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Book IntroductionNafahatul Azhaar
fi Khulaste Abaqatul Anwaar
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Dedication to..
Aga Milani dedicates his great efforts
to Imam Zaman (ATFS)
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About the Book
Name of the Book Nafahatul Azhar fi Khulase Abaqatul Anwaar
Author Sayed Ali Husaini Milani
Description This is an Arabic translation of the book Abaqatul Anwaar.
Abaqatul Anwaar was written in Persian. Sayed Ali HusainiMilani translated Abaqatul Anwaar into Arabic and named
it Nafahatul Azhar fi Khulase Abaqatul Anwaar
Printed in the Year
Persian Book Abaqatul Anwaar
Author Sayed Hamid Husain Musavi Kintoori Lucknowi Hindi
Printed in the Year
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Brief Background
During the mid 1750s and early 1800s (late 18th century) Shiaism wasflourishing and spreading in India due to the patronage of the Shia kingdom ofAwadh and under the religious leadership of the great scholar and the firstMujhtahid from IndiaAyatullah al uzma Sayed Dildar Ali Naqvi Naseerabadialso known as Gufraan-Maab Naseerabadi (the one lives in heaven).
Greatly disturbed by this increasing influence ofShiasim, Shah Abdul al Aziz
Dehalvi wrote a book in a dire effort to curb or check the influence ofShiaism. He titled the book Tohfaye Ithna Ashariya in which he severelycriticized the Shia faith, belief and practices. This book was a direct attack onthe belief of Imamat.
This attack and false accusations of Shah Abdul Aziz drew a massive responsefrom Shia scholars all over, who wrote books after books refuting thearguments and false logic presented by Shah Abdul Aziz. In some cases our
scholars wrote complete books in response to one chapter of Tohfaye IthnaAshariya.
More than 50 scholars replied to Shah Abdul Aziz Dehalvis false propaganda.
One of the most comprehensive and exhaustive book written in reply to TohfaIthna Ashariya was Abaqatul Anwaar fi Imamate Aimmat al Athaar by SayedHamid Husain Lucknowi.
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About Tohfa Ithna Ashariya
Shah Abdul Aziz exclaimed in his book that the doctrine of Shia faith is
based on only six verses from the Holy Quran and twelve traditions of Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.a.).
He discussed these verses and traditions in the book and either classified
the traditions on Wilayat of Ameerul Momineen (as) as weak or brought
other arguments or logic to change the context of these traditions from
mastership of Ahle Bait (as) to something else.
This book was written in Persian
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About Abaqatul Anwaar
Sayed Hamid Husain Lucknowi wrote his reply Abaqatul Anwaar in two sections.
In the first section he discussed the verses of Holy Quran regarding the belief of Imamat and Wilayat of
Ameerul Momineen Ali (as) and Ahle Bait (as). (This section did not get published)
In the second section he discussed the belief of Imamat in the light of traditions of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.).
The second section consists of 12 parts. For each of the 12 traditions which Shah Abdul Aziz refuted.
Sayed Hamid Husain discussed every traditions from two aspects
Chain of Narrators (Sanad): His approach in each of these parts is to show that the hadith is
a mutawatirone, having been narrated by Sunni traditionists of every generation from the time of
the Companions to the scholars of his own era. He devotes a section to each of the narrators, quotes
the tradition as narrated by him, and cites the opinions of biographers and Sunni authorities of `ilm
alrijal regarding his reliability, trustworthiness and his scholarly station.
Meaning (Dalalah): His approach here is to prove that these traditions indicate and prove the Wilayat
of Ameerul Momineen (as) or of the Ahle Bait (as)
Abaqatul Anwaar today is one of the greatest work on the subject of Imamat and a truemasterpiece.
Since Tohfa Ithna Ashariya was written in Persian, the reply Abaqatul Anwaar was also written
in Persian.
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About the bookNafahatul Azhaar fi Khulasate AbaqatulAnwaar
Sayed Ali Husaini Milani translated Abaqatul Anwaar from Persian to Arabic andnamed it Nafahatul Azhaar fi Khulasate Abaqatul Anwaar.
Nafahatul Azhaar is in 20 volumes. Topics discussed are as below.Volumes Topic
1 3 Hadith Saqlain
4 Hadith Safina5 Hadith Noor
6 9 Hadith e Ghadeer
10 12Hadith e Madinatul Ilm
13 14 Hadith e Tayr
15 16 Hadith e Wilayat
17 18 Hadith e Manzila
19 Hadith Tashbeeh
20
Ayat e Wilayat
Ayat e Tatheer
Ayat e MawaddathAyat e Mubahelah
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First Hadith
Hadith e Saqlain
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Words of Abdul Aziz regarding Hadith e Saqlain
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This tradition has no relation with the subject matter (Imamat and Khilafat) inreality.
Rather the tradition which emphasises on submitting to the issue of leadership are
the words of Holy Prophet (sawa) wherein he says ...
(It is necessary) upon you to follow my sunnat and sunnat of the rightly guidedcaliphs after me and to cling onto them firmly
Also Itrati as per Arabic language is in the meaning of proximate ones. If itindicates that one needs to be attached to Imamat then it also necessiates to beattached to other close ones of the Holy Prophet (sawa) and their obedience is
also obligatory such as as Abdullah ibn Abbas, Mohammed bin Hanafiya, Zaid ibnAli, Al Hasan al Musna, Ishaq bin Jafar and others like that from his family.
Also it has come in a sahih tradition that Holy Prophet (sawa) said -- Take your religion from Humaira. He was referring to Ayesha.
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Rejection by Sayed Hamid Husain Hindi (r.a)Hadith e Saqlain
Analysis of the tradition from two aspects. Chain of Narrators
Meaning or Context of Tradition
Chain of Narrators
Detailed analysis of each these 187 narrators. Proving that they are amongst the
most trusted narrators of traditions for Ahle Sunnat. Proving without doubt that
Hadith e Saqlain is Mutawatir and the Sanad of Hadith e Saqlain is
not questionable even from Sunni narrators!!!!
Century No. OfNarrators Century No. OfNarrators
2nd 16 9th 5
3rd 34 10th 18
4th 21 11th 10
5th 13 12th 13
6th 13 13th 11
7th 16Total 187
8th 17
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Rejection by Sayed Hamid Husain Hindi (r.a)Hadith e Saqlain
Second part of his reply is from the point of view of the meaning and
context of the tradition.
The respected author brings 26 logical arguments and proofs to establish
that Hadith e Saqlain without any doubt proves the Wilayat of Ameerul
Momineen (as) and Ahle Bait (as).
Some of the arguments which he has brought are:-
The tradition is with the meaning ofObedience
Following Ahle Bait (as) is like following Holy Prophet (sawa)
Following Ahle Bait is a obligation upon the Ummat
The word Saqlain indicates Necessity in Following Reference of this Hadith from few Quranic verses
Indication ofInfallibility of Ahle Bait (as) from this tradition
Indication ofAhle Bait (as) being most knowledgeable from this tradition
The superiority of Ahle Bait (as) from this tradition
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Argument of Shah Abdul Aziz
Holy Prophet (sawa) wherein he says
...
(It is necessary) upon you to follow my sunnat and sunnat of the
rightly guided caliphs after me and to cling onto them firmly
Sayed Hamid Husain Hindi (r.a.) refutes this tradition by questioning
the very reliability of this tradition from the aspect ofsanad and
authenticity of the narrators.
Apart from that the respected author brings another 7 arguments to
dismiss this illogical argument put forth by the prejudiced Abdul Aziz.(Vol. 2, Pg 307 to 334)
Similarly he rejects the tradition of seeking knowledge from Ayesha
(l.a.) on the basis of weak narration and logical arguments and
citations.
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Second Tradition
Hadith e Safeenah
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Hadith e Safeenah
The author of Nafahatul Azhaar discusses Hadith e Safeenah in the 4th
volume of the book.
First he discusses the tradition from the aspect of Chain of Narrators
Century No. Of Narrators Century No. Of Narrators
2nd 3 9th 2
3rd 9 10th 2
4th 15 11th 1
5th 6 13th 2
6th 10 14th
7
7th 3Total 60
8th 1
Narrated from Sahabas8
Narrated from Tabeyeen8
Senior Scholars of Ahle Sunnat
who have quoted this tradition
92
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Hadith e Safeenah
After establishing the goodness of the Sanad the author proves that
this tradition indicates towards Wilayat of Ahle Bait (as) obedience
to whom is compulsory with the help of 20 arguments in the light
of Quranic verses and traditions.
Few arguments which he discussed are:- Proof of necessity of loving them
One who turns their back on them will be deviated
They are the standards to differentiate between Momin and Kaafir
It is necessary that there should be a Imam in every age
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Few more traditions which Author has brought
sources of Ahle Sunnat
My Ahle Bait (as) are like stars you follow them you will be guided.
The stars are safety for the inhabitants of the heavens and my Ahle Bait (as) are cause
of safety for the inhabitants of the earth
The stars are cause of safety for inhabitants of heaven and my Ahle Bait (as) are
cause of safety for my nation
I am the Sun, Ali (as) is the Moon, Fatima (sa) is Venus and Al Hasan and Al Husain are
the bright stars
The stars are safety for the people of earth from perishing and my Ahle Bait (as) arecause of safety for my nation from dispute. Then when any tribe from the Arabopposes, that group will be of the group of Iblees
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Third Tradition
Hadith e Noor
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Hadees e Noor
.
The author says:
1) There was no difference between Ali (a.s) and Prophet (sawa)before this aalam & even after this aalam
2) The two are creatures from the same noor
3) This noor was obidient to its Lord, prostarting & doing Ruku, doingtasbeeh & taqdees. The angels did tasbeeh due to its tasbeeh
4) This noor was there thousands of year before the creation ofAdam (a.s), Then He transferred it in the sulb of Adam (a.s) & dueto this He ordered the Angels to prodtrate Adam
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No Seperation between Prophet
(sawa) & Ali (a.s) name
Thus there was no separation in that aalam
between the prophets name and his name
On the Arsh is inscribed
On the Door of Jannat
And everyone knows in this world Ali (a.s)
was always with the Prophet
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Hadees e Noor Proof of Imamat
This hadees proves Imamat of Amir ul momeneen (a.s) from 2
aspects
1)
From some sources the words of this tradition clearly indicate to this
fact
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Hadees e Noor Proof of Imamat
2) Inherently
A proof of the of Ali (a.s), as the angels have learnt tasbeeh,
taqdees etc from the two noor as per words of this tradition through
certain chains.
Superiority of Imam to all the Prophets (a.s) except Holy Prophet(sawa). As for the noor that is the goal for the Prophets, or they are
created from it, or which is a source for their knowledge, is definitely
superior to them
Proves the infallibility of Ali (a.s)
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Has been narrated from the companions of the likes of himself the
magnificent Ali (a.s)
Scholars like Abdul Razzak Sanani, Ahmad ibne Hanbal, Abu Hatim Razi,
ibne Mardaway, Abu Naiem, Khateeb Baghdadi, ibne Asakir, Ibne Hajar
askalani
Aga Milani brings the riwayat from 41 different sunni traditionalists books
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Complementing Traditions
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20 tradiontalists
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Complementing Traditions
In other words
From 8 scholars
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Complementing Traditions
Other Tradition
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Shia Version of Hadees e Noor
:
: Narrates from 14 different traditionalist many
versions
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Dehelvis claim
This tradition is (fabricated)
he was a liar
was a & used to
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Dehelvis claim
A more appropriate tradition is with respect to
chain of narrators:
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Reply
One whole volume 5
Summary A scrutiny of all the narrators who have brought this hadees and their
chain, in sources of both the sects
WRT the narration of Shafeii, then it indicates to a wrong conclusion
How is it possible that some one who spent is whole or most or Halfis life in Kufr be in aalam e noor? Or be from the noor of which thepure prophet is created??
No doubt that this conclusion can be made by someone whose hearthas a disease or who is blind of eyes
"How can they deem you equal to the one who is your enemy?
And are they (your enemy) equal to the sandals of Qanbar?"
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Fourth Tradition
Hadith e Madinatul Ilm
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Hadith e Madinatul Ilm
The author starts with a couple of verses on knowledge from
Quran the most obvious being
He then narrates traditions of RasoolAllah (s) in excellence of
Imam Ali (A) with regards to knowledge. Some of them are as
follows
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Hadith e Madinatul Ilm
:
:
:
All the above traditions are from Sunni references like Kanzul Ummal, Taarikh
Bagdad and Fathul Baari However, the greatest Fazeelat of Ameerul Momineen with regards to knowledge is
the Madinatul Ilm Hadees
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What does Shaikh Dehelvi says about this tradition
Author Remarks
Bukhari Is rejected and not Saheeh
Yahya bin Muyin Not Original
Tirmizi Rejected
Shaikh Taqi ud deen Not proved
Shaikh Mohiddin Navavi, Hafiz
Shamsuddin Zahbi and ShaikhShamsuddin Jarzi
Have objected
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Reply of Sayyed (r.a.)
Names of Companions of Holy Prophet (s) who have brought narrated this
tradition
Names ofTabeeen who have brought narrated this tradition
Names of Haafizeen and Mohaddis have brought narrated this tradition
(as per century)
Its mention in the writings (Nass) of Big scholars of Ahle Sunnat
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The authenticity of this Hadees being Mutavatir
Sanad of the tradition including tradition of Imam Reza (a) and
proving this tradition as right
Poets who have used this tradition in their poems
The author has also brought references in which this tradition
is present and has given references of life history of the chain
of narrators
Reply of Sayyed (r.a.)
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E.g. tradition of IBN ASAAKIR
Abul Qasim Ali ibn Hasan famous as Ibn AsaakirDamishqi narrates the tradition of CITY OFKNOWLEDGE in many ways
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Biography of Ibn Asaakir can be found in
1- (13/73 ).
2- ( ). 3- (1/335 ). 4- (-:571 ).
5- (-:571 ).
6- (4/1328)(4/212)(571 ). 7- (
3/393 ).
8- (7/215 ). 9- (2/216 ).
10- (1/345 )
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Fifth Tradition
Hadith e Tayr
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Hadith e Tayr
Imam Ali (a)
Saad bin Abi Waqqas
Abu Saeed Khudri
Abu Rafeh
Abu Tufayl
Jabir ibn Abdullah
Habshi bin Junadah
Yala bin Marrah
Ibn Abbas
A slave of Messenger of Allah
Anas Bin Malik
Amr ibn Aas
Also Imam Baqir (a) and Imam Sadiq
(a) have narrated this tradition
This traditon has been narrated from 100s of sunni scholars across variouscenturies, 10s ofTabeeen and 12 companions of Holy Prophet (s). They are as
follows
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Gate Crashers
Ayesha said: Bring my father
Hafsa said: Bring my father
Anas said: O Allah send Saad bin Obadah
The messenger dispelled all (Ref: Nisai)
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What does Shaikh Dehelvi says about this
tradition
Then he talks about different birds
He gives reference about Shamsuddin Damishqi who is not in favor of this
tradition
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Reply of Sayyed (r.a.)
88 references from sunni books across various era
33 senior scholars like Abu Hanifa, Tirmidhi, Nisai and so on
including father of Dehelvi
7 names of those who have compiled the tradition
Views of various sunni scholars on the hadees and its chain
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Sixth Tradition
Hadith e Wilayat
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Hadith e Wilayat
Imam Ali (a)
Imam Hasan (a)
Abu Zar Ghaffari (ra) Abdullah ibn Abbas
Abu Saeed Khudri
Al Baraa bin Aazib
Imran bin Haseen
Abu Layla Ansari
Buraidah bin Haseeb
Abdullah bin Amr
Amr bin Aas
Wahab bin Hamza
12 narrators from the companions of the Holy Messenger
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Hadith e Wilayat
There are a couple of other versions as well
Analysis of the tradition
This tradition indicates towards Wilayat & Imamat of Imam Ali (a)There have been some alterations to this tradition in Bukhari
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What does Shaikh Dehelvi says about this
tradition
He considers this tradition to be Baatil because it is from Shia
source
Second Wali is a disputed term
And since it is not restricted to time means the Wali of the time
should be obeyed
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Reply of Sayyed (r.a.)
Excellence of Ameerul Momineen (a)
Discussion of Abu Jafar Iskaafi
Biography of Abi Jafar Iskaafi
Poems in favor of Imam Ali (a)
65 Names of scholars who have narrated this tradition
Traditions and their biographies