, and saw that thismeant the end of the chain of Imamer succession, they realizedthat theirsectarianschoolwouldcease toexistwith thedeathofAlHasanAl'Askari.TheywouldnolongerbeImamersbecausetherewasnoImamtosucceedal'AskaritotheImamate.

22THETALEOFTHEDOORANDTHETUNNEL

Uponthis,oneofthem,MuhammadbinNusair,aprotegeofthetribeofNumair,inventedtheideathatAlHasanhadasonwhowashidden in the tunnelsofhis father's residence.The impetus forsuchafabricationcamefromhisdesire,andthatofhisaccomplices,todeceivetheShi'itepublic,especiallytheaffluentamongthem,tocollectzakaah(37)fromtheminthenameofanexistingImam.Theyalsowished to continue claiming that they were sincere Imamers. This Muhammad bin Nusair wantedhimselftobethe"door"totheimaginarytunnelbetweentheinventedImamandhisfollowers,inorderto take charge of all zakaah funds.His accomplices disagreedwith him in this plot and insisted onappointing as the "door" a grocerwhose shopwas adjacent to the entrance of AlHasan Al'Askari'shouse.Hasan'sfatherandfamilyusedtopurchasefromthisgrocertheirhouseholdneeds.

Afterthis,MuhammadNusairbrokeawayfromhisformercomradesandestablishedtheNusairiyyahsect,whichtakesitsnameandimpetusfromhim(38). In themeantime,his formeraccompliceswere.devisingastratagemwhereby theycouldbring forth theirsupposed Imam theywantedhim tomarryandhave sonswhowould succeedhim to theofficeof the Imamate.This in turnwould ensure thattheirImamersectwouldliveon.

Itbecameevident,however, thathisappearancewouldbedeniedbytheheadsof theAlawiclansaswellastheirfollowersandtheircousins,theAbbasidrulersandroyalty.Theythereforeallegedthat theTwelfth.lmam remained in the tunnel that his minor absence was followed by a major one and socarriedonwithsuchfablesaswereneverheardbefore,evenamongtheancientGreeks.TheyexpectallMuslims,whomAllahblessedwiththegraceofsoundreason,tobelieveinsuchblatantliesinorderthattheremaybeareconciliationbetweenthemandtheShi'ites.ThispreposterousideacouldonlyberealizedifthewholeIslamicworldweretoturnintoaLunaticasylum.PraisebetoAllahforthegiftofreason, for indeed it is the faculty uponwhich the responsibility for one's actions depends. It is themostpreciousandsublimeofgracesafterthatofsoundiman.

23THECONCEPTOFPLEDGINGALLEGIANCEACCORDINGTOTHEMUSLIMS

Muslims entrust the position of leadership and the government to anymu'min (believer) with correctiman.ThustheywouldpledgeallegiancetoallpiousmembersofAhlilBait,withoutanyrestrictionasto their number or persons. Amongst the foremost of the believers to whom they would entrust thereins of leadership were the ten Compa nions who were given the glad tidings of their abode inParadise. If there were no other factor by reason of which the Shi'ites acquired the designation ofkaafirs (disbelievers), then their contradiction and denial of the Prophet's designation of those tenCompanionsasinhabitantsofParadisewouldhavesufficed.(39)

TheMuslimsalsowouldentrusttherestoftheCompanionswithleadership,andwouldgrantthemfullsupport andallegiance, for itwas these noble personages uponwhose shoulderswas erected Islamand the Islamicworld, and truthandgoodnesssprang forth from the soil of the Islamicnationwhichhad been nourished by their precious blood. These are the Companions whom the Shi'ites claimedwereenemiesof `Ali andhis sons,while actually they livedwith `Ali as loving, cooperative brothers

and died as such. What could be greater proof of this than the description Allah gives of them inSuratulFath,fromHisbookwhichfalsehoodcannotapproachfrombeforeorbehindHe,theAlmighty,said regarding the Companions, that they are "severe with the disbelievers, merciful amongstthemselves."Allahalsosaysaboutthem,inSuratulHadeed,"UntoAllahbelongstheinheritanceoftheheavensandtheearth.Thoseofyourcompanions]whospent[ForthesakeofAllah]andfought[inHiscause]beforetheVictoryarenotonthesamelevel[astherestofyou.Sucharegreaterin rank thanthosewhospentandfoughtafterwards.UntoeachAllahhaspromisedgood."

And does Allah ever break His promise? In Suratu Aalilmraan Allah the Exalted referred to theCompanionsas`thebestofpeoplesraisedupformankind",i.e.,asanexampletobefollowed.

24FriendshipAndAffectionAmongTheRightlyGuidedCaliphs

Dueto the loveandrespectwhich thecommanderof theFaithfulAlibinAbiTaalibheld forhis threebrethren caliphs, he named three of his sons after them. He also gave his eldest daughter UmmKulthoom in marriage to `Umar IbnulKhattaab. In addition, we ses that `Abdullah bin la'hr bin AbiTaalib,('Ali'snephew)namedoneofhissonsAbuBakr,andtheotheroneMu'aawiyah.Mu'aawiyahbin`AbdullahnamedhissonafterYazeedbinMu'aawiyahbinAbuSufyaan,whowasconsideredtobeofgoodrepute,accordingtothetestimonyofMuhammadbinAlHanafiyyahbin`AlibinAbuTaalib.

25WhyWeMustRidOurselvesOfAnyConnectionWithTheShi'ites

If therepudiationanddenunciationwhichShi'itesarenowaskingofus,as theprice for reconciliationbetweenus and them, includes thosewhom they have demanded it include (AbuBakr, `Umar, etc.)then he whom they consider to be their first Imam, `Ali bin Abi Taalib, should be consideredblameworthybythem,byvirtueofhisnaminghissonsafterAbuBakr,`Umarand`Uthman,andbyhisgivinghisdaughters inmarriageto`Umarand`Uthman.Furthermore, theymustconsiderMuhammadbinAlHanafiyyahaliarwhenhetestifiedtothegoodcharacterofYazeed,iftheyaccepttheclaimof`AbdullahbinMutee,asupporterof IbnuzZubair, thatYazeeddrank liquorandneglectedprayer,andexceeded the bounds established byAllah'sBook.Muhammad bin AlHanafiyyah defended Yazeed,saying have notwitnessedwhat youmention. I visited him and stayed with him. Hewas regular inobserving prayers and in performing good deeds, seeking religious knowledge and adhering to thesunnah."IbnMuteeandthoseaccompanyinghimrepliedthatYazeed'sbehaviorwasoutofpretenseinhispresence.MuhammadbinAlHanafiyyahre joined:"Whatwas it thathefearedorhopedfrommethatheshouldappearbeforemeinsuchastateofpietyandhumility?"Hecontinued,"DidheconfideinyouthatwhichyoumentionregardinghisdrinkingofwineIfhedidsothenyouarehisaccomplices.Andifhedidnot,thenit isunlawfulforyoutobearwitnesstothatofwhichyouhavenoknowledge."They replied that although they did not see him drinking, yet "we believe that to be the truth."Muhammad'sreplytothemwasthatAllahrejectsthiskindoftestimonyfromMuslims,forHesays inHis Book: "... except those who bear witness to the truth and with full knowledge."(40) Muhammadconcluded,"Therefore,Ihavenothingtodowiththisaffair..."(41)

Since the foregoing is what the son of `Ali bin Abi Taalib has testified to in favor of Yazeed binMu'aawiyah,thenwheredoeshis fit in relation to theposition theShi'iteswantus toadoptwith themagainstYazeed's father,Mu'aawiyah, and against thosewhoare better than himand better than thewholecreation(42), that is,AbuBakr, `Umar, `Uthman,Talha,AzZubair,Amrubnul'Aws,alongwiththerestofthegreatCompanionswhomemorizedandpreservedforusAllah'sBookandtheSunnahofHisMessenger,andwhowerethearchitectsoftheIslamicworld.

The price demanded of us by the Shi'ites for a reconciliation with them is exorbitant. We loseeverything by agreeing to it, while we gain nothing in return. It is only a fool who would deal withsomeonewhomheknowswouldexpecthimtoacceptalosingbargain!Thetwoconceptsofwalaayah(granting of allegiance) and baraa (repudiation and denunciation) upon which the Shi'ite religion isbased,according towhathasbeenaffirmedbyAnNaseerAtToosiandconfirmedbyNi'matullah AlMoosawiandAlKhuwansari,meannothingexceptacompletealterationof thereligionof Islam.Thiscomplete change would require of us enmity towards those upon whose shoulders was erected theverystructureofIslam.

TheShi'iteshave liedwhen theysaid that their sect is theonlyone tobegrantedsalvation, theone

whoseconditionandstatediffersfromalloftherest,byvirtueofwhichtheyalonewouldbesaved.

ThefactisthattheimpossibilityofreconciliationbetweentheSunnisectsononesideandShi'itesontheother is due to the latter's disagreementwith and contradiction of the rest of theMuslims in theveryfundamentalsoffaith,aswehaveseenfromthedeclarationsoftheShi'itescholars,andascanbeseenfromthebeliefsandpracticesofeveryShi'ite.Thiswasthestateofaffairsinthepast,anditisthestateofaffairsatthepresenttime.

26SHI'ITESPREFERPROPAGATIONOFTHEIRSECTARIANTENETSTOTAQREEB

WithoutanydoubttheShi'iteImamersthemselvesdonotwanttaqreeb,whichiswhytheyhavemademany sacrifices and suffered great pains in propagating the call for reconciliation and elimination ofdifferencesinourSunnicountries,whileforbiddingthatsuchacallberaised,orallowedtoproceedatall, in theShi'ite countries.Nor dowe seeahint of the influenceof such a call on their educationalinstitutions. Inotherwords, thecall to reconciliationhasbeen restricted tooneside,andasa result,every effort towards this cause will be futile, and a mere frivolous mockery, unless and until theShi'ites categorically refrain from cursing and abusing Abu Bakr and `Umar unless they ceaserepudiationanddenunciationofanyonewhowasnot,or isnopresently,aShi'itepartisanandunlesstheyridthemselvestotallyoftheirperverseconceptofraisingthepiousImamsoftheProphet'sfamilyfromthelevelofhumanbeingstothatofthegodsofthepaganGreeks.

AllofthisisnolessthananoutrageousinjusticeagainstIslamandadiversionofitfromthepathandthegoaltowhich itwasdirectedby theProphet towhomwasentrusted the Islamicshari'ah(divinelyrevealedlaw),andbyhisnobleCompanionsamongstwhomwere`AlibinAbiTaalibandhisoffspring.If theShi'ites do not totally abandon such an outrage against Islam and its articles of faith, and itshistory,thentheyaredoomedtoremainisolatedfromandrejectedbyalloftheMuslims(43)

27THEINTRIGUEOFBAABISMANDBAHAISMANDTHEENSUINGUPHEAVALINIRAN

The upheaval of Baabism and its offshoot, Bahaism, struck Iran over a hundred years ago.Muhammad`AliAshShiraazihadbegunbyclaiming thathewas theBaab (precursor) to theawaitedMahdi. He later claimed that he himself was the Mahdi, and in time he gained a sizable group offollowers.TheIraniangovernmentchosetoexilehimtoAzerbaijan, thehomeofSunnisof theHanafischool of jurisprudence. Being strict Sunnis, theywere considered immune to the influence of suchfabulousnonsense. Itwas,however,only logical to fear thatShi'iteswould respond toAshShiraazi'scall,sincehisinventionwasderivedfromShi'ism.Forthatreason,hewasnotexiledtoaShi'itearea,whoseinhabitantswouldbeonlytoowillingtoacceptsuchfables.Inspiteofsuchprecautions,alargenumberofshi'itesbecameAshShiraazi'sfollowers,andthustheredevelopedandeverwideningcircleofcommotionanddisorder.

28FROMSHI'ISMTOCOMMUNISM

Just as the Shi'ite fables and myths were a factor in the appearance and spread of Babism andBahaism in thepast century.Sonow they canbeseen tobea causeof the rejectionofShi'ismbysomeof theeducatedShi'iteyouth, in favourofcommunism.Theyhaveawakened to the realizationthatmanyShi'ite beliefs are too ridiculous to he credible, and as a result they have utterly rejectedthem.Manyweredrawntovariouscommunistorganizations,withtheirenergeticpropagandists,booksin various languages, and efficiently run centres. These young people were an easy prey, and fellreadily into the trap. Had they known the religion of Islam in its original pure state, and acquired aproper knowledge of it, they would have been protected from such a fate. Instead, we find thatcommunismhasthrived,especiallyinlranandintheShi'iteareasofIraq.MorecommunistsaretobefoundinthosecommunitiesthancanbefoundinanyotherMuslimcommunity.

ThisconcludeswhatcircumstanceshaveallowedmetopresentbywayoffulfillingthecovenantwhichAllahhastakenfromtheMuslims,bywhichwepledgetogivegoodcounselandawordofcautiontoallMuslims,solelyforthesakeofAllah.

Allah protects and preservesHis religion, His nation of believers, and our great Islamic identity and

existence.

Footnotes:

1.RelatedbyAbuDawoodandotherswithanauthenticchainofnarrators.

2.TheinvocationiscalledDu'aaSanamayQuraishtheinvocationagainstthetwoidolsofQuraish,bywhichtheShi'itesmeanthetwocaliphsofAllah'sMessenger,AbuBakrand`Umar!.

3.Khomeini,AlHukoomatullslamiyyah,pp.5253.

4.WhatKhomeinimeanshere,isthathenotonlyaffirmsandbelievesallthatisintheShi'itebookAlKaafi,buthealsoseesitasobligatorytoadheretoitandputitsrulingsanddirectivesintoeffectintheShi'itestate.

5.Thetwoterms`'AhlusSunnah(Sunnis)and`'Shi'ah''(Shi'ites)needtobedefinedatthispoint.AhlusSunnahmeans literally "people of the establishedway or path". It refers to themajority ofMuslims,whofollowthesunnah(way)ofMuhammad,theMessengerofAllah,theAlmighty.The termShi'ah isfromthephraseshi'atul`Ali(adherentstoorcompanyof`Ali),bywhichthissectisknownforreasonofitsattachmenttotheideaofthepreeminenceof`AliibniAbiTaalibandhisdescendants.

6.Theauthor's reference toAzharUniversity's being in thebeginning stageof its "mission" requiressome comment, as this treatise was written over thirty years ago. Since that time, AlAzhar hasincorporated the study of theShi'ite "Twelve Imamers" school as a required pan of its curriculum inIslamicStudies.This,alongwithitscallforreconciliationofthevarioussectsandschoolsofthought,mightcreatetheimpressionofacceptanceofthemisguidedsectssuchastheShi'iteTwelveImamersand the Ismailis. In fact, the only legitimate reason for studying such sects andmovements is thehopethatsuchastudywillbringtolighttheirrealnatures,andthatconsequently,theirfalsedoctrinesandperverseideologymayberefutedbyreferencetotheauthenticsourcesofIslam,theHolyQur'an,theauthenticSunnah,andtheexampleoftheCompanionsoftheProphet(Allah'sblessingsandpeacebeuponhim).

7.Thiskindof "favoritism"hasbeenrepeated throughoutdifferenteras. Itwasdue to thesending ofpropagandistsclaimingsuchloftygoalsofreconciliationthatIraqwasconvertedfromaSunnicountrycontainingaShi'iteminoritytoastatewhichispredominantlyShi'ite.

8. "Wali" has several meanings, the relevant ones in this context being "the closest friend andassociate"and"theoneuponwhomhasbeenconferredlegalauthoritytorulevicegerent".Thepersonintended by this term in the quoted passage is obviously `Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), theProphet's cousin and the fourth caliph. By forging such a verse the Shi'ite are attempting to givecredence to their perverse view that the only legal caliphwas `Ali and that the right to the caliphatebelongs toAhlilBait (themembers of the Prophet's family) alone. This they tried to do by claimingdivine revelationasasourceof thisbeliefof theirs,so itwasexpedient to forgeaQur'anic verse, inordertosupporttheirfalseposition.

9.Noeldeke,HistoryofCopiesoftheQur'an,Vol.2,p.102.

10. Zanaadiq is the plural of zindeeq. a Persianwordmeaning onewho speaks heresy, or who hasdeviatedfromthetruth.It isalsoappliedtodisbelieversoratheistsor freethinkers.(cf.,LisanulArabVol.10.p.147).

11. The meaning of this statement, allegedly made by 'Ali in the course of an argument with anunnamedzindeeq.isobscure,tosaytheleast.Wemaysurmisefromthecontextthatadiscussionordisputehadbeentakingplacebetweenthem,'AlihavingbeenattackedinrepudiationofhissupposedinsistencethathepossessedthatmissingonethirdoftheQur'an,whichaccordingtoShi'itebeliefwasdeletedbytheCompanionsoftheProphet.ThisisaconcoctionoftheShi'ites,falselyattributedto'Ali(mayAllahbepleasedwithhim), inordertobolstertheirattempt toprovethealterationof theQur'an.Asfor theversecitedasproofofdeletion fromtheQur'an, there isunanimousagreementamong theSunni commentatorson theQur'an that, aftera careful analysisof thestructureof theverseand itscontext,itmaybeparaphrasedasfollows:"Ifanyofyouhasanorphangirlunderhisguardianshipand

he fears thathemaynotdoher justicebygrantingheranappropriatedowry ifhewere tomarryher,thenlethimmarryotherwomenofhischoice."ForfurtherdetailsseeIbnKatheerTafseerulQur'anal'Adheem.Vol.1,p.449.

12.Bythe'hypocrites",AbuMansoorAtTabarsimeanstheCompanionsofAllah'sMessenger(Allah'sblessingandpeacebeuponhim),foritwastheywhocollectedtheQur'an,the'Uthmaniversionwhichwasadheredtoandappliedby'Aliduringtheperiodofhiscaliphate.Ifthestatementattributedto'AliinAtTabarsi's Allhtijaaj had really come from him, it would have been treachery against Islam on hispart,topossessandconcealsomemissingportionoftheQur'anandnotmakeitpublic,norapplyitsprinciples,nor,circulate itamongsthissubjectsduring theperiodofhiscaliphate.ClearlyAtTabarsihas insultedanddefamed 'Ali, sincewhathehaswrittenactually implies treacheryanddeceptionon'Ali'spart.

13.MuhammadMahdiAlAsfahaniAlKaathini,AhsanulWadee'ah,Vol2,p.90.

14.AlKulaini,AlKaafi,1278A.H.,p.54

15.AlAzharMaazine,1372A.H.,p.307.

16.AlKulaini,AlKaafi,1278A.H.,p.75

17.AlHazarn,AlFisalfilMillalwanNiha1,Vol.2,p.78andVol.4,p.182.

18.Jibtmeansanidolorasorcerer,oronewhoclaimstotellthefuture.TaaghootisanameappliedtoanyobjectorpersonworshippedapartfromtheoneGod,Allah.

19.AlMamqaani,lanqeehulMaqaalfeeAhwaalirRijaal,1352A.H.,Vo.1,p207.

20.Thedayof'AshooraaisthetenthdayofMuharramoftheMuslimlunarcalendar.andithasGreatsignificancefortheShi'ites.ItistheculminationoflongdaysofbittergrievingandviciousselfinflictedpainwhichtheyobserveannuallyincommemorationofhedeathofImamHussain,thegrandsonoftheProphet( ).whowasmartyredatKarbalainIraq.

21.Onenaturallyquestionsherewhyhisgrandfather'AlibinAbiTaalibdidnotdo just thatduringtheperiod of his rule. Is his twelfth generation descendant more sincere than 'Ali in his service of theQur'anandIslam?

22.Bai'aturRidwaanis thepledgeofallegianceandsupportby theCompanions to theProphet,withwhichAllahwaswell pleased, as is clearly indicated by the verse revealed regarding it. The pledgewasgiven to theProphet by a group of approximately fourteen hundredCompanions (amongst themAbu Bakr and 'Umar) who had headed out with him towards the Holy City of Mecca, unarmed andintendingtoperformtheritesof theminorpilgrimagetoAllah'ssacredhouse, theKa'bah, in thesixthyearof theHijrah(emigrationof theProphetandhisCompanionsfromMecca toMedina).When theyarrivedatHudaibia,asmallvillagenearMecca,thetribeofQuraishforbadethementrancetothecityandnewsspread that theyhadslain theemissary theHolyProphethadsent to them.Upon this theProphet(mayAllah'speaceandblessingsbeuponhim)tookthepledgeofallegiancetohiscauseandfor the defense of Islam against the disbelievers in case war should have to be resorted to. See tTabari'sTareekhurRasulwalMulook,Vol.

4,pp.7281.

23.Qur'an,48:18.

24. AlKhaalisi has somehow reasoned that by using the word "believers" in this verse, Allah isimplyingthatsomeofthosewhosworeallegiancewerenotbelievers.AlKhaalisiconcludesfromthisthat the Sunnis are mistaken in using this verse to prove that all those who gave the pledge werebelievers,andthatAllahwaspleasedwiththem.Infact,theonlywayAlKhaalisi'sinterpretationwouldbecredibleisifthetextread:"...Allahwaspleasedwiththebelieversamongthem,whentheysworeallegiancetoyou..."

25.AlKulaini,AlKaafi,

26.Ibid

27.Ibid

28.Ibid

29.Ibid

30.Ibid

31.Ibid

32.Ibid

33.TheMu'tazilaitesectintroducedspeculativedogmaticsintoIslam

34. The concept of the Muslim nation separating into seventythree sects, is taken from authentictraditions such as the following related by Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him): "TheMessengerofAllahsaid:'TheJewsseparatedintoseventyonesects,andtheChristiansintoseventytwo,andmynationwilldivideintoseventythreesects."ThiswasrecordedinthecompilationsofAbiDawood, AlTirmidhi, Ibn Majah and others, with an authentic chain of transmitters. There is alsonarrated, in thecompilationsofAbiDawood,AdDarimi,Ahmadandothers thestatement: "Seventytwo [of the seventythree sects of the Muslim nation] will be in the fire, and one only will be inParadise it is the Jama'ah [i.e. AhlusSunnah wal Jama'ah]." In yet another narration the, finalstatement is: "All of these [sects]will be in the fire except one it is the Jama'ah." Finally, there isanother narration which states: "The Companions asked: 'Which sect will triumph [i.e., achievesalvation]?'TheProphetreplied: 'Thesectwhichadherestothat[setofbeliefsandpractices]whichIandmyCompanionsadhereto."' Itshouldbeclear fromthese traditions that theonesect,outof theseventythree, which is to gain salvation, is the AhlusSunnah, the only segment of the Muslimcommunitywhichstrictlyadheres to thatwhich theHolyProphetandhisnobleCompanions adheredto.

35.Thename"Rawaafid"(Rafidites,Rafida)isappliedgenerally,toallthevarioussectsoftheShi'ites,the first ofwhich appeared during 'Ali's time.Among themare theASaba'eeahwho told 'Ali that hewasGod,asaresultofwhichheorderedthemtobeburnedtodeath.Othersfollowed,amongst themtheZaidiah, the Imamiah,and theKeesaaniah.Theydiffer fromeachothergreatlyandoftenwe findonedenyingtheimanoftheother.Thetermrawaafidmeansliterallyrejectors,andwasfirstusedwhenthe followers of Zaid son of 'Ali Zainul'Abideen, the son of AlHusain son of 'Ali bin Abi Taalib,demandedthathedisownthetwocaliphsAbuBakrand 'Umar.Uponhearing theirdemandZaidsaid:"Theywere bothministers ofmy grandfather of theProphetMuhammad], therefore Iwill not disownthem."Hearingthis,thefollowersofZaidrejectedhimandpartedfromhim,hencethenameRawaafid(rejectors). It later came todenote all the Shi'ah, who claimed to be partisans of the family of theProphetMuhammad(Allah'sblessingsandpeacebeuponhim).

36. The two shahaadas are the two testifications of faith which are as follows: "I bear witness thatthereisnogodbutAllahandIbearwitnessthatMuhammadistheMessengerofAllah."

37. Zakaah is the obligatory almstax assessed on accumulated wealth, and distributed among thepoor.

38.TheNusairis(alsoknownas'Alawis)areaShi'itesectthathasaparticularlyfanaticdevotionto'Ali(mayAllahbepleasedwithhim).Theyhold thatAllahappears in the formof certainpersonson theearth,andsince therewerenopersonsafter theProphetofAllahbetter than 'Aliandhissons, AllahmanifestedHimselfinthemandspokewiththeirtongues.

39.AbdulQaahirAlBaghdaadistates theSunniposition inAlFarqubainalFiraq: "TheyunanimouslyagreedthattherulingofdisbeliefmustbemaderegardingapersonwhohascalledakaafiranyofthetenCompanionswhomtheProphet(mayAllah'sblessingsandpeacebeuponhim)testifiedwouldbeamongtheinhabitantsofParadise."Healsosaidthatitiswaajib(compulsory)togiveaverdictofkufr(hereticaldisbelief)inthecaseofanyonewhoconsidersanyoftheCompanionstobedisbelievers.

40.Qur'an43:86

41.IbnKatheer.AlBidaayahwanNihaayahVol.8.p.233

42. The Companions of Muhammad are considered the best of creation after the Prophets andMessengersofAllah.

43.ItisaShi'itetraditionthatTaqiyyahismyfaithandthefaithofmyforefathers.Theyalsosaythatwhosoeverdoesnotpracticetaqiyyah.hehasnofaith.'Further.itismentionedinAllslamuSabeelussa'aadahwassalaamthat"Ifapersonexpectedharmtobefallhimorhiswealth in thegeneralpublicorder.itisincumbentuponhimtoabandontheorderofenjoiningthegoodandforbiddingtheevil.ThisrulingisoneofthepeculiaritiesspecifictotheShi'ites,andiscalledattaqiyyah."Clearly. if thisweretobe followed to the letter,evenJihad (holystruggle for thesakeofAllah)couldbeabandoned. andthiswouldbedefinitelyincontradictiontothecommandofAllahtheExalted.