Al Khutoot Al Areedah

Al-Khutoot Al-‘Areedah
Al-Khutoot Al-'Areedah
An Exposition and Refutation of the sources upon which the Shi'ite Religion is based
By
Muhibbudeen Al-Khateeb
Translated by
Mahmoud Murad
Revised and Edited with an Introduction by Abu Bilaal Mustafa AI Kanadi
INTRODUCTION
In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All praise is due to the Almighty God, Allaah. We praise Him and seek His help and
forgiveness.
And we seek refuge in Allaah from the evils of our own selves and from our wicked
deeds. Whosoever Allaah has guided, there is none to misguide him. And whosoever
Allaah has misguided, none can guide him.
And I bear witness that there is no other god except Allaah, alone, without partner or
associate. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. May
Allaah the Exalted bestow His peace and blessings onto Prophet Muhammad, upon
his good and pure family as well as upon all of the noble Companions and upon those
who followed them in righteousness until the Day of Judgement.
It is intended through this translation of Al-Khutoot Al-'Areedah to present to readers

of English, both Muslims and non-Muslims accurate information about the faith and
tenets of the Shi'ite sect known as the Twelve Imamers or Ja'faris.
It is essential for the Sunni Muslim to know the fact of the Shi'ite deviation from the
straight path of Islaam taught by the Prophet Muhammad (sallahu alayhi wa salam)
and his noble Companions (r.a.a.). Al-Khutoot Al-'Areedah clearly and briefly
presents the actual teachings of the Shi'ites in general, and the Twelve Imamers in
particular. The reader will derive from the text an unequivocal understanding of the
Shi'ite sect and will distance himself from them and their beliefs. He will realise that
there can be neither reconciliation nor reunification of the Sunnis and the schismatic
Shi'ites until and unless the latter renounce their perverse tenets. They must return to
the pure unadulterated teachings of Islaam held and maintained by Ahlus-Sunnah wal-
Jama'ah (the Sunnis).
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Unfortunately, it is a common view in the West that the Irani Shi'ites and their so-
called “Islaamic” revolution with all its attendant turmoil, injustice and barbarism, are
representatives of Islaam. It is hoped that the non-Muslim reader of this work will
come to perceive the abyss which separates the Shi'ites from the Muslim majority, and
that he will no longer condemn all Muslims for the activities of one deviant sect.
THE PREDETERMINED FACT OF SECTARIANISM
The existence of numerous sects, the majority of which are deviant, is a

predetermined fact referred to in the Glorious Qur’aan: And if your Lord [Allaah] had
so willed, He could have made mankind a single unified community, but they will not
cease to dispute and differ; except those upon whom your Lord has bestowed His
mercy. And for this did He create them, and the word of your Lord will be fulfilled: I
will fill Hell with jinns and men altogether. (Surah 11:118-119)
Furthermore, Allaah's Prophet (sallahu alayhi wa salam.) had said: "Verily this nation
[of Muslims] will divide into seventy-three sects", and in another narration: "All of
them [these sects] will be in the Fire except one.' When asked which it was, the
Prophet replied: "The one, which adheres to my Sunnah (way of life) and the Sunnah
of my Companions.”1
Thus, it was incumbent upon us to bring to light the stark differences among the sects
so that it may be perfectly clear what each sect believes in and adheres to that Allaah s
proof against His slaves may be established:
But that Allaah might accomplish a matter already ordained [in His knowledge]; so
that those who were destroyed [by rejecting faith] might be destroyed after a clear
sign [had been. given] and those who live [i.e. believers] might live after a clear sign
[had been given]. And surely Allaah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Surah 8:42)
Shi'ism originated in the first century of Islaam as an exaggerated affection for and
partisanship of Ahlul-Bait (the family and descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
[sallahu alayhi wa salam]). Later on, it developed into a set of misbeliefs and
erroneous concepts which ultimately constituted a new religion; a religion other than
that which was taught by the Prophet Muhammad (sallahu alayhi wa salam), and by
his Companions after him.
The Shi'ites claim to have a Qur’aan other than the one that is unanimously
recognised by all Muslims throughout the history of Islaam. Furthermore, they reject
the authentic compilations of the sacred traditions, such as those of the two great
imams Al-Bukhari and Muslim. They consider all but a few-of the Companions of the
Prophet Muhammad to be apostates, while they elevate their Imams to a position
comparable o that of the gods of ancient mythology
Unfortunately, some naive or simple-minded Muslims are inclined to believe that the
Shi'ites of today have abandoned their deviant tenets and have reverted to the right
path. Grounds for such a belief are yet to be found.
A detailed exposition of the Shi'ite distortions and misconceptions will follow in this
treatise, but at this point I will briefly touch on some of the views of the contemporary
Shi'ite religious elite; the ayatullahs and mullahs whose commands are obeyed and
slavishly adhered to by the ordinary Shi'ite.
In a treatise entitled Tuhfatul-Awaam Maqbool, published recently, there appeared an

invocation2 endorsed by six of the most respected contemporary Shi'ite imams
including Khomeini and Shariat-Madari. In that invocation, Abu Bakr and 'Umar,
May Allaah be pleased with them, are accused of altering the Qur’aan. Those two
illustrious caliphs, along with their two daughters, who were the noble and pure wives
of the Prophet (sallahu alayhi wa salam) were cursed and reviled by the Shi'ites of
today.
Khomeini, in his book Al-Hukoomatul-lslamiwah (the Islaamic government), claims

that the Twelve Imams are infallible, and he raises them to a level above the heavenly
angels and the commissioned prophets of Allaah; he stresses: "Certainly, the Imam
commands a noble station and lofty position; a creative vicegerency to who's rule and
power submit the very atoms of all creation [!] And an essential tenet of our Shi'ite
sect is that the Imams have a position which is reached neither by the angels [in the
highest heaven] nor by any commissioned messenger of God 3." He further stated:
"The teachings and directives of the Imams are just like those of the Qur’aan, it is
compulsory on one to follow them and carry them out." 4
In short, Khomeini and his fellow clergymen adhere to all of the perverse tenets of the
Shi'ite faith as laid out in detail in Al-Kaafi. Khomeini clearly admits this in his book
Al-Huloomatul-Islaamiah: "Do you think that it is enough for us, with respect to-our
religion, to collect its rulings and directives in Al-Kaafi, then put it on a shelf and
neglect it?"
Al-Khutoot Al-'Areedah, provides some details from Al-Kaafi, a foundation stone of

the Shi'ite religion, so that the naive good-hearted Muslims may have a second
thought before cherishing the idea that the Shi'ites of today are different from those of
the past.
Abu Bilal Mustafa Al-Kanadi, Mecca and Vancouver Ramadan-Dhul-Qa'dah 1403

A.H. /1983 C.E.
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THE CALL TO RECONCILIATION OF THE VARIOUS SECTS AND

SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT
Bringing Muslims closer to each other in their thoughts, convictions and aims is one
of the greatest objectives of Islaam, and a most vital means of achieving Muslim
unity, power, revival and reconstruction. When the call to such a purpose is free from
ulterior motives and is likely to yield more benefit than harm, (and the call to unity is
to bring the people together upon the same understanding of aqeedah and manhaj)
then it becomes incumbent on all Muslims to respond to it and to co-operate with each
other to make it a success.
Discussion of this call had increased in recent years, and had such a pronounced effect
that it attracted the attention of Al-Azhar University, one of the religious institutions
of those who adhere to the four schools of jurisprudence of Ahlus-Sunnahs (Sunni
Muslims)5. Al-Azhar fully adopted the idea of bringing Muslim groups together and
pursued it beyond the limits of its authority that had been established in the time of
Salahuddin and maintained up until the present Al-Azhar overstepped its bounds in its
desire to explore and to accommodate various schools of thought, the foremost of
which is the school of the Shi'ite Twelve Imamers.6
Al-Azhar is, at this point, in the early stages of this mission. Therefore, this topic is
timely and worthy of research, study and exposition by every Muslim who has
knowledge of the issue, in all its details and with all its ramifications. Since religious
issues tend to be controversial in nature, they should be handled with wisdom, insight
and straightforwardness. The researcher must also be enlightened by Allaah's
guidance and be impartial in his judgement in order that his research may achieve its
claimed objectives and yield satisfactory results, if it be so willed by Allaah.
It may be remarked that with any contentious issue involving more than one party,
chances for its successful resolution are correlated-to the responsiveness of the parties
involved. With respect to the question of bringing Ahlus-Sunnah and the Shi'ites
closer to each other, it has been noticed that a centre was established for this purpose
in Egypt, financed by the government of a Shi'ite country. This open-handed Shi'ite
government has honoured us with its generosity while it deprived itself and the
adherents of its own school of thought of its governmental bounty It has also been
noticed that it did not build such a lavish establishment for the call to "reconciliation"
in Tehran, Qum, Najaf, Jabal 'Aamil, or any other centre known for its propagation of
the Shi'ite school of thought.'
These Shi'ite propaganda centres published during the past years books that make
one's skin crawl and one's body tremble from the shock of what is written therein.
Reading them utterly destroys any idea we may have entertained of developing
mutual understanding and closeness with their Shi'ite authors and the like of them.
Among these publications is a book entitled Az-Zahraa, by Shi'ite scholars of Najaf,
in which they alleged that Amirul Mu'mineen 'Umar ibn Khattaab, the second caliph,
was plagued with a disease curable only by the water of men (i.e., semen)! This filthy
slander was noted by the scholar Al-Basheer Al-lbrahimi, the Sheikh of the Algerian
'ulamaa, during his first visit to Iraq. A filthy soul, which produces such wickedness,
is in a greater need of the call to understanding and reconciliation than we are.
The fundamental difference between them and us is rooted in their claim that they are
more loyal to Ahlul Bait, and in the fact that they hide from us their malice towards
and grudge against the Companions of the Prophet, on whose shoulders Islaam was
established. Their hatred reached such a point that they can utter the filthy words
against 'Umar ibnul-Khattaab that were noted above.
Is it not fair to say that they should have restrained their malice and hatred against the
first Imams of Islaam and that they should have appreciated the noble stand of Ahlus-
Sunnah toward Ahlul Bait, that stand which never fell short in offering due homage
and reverence to the family of the Prophet? Or do they consider us to be remiss in not
taking the family of the Prophet as gods to be worshipped along with Allaah, as they
do?
Without a doubt, responsiveness to each other is essential if two parties are to achieve
a mutual "coming together", reconciliation and understanding. This mutual
responsiveness can only come about if there are sincere efforts on both sides to
achieve it.
As stated above, there is a "reconciliation" centre in Egypt, a Sunni country; there are
also propaganda offices, which wage hostile campaigns against those who do not
favour such centres. One might well question the absence of such centres or their like
in any Shi'ite country. One also may question why Al-Azhar University has included
instruction in the Shi'ite school of thought, while the Sunni schools of thought are still
locked out of the Shi'ite educational institutions. If the call to reconciliation is
restricted to one of the concerned parties alone, then the efforts spent on such a call
will be futile.
Finally, one may question the value of beginning the process of reconciliation by
attending to differences of a minor or secondary nature, while fundamental
differences have not yet been addressed.7
ISLAAMIC JURISPRUDENCE
The jurisprudence of the Sunnis differs from that of the Shi'ites even in the
fundamentals upon which the law is based. Yet unless and until the fundamentals are
understood and endorsed by both parties, and until there is a favourable response to
this from the religious institutions of both sides, it would be useless to waste time
dealing with issues of a minor or secondary nature.
In fact, it is not merely in the fundamentals of jurisprudence that there are differences,
but also, and more importantly, in the fundamental articles of faith of each party, even
in their deepest roots and origins.
THE QUESTION OF TAQIYYAH
One of the main obstacles to their receiving a positive response from us is their tenet
of taqiyyah (deception), by the application of which, they reveal to us other than what
they have in their hearts. The simple-minded Sunni is deceived by their pretentious
display of 'the desire to overcome our differences and reach a common under-
standing between them and us. In fact, they neither want such a thing nor approve of
it. They do not strive for it, but rather leave it to the other party to come the full
distance to their position, without exerting an effort to make any move from their side.
Even if those Shi'ites who practice taqiyyah were to convince us that they have moved
a few steps in our direction, then the multitude of Shi'ites, be they ordinary people or
the scholarly elite, would stand apart from those who adopted the ruse of objectivity
towards us, and they would not recognise them as their representatives; this because
their actual belief does not permit them to reconcile themselves with us.
SHI'ITE ATTACK ON THE NOBLE QUR’AAN
The Qur’aan should be the comprehensive reference for both Sunnis and Shi'ites, and
a means of bringing about unity and mutual understanding, but it has been
misinterpreted by the Shi'ites and given a meaning other than that which was
understood by the noble Companions who received it directly from the Prophet, and
other than that which was understood by the Imams of Islaam who received it from
the very generation amongst whom the Qur’aan descended by way of Divine
Revelation.
One of the most famous and respected Shi'ite scholars, from Najaf, Mirza Hussain bin
Muhammad Taqi An-Nawari At-Tabarsi, wrote in 1292 A.H. the book faslul-Khitaab
fee Ithbatti Tahreefi Kitaab Rabbil-Arbaab (The Decisive Say on the Proof of
Alteration of the Book of the Lord of Lords). In this book he compiled hundreds of
texts written by Shi'ite scholars in different eras alleging that the Qur’aan has been
tampered with, that there have been both additions to it and omissions from it.
At-Tabarsi's book was printed in Iran, in 1298 A.H., and its appearance attracted
much attention, frustrating the intention of certain Shi'ites that their doubts about the
authenticity of the Qur’aan should be restricted to the elite of religious scholars and
personalities. They preferred that these allegations not be brought together in a single
volume, and widely disseminated, as their opponents could use it as a proof against
them. When the scholars made public their criticism, At-Tabarsi responded with
another book entitled Raddu ba'dush-Shubahaati 'an Faslil-Khitaabi fee Ithbatti
Tahreefi Kitaabi Rabbil-Arbaab (Refutation of Some Specious Arguments Regarding
the Decisive Say on the Proof of Alteration of the Book of the Lord of the Lords). He
wrote this defence of his original book two years before his death. In order to show
their appreciation of his contribution to the attempt to prove that the Qur’aan had been
altered, the Shi'ites buried him in one of their most prominent religious shrines, at
Najaf.
Among the proofs offered by At-Tabarsi in his attempt to show that the Qur’aan had
been altered, was a quotation from what the Shi'ites consider to be a missing part of
the Qur’aan, called by them Suratul-Wilaayah (see the following page). It mentions
the granting of wilaayah (sovereignty) to 'Ali 8 as follows: "O believers, believe in the
Prophet and the wali, the two whom We sent to guide you to the straight path..."
Photocopy of the so-called Suratul-wilaayah which the Shi'ites accuse the Sunni
Muslims of deleting it along with other surahs from the original text of the Holy
Qur’aan. It reads:
“O you who believe, believe in the prophet and the wali, the two whom We sent to
guide you to the straight path. A prophet and wali who are of each other. And
celebrate the praise of your Lord, and Ali is among the witnesses."
Photocopy of the original fatwa (religious verdict) encouraging the Shi'ite masses to
curse the two Caliphs Abu Bakr and 'Umar signed by six of the contemporary Shi'ite
scholars and clergy among them Khomeini and Shariat Adari.
The trustworthy scholar Muhammad 'Ali Sa'oodi, chief consultant to the Egyptian
Ministry of Justice, and one of Sheikh Muhammad Abduh's special students, managed
to examine an Iranian manuscript copy of the Qur’aan owned by the orientalist
Brown. He was able to make a photocopy of Surat-ul-Wilaayah with its Persian
translation. Its existence was affirmed by At-Tabarsi in his book faslul-Khitaab, and
by Muhsin Faani Al-ashmeeri in his book Dabisan Madhaahib. This book, written in
Persian, was printed several times in Iran. The chapter (Suratul-Wilaayah) that is
falsely attributed to Allaah's revelation was also quoted by the famous orientalist
Noeldeke in his book History of the Copies of the Qur’aan 9. It also appeared in the
Asian-French Newspaper in 1842 C.E.
At-Tabarsi also quoted a tradition from Al-Kaafi, which is to the Shi'ites what Sahih-
ul-Bukhari is to the Sunni Muslims. It reads:
A number of our associates narrated by way of Sahl bin Ziyaad through Muhammad
bin Sulaiman that some of his friends reported Abul-Hasan Ath-Thaani 'Ali bin
Moosa Ar-Rida as saying 'May I be your ransom! We hear verses of the Qur’aan
different from those we have with us and we are not capable of reading them
according to your reading which has reached us. Do we commit a sin thereby He
replied, "No, read the Qur’aan as you have learned it; someone will come to you to
teach you.
Without a doubt, this conversation is fabricated by the Shi'ites and is falsely attributed
to the Imam 'Ali bin Moosa Ar-Rida; however, the statement is taken by the Shi'ites as
a legal ruling in this matter. Its implication is that while one of them commits no sin
by reciting the Qur’aan the way Muslims have learned according to 'Uthman's
unanimously accepted text, the privileged class of Shi'ite clergy and scholars will
teach each another version other than the accepted one, a version which they claim
came to their Imams from Ahlul Bait.
It was the urge to strike a comparison between the Shi'ite "Qur’aan" (which they
secretly confide to one another, while hiding it from the general public as an act of
taqiyyah) and the known and officially accepted 'Uthmani Edition of the Qur’aan,
which motivated At-Tabarsi to write his book faslul-Kitaab. Although the Shi'ites
pretended to disown At-Tabarsi's book, as an act of taqiyyah, the glaring fact that it-
includes hundreds of quotations from the recognised works of their scholars clearly
confirms their adherence to the tenet of alteration of the Qur’aan. Of course, they do
not want a clamour to be raised over this perverse article of faith of theirs
The intended result of their claim is to leave us with the impression that there are two
Qur’aans: one, the 'Uthmani version accepted by the Sunni Muslims; the other, the
allegedly hidden version of the Shi'ites, part of which is Surat-ul-Wilaayah. They are
well aware that they fabricated the statement they attributed to the Imam 'Ali bin
Moosa Ar-Rida: "... read [the Qur’aan] as you have learned it; someone will come to
you to teach you." The Shi'ites also claim that a verse was deleted from the Qur’aan
from Surat-ul-lnshiraah. The alleged deletion is "and we made 'Ali your son-in-law."
Have they no shame in making such an allegation, when it is a well-known fact that
this particular Surah was revealed in Mecca at a time when 'Ali was not yet the son-
in-law of the Prophet, Allaah's blessing and peace be upon him. His only son-in-law a
that time was Al-'Ass Ibnur-Rabee'al-Ummawi. As for the fact that 'Ali was a son-in-
law of the Prophet, it should be pointed out that Allaah also made 'Uthmaan bin
'Affaan the son-in-law of the Prophet through his marriage to two of the Prophet's
daughters. Upon the death of the second of 'Uthman's wives (the second of the two
daughters), the Prophet said to him, "If we had a third one, we would have given her
to you in marriage."
Another of the Shi'ite scholars, Abu Mansoor Ahmad bin 'Ali At-Tabarsi, in his book
Al-lhtijaaj 'ala Ahlil-Lajaaj (Argumentation with the Contentious Folk) claimed that
'Ali said to one of the zanaadiqah 10, whose name At-Tabarsi neglected to mention,
"As for your belligerent disagreement with me 11, it shows your feigned ignorance of
Allaah's statement, 'And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphans, then
marry of the women who seem good to you..."' At- Tabarsi then went on to say, by
way of explanation as to why this verse was quoted by 'Ali in his argumentation with
his opponents:
Now doing justice to orphans does not resemble the marrying of women, and not all
women are orphans; thus, this verse is an example of what I have presented earlier in
the book Al-Ihtijaaj; regarding the deletion of parts of the Qur’aan by the
hypocrites'12, that deletion being between the statement about justice to orphans, and
that which follows it, about the marrying of women. This deletion consists of
addresses and stories, and amounts to more than a third of the Qur’aan,
SHI'ITE LIES, EVEN AGAINST 'ALI
The foregoing is an example of the Shi'ite lies which were attributed 'Ali (may Allaah
be pleased with him) that it is a slanderous fabrication is proven by the fact that 'Ali
never declared, during the whole period of his caliphate, that a third of the Qur’aan
was missing from the section mentioned above. He did not command the Muslims to
record this "missing" portion, nor to seek guidance from it, nor to apply
jurisprudential rulings derived from it.
REJOICING OF THE MISSIONARIES AND ORIENTALISTS
Upon the publication of the book Faslul-Kitaab over eighty years ago, there was great
rejoicing amongst the enemies of Islaam, in particular, the missionaries and
orientalists. They liked the book so much that they decided to translate it into their
own languages. It is no wonder, since it contained hundreds of lies such as those
mentioned above, along with slanderous fabrications against Allaah and the choicest
of His creation, the Holy Prophet of Islaam (upon whom be peace), and against the
venerable Companions (may Allaah be pleased with them all). 13
There are two clear texts from Al-Kaafi of Al-Kulaini, which elucidate the Shi'ites'
perverse position regarding the Qur’aan. The first reads: I heard Abu Jafar (upon
whom be peace) say: "None of the people has claimed that he collected the Qur’aan
completely as it was revealed except a liar. No one collected and memorised the
Qur’aan as it was revealed except 'Ali bin Abi Taalib and the Imams after him. 14
Every Shi'ite is required to believe in this text from Al-Kaafi as an article of their
faith.
As for us, Ahlus-Sunnah, we say that in fact the Shi'ites have falsely attributed the
above text to Al-Baaqir Abu Ja'far. The proof of our position is that 'Ali, during the
period of his caliphate in Kufah, never resorted to or applied any version of the
Qur’aan other than that with which Allaah had favoured the Caliph 'Uthmaan by the
distinction of its collection, publication and popularisation and by its legal application
in all Islaamic lands for all time up to the Day of Judgement. If it were true that 'Ali
had a different version of the Qur’aan he surely would have applied it in making legal
rulings, and he would have commanded the Muslims to abide by its injunctions and
guidance. Clearly, since he was the supreme ruler, none would have challenged his
authority to do this.
Furthermore, if indeed 'Ali had a different version of the Qur’aan and concealed it
from the Muslims, then he would have betrayed Allaah, His Messenger and the
religion of Islaam by so doing. As for Jaabir Al-Ju'fi who claims that he heard that
blasphemous conversation from the Imam Abi la'far Muhammad Al-Baaqir, it must be
noted that although the Shi'ites consider him a trustworthy narrator of traditions, the
fact is that he is well known in the Sunni schools of theology as a liar and forger of
traditions. Abu Yahya Al-Hammani reported that he heard the Imam Abu Hanifa
saying, "Ataa' is the best i.e., the most truthful and precise in reporting from amongst
those I have come across in the field of transmitting traditions, while Jaabir Al-Ju'fi is
the greatest liar I have come across amongst them." 15
The second of the two texts from Al-Kaafi mentioned above, is attributed to the son of
Ja'far As-Saadiq. It reads: It is related that Abu Baser said: "I entered upon Abu
'Abdullah [Ja'far As-Sadiq]... [Who] said 'Verily we have with us the Qur’aan of
Fatimah (upon whom be peace).' I said: 'What is the Qur’aan of Fatimah?' He replied:
'It contains three times as much as this Qur’aan of yours. By Allaah, it does not
contain one single letter of your Qur’aan'.16
These fabricated Shi'ite texts, which are falsely attributed to the Imams of Ahlul-Bait,
are of fairly early date. They were recorded by Muhammed bin Ya'qoob Al-Kulaini
Ar-Razi in the book Al-Kaafi over a thousand years ago, and they are from before his
time, because they were narrated on the authority of his ancestors, the master
engineers of the false foundations of Shi'ism. During the time when Spain was under
the reign of Arab Muslims, the Imam Abu Muhammad bin Hazam used to debate with
Spain's priests regarding the texts of their sacred books. He used to bring forth proofs
that established their having been tampered with, and altered so much that their
authentic origins had been lost. Those priests used to argue with Ibn Hazam that the
Shi'ites had asserted that the Qur’aan also had been altered. Ibn Hazam refuted their
argument by replying that the allegation of the Shi'ites is not a proof against the
Qur’aan, or against the Muslims, because Shi'ites are not Muslims. 17
SHI'ITE VIEWS ON THE MUSLIM RULERS
The attention of the governments of all Muslim nations must be drawn to the
dangerous and distorted views of the Shi'ite Twelve Imaams, or Ja'fari sect. It is their
view that all governments from the death of the Prophet-until now are illegitimate,
except for that of 'Ali bin Abi Taalib. It is therefore not permissible for any Shi'ite to
be loyal to those governments or sincere in dealing with them. Indeed, they must
engage in flattery and hypocrisy, in accordance with their tenet of taqiyyah. They
consider all past, present, and future governments in the Muslim world to be
established by forcible seizure, and therefore illegal. According to them, the only
legitimate rulers are the Twelve Imams, whether they ruled directly or indirectly, and
all other rulers, from the time of Abu Bakr and 'Umar until the present time, are
considered usurpers, and oppressors of the people. The Shi'ites tenaciously hold this
perverse view of the Muslim rulers regardless of the great services they have rendered
to the noble cause of Islaam, and to; humanity in general.
MALICE AGAINST ABU BAKR AND 'UMAR
The Shi'ites curse Abu Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthmaan (may Allaah be pleased with them),
along with all the rulers of the Islaamic Nation, with the exception of 'Ali. They
fabricated a lie and attributed it to the Imam Abul Hasan 'Ali bin Muhammad bin 'Ali
bin Moosa, claiming that he approved of his followers calling Abu Bakr and 'Umar
"Al-Jibt wat-Taaghoot" 18. This claim was made in one of their most extensive works
on the science of the ascertation of the veracity and competence of the narrators of
Prophetic Traditions, Tanqeehul-Maqaal fee Ahwaalir- Rijaal, by a sheikh of the
Ja'fari sect Allama Ath-Thani Ayatullah Al- Mamqaani.'19
Al-Mamqaani referred to the scholar Ash-Sheikh Muhammad bin Idrees Al-Hilli's

book As-Saraa'ir, in which Al-Hilli cited the work Massaa'ilur-aijaal wa
Mukaatabaatihim ila Mowlaana Abil-Hasan 'Ali bin Muhammad bin 'Ali bin Moosa,
the subject of which is questions and letters directed to Abil Hasan 'Ali bin
Muhammad. Among them is a question from Muhammad bin 'Ali, who is quoted as
saying: I wrote to him asking about ‘ar-naasib’ [one who is hostile to Ahlil-Bait]. I
asked him whether I needed proof of his hostility towards Ahlil-Bait other than his
recognition of Al-Jibt wat-Taaghoot i.e. Abu Bakr and Umar as the rightful holders of
the office of imam [leader of the Muslim community]. His reply was that anyone,
whose condition was like that just described, was adequately shown to be a naasib.
Thus, any person would be counted as an enemy of the Prophet's family merely by his
giving precedence of rank to Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq and 'Umar Al-Farooq, and by his
acknowledging their positions as imams.
The expression "Al-Jibt wat-Taaghoot" is used by the Shi'ites in the prayer of

imprecation that they call "Du'aa Sanamay Quraish" (imprecation against the two
idols of the Quraish). They mean by these expressions, the two caliphs Abu Bakr and
'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them). This vicious Shi'ite prayer of imprecation
is mentioned in their book Miftahul-Jinaan; it reads: "O Allaah, bestow Your
blessings upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad and upon his family, and curse the two
idols of the Quraish, their Al-Jibt wat-Taaghoot, as well as their two daughters..."
They are referring to the two Mothers of the Believers, Aa'ishah and Hafsah; the pure
and noble wives of the Prophet (may Allaah be pleased with them).
SHI'ITES EXALT THE ASSASSIN OF THE CALIPH 'UMAR
The hatred the Shi'ites have for the Caliph 'Umar reached such a pitch that they gave
his murderer Abu Lu'lu'ah Al-Majoosi the title ''Baba Shujaa'ud-Din" (the one who is
brave in the cause of religion).
'Ali bin Mathahir, a Shi'ite narrator of traditions, reported that Ahmad bin Ishaq Al-
Qummi Al-Ahwas, a sheikh of the Shi'ites, said: "Verily the day Umar was murdered
is the greatest day of celebration, the day of pride and honour, the day of the great
purification and the day of blessing and consolation."
In the history of Islaam there have been many great personalities, men like the two
Caliphs Abu Bakr and 'Umar and the great warrior Salahuddin Al-Ayyoobi, who ruled
for the sake of Islaam, and who conquered various lands and peoples and brought
them into the fold of Islaam. Yet these great men, and indeed all of the great rulers of
Islaam, past and present, are believed by the Shi'ites to be overpowering tyrants and
illegal rulers and consequently, are considered to be inhabitants of Hell-Fire. Among
the Shi'ites' most important tenets is the belief that when their Twelfth Imam, the
awaited Mahdi, rises and comes forth after his long absence of over eleven hundred
years, and brings his revolution, then Allaah will resurrect for him and for his
forefathers, the past and present Muslim rulers, including the two noble Caliphs Abu
Bakr and 'Umar. Those Muslim rulers will then be tried for having illegally seized the
reins of government from the Mahdi and his ancestors, the first eleven Imams of the
Shi'ite religion. This, as they believe, is because government is the God-given right of
the Shi'ites alone, from the time of the Prophet Muhammad's death until the Final
Hour!
After the trial of those "tyrannous usurpers", this awaited Mahdi will awaken himself
by ordering their execution. Five hundred of them at a time will be killed until their
number reaches three thousand. This; being the total of all who ruled during the
various eras of the history of Islaam!
All of this is supposed to occur just before the final revival of mankind on the Day of
Resurrection! It is a prelude, as it were, to that final great gathering and resurrection,
the result of which is either Paradise or Hell-Fire; Paradise for Ahlul-Bait and the
Shi'ites, and the Fire for everyone who is not a Shi'ite!
The Shi'ites call this resurrection of the. Muslim rulers, and the subsequent trial and
execution, "Ar-Raj'ah" (the return). This belief is one of the fundamental tenets of
their faith, which no common Shi'ite doubts at all.
I have met a number of naive and simple-minded people who claim that the Shi'ites
have departed from such tenets as these in recent times; however, this is a gross error
on their pan a is evident from the actual state of affairs.
DESIRE FOR REVENGE AND DESTRUCTION
In Al-lrshaad fee Taarikhi Hujajillahi 'alal-'lbaad (Instruction in the History of God's

Proofs Against His Slaves), Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad An-Nu'man, known to the
Shi'ites by the title ''Ash-Sheikhul- Mufeed'', quoted several of their "traditions" about
"Ar-Raj'ah'':
Al Fadl bin Sha'thaan reported that Muhammad bin 'Ali Al-Koofi related that Wahab
bin Hafs narrated through Abi Baseer that Abu 'Abdullah [Ja'far As-Saadiq] said:
"The Mahdi will be called upon on the Twenty-third night by the name 'The Risen
One’. He will arise, and that rising up will be on the day of 'Ashooraa 20... It is as if I
am there with him on that tenth day of the month of Muharram. He is standing
between the comer of the Kaa’bah containing the black stone, and the maqaam [place
of prayer] of the Prophet Abraham. The Angle Gabriel is standing to his right calling
out, 'The pledge of allegiance to the Mahdi] is for the sake d Allaah!' Then the Shi'ites
will march towards the Mahdi to give him the pledge, from all corners of the earth.
that having been made easy for them to achieve. There has come to us the report that
the Mahdi will ravel from Macca until he arrives al Koota and settles in our [Shi'ite]
holy city of Najaf. Then he will dispatch armies from there to the various lands.''
It was also reported, by Al-Hajjaal from Thlaha via Abu Bakr Al-Hadrami that Abu
Ja'far [Muhammad Al-Baaqir] said: "It-is as if I am with the Risen One at the city of
Najaf, in Al-Koofa which he had marched to from Mecca, in the company of five
thousand angels, with Gabriel on his right side, and Michael on his left, and the
believers in front of him, while he dispatches armies to the various countries."
So too, it is narrated that 'Abdul-Kareem Al-Ju'fi reported: "I said to Abu 'Abdullah
[Ja'far As-Saadiq]: 'How long will the Risen One's reign last?’ ‘Seven years,' he
replied. He elaborated: 'The days will grow longer, till a year of his reign equals ten of
your years. His reign will last for seventy years of your reckoning.' Upon this, Abu
Baseer said to him [i.e., to Ja'far As-Saadiq]: 'May I be your ransom! How will Allaah
make the years longer?' The reply was: 'Allaah will command the celestial spheres to
decrease in their speed of movement, and the days and years will consequently
become longer. When the time of his rising up arrives, rain will fall during the last
month of Jumada and for ten days of Rajab, a rain that the world has never seen
before. Allaah shall cause the flesh of believers and their bodies to come to life in
their graves. It is as if I am seeing the resurrected ones coming forward, shaking the
soil out of their hair."'
'Abdullah bin Al-Mugheera narrated that Abu 'Abdullah [Ja'far As- Saadiq] said: "If
the awaited Mahdi from the family of Muhammad rises, he will cause to be raised up
five hundred members of Quraish, and their necks would be struck by the sword.
They would be followed by another set of five hundred, and yet another, until that
recurred six times." "Would they reach that great number?" I asked. [His astonishment
upon hearing that great number was due to the fact that the rightly-guided Caliphs, the
Umayyad rulers and those of the Abbasi era, along with all the Muslim rulers up until
the time of Ja'far As- Saadiq do not amount to a hundredth of that number.] Ja'far As-
Saadiq replied: "Yes; it includes the rulers and their supporters."
And in another narration: "Verily, our state is the last of the states. There would be no
dynasty but that which has had its turn before us, so that there may be none to witness
our reign and say: 'If we were to rule we would follow their path."'
Jaabir Al-Ju'fi reported that Abu 'Abdullah [Ja'far As-Saadiq] said: "When the risen
Mahdi from the family of Muhammad comes forth he will pitch pavilions to teach
therein the Qur’aan just as it was revealed. 21
It will be most difficult then for the one who has memorised [that which is
memorised] today." [i.e., it would be difficult for the one who memorised the official
'Uthmani edition which was extant at the time of Ja'far As-Saadiq, because it would
differ from the version which the Mahdi supposedly will bring.] Al-Mufaddal bin
'Umar narrated that Abu 'Abdullah said: Along with the Risen One shall come twenty-
seven men from the people of the Prophet Moses, seven from the people of the cave,
and Joshua, Solomon Abu Dujaanal Al-Ansaari, Al-Miqdaad and Maalik Al-Ashtar.
These will be in the company of the Mahdi as helpers and judges in his service."
These fabricated "traditions" from the book of "Ash-Sheikhul- Mufeed", have been
quoted meticulously, complete with their concocted chains of transmission. They have
been falsely attributed to the family of the Prophet, whose greatest misfortune is to
have such liars pretending to be their only partisans.
Of course, since the belief in Ar-Raj'ah and the trial of the Muslim rulers is an
important part of Shi'ite doctrine, it is commonly mentioned in the works of Shi'ite
scholars and clergy. One example is AI-Masail An-Naasiriya, by As-Sawid Al-
Murtadaa, in which is to be found the following: "Verily Abu Bakr and 'Umar shall be
crucified upon a tree in the time of Al-Mahdi... That tree would be green and tender
before the crucifixion and would turn parched after the crucifixion."
SHI'ITES' WAY OF THINKING UNCHANGED
The Shi'ite scholars and clergy throughout the span of Islaamic history have taken a
disgraceful stand against the two Companions and appointed ministers of Allaah's
Prophet, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and against other great Islaamic personalities such as
the Caliphs, governors, generals, and warriors in the sacred cause of Islaam. Now we
have heard their propagandist, who was responsible for Darut-Taqreeb (the centre for
the promotion of "reconciliation" and a "coming together" of Sunnis and Shi'ites),
claiming before those who were unable to critically study these issues themselves, that
these beliefs were held in the old days, and that the situation now is different. This
claim is plainly false and misleading, because the books which are taught in all of
their educational institutions contain all of these tenets and hold them as essential and
rudimentary elements of their faith. Furthermore, the books presently being published
by the scholars of Iran, Najaf and Mount 'Aamil are even more evil than the older
Shi'ite publications, and more detrimental to the cause of reconciliation and mutual
understanding.
To further clarify this we mention as an example one person amongst them who never
ceases announcing day and night that he is a proponent of unity and reconciliation,
Muhammad bin Muhammad Mahdi Al-Khaalisi. He is known to have many friends in
Egypt and elsewhere who broadcast the same call for taqreeb, and who work for it
among the Ahlus-Sunnah. This supposed advocate of "unity and understanding" goes
so far as to deny that Abu Bakr and 'Umar possessed the grace of imaan (faith). In his
book Ihyaa'ush-Sharia fee Madhhabish-Shi'ah (Revival of the Law in the Shi'ite
School of Thought), he says: Even if they [Sunnis] argue that Abu Bakr and 'Umar
were among the people of Bai'atur-Ridwan22 with which Allaah was pleased, as
shown by the reference made to them in the Qur’aan: "Verily Allaah was pleased with
the believers when they swore allegiance to you (Muhammad) beneath the tree" , we
say that if Allaah had said: "Verily Allaah was pleased with those who swore
allegiance to you beneath the tree" 23, then the verse would indicate that Allaah's
pleasure included everyone who made the pledge of allegiance. Since the verse says:
"Verily Allaah was pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance.. . ", there
is therefore no proof in this verse that Allaah is pleased with anyone except those who
have acquired pure imaan.
Al-Khaalisi is insinuating by this that Abu Bakr and 'Umar were of those who had not
acquired imaan and were excluded from the pleasure of Allaah. 24
DISTORTION OF HISTORICAL FACTS
Al-Murtadaa and Al-Khaalisi are modern Shi'ite scholars who boldly claim to belong
to the echelon of those who are zealous in struggling for the sake of Islaam and
Muslims, and who have the keenest interest in upholding the rights of Muslims and
maintaining their wellbeing. Having seen, however, what they have written about Abu
Bakr and 'Umar, who are among the best of Muslims next to the Prophet, ordinary
people like ourselves must wonder what hope there can be of our reaching a common
understanding and reconciliation with people such as them.
While on the one hand the Shi'ites shamelessly defame the Companions of the
Messenger of Allaah, and those who followed them in piety, and succeeded them as
rulers, on the other hand we find them ascribing to their Imams attributes of such
extravagant description, that the Imams themselves would wish to declare their
innocence of them.
Al-Kulaini recorded in his book Al-Kaafi attributes and descriptions of the Twelve
Imams such as would imply their elevation from the human level to that of the gods of
the ancient Greek pagans. To quote all such fables from Al-Kaafi and other books
would require a large volume. By way of illustration, it will suffice to list some of the
chapter headings from Al-Kaafi:
▪ "The Imams possess all the knowledge granted to angels, prophets and
messengers" 25
▪ "The Imams know when they will die, and they do not die except by their own
choice" 26
▪ "The Imams have knowledge of whatever occurred in the past and whatever will
happen in the future, and nothing is concealed from them" 27
▪ "The Imams have knowledge of all the revealed books, regardless of the
languages in which they were revealed" 28
▪ "No one compiled the Qur’aan completely except the Imams, and they encompass
all of its knowledge'' 29
▪ "Signs of the prophets are possessed by the Imams" 30
▪ "When the Imams' time comes, they will rule in accordance with the ruling of the
Prophet David and his dynasty. These Imams will not need to ask for presentation
of evidence before passing their judgements" 31
▪ "There is not a single truth possessed by a people save that which originated with
the Imams, and everything which did not proceed from them is false"
▪ "All of the earth belongs to the Imams" 32
THE SHI'ITES PLACE THEIR IMAMS ABOVE THE MESSENGER
While the Shi'ites claim for the Twelve Imams the superhuman power of knowledge
that encompasses the realm of the unseen, they deny the Prophet's knowledge of
unseen things granted him by Allaah, things such as the creation of the heavens and
the earth, and the description of Paradise and Hell-Fire.
This blasphemy was stated in the magazine Risalatul-lslam (The Message of. Islaam),
published by Darut-Taqreeb. In an article entitled Min Ijtihaadati Shi'a Al-lmamia
(Some Independent Shi'ite Opinions), the head of the Shi'ite Supreme Court in
Lebanon quoted the Mujtahid scholar Muhammad Hasan Al-lshtiyani:
If the Prophet made a stipulation regarding the divine legal rulings on what invalidates
ablution, or the rulings pertaining to menstruation and post-natal bleeding, it is
imperative to believe him, and the application of these rulings is binding upon us. But
if the Prophet made a statement regarding the unseen, for example on the creation of
the heavens and earth, or the virgins of Paradise and its palaces, then it is not
incumbent or binding upon one, even when it is known of a surety that the statement
has proceeded from the Prophet.
How strange, that they should falsely attribute to their Imams knowledge of the
unseen, and that they should adhere to that falsehood although they have not a single
proof to establish its verity. Meanwhile they consider that they are not bound to
accept the revelations of the unseen mentioned in verses of the Qur’aan and authentic
traditions, and thereby conclusively proven. Add to all this that everything which has
been verified to issue from the Prophet is nothing other than "revelation revealed" to
him; and truly the Prophet does not speak from his own desires.
He who makes a comparison between what the Shi'ites ascribe to their Imams and
what is authentically attributed to the Prophet regarding matters of the unseen comes
to the conclusion that what can be verified to issue from the Prophet regarding the
unseen, as mentioned in the Qur’aan and the authentic, authoritative traditions does
not even constitute a fraction of the multitude of fabricated reports of knowledge of
the unseen which are attributed to the Twelve Imams; and this in spite of the
indisputable fact that divine revelation had totally ceased upon the death of the
Prophet.
As for those who attributed this knowledge of the unseen to the Twelve Imams, it
suffices to say that they are well known to the Sunni scholars of hadith (prophetic
traditions) as liars, and forgers of hadeeth literature. The Shi'ite partisans of those
narrators are indifferent to this, however, and blindly accept the accounts of the
unseen that are imputed to their Imams. They also gladly accept the claim that
acceptance of what had been authentically attributed to the Prophet with regard to the
unseen is not binding upon them. In fact, it pleases them to limit the scope of the
mission of the Messenger of Allaah to matters of a secondary juristical nature, such as
those mentioned by Al-lshtiyani (see above).
Since they elevate the status of their Imams, in regard to knowledge of the unseen,
above that of the Messenger of Allaah (even though it was he who received the
revelation; their Imams did not claim it for themselves), we do not know how there
could develop, after such blasphemy, any reconciliation between them and us.
SHI'ITE TREACHERY TOWARDS ISLAAMIC GOVERNMENTS
The stance of most Shi'ites, scholars and laymen alike, towards the Islaamic
governments throughout history has been, if the government was powerful and well
established, to honour its leaders in consonance with their tenet of taqiyah, for the
purpose of material gain. If, however, the government is weak, or is under attack by
enemies, they side with its enemies against it. This is precisely what they did during
the last days of the Umayyad dynasty when the Abbasids revolted, under the
instigation of the Shi'ites of that era. In a later time, they took the same criminal stand
against the Abbasids who were threatened by the raids of Hulago and his pagan
Mongol followers against the Caliphate of Islaam and its glorious capital of science
and civilisation.
An example of this is seen in the behaviour of the Shi'ite philosopher and scholar An-
Naseer At-Toosi. He composed poetry in praise of Al-Musta'sim, the Abbasid Caliph,
then in 65 A.H. executed a complete turn about, instigating revolution against his
patron, thereby hastening the catastrophe which befell Islaam in Baghdad, where he
headed the butcher Hulago's blood-letting procession. In fact he personally supervised
the slaughter of Muslims, sparing none, not even women, children, or the aged. This
same At-Toosi also approved of wholesale dumping of valuable texts of Islaamic
literature in the Tigris River; its waters ran black for days from the ink of the
innumerable manuscripts. Thus vanished a great treasure of the Islaamic heritage
consisting of works in history, literature, language and poetry, not to mention those in
the Islaamic religious sciences, which had been passed down from the pious of the
first generation of Muslims, and which could be found in abundance until that time
when they were destroyed in a cultural holocaust the like of which had never been
seen before.
THE TREACHERY OF AL-'ALQAMI AND IBN ABIL-HADEED
This sheikh of the Shi'ites, An-Naseer At-Toosi, was assisted in this great treachery
by two of his cohorts, Muhammad bin Ahmad Al-'AIqami, a Shi'ite minister of state,
and 'Abdul-Hameed bin Abil-Hadeed, a Mu'tazilite author and extremist Shi'ite 33. He
was Al-'Alqami's righthand man and proved to be a bitter enemy of the Companions
of he Messenger of Allaah, as is evident from his malicious commentary on the book

Nahjul-Balaaha, which he filled with lies in order to distort Islaamic history.
Unfortunately, a number of our distinguished figures and authors continue to be

deceived by such lies due to their ignorance of the essential facts of Islaamic history.
Al-'Alqami responded to Caliph Al-Musta'sim's kindness and generosity in making

him his minister, with deception and treachery. Shi'ites to this day maliciously rejoice
at Hulago's vicious campaign of slaughter and destruction, out of sheer animosity
towards Islaam. Anyone who wishes can read about the life of An-Naseer At-Toosi in
any Shi'ite book of biographies, the latest of which is Rowdaatul lannaat by Al-
Khuwansari. It is full of praise for the treacherous murderers, and reflects the Shi'ites'
malicious rejoicing al that disastrous massacre of Muslim men, women and children.
It was a monstrous act, which even the worst of enemies and the most hardhearted
beasts would be ashamed to show pleasure in.
AN IMPEDIMENT TO RECONCILIATION
The exposition has become somewhat lengthy although great care has been taken to
restrict the subject matter wholly to quotations selected from the Shi'ites' most
authentic and dependable publications. We would like to conclude with a quotation
pertaining to the subject of at-taqreeb (reconciliation of the followers of the various
schools and sects), in order to clarify for every Muslim what the actual possibilities
for success are regarding such an endeavour, especially in regard to the Shi'ites who
have expressed their own frank acknowledgement of the impossibility of such an
attempt at reconciliation.
In his book Rowdaat lannaat, the Shi'ite historian Al-Khuwansari wrote of the
"elegant and truthful utterances" of An-Naseer At-Toosi, "this source of truth and
verification", and quoted his statement identifying the one and only sect of the
seventy-three Muslim sects34 that, according to prophecy, would achieve salvation:
I have considered all the sects and scrutinised them closely, only to find that all, save
the Imamers, subscribe to the same general conditions of imaan, while they differ only
on some related issues. I discovered that the Imamer sect differs from and is opposed
to all the others. If any sect other than the Imamers is considered "saved" then they all
must be so considered. This indicates to me that the one sect, who is to achieve
salvation, is none other than the Imamers.
SALVATION CANNOT BE ATTAINED WITHOUT PLEDGING

ALLEGIANCE AND GRANTING SOVEREIGNTY TO AHLIL-BAIT
Al-Khuwansari also related that As-Sayyid Ni'matullah Al-Moosawi said: All of the
sects unanimously agree that bearing witness to one's faith by recitation of the two
articles of faith is the only way to salvation, as proved by the statement of Allaah's
Messenger: 'Whoever bears witness that there is no God but Allaah enters Paradise."
But as for the Imamer sect they unanimously agree that salvation is attained only by
granting allegiance and entrusting the government to Ahlil-Bait, the last of whom is
the Twelve Imam, and by disowning their enemies [i.e., Abu Bakr, 'Umar and all non-
Shi'ites, whether they were rulers or subjects]. Thereby Shi'ites differ entirely from all
the other sects with regards to the nature and prerequisites of imaan, upon which the
issue of salvation devolves.
SHI'ITES DIFFER WITH MUSLIMS IN FUNDAMENTALS, NOT ONLY IN

THE SECONDARY ISSUES
At-Toosi, Al-Moosa and Al-Khuwansari have both told the truth, and lied. They have
told the truth in saying that all the Muslim sects are close to each other in
fundamentals while they differ on secondary issues. Thus mutual understanding and a
"coming together" are possible among those sects that are fundamentally akin to each
other. On the other hand it is impossible to achieve such a mutual understanding with
the Shi'ite Imamers because they are in opposition to the fundamentals of all other
Muslims. They will never be pleased with the Muslims unless they curse "Al-jibt wat-
Taaghoot'' (Abu Bakr and 'Umar), and those who came after them up until the present
time.
Another condition they would impose on Muslims is that they disown all non-Shi'ites,
and even those members of the family of the Prophet who were given in marriage to
them, such as the two daughters of the Prophet who married the Caliph 'Uthmaan bin
'Affaan. They further stipulate that Muslims must also disown the Imam Zaid, son of
'Ali Zain-ul 'Abideen (the son of Al-Hussain, son of 'Ali bin Abi Taalib) along with
the rest of the family of the Prophet who did not enter the ranks under the banner of
the Rafidites 35, and who did not accept their deviated tenets. Amongst these perverse
tenets is their claim that the Qur’aan has been tampered with; a doctrine fanatically
adhered to by all classes of the Shi'ite society throughout the ages, as their own astute
scholar At-Tabirsi has so boldly recorded in his book hslul-Khitaabi fee Ithbatti
Tahreefi Kitaab Rabbil-Arbaab.
The Shi'ites would like to force upon us as a precondition to reaching a mutual

understanding with them, and to please them, for the purpose of "coming closer" to
them, that we curse along with them the Companions of Allaah's Messenger, and that
we disown everyone who does not adhere to the doctrines of the Shi'ite faith. They
even expect us to disown the daughters of Allaah's Messenger, and his blessed
descendants, the foremost of whom is Zaid bin Zain-ul 'Abideen, along with anyone
who followed in his footsteps in rejecting the abominations of the Rafidites.
The above is the truthful part of what the Shi'ite spokesmen said, and no Shi'ite would
deny it, whether he openly practised taqiyyah, or concealed it.
As for the false part of what they say, it is that non-Shi'ite Muslims agree that upon
simple utterance of the two Shahaadas 36 rests the issue of salvation in the Hereafter.
If the Shi'ites had the slightest sense or knowledge they would have known that the
two Shahaadas are to Sunni Muslims the mere sign of entry into Islaam. If one uttered
these two Shahaadas, even if he were in the ranks of the enemy battling against
Muslims, his life and wealth would become inviolable. As for salvation in the
Hereafter, it is attained only by coupling the utterance of testification with imaan, and
imaan, according to the great and pious caliph 'Umar bin Abdul-'Azeez, consists of
obligatory duties, and religious rites, ordinances and practices. He who fulfils these
completes the prerequisites of imaan, and whosoever does not fulfil them does not
complete his imaan. As for the Shi'ite belief in the existence of their Twelfth Imam, it
is not in any way a prerequisite of imaan. In fact, this Twelfth Imam is an imaginary
character falsely identified as the son of Al-Hasan Al-'Askari (who died without
offspring). His brother la'far settled and distributed the inheritance left by Al-Hasan
Al-'Askari on the basis that he left no children to inherit.
The truth of the matter is that when the Shi'ites came to know that Al-Hasan Al-
'Askari died leaving no male successor, and saw that this meant the end of the chain
of Imamer succession, they realised that their sectarian school would cease to exist
with the death of Al-Hasan Al-'Askari. They would no longer be Imamers because
there was no Imam to succeed al-'Askari to the Imamate.
THE TALE OF THE DOOR AND THE TUNNEL
Upon this, one of them, Muhammad bin Nusair, a protege of the tribe of Numair,
invented the idea that Al-Hasan had a son who was hidden in the tunnels of his
father's residence. The impetus for such a fabrication came from his desire, and that of
his accomplices, to deceive the Shi'ite public, especially the affluent among them, to
collect Zakaah 37 from them in the name of an existing Imam. They also wished to
continue claiming that they were sincere Imamers. This Muhammad bin Nusair
wanted himself to be the "door" to the imaginary tunnel between the invented Imam
and his followers, in order to take charge of all Zakaah funds. His accomplices
disagreed with him in this plot and insisted on appointing as the "door" a grocer
whose shop was adjacent to the entrance of Al-Hasan Al-'Askari's house. Hasan's
father and family used to purchase from this grocer their household needs.
After this, Muhammad Nusair broke away from his former comrades and established
the Nusairiyyah sect, which takes its name and impetus from him 38. In the meantime,
his former accomplices were devising a stratagem whereby they could bring forth
their supposed Imam; they wanted him to marry and have sons who would succeed
him to the office of the Imamate. This in turn would ensure that their Imamer sect
would live on.
It became evident, however, that the heads of the Alawi clans as well as their
followers and their cousins, the Abbasid rulers and royalty would deny his
appearance. They therefore alleged that the Twelfth Imaam remained in the tunnel;
that his minor absence was followed by a major one; and so carried on with such
fables as were never heard before, even among the ancient Greeks. They expect all
Muslims, whom Allaah blessed with the grace of sound reason, to believe in such
blatant lies in order that there may be reconciliation between them and the Shi'ites.
This preposterous idea could only be realised if the whole Islaamic world were to turn
into a Lunatic asylum. Praise is to Allaah for the gift of reason, for indeed it is the
faculty upon which the responsibility for one's actions depends. It is the most precious
and sublime of graces after that of sound imaan.
THE CONCEPT OF PLEDGING ALLEIGIANCE ACCORDING TO THE

MUSLIMS
Muslims entrust the position of leadership and the government to any mu'min
(believer) with correct imaan. Thus they would pledge allegiance to all pious
members of Ahlil-Bait, without any restriction as to their number or persons.
Amongst the foremost of the believers to whom they would entrust the reins of
leadership were the ten Companions who were given the glad tidings of their abode in
Paradise. If there were no other factor by reason of which the Shi'ites acquired the
designation of kaafirs (disbelievers), then their contradiction and denial of the
Prophet's designation of those ten Companions as inhabitants of Paradise would have
sufficed 39
The Muslims also would entrust the rest of the Companions with leadership, and
would grant them full support and allegiance, for it was these noble personages upon
whose shoulders was erected Islaam and the Islaamic world, and truth and goodness
sprang forth from the soil of the Islaamic nation which had been nourished by their
precious blood. These are the Companions whom the Shi'ites claimed were enemies
of 'Ali and his sons, while actually they lived with 'Ali as loving, co-operative
brothers and died as such. What could be greater proof of this than the description
Allaah gives of them in Suratul Fath, from His book which falsehood cannot approach
from before or behind He, the Almighty, said regarding the Companions, that they are
"severe with the disbelievers, merciful amongst themselves." Allaah also says about
them, in Suratul Hadeed, "Unto Allaah belongs the inheritance of the heavens and the
earth. Those of your companions] who spent [For the sake of Allaah] and fought [in
His cause] before the Victory are not on the same level [as the rest of you. Such are
greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards. Unto each Allaah has
promised good." And does Allaah ever break His promise? In Suratu Aali-lmraan
Allaah the Exalted referred to the Companions as 'the best of peoples raised up for
mankind", i.e., as an example to be followed.
FRIENDSHIP AND AFFECTION AMONG THE RIGHTLY GUIDED

CALIPHS
Due to the love and respect, which the commander of the Faithful Ali bin Abi Taalib
held for his three brethren caliphs, he named three of his sons after them. He also gave
his eldest daughter Umm-Kulthoom in marriage to 'Umar IbnulKhattaab. In addition,
we see that 'Abdullah bin Ia'hr bin Abi Taalib,'Ali's nephew) named one of his sons
Abu Bakr, and the other one Mu'aawiyah. Mu'aawiyah bin 'Abdullah named his son
after Yazeed bin Mu'aawiyah bin Abu Sufyaan, who was considered to be of good
repute, according to the testimony of Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyyah bin 'Ali bin Abu
Taalib.
WHY WE MUST RID OURSELVES OF ANY CONNECTION WITH THE

SHI'ITES
If the repudiation and denunciation which Shi'ites are now asking of us, as the price
for reconciliation between us and them, includes those whom they have demanded it
include (Abu Bakr, 'Umar, etc.) then he whom they consider to be their first Imam,
'Ali bin Abi Taalib, should be considered blameworthy by them, by virtue of his
naming his sons after Abu Bakr, 'Umarand 'Uthmaan, and by his giving his daughters
in marriage to 'Umar and 'Uthmaan. Furthermore, they must consider Muhammad bin
Al-Hanafiyyah a liar when he testified to the good character of Yazeed, if they accept
the claim of 'Abdullah bin Mutee, a supporter of Ibnuz-Zubair, that Yazeed drank
liquor and neglected prayer, and exceeded the bounds established by Allaah's Book.
Muhammad bin Al Hanafiyyah defended Yazeed, saying have not witnessed what you
mention. I visited him and stayed with him. He was regular in observing prayers and
in performing good deeds, seeking religious knowledge and adhering to the Sunnah."
Ibn Mutee and those accompanying him replied that Yazeed's behaviour was out of
pretence in his presence. Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiyyah re- joined: "What was it that
he feared or hoped from me that he should appear before me in such a state of piety
and humility?" He continued, "Did he confide in you that which you mention
regarding his drinking of wine if he did so then you are his accomplices. And if he did
not, then it is unlawful for you to bear witness to that of which you have no
knowledge." They replied that although they did not see him drinking, yet "we believe
that to be the truth." Muhammed’s reply to them was that Allaah rejects this kind of
testimony from Muslims, for He says in His Book: "... except those who bear witness
to the truth and with full knowledge." 40 Muhammad concluded, "Therefore, I have
nothing to do with this affair..."41
Since the foregoing is what the son of 'Ali bin Abi Taalib has testified to in favour of
Yazeed bin Mu'aawiyah, then where does his fit in relation to the position the Shi'ites
want us to adopt with them against Yazeed's father, Mu'aawiyah, and against those
who are better than him and better than the whole creation 42, that is, Abu Bakr,
'Umar, 'Uthmaan, Talha, Az-Zubair, Amrubnul-'Aws, along with the rest of the great
Companions who memorised and preserved for us Allaah's Book and the Sunnah of
His Messenger, and who were the architects of the Islaamic world.
The price demanded of us by the Shi'ites for reconciliation with them is exorbitant.
We lose everything by agreeing to it, while we gain nothing in return. It is only a fool
who would deal with someone whom he knows would expect him to accept a losing
bargain! The two concepts of walaayah (granting of allegiance) and baraa (repudiation
and denunciation) upon which the Shi'ite religion is based, according to what has been
affirmed by An-Naseer At-Toosi and confirmed by Ni'matullah Al-Moosawi and Al-
Khuwansari, mean nothing except a complete alteration of the religion of Islaam. This
complete change would require of us enmity towards those upon whose shoulders
were erected the very structure of Islaam.
The Shi'ites have lied when they said that their sect is the only one to be granted
salvation, the one whose condition and state differs from all of the rest, by virtue of
which they alone would be saved.
The fact is that the impossibility of reconciliation between the Sunni sects on one side
and Shi'ites on the other is due to the latter's disagreement with and contradiction of
the rest of the Muslims in the very fundamentals of faith, as we have seen from the
declarations of the Shi'ite scholars, and as can be seen from the beliefs and practices
of every Shi'ite. This was the state of affairs in the past, and it is the state of affairs at
the present time.
SHI'ITES PREFER PROPAGATION OF THEIR SECTARIAN TENETS TO

TAQREEB
Without any doubt the Shi'ite Imamers themselves do not want taqreeb, which is why
they have made many sacrifices and suffered great pains in propagating the call for
reconciliation and elimination of differences in our Sunni countries, while forbidding
that such a call be raised, or allowed to proceed at all, in the Shi'ite countries. Nor do
we see a hint of the influence of such a call on their educational institutions. In other
words, the call to reconciliation has been restricted to one side, and as a result, every
effort towards this cause will be futile, and a mere frivolous mockery, unless and until
the Shi'ites categorically refrain from cursing and abusing Abu Bakr and 'Umar;
unless they cease repudiation and denunciation of anyone who was not, or is no
presently, a Shi'ite partisan; and unless they rid themselves totally of their perverse
concept of raising the pious Imams of the Prophet's family from the level of human
beings to that of the gods of the pagan Greeks.
All of this is no less than an outrageous injustice against Islaam and a diversion of it
from the path and the goal to which it was directed by the Prophet to whom was
entrusted the Islaamic shari'ah (divinely revealed law), and by his noble Companions
amongst whom were 'Ali bin Abi Taalib and his offspring. If the Shi'ites do not totally
abandon such an outrage against Islaam and its articles of faith, and its history, then
they are doomed to remain isolated from and rejected by all of the Muslims.43
THE INTRIGUE OF BAABISM AND BAHAISM AND THE ENSUING

UPHEAVAL IN IRAN
The upheaval of Baabism and its offshoot, Bahaism, struck Iran over a hundred years
ago. Muhammad 'Ali Ash-Shiraazi had begun by claiming that he was the Baab
(precursor) to the awaited Mahdi. He later claimed that he himself was the Mahdi, and
in time he gained a sizeable group of followers. The Iranian government chose to
exile him to Azerbaijan, the home of Sunnis of the Hanafi School of jurisprudence.
Being strict Sunnis, they were considered immune to the influence of such fabulous
nonsense. It was, however, only logical to fear that Shi'ites would respond to Ash-
Shiraazi's call, since his invention was derived from Shi'ism. For that reason, he was
not exiled to a Shi'ite area, whose inhabitants would be only too willing to accept such
fables. In spite of such precautions, a large number of Shi’ites became Ash-Shiraazi's
followers, and thus their developed and ever widening circle of commotion and
disorder.
FROM SHI'ISM TO COMMUNISM
Just as the Shi'ite fables and myths were a factor in the appearance and spread of
Babism and Bahaism in the past century. So now they can be seen to be a cause of the
rejection of Shi'ism by some of the educated Shi'ite youth, in favour of communism.
They have awakened to the realisation that many Shi'ite beliefs are too ridiculous to
he credible, and as a result they have utterly rejected them. Many were drawn to
various communist organisations, with their energetic propagandists, books in various
languages, and efficiently run centres. These young people were an easy prey, and fell
readily into the trap. Had they known the religion of Islaam in its original pure state,
and acquired a proper knowledge of it, they would have been protected from such a
fate. Instead, we find that communism has thrived, especially in Iran and in the Shi'ite
areas of Iraq. More communists are to be found in those communities than can be
found in any other Muslim community.
This concludes what circumstances have allowed me to present by way of fulfilling

the covenant that Allaah has taken from the Muslims, by which we pledge to give
good counsel and a word of caution to all Muslims, solely for the sake of Allaah.
Allaah protects and preserves His religion, His nation of believers, and our great
Islaamic identity and existence.
AN OUTLINE OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SUNNIS AND THE

SHI'ITES, IN MATERS OF FAITH AND DOCTRINE
THE GLORIOUS QUR’AAN
Sunnis Shi'ites
There is unanimous agreement among To some of them, the Qur’aan

them regarding its authenticity, and its authenticity is doubtful, and if it appears
text being, safeguarded from any to contradict any of their sectarian beliefs
additions or deletions. The Qur’aan is to or doctrines, then they give the Qur’aanic
be understood in consonance with the text strange, far-fetched interpretations
rules and bases of the Arabic language. that agree with their sectarian views. For
They believe in every single letter of it, it that reason they are called Al
being the word of Allaah the Exalted. The Mutawwilah (those who give their own
Qur’aan is neither temporal nor newly interpretations to the revealed texts).
created but is eternal. Falsehood does not They love to draw attention to the discord
approach it from before it or behind it. It that occurred at the time when the
is the primary source of all the Muslims' Qur’aan was first compiled. The views
tenets of faith, their rites and rules of and opinions of their Imams are the
conduct. primary source of their jurisprudence.
AHAADEETH (THE PROPHETIC TRADITIONS)
Sunnis Shi’ites
For the Sunnis, it is the second source of The Shi'ites reject all Prophetic
revealed law, complementary to the Traditions that were not related by
Noble Qur’aan. It is not permissible to members of Ahlul-Bait, or their
contradict or reject the rulings and descendants. The only exception to this
directives contained in those ahaadeeth rule is their acceptance of a few
that are reliably attributed to the Prophet ahaadeeth narrated by those who sided
(may Allaah's blessings and peace be with 'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with
upon him). The methodology applied in him) in his political wars They do not
determining the authenticity of these attend to the authenticity and soundness
traditions utilizes a set of stringent rules of the chain of narrators, nor do they
agreed upon by the scholars who approach the study of the Prophetic
specialize in this field, and involves a Traditions with a scientific, critical
detailed analysis of the chain of attitude. Their narration’s often appear in
transmitters of any given tradition. No a form like that of the following example:
distinction is made between male and "It has been reported regarding
female narrators; judgement is made Muhammad bin Isma'eel by way of some
solely on the basis of individual of our friends through a man who
trustworthiness and technical ability in transmitted it from him ['Ali] that he
relating traditions, and every narrator's said..."49 Their books are filled with
history is recorded. No tradition is hundreds of thousands of traditions
accepted from a known liar, or from one whose authenticity cannot be confirmed.
whose morals or scholarly ability were They have built their religion specifically
not corroborated, or from anyone, merely upon these spurious texts while outright
on the basis of his family connection or rejecting over three quarters of the
lineage. The compilation of the Prophetic authentic Prophetic Traditions. This is
Traditions is taken to be a sacred Trust, one of the main differences between the
the fulfilment of which overrides all other Shi'ites and the Sunnis.
considerations.
THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET
Shi’ites Sunnis
They charge that all save a few of the It is unanimously agreed that the noble
Companions had turned apostate after the Companions deserve our utmost respect,
death of the Prophet (may the peace and and are absolutely trustworthy. As for the
blessings of Allaah be upon him). On the discord that occurred among them, it is to
other hand, they grant the Companion be considered as the consequence of the
'Ali bin Abi Taalib a very special status; sincere exercise of personal conviction
some of them consider him vicegerent, and opinion. The discord was resolved
and some view him as a prophet, while and is a thing of the past. It is not
others take him for a god! Shi'ites pass permissible for us to hold, on the basis of
judgement on Muslims in accordance past differences among the Companions,
with their position with regards to 'Ali. grudges and ill will that continue for
Whoever was elected caliph before 'Ali is generations. The Companions are those
held by them to be a tyrant, an apostate or whom Allaah has described in the best of
a sinner. The same judgement is passed terms; He has praised them upon many
on every Muslim ruler who did not step occasions. It is not lawful for anyone to
down for any of the descendants of 'Ali make any accusation against them or cast
and his wife Fatimah (may Allaah be suspicion upon them, and there is no
pleased with them). The Shi'ites have benefit to be derived there from
thus created an atmosphere of animosity
throughout the history of Islaam, and the
question of partisanship of Ahlil-Bait
developed into a school of thought that
preached and perpetuated such
detrimental teachings down through the
generations.
BELIEF IN THE ONENESS OF GOD
Sunnis Shi’ites
Sunnis believe that Allaah is the One, the The Shi'ites also believe in Allaah the
Only, God, the Almighty Subduer. He Exalted and His Oneness, except that
has no partners or rivals, and He has no they adulterate this belief with
equal. There is no intermediary polytheistic rituals and observances. They
between Him and His worshippers. They implore and make supplication to
believe in His attributes as they were Allaah's slaves and worshippers rather
revealed In the Qur’aanic verses, and they than to Him alone, saying "O Ali! and "O
do not obscure their obvious meanings Hussain!" and "O Zainab!" Similarly they
with far-fetched Interpretations. They do make vows and sacrifice beasts in the
not strike any comparison between the name of others besides Allaah. They
divine attributes and other things, for as request the dead to fulfil their needs as is
Allaah says in His Book "There is shown by their prayers and poems.
nothing like unto Him." They believe that They consider their Imams to be
Allaah sent the Prophets and infallible, to have knowledge of the
commissioned them with conveying to unseen, and to partake In the
mankind His Message and Guidance. administration of the universe. It is the
They conveyed Allaah's Message and did Shi'ites who Invented Sufism (mysticism)
not conceal any part of it. to consecrate their deviated tenets and
They believe that the knowledge of the thus give them the air of legitimacy. They
unseen belongs to Allaah alone. claimed that there is special power and
Intercession is confined to the Hereafter, authority invested in the "awliyaa"'
and none may intercede except by (mystic saints), "aqtaab" (those
Allaah's permission. All supplication, considered to be the spiritual axes of the
vows, offerings of sacrifices and requests universe, which turns due to their exalted
for needs are to be directed to God alone; status), and Ahlul-Bait Shi'ite scholars
they are not to be directed to any other and clergy impressed upon their
besides Him. Allaah alone controls good followers the concept of a hereditary
and evil. There is no one, living or dead privileged class, as a matter of religion,
in His authority or in His administration although this has no foundation in Islaam
of affairs. All beings depend on Him, at all. Knowledge of Allaah is attained,
and need His favour and mercy. The according to them, through the exercise
knowledge of Allaah is attained through of- reason, not by knowledge of divinely
knowledge of divinely revealed law, and revealed law. That which came to us by
this has precedence over the exercise of way of revelation in the Qur’aan merely
reason, which might never guide one to represents an affirmation of reason's
the truth, although it may provide judgment; it is not considered to be a
reassurance to the believer, and help him source that is independent of, and beyond
to achieve tranquillity the limits of reason.
SEEING ALLAAH
Sunnis Shi’ites
Sunnis believe that believers will be The Shi'ites believe that to see Allaah is
blessed with the sight of Allaah in the not possible in this world nor in the
Hereafter, as is mentioned in the Qur’aan: Hereafter
''On that Day faces of the believers will
be resplendent, looking towards their
Lord."
THE UNSEEN
Sunnis Shi’ites
Allaah the Exalted has reserved They claim that knowledge of the unseen
knowledge of the unseen for Himself; belongs solely to their Imams, and it is
however, He has revealed to His Prophets not for the Prophet to inform us about the
some of the affairs and conditions of the unseen. Some Shi'ites have gone so far
unseen, for particular reasons. The as to claim godhead (for those Imams).
Qur’aan says: "And they do not
encompass anything of God's knowledge
except what He will to reveal thereof"
AALUR-RSOOL (THE FAMILY OF THE MESSENGER)

(May Allaah be pleased with them all)
Sunnis Shi’ites
Aalur-Rasool, according to the Sunnis, According to the Shi'ites the term Aalur-
has various meanings. The best single Rasool refers only to 'Ali bin Abi Taalib,
definition of this term is "the followers of to some of his sons, and to the
the Prophet Muhammad in the faith of descendants 'of those sons.
Islaam." It is also defined as "the pious
and God-fearing people of the Prophet's
ummah (nation of believers)." It is also
said that the term refers to the believing
relatives of Muhammad, from the tribes
of Haashim and Abdul-Muttalib.
THE MEANING OF SHARI'AH AND HAQEEQAH
Sunnis Shi’ites
In the Sunnis' view, the shari’ah (the The Shi'ites see the shari'ah as being
divinely revealed law) is itself the merely the various rulings and directives
haqeeqah (the essential knowledge, the set forth by the Prophet; they concern the
reality). They hold that Muhammad, the common and superficial folk only. As for
Messenger of Allaah, did not conceal the haqeeqah, no one knows it except the
from his nation of believers any part of Imams of Ahlul Bait. These Imams
that knowledge, contained in the revealed acquire the sciences of haqeeqah through
law. There was no good thing that he did inheritance, one generation after another.
not guide us to, and no evil thing that he It remains a secret possession among
did not warn us about. Allaah has said them. Furthermore, the Shi'ites consider
'On this day I have completed your their Imams infallible; their every work
religion. Therefore, ' the sources of the and practice is deemed incumbent upon
Islaamic faith are Allaah's Book and the their followers. They believe that one
Sunnah (practice) of the Prophet, and may communicate with God only through
there is no need to add anything to that. intermediaries, and it is for this reason
The relationship of the believer with that their religious leaders have such an
Allaah, and the path to the achievement inflated opinion of themselves, as
of good works and worship, are clear and evidenced by the exaggerated titles they
direct. The only one to know the actual take for themselves, e.g. Baabullah (the
condition of the believers is Allaah; so do door to Allaah), Waliyullah (the friend of
not pass judgment on the Allaah), Hujjatullah, (Allaah's proof),
praiseworthiness or purity of anyone, lest Ayatullah (the sign of Allaah), Al-
we overstep our bounds. The views and Ma'soom (the infallible one), etc.
opinions of anyone may be accepted or
rejected, except or those of the infallible
Prophet of Allaah, upon whom is Allaah's
blessings and peace.
ISLAAMIC JURISPRUDENCE
Sunnis Shi’ites
Ahlus-sunnah adhere strictly to the legal They depend only on the exclusive
rulings and directives of the Noble sources which they claim for their
Qur’aan, as clarified by the sayings and Imams: upon their farfetched
practices of the Messenger We also interpretations of the Qur’aan; and upon
depend upon the sayings of the their contrary attitude which puts them at
Companions and the generation of odds with the majority of the Muslim
trustworthy scholars who followed them. peoples. The Shi'ites consider their
They were the nearest to the Prophet's era Imams to be infallible, and to have the
and the most sincere in supporting his right to create new rulings and directives
mission, throughout the tests and trials in contradiction to the revealed law.
which had to be endured in the course of For example, they have altered:
establishing Islaam. Since this religion (a) The call to prayer and the prescribed
has been completed, no one has the right times and postures of prayers.
to formulate new legislation or (b) The rites of Hajj (pilgrimage) and
directives; however, in order to properly visitation to the sacred places.
understand the details of the revealed (c) The specified times for beginning and
law, and to apply it according to new breaking the fast.
situations and circumstances while (d) The rulings with regards to Zakaah
keeping in mind the general welfare of (alms-tax) and its distribution.
the people, one must refer to the qualified (e) The inheritance laws.
Muslim scholars who must work solely The Shi'ites are very particular to take
within the bounds established by Allaah's positions in opposition to Ahlus-Sunnah,
Book and the Sunnah of the Prophet (may thus widening the gap between them and
Allaah's blessings and peace be upon us.
him).
Al-WALAA' (OBEDIENCE AND DEVOTION)
Sunnis Shi’ites
Al-walaa means "total adherence, They view al-walaa' as being one of the
obedience and devotion." The Sunnis pillars of imaan. They define it as the
believe that it is due only to the firm belief in the Twelve Imams
Messenger of Allaah, for Allaah says in including the "hidden" Imam). They
His Book "Whosoever obeys the consider one who does not have strict
Messenger, he has verily obeyed Allaah.'' devotion to Aalul-Bait as one who has no
No other person deserves our strict faith. They will not pray behind such a
adherence or our obedience and devotion. person, nor will they give him Zakaah
Our responsibilities to others are defined although he be deserving of it. They
by known legal principles, and there is no would treat such a person as a kaafir.
obedience due to any human being if that
entails disobedience to the Creator.
TAQIYYAH (CALCULATED DECEPTION)
Sunnis Shi’ites
It is defined as presenting an outer In spite of the differences among the

appearance that belies what one conceals various Shi'ite sects, they all agree that
inside, protecting oneself from harm. It is taqiyyah is a prescribed duty and a pillar
considered impermissible for a of their faith. Their schools of thought
Muslim to deceive other Muslims, could not stand without it. They learn its
because of the Prophet's saying: Whoever principles and methods and they practice
deceives is not of us." Resorting to it, especially if they are in dire
taqiyyah is permitted only in one circumstances. They exaggeratedly praise
situation: during war against the and flatter those whom they consider
disbelievers who are the enemies of disbelievers, whom they consider
Islaam. That is part of the etiquette of deserving of slaughter and destruction.
war. It is incumbent on the Muslim to be The verdict of kufr is passed on anyone
truthful and courageous in upholding the who is not of his or her sectarian school,
truth, and to be neither ostentatious, nor and for them "the end justifies the
deceiving, nor treacherous. He should means." Their ethics allow every manner
give sincere counsel, enjoin what is of lying, cunning and deception.
good and forbid what is evil.
GOVERNING THE ISLAAMIC STATE
Sunnis Shi’ites
The state is ruled by a caliph elected to Generally speaking, the right to govern
his position of leadership from among the according to Shi'ites, is hereditary, and
Muslim people. To be leader, a man must restricted to 'Ali, and his descendants by
be sane, rightly guided and Fatimah (the daughter of the Prophet).
knowledgeable. He should be known for There is, however, some slight difference
his piety and trustworthiness, and he among them on the point of the
should be capable of bearing such a hereditary right as to whom it belongs to.
responsibility. Those Muslims endowed Due to this view of theirs, the Shi'ites are
with knowledge and experience never loyal to any ruler unless he is one
nominates the caliph to his position of of the descendants of 'Ali bin Abi Taalib.
leadership. If he does not hold firm to his When the practice of hereditary
duty, and deviates from the directives of leadership vested in the descendants of
the Qur’aan, then they may remove him 'Ali and Fatimah could no longer be
from his position and strip him of all maintained, because the line had come to
authority. Otherwise, he deserves the an end, the Shi'ites invented the doctrine
obedience and cooperation of every of Ar-Raj'ah, according to which the last
Muslim. The role of caliphate is, to the Imam was not dead, but "hidden". He is
Sunnis, a great burden and responsibility, expected to arise and return at the end of
not a mere honour or opportunity for time, when he will slaughter all of his
exploitations political opponents, and those of his
ancestors, and will restore to the Shi'ites
their rights-which were "plundered" by
the other sects over the centuries
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FOOTNOTES
1. Related by Abu Dawood and others with an authentic chain of narrators.
2. The invocation is called Du'aa Sanamay Quraish the invocation against the two
idols of Quraish, by which the Shi'ites mean the two caliphs of Allaah's Messenger,
Abu Bakr and Ùmar!.
3. Khomeini, Al-Hukoomat ul-lslamiyyah, pp. 52-53.
4. What Khomeini means here, is that he not only affirms and believes all that is in the
Shi'ite book Al-Kaafi, but he also sees it as obligatory to adhere to it and put its
rulings and directives into effect in the Shi'ite state.
5. The two terms ‘Ahlus-Sunnah’ (Sunnis) and ‘Shi'ah’ (Shi'ites) need to be defined at
this point. Ahlus-Sunnah means literally "people of the established way or path". It
refers to the true Muslims, who follow the Sunnah (way) of Muhammad, the
Messenger of Allaah, upon the understanding of the Companions. The term Shi'ah is
from the phrase shi'atul Àli (adherents to or company of Àli), by which this sect is
known for reason of its attachment to the idea of the pre-eminence of Àli ibni Abi
Taalib and his descendants.
6. The author's reference to Azhar University's being in the beginning stage of its
"mission" requires some comment, as this treatise was written over thirty years ago.
Since that time, Al-Azhar has incorporated the study of the Shi'ite "Twelve Imamers"
school as a required pan of its curriculum in Islamic Studies. This, along with its call
for reconciliation of the various sects and schools of thought, might create the
impression of acceptance of the misguided sects such as the Shi'ite Twelve Imamers
and the Ismailis. In fact, the only legitimate reason for studying such sects and
movements is the hope that such a study will bring to light their real natures, and that
consequently, their false doctrines and perverse ideology may be refuted by reference
to the authentic sources of Islam, the Holy Qur’aan, the authentic Sunnah, and the
example of the Companions of the Prophet (Allaah's blessings and peace be upon
him).
7. This kind of "favouritism" has been repeated throughout different eras. It was due
to the sending of propagandists claiming such lofty goals of reconciliation that Iraq
was converted from a Sunni country containing a Shi'ite minority to a state that is
predominantly Shi'ite.
8. "Wali" has several meanings, the relevant ones in this context being "the closest
friend and associate" and "the one upon whom has been conferred legal authority to
rule; vicegerent". The person intended by this term in the quoted passage is obviously
Àli (may Allaah be pleased with him), the Prophet's cousin and the fourth caliph. By
forging such a verse the Shi'ite are attempting to give credence to their perverse view
that the only legal caliph was Àli and that the right to the caliphate belongs to Ahlil-
Bait (the members of the Prophet's family) alone. This they tried to do by claiming
divine revelation as a source of this belief of theirs, so it was expedient to forge a
Qur’aanic verse, in order to support their false position.
9. Noeldeke, History of Copies of the Qur’aan, Vol. 2, p. 102.
10. Zanaadiq is the plural of zindeeq, a Persian word meaning one who speaks heresy,
or who has deviated from the truth. It is also applied to disbelievers or atheists or
freethinkers. (Cf., Lisanul-Arab Vol. 10. p. 147).
11. The meaning of this statement, allegedly made by 'Ali in the course of an
argument with an unnamed zindeeq, is obscure, to say the least. We may assume from
the context that a discussion or dispute had been taking place between them, 'Ali
having been attacked in repudiation of his supposed insistence that he possessed that
missing one third of the Qur’aan, which according to Shi'ite belief was deleted by the
Companions of the Prophet. This is a concoction of the Shi'ites, falsely attributed to
'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him), in order to bolster their attempt to prove the
alteration of the Qur’aan. As for the verse cited as proof of deletion from the Qur’aan,
there is unanimous agreement among the Sunni commentators on the Qur’aan that,
after a careful analysis of the structure of the verse and its context, it may be
paraphrased as follows: "If any of you has an orphan girl under his guardianship and
he fears that he may not do her justice by granting her an appropriate dowry if he were
to marry her, then let him marry other women of his choice." For further details see
Ibn Katheer Tafseerul Qur’aan al-'Adheem. Vol. 1, p. 449.
12. By the 'hypocrites", Abu Mansoor At-Tabarsi means the Companions of Allaah's
Messenger (Allaah's blessing and peace be upon him), for it was they who collected
the Qur’aan, the 'Uthmani version which was adhered to and applied by 'Ali during
the period of his caliphate. If the statement attributed to 'Ali in At-Tabarsi's Al-lhtijaaj
had really come from him, it would have been treachery against Islam on his part, to
possess and conceal some missing portion of the Qur’aan and not make it public, nor
apply its principles, nor, circulate it amongst his subjects during the period of his
caliphate. Clearly At-Tabarsi has insulted and defamed 'Ali, since what he has written
actually implies treachery and deception on 'Ali's part.
13. Muhammad Mahdi Al-Asfahani Al-Kaathini, Ahsanul-Wadee'ah, Vol 2, p. 90.
14. Al-Kulaini, Al-Kaafi, 1278 A.H., p. 54
15. Al Azhar Maazine, 1372 A.H., p. 307.
16. Al-Kulaini, Al-Kaafi, 1278 A.H., p. 75
17. Al-Hazarn, Al Fisal fil Millal wan-Niha1, Vol. 2, p. 78 and Vol. 4, p. 182.
18. Jibt means an idol or a sorcerer, or one who claims to tell the future. Taaghoot is a
name applied to any object or person worshipped apart from the one God, Allaah.
19. Al-Mamqaani, lanqeehul-Maqaal fee Ahwaalir-Rijaal, 1352 A.H.,Vo. 1,p207.
20. The day of 'Ashooraa is the tenth day of Muharram of the Muslim lunar calendar
and it has great significance for the Shi'ites. It is the culmination of long days of bitter
grieving and vicious self-inflicted pain which they observe annually in
commemoration of he death of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet (sallahu
alayhi wa salam) who was martyred at Karbala in Iraq.
21. One naturally questions here why his grandfather 'Ali bin Abi Taalib did not do
just that during the period of his rule. Is his twelfth generation descendant more
sincere than 'Ali in his service of the Qur’aan and Islam?
22. Bai'at ur-Ridwaan is the pledge of allegiance and support by the Companions to
the Prophet, with which Allaah was well pleased, as is clearly indicated by the verse
revealed regarding it. The pledge was given to the Prophet by a group of
approximately fourteen hundred Companions (amongst them Abu Bakr and 'Umar)
who had headed out with him towards the Holy City of Mecca, unarmed and
intending to perform the rites of the minor pilgrimage to Allaah's sacred house, the
Ka'bah, in the sixth year of the Hijrah (emigration of the Prophet and his Companions
from Mecca to Medina). When they arrived at Hudaibia, a small village near Mecca,
the tribe of Quraish forbade them entrance to the city and news spread that they had
slain the emissary the Holy Prophet had sent to them. Upon this the Prophet (may
Allaah's peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge of allegiance to his cause
and for the defence of Islam against the disbelievers in case war should have to be
resorted to. See at-Tabari's Tareekhur-Rasul wal-Mulook, Vol. 4, pp. 72-81.
23. Qur’aan, 48:18.
24. Al-Khaalisi has somehow reasoned that by using the word "believers" in this
verse, Allaah is implying that some of those who swore allegiance were not believers.
Al- Khaalisi concludes from this that the Sunnis are mistaken in using this verse to
prove that all those who gave the pledge were believers, and that Allaah was pleased
with them. In fact, the only way Al-Khaalisi's interpretation would be credible is if the
text read: "... Allaah was pleased with the believers among them, when they swore
allegiance to you..."
25. Al-Kulaini, Al-Kaafi,
26. Ibid
27. Ibid
28. Ibid
29. Ibid
30. Ibid
31. Ibid
32. Ibid
33. The Mu'tazilaite sect introduced speculative dogma tics into Islam
34. The concept of the Muslim nation separating into seventy-three sects, is taken
from authentic traditions such as the following related by Abu Huraira (may Allaah be
pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allaah said: 'The Jews separated into seventy-
one sects, and the Christians into seventy-two, and my nation will divide into seventy-
three sects." This was recorded in the compilations of Abi-Dawood, Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn
Majah and others, with an authentic chain of transmitters. There is also narrated, in
the compilations of Abi Dawood, Ad-Darimi, Ahmad and others the statement:
"Seventy-two [of the seventy-three sects of the Muslim nation] will be in the fire, and
one only will be in Paradise; it is the Jama'ah [i.e. Ahlus-Sunnah wal Jama'ah]." In yet
another narration the, final statement is: "All of these [sects] will be in the fire except
one; it is the Jama'ah." Finally, there is another narration which states: "The
Companions asked: 'Which sect will triumph [i.e., achieve salvation]?' The Prophet
replied: 'The sect which adheres to that [set of beliefs and practices] which I and my
Companions adhere to."' It should be clear from these traditions that the one sect, out
of the seventy-three, which is to gain salvation, is the Ahlus-Sunnah, the only segment
of the Muslim community that strictly adheres to that which the Holy Prophet and his
noble Companions adhered to.
35. The name "Rawaafid" (Rafidites, Rafida) is applied generally, to all the various
sects of the Shi'ites, the first of which appeared during 'Ali's time. Among them are
the A-Saba'eeah who told 'Ali that he was God, as a result of which he ordered them
to be burned to death. Others followed, amongst them the Zaidiah, the Imamiah, and
the Keesaaniah. They differ from each other greatly and often we find one denying the
imaan of the other. The term rawaafid means literally rejectors, and was first used
when the followers of Zaid son of 'Ali Zain-ul-'Abideen, the son of Al-Husain son of
'Ali bin Abi Taalib, demanded that he disown the two caliphs Abu Bakr and 'Umar.
Upon hearing their demand Zaid said: "They were both ministers of my grandfather of
the Prophet Muhammad], therefore I will not disown them." Hearing this, the
followers of Zaid rejected him and parted from him, hence the name Rawaafid
(rejecters). It later came to denote all the Shi'ah, who claimed to be partisans of the
family of the Prophet Muhammad (Allaah's blessings and peace be upon him).
36. The two shahaadas are the two testifications of faith which are as follows: "I bear
witness that there is nothing worthy of worship but Allaah and I bear witness that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah."
37. Zakaah is the obligatory alms-tax assessed on accumulated wealth, and distributed
among the poor.
38. The Nusairis (also known as 'Alawis) are a Shi'ite sect that has a particularly
fanatic devotion to 'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him). They hold that Allaah
appears in the form of certain persons on the earth, and since there were no persons
after the Prophet of Allaah better than 'Ali and his sons, Allaah manifested Himself in
them and spoke with their tongues.
39. Abdul Qaahir Al-Baghdaadi states the Sunni position in Al-Farqu bainal-Firaq:
"They unanimously agreed that the ruling of disbelief must be made regarding a
person who has called a kaafir any of the ten Companions whom the Prophet (may
Allaah's blessings and peace be upon him) testified would be among the inhabitants of
Paradise." He also said that it is waajib (compulsory) to give a verdict of kufr
(heretical disbelief) in the case of anyone who considers any of the Companions to be
disbelievers.
40. Qur’aan 43:86
41. Ibn Katheer. Al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah Vol. 8. p. 233
42. The Companions of Muhammad are considered the best of creation after the
Prophets and Messengers of Allaah.
43. It is a Shi'ite tradition that Taqiyyah is my faith and the faith of my forefathers.
They also say that whosoever does not practice taqiyyah then he has no faith.
Furthermore it is mentioned in Al-lslamu Sabeelus-sa'aadah was-salaam "If a person
expected harm to befall him or his wealth in the general public order, it is incumbent
upon him to abandon the order of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. This
ruling is one of the peculiarities specific to the Shi'ites, and is called at-taqiyyah."
Clearly if this were to be followed to the letter, even Jihad (holy struggle for the sake
of Allaah) could be abandoned and this would be definitely in contradiction to the
command of Allaah the Exalted.
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Al-Khutoot Al-‘Areedah

In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

It is intended through this translation of Al-Khutoot Al-'Areedah to present to readers

THE PREDETERMINED FACT OF SECTARIANISM

The existence of numerous sects, the majority of which are deviant, is a

In a treatise entitled Tuhfatul-Awaam Maqbool, published recently, there appeared an

Khomeini, in his book Al-Hukoomatul-lslamiwah (the Islaamic government), claims

Al-Khutoot Al-'Areedah, provides some details from Al-Kaafi, a foundation stone of

Abu Bilal Mustafa Al-Kanadi, Mecca and Vancouver Ramadan-Dhul-Qa'dah 1403

THE CALL TO RECONCILIATION OF THE VARIOUS SECTS AND

THE QUESTION OF TAQIYYAH

SHI'ITE ATTACK ON THE NOBLE QUR’AAN

SHI'ITE LIES, EVEN AGAINST 'ALI

REJOICING OF THE MISSIONARIES AND ORIENTALISTS

SHI'ITE VIEWS ON THE MUSLIM RULERS

MALICE AGAINST ABU BAKR AND 'UMAR

Al-Mamqaani referred to the scholar Ash-Sheikh Muhammad bin Idrees Al-Hilli's

The expression "Al-Jibt wat-Taaghoot" is used by the Shi'ites in the prayer of

SHI'ITES EXALT THE ASSASSIN OF THE CALIPH 'UMAR

DESIRE FOR REVENGE AND DESTRUCTION

In Al-lrshaad fee Taarikhi Hujajillahi 'alal-'lbaad (Instruction in the History of God's

SHI'ITES' WAY OF THINKING UNCHANGED

DISTORTION OF HISTORICAL FACTS

THE SHI'ITES PLACE THEIR IMAMS ABOVE THE MESSENGER

SHI'ITE TREACHERY TOWARDS ISLAAMIC GOVERNMENTS

THE TREACHERY OF AL-'ALQAMI AND IBN ABIL-HADEED

of he Messenger of Allaah, as is evident from his malicious commentary on the book

Unfortunately, a number of our distinguished figures and authors continue to be

Al-'Alqami responded to Caliph Al-Musta'sim's kindness and generosity in making

SALVATION CANNOT BE ATTAINED WITHOUT PLEDGING

SHI'ITES DIFFER WITH MUSLIMS IN FUNDAMENTALS, NOT ONLY IN

The Shi'ites would like to force upon us as a precondition to reaching a mutual

THE TALE OF THE DOOR AND THE TUNNEL

THE CONCEPT OF PLEDGING ALLEIGIANCE ACCORDING TO THE

FRIENDSHIP AND AFFECTION AMONG THE RIGHTLY GUIDED

WHY WE MUST RID OURSELVES OF ANY CONNECTION WITH THE

SHI'ITES PREFER PROPAGATION OF THEIR SECTARIAN TENETS TO

THE INTRIGUE OF BAABISM AND BAHAISM AND THE ENSUING

FROM SHI'ISM TO COMMUNISM

This concludes what circumstances have allowed me to present by way of fulfilling

AN OUTLINE OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SUNNIS AND THE

THE GLORIOUS QUR’AAN

There is unanimous agreement among To some of them, the Qur’aan

AHAADEETH (THE PROPHETIC TRADITIONS)

THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET

BELIEF IN THE ONENESS OF GOD

AALUR-RSOOL (THE FAMILY OF THE MESSENGER)

THE MEANING OF SHARI'AH AND HAQEEQAH

Al-WALAA' (OBEDIENCE AND DEVOTION)

TAQIYYAH (CALCULATED DECEPTION)

It is defined as presenting an outer In spite of the differences among the

GOVERNING THE ISLAAMIC STATE

1. Related by Abu Dawood and others with an authentic chain of narrators.

3. Khomeini, Al-Hukoomat ul-lslamiyyah, pp. 52-53.

9. Noeldeke, History of Copies of the Qur’aan, Vol. 2, p. 102.

13. Muhammad Mahdi Al-Asfahani Al-Kaathini, Ahsanul-Wadee'ah, Vol 2, p. 90.

14. Al-Kulaini, Al-Kaafi, 1278 A.H., p. 54

15. Al Azhar Maazine, 1372 A.H., p. 307.

16. Al-Kulaini, Al-Kaafi, 1278 A.H., p. 75

19. Al-Mamqaani, lanqeehul-Maqaal fee Ahwaalir-Rijaal, 1352 A.H.,Vo. 1,p207.