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    Posted on August 14th, 2004

    Written by Chris Sivori

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    Like many of you I’ve been watching the Iraq and Najaf coverage with interest. It is challenging to try to read between the lines about what is happening. You have to sift through so many news reports to distill a semblance of what is actually going on, and you have to do a significant amount of research to achieve the most rudimentary amount of context. It seems like media coverage is impossible to obtain from a disinterested and contextual point of view. Anyway, whenever you see the Shiia marching with their portraits of Sadr you may have also noticed the presence of depictions of Imam Ali, the fourth Caliph of Islam, who the Shiia regard as the true successor of Muhammad. Ali was betrayed and killed much like another famous religious figure. See the image below for a visual comparison of popular depictions of Ali (left) and Jesus Christ (right).

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    1. cxy
      Posted on August 12th

      hi
      how are you
      tell me some FUCKEN ANSWERS for the FUCKEN christians,indinusims,etc except for the MUSLIMS

    2. cxy
      Posted on August 12th

      hi iam soooo sorry ?

    3. Shia of Ali
      Posted on August 17th

      Salam Alkum(peace be upon u)
      well as a Muslim Shia myself I’d like to add that according to Shia Muslims Imam Ali (as) did look like Prophet Jesus (as) this is a fact our beloved Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hp) has said ” if u want to see the son of Mary(Prophet Jesus) look into the face of Ali Ibn Abi Talib

    4. Another Shia of Ali
      Posted on December 30th

      Well yes but Muslims aso believe in Jesus but as another prophet

    5. anonomous
      Posted on December 31st

      HI,
      Just to let u know, even tho we Shia believe that Ali pbuh is the first successor of Prophet Mohammad pbuh, we do not regard him to be a prphet or any such higher than an Imam/Caliph.

    6. Mohamed
      Posted on January 10th

      Imam Ali (as) is regarded by the Shia as an Imam, but most people do not know what an Imam is. The Prophet Muhammad (sas) said: “The likeness of Ali to me is that of Aaron to Moses, except that there will be no prophet after me.” According to the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (sas), Imam Ali of course did not receive revelation. However, he had all other qualities of infallibility. Interestingly enough, he was worshipped by some ignorant people at that time. They witnessed him performing miricles as prophets do, due to their lack of faith, they worshipped him. There are many cases, like the battle of Khaduk, Khaibar, and many others where these situations showed their colors, according to both Shia and Sunni sources, where Imam Ali performed superhuman tasks. The quote of the Prophet Muhammad (sas) suffices: “The triumph of Ali on the day of Khanduk, is greater than the worship of all of humanity and the jinns until the day of judgement.”

    7. yusof al-attas al-haj
      Posted on February 2nd

      well i would like to tell all of u that we are all muslim!
      Imam Syafiee, Hanafi, Maliki, or what ever..as long as we say there is no gao but allah and muhammad is the messager of allah….

    8. IloveAllah
      Posted on February 2nd

      hi there just to let u know that drawing pictures of the Imams (A.S.) is haram. :)

    9. Muhammad (s.a.w) ALI (a.s)
      Posted on February 3rd

      Salam to all brothers and sisters, muslim or not muslim,

      Firstly, if you cannot begin to grasp the unsurpassed understanding and intellect aswell as courage and strentgh shown only for the sake of Allah by Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib, then what chance do you have of understanding his overwhelming character, which cannot even be epitomised in a picture or graphic of any physical representation. It doesnt matter what he looked like if you do not wish to try and grasp his concepts for a peacefull world, of piety and understanding in tolerance and the vast rivers of knowledge which would flow therin…then you do not have to look unto him but at his personality and SUPERB judge in char…just one of his many sayings..”Our affairs are attached to the destiny decreed by Allah, even our best plans may lead us to destruction.” So beware what you proclaim without truth, because the only truth is Allah and he is ALL knowing ALL seeing…Peace be with you….on the day of rekoning brothers and sisters.

    10. Follower of Sunnah
      Posted on March 11th

      Peace be upon those who follow the revealed righteous guidance,

      as a muslim, we should all adhere to the sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the practices of those among his companions, whom all know best of his (saw)’s sunnah. Certainly, Ali (ra) is of the greatest from the sahabah, but we should not elevate him unto such a level that which was not practically done during the lifetime of Rasoolullah (saw). we must also remeber that the Prophet (saw) said:

      “If I were to take an intimate friend other than my Lord, I would take Abu Bakr. But what binds us is the brotherhood of Islam and its love. Let no door [of the Prophet’s mosque] remain open except Abu Bakr’s”

      In additon, the Messenger of Allah praised many other Sahabah, and therefore, we should not single out only one sahaba. furtheremore, the concept of Imaamah is a bid’ah and innovation in the deen. if it were so important to the aqeedah, why is it not mentioned even once in the Qur’an? however, the Allah does mention Abu Bakr in the Qur’an:

      “The second of two when the two were in the cave, and he said unto his companion: Grieve not” (9:40) which refers, by Consensus, to the Prophet and Abu Bakr. Allah further praised him above the rest by saying: “Those who spent and fought before the victory are not upon a level (with the rest of you).” (57:10)

      i don’t want everyone to worship Abu Bakr (astaghfirullah), but we must understand the rankings of all the sahabah (ra) in a comprehensive manner.

      wassalam
      Follower of the Sunnah Of Muhammad (SAW)

    11. Peshwar Nights
      Posted on March 18th

      To the person above, please read Peshwar nights. Good book.

      Someone earlier said that we are all muslim… That is only the first part my dear friend. Stop sugar coating it, and face reality. Don’t be afraid, do it while your souls are still in your body and while you still have a chance! You cannot build half a bridge and still get to the other side. Both parts must be completed. You must not only be a muslim, but you must understand that Imam Ali a.s. was the true succesor to The prophet Mohamed s.a.s.

      The Sunnah follow people who burnt down the house of the Daughter of the prophet, killing her unborn child when she was slammed by the door of the invading sunnah! The sunnah say you will have a gauranteed ticket to heaven, if you kill 7 Shia! What are these childish, unjust teachings? How can the Sunnah deny the crack in the Kaaba, that reopens every year? This is surely where Imam Ali a.s. was born.

      You clearly show your ignorance by saying that Imam Ali a.s. and the family of the prophet are not mentiond in the qur’an. Every sentance in the qur’an has not only the plain meaning, but an alternate or multiple meanings. To decipher the qur’an is a very challenging task. Oh yeah, it never says Abu Bakrs name either.

    12. wafa
      Posted on March 25th

      shiism is idolatry of ali [as]

    13. sarah
      Posted on April 9th

      well 4 ur big fat stupid information imam ali(asw)is i recon better than abu baker and jesus and abu baker wasnt related 2 da prophet 4 gods sake he just barged in out of da blue and stole imam alis place so don u fukn basterds bulll crap about IMAM ALI FUK ALL U SUNNIS AND UE DA TERRISTS AROUN HERE UR DA KILLERS IN IRAQ U FUKN DIK HEADS

    14. MUSLIMS FOR EVER
      Posted on April 11th

      WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO ALL… SOME HAVE MENTIONED ALOT OF GOOD THINGS AND SOME OTHERS ARE JUST BLINDED BY THEIR HATE TO IMMAN ALI AND HIS BELOVED FAMILY… AS THE PROPHET ONCE SAID THAT ” ADAM WAS SITTING IN HEAVEN WHEN WAS CREATED BY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH, AND ADAM SAW FIVE HUMAN BEINGS WALK IN FRONT OF HIM, AND ADAM ASKED ALLAH, WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE WHEN YOU HAVE SAID TO ME I”M THE FIRST HUMAN TO CREAT, ALLAH SAID TO ADAM THOSE ARE YOUR CHILDREN, MOHAMAD (ASW), ALI HIS SUCCESSOR, FATIMA THE DAUGHTER OF MOHAMMAD AND THE WIFE OF ALI, AND HASSAN AND HUSSAIN…THEN ALLAH SAID TO ADAM, I HAVE CREATED THESE FIVE PEOPLE BEFORE I HAVE CREATED THE UNIVERSE 2 THOUSAND YEARS…”" MAY ALLAH BLESS US ALL THEIR BLESSING…

      HOWEVER, MY COMMENT IS FOR SARAH, EVERYONE KNOWS WHO ALI IS AND FOR THAT ALL MANKIND HATE US SHIITE FOR BELIEVING IN GIM… WAS IT NOT ALI THAT TORE DOWN THE DOOR F KABAR OR THE MAN THAT STOOD IN EVERY BTTLE FIGHTING SIDE BY SIDE THE PROHET…

      LET US LET PUT OUR DIFFERECES ASIDE AND LET US REMEMBER THAT “THERE IS NO ALLAH BUT THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH AND THAT MOHAMMAD IS HIS FINAL AND BELOVED PROPHET AND OR MESSANGER.

      ALLAH BLESS US ALL AND BE WITH ALL PALISTINIANS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IRAQIS…

    15. MUSLIMS FOR EVER
      Posted on April 11th

      JUST ANOTHER THING… WHAT IS HAPPENING IN IRAQ AS FAR AS THE SUNNIS AND THE KURDS ARE NOT ALLOWING THE SHIITE TO RULE WELL THAT IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT IS THE SHIITE RULE THERE WILL BE PEACE AND COMFORT TO ALL BECAUSE THE SHIITE ALWAYS LOVED OTHERS AND LIVED BY THE PROPHETS SAYING AND THOSE OF ALI’S AND THEIR BELOVED FAMILY… AND THAT IS NOT WHAT MOST SUNNIS AND OTHERS WOULD WANT BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT POWER AND MONEY JUST LIKE OMAR, ABU BAKIR, AND OTHMAN…

      AND YES DO REMEMBER THE AL-QUABA OPENING AND THE SWORD OF AL-FIQUAR THAT HAS GIVING ISLAM ITS PROPER NAME AND PLACE ON EARTH…

      IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF ALI THAT WE EXCIST NOT ANY OTHER MANKIND…

    16. MUSLIMS FOR EVER
      Posted on April 11th

      HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROPHETS SAYINGS OF IMAM ALI(AS)
      1)The Prophet said, “There is no sword but Dhul-Fiqar, and there is no man but ALI.”

      2) The Prophet said, “The carrier of my flag in this life and the Hereafter is ALI.”

      3) The Prophet said, “The truest believers are three: the believer during the time of Al Ya-Sin,
      the believer during the time of Pharaoh, and the best of all, ALI.”

      4)
      The Prophet said, “The caller will call out on the Day of Judgment, ‘O Muhammad, blessed
      be your father, and Ibrahim, and blessed be your brother, ALI.”

      5) The Prophet said, “Every prophet has an executor and inheritor, and my executor and
      inheritor is ALI.”

      6) The Prophet said, “We were created from the same tree, I and ALI .”

      7) The Prophet said, “The most knowledgeable person in my nation after me is ALI .”

      8) The Prophet said, “Embellish your gatherings by mentioning ALI .”

      9) The Prophet said, “I am the warner, and the guide after me is ALI.”

      10) The Prophet said, “There would not be one sufficient for Fatima if God had not created ALI.”

      11) The Prophet said, “For the one who believes and trusts in me, I recommend the sainthood
      of ALI.”

      12) The Prophet said, “The first of you to reach the Pond is the first of you who accepted Islam: A
      LI.”

      13) The Prophet said, “There is a tree in Paradise called Tuba. Its roots are in the house of ALI,
      and its branches are ALI .”

      14) The Prophet said, “ALI is the distinguisher between truth and falsehood.”

      15) The Prophet said, “The hand of ALI and my hand are equal in justice.”

      16) The Prophet said, “ALI is the Imam of goodness, the fighter against iniquity, the helper of
      those who come to his aid, and the deserter of those who desert him.”

      17) The Prophet said, “ALI is the Imam of the pious, the prince of believers, and the leader of
      the resplendent.”

      18) The Prophet said, “ALI is to me what Harun was to Musa.”

      19) The Prophet said, “ALI holds a right over this nation like the right of a father over his son.”

      20) The Prophet said, “ALI is with the Qur’an, and the Qur’an is with Ali.”

      21) The Prophet said, “ALI is the door of my knowledge, and the one who will clarifies for my
      nation that which I was sent with.”

      22) The Prophet said, “Love for ALI is faith, and hatred for Ali is hypocrisy.”

      23) The Prophet said, “ALI is the partition between Heaven and Hell.”

      24) The Prophet said, “Mentioning ALI is a form of worship, and looking upon him is a form of
      worship.”

      25) The Prophet said, “ALI stands in relation to me as my head to my body.”

      26) The Prophet said, “The verse of purification was revealed concerning five people: myself,
      ALI, Hassan, Hussein, and Fatima.”

      27) The Prophet said, “Fatima is more beloved to me than you, oh ALI, and you are dearer to
      me than her.”

      READ IT AND WEEP IT PEPLE THAT IS WHAT THE LEAST THE PROPHET COULD SAY ABOUT ALI…

      ISLAM IS ALI AND ALI IS ISLAM THAT IS WHAT I HAVE T SAY ABOUT THAT…

      THANK YOU…

    17. hasseian
      Posted on July 12th

      to my understanding imam ali was more than a human he was da base of islam after mohmed asw ali was the camander of the faitfull as the profit said i ame the city og knowedge and ali is the door for whom ever wats the knowledge and truth come to it from the door and euthman was an istegater so was abu baker did he come to ali after gader and al wada speech and say baka bakn ya ali ur have be chosen to be the camander of ali muslims
      ali could have killed them all but was told to not didnt the fought aganist ali
      his sone was killed cuz he was his sone we didnt kill u cuz we haited u but cuz of the haterd towerd ur dad ali is real islam first muslim why r we being killed and hated by evry one and the whole world is a gainst us and agains the shiah revolution in iran and it cuz we love ali and ali was so strung that even death couldnt face him it hide behind a caward like ibn molgem

    18. hasseian
      Posted on July 12th

      if any thing ali is da best

    19. nasir Qadri
      Posted on July 28th

      Ya Ali Madad

      Shias are the best among all the muslims
      i were an scholar of al-sunnah
      but now i was converted to shiaism b/c that only the twelve Imams are the rightful successors of Muhamad S.A.W.W.
      and others Qadrias as we are, are not syeds b/c abdul qadir jilani our ancestor is not an enough and nice personality of islam . He was a son of a thief and born from his father before his father’s nikah with his mother.

    20. Yaseen Ali
      Posted on July 30th

      Sallam ba Hamma( Hello 2all).

      Say ALI MULLAH and think for a minut about his personality. you will be finding your self with him. He is key of all success.

      where every you go ALI MULLAH is with you, if you really trust your thoughts.
      Ask for help from ALI MULLAH when ever you are in danger,he will help you.

      I am so LUCKY that I am SHEYA of ALI MULLAH.

    21. noman
      Posted on August 28th

      Relating to mr Nasir Qadri’s opinion about abdul qadir jeelani, I ask in which books it is written?

      Anser me

      Noman Attari

    22. noman
      Posted on August 28th

      Relating to mr Nasir Qadri’s opinion about Abdul Qadir Jilani, I ask in which book it is written?

    23. united
      Posted on September 3rd

      salaam. and may peace and blessings be to you all.

      I am really disappointed after reading some of the above contents. shiaism and sunnieism is a way of life. we can not kill each other for something that happened some 1400 years ago. I am a practicing shia, and I love all of the imams. we should take their lives and use them as examples in our life. we as muslims she be united and stand as one against the real nowday oppressers. don’t you think that israel and the us want us to fight. thay want us to be in constant war. they want us to hate each other and not concentrate on them as they go about their own political agendas. again I am a shia, but that label shouldn’t separate me from my fellow mjslims. when I read comments like the one above (sarah) I feel disappointed. sunnies are our brothers, like we are to them. muslims living in the us should try to bridge the connection between the two.

      thank you for your time

    24. Basheer
      Posted on September 29th

      I am a ismaili shia,the aga khan is the 49th direct desendant of ali through Imam Hussein,Imam of the time,to shias please look into the ismaili web page for more infor of the family of our prophet,also to the sunnis read and build your knowledge as we are all of the same flock.the Aga Khan is a fine example of charity to all muslims who’s decendants from Esmail to Imam Moez( the Fatimeds of Egypt)th the assasins of 13th century ,49 imams direct (hand on hand as the famous Nasir Khusraw said the rope of Allah more infor on their sites,read the book about Imam Jaffer sadiq regarding the light sura (43/25 light upon light imam to imam,both Imam Bakir and Son jafer Sadiq split open knowledge as our beloved Prophet once told Jabir his companion as he watched the holy Prophet play with his grandson,”jabir” you will live long enough to pay greetings to his grandsons who will split open knowledge, Jabir did live long enough to pass the greetings see book by Arzina R lalani on “early Shia Thought ” I read this book many times and the more I read the more I fell in love with the pure family of our Prophet peace be on him . Hanabal was himself a student of Imam Bakir I am sure All sunnis love the family of our Prophet as much as we do and understanding our view on Imamat will be enhanceful.you know the problems we have today,it is ignorance the west have of Islam that we have so much trouble today,and pluralism is important to us as to the west of better understanding of us fellow Muslims,the Aga Khan Gives us guidence and help in living in the atomic age and deeper meaning of our Quran “Zarir(outer)batin(innner) meanings of our Book,the Aga Khan and his decendants have survived 49 generations in linear descent though persucutions I thank you for reading and Allah be with you Amin

    25. nur mujahideen
      Posted on November 8th

      why are we comparing who looks like who when millions of muslims are dying everyday!Brothers and Sisters please spend your time in Dawah…spread the message of islam and stop the madness!

    26. ABU AIDLIN
      Posted on November 29th

      AWFUL…..I DON’T KNOW WHERE THIS IDEA CAME FROM…I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS IS NOT ALI BUT I BELIEVE THE ONE WHO DRAWN THIS PICTURE MUST BE……….OUT OF HIS MIND.

    27. Posted on December 15th

      h if you think that ali look like jesus christ u r not wrong
      couse ali as we the true blood line the alevi people of wethe tribe of ali know him by his name as god himself couse ali mean the high one ali agle the most high so he is the father of the crist.

    28. qasim
      Posted on January 2nd

      salam

      just to let
      u know that drawing pictures of the Imams (A.S.) is not good and we shias dont like it

      one more thing allah is not a god

      god is he who is superhuman being

      allah is not humamn he created jesus and ali

      allah is the true creator whom u shold worship any question u have againt the religion muslim i bet u will get the right ans but if i ask a question u might not have an answer

      become muslim

      then to become shia its easy to prove like a pice of cake ask me @ shajarqasim@yahoo.com

    29. muhamad salman
      Posted on January 19th

      hii people i am shiite muslim imam ali i likes Imam Ali and Imam hussein they are wisest and strong and they have to kill inoncentemen but one day god will return justice against all which are vs we and the Muslims with helps of Imam mahdi for L Imam Ali and hussein I would give my life:d imam ali and imam hussein and prophete mohamad tey are my life and hezbollah and sayed hassan nasrallah :d

    30. Posted on March 24th

      we all all muslims, we are all ummah of prophet Muhammad(SAW). why we have to say that we are shia or sunni etc. we all beleive qiyaamah will come. and we will face our lord (allah subuhaanahu wata’ala). so we have to do right things. all muslims are relatives. all are brothers and sisters.
      i got question in mind when i see that photo (saying that it was ali ibn abi talib(as). 4th caliph of islam). why we are practicing like christians who draws imaginary picture of Isa(jesus)(pbuh).they are the people who changed allah’s book (injeel) ,they are the people who says jesus is begotton son of god(some says jesus is god). i beleive, our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has said ” if u want to see the son of Mary(Prophet Jesus) look into the face of Ali Ibn Abi Talib”. it does not meant that the christian imaginary drawing is picture of jesus(pbuh).

    31. Posted on March 25th

      Allah the exalted said Say , ” O People of the Scripture, do not exceed limits in your religion beyond the truth and do not follow the inclinations of a people who had gone astray before and misled many and have strayed from the soundness of the way.” [Al-Qur'ân:5 77]

      Ali(raliallah anhu) said “With regard to me, two categories of people will be ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away from Rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes him away from Rightfulness. The best man with regard to me is he who is on the middle course. So be with him and be with the great majority (of Muslims) because Allaah’s hand (of protection) is on keeping unity”.

      * Kharijites who said that Imaam Ali was a disbeliever and they send Ibn Muljim to kill him and he did that.
      * Shi’ia’s who said that he was infallible Imaam and Allaah had chosen him for leading Muslims . ect.
      * Sunnis ( Majority of Muslims ) who said that he was a great companion of the prophet and he was a great leader to Muslims but Muslims had chosen him to be their leader not Allaah.

    32. HARI
      Posted on April 29th

      WHEATHER THERE IS LIKENESS OR SO BETWEEN TWO PROPHETS OR SAINTS IS NOT THE NEED OF THE HOUR
      IT IS WAHT YOU REALISE INSIDE YOU,SEE THE GOD INSIDE AS SUFIS SAY,,,,, AN AL HAQ,,,,,
      KALYAN

    33. Posted on May 21st

      hi

    34. Posted on May 21st

      hi i am a christian

    35. Posted on May 21st

      hi muhammad is a not prophet of allah jesus is the true son of god he is the holy men

    36. Posted on May 21st

      jesus is true son of allah muhammad is a ordinary man he makes a quran the book of muhammad

    37. Posted on May 21st

      ALLAH AKBAR WHICH MINS THE GOD IS THE GREATEST AND SON JESUS

    38. Posted on July 4th

      On very high Mountain i Stood I Cried the Name of Imam ALI Oh ALI .. Lion of God King of Men Say my prayer to my God ALLAH

      Every body knows that ALI is true HAQQQ Ali is Lion of God without Ali Omar Osman was nothing .. they have self told it so many times … islam is my deen mohammad is my prophet Quran is my way ali is my imam ahlol bayt is my love Jihad is my dream qibla is my direction PARADISE IS MY GOAL ya ali …. Samim Afghan Proud to ne SHia ( Haydare Karrar )

    39. amir asyraf
      Posted on July 7th

      assalamualaikum……i juz hope,all of muslims around the world,stop fighting against each other…i m a sunni muslim…well,as u know,when i m called a sunni,i wil surely say that shiah is not right…i m sure,shiah followers are also like that….for 1400 years since our prophet muhammad and saiyidina ali left us,we keep fighting against each other…we hav forgotten that we believe in the same god,same prophet…maybe some of us forgot,that we r brothers…that’s why we are weak…our enemy always think how to defeat us…looking back into the past…..jews occupied palestine,that time,they hae nothing,only support from US and great britain…but now,they bcome so powerful,undefeated…if sunni and shia never want to unite,only god knows…i know that we all believe that one day,jesus and imam mahdi will come as our saviours…but,do we
      hav to wait until that time?i m sure,at that time,only some of us who can witness the arrival of jesus and mahdi…
      we hav the choice…we can stop fighting,and learn to respect each other…no matter who we are,mu’tazila,shia,sunni,khawarij,alevi…we must unite first…when all of our enemies defeated,we can continue finding ways to solve the prblem between us…shia must know abot the concept of taqiyya,right?now,we r still weak,the concept of taqiyya can be used between us now…we do like this,shia doesn’t care about sunni,and sunni also never care about shia….wat we need now is unity,only that….unity is so impotant at the moment…..please…think again

    40. amir asyraf
      Posted on July 24th

      umm akhee no offence abu bakr stole fadak away from the prophets daughter crushed her under a door i dont think hes to good he called the prophets daughter a liar but wen the muslims went to compete in a face off with christians and said lanatullah ilal kazebeen lanat on the liar he only picked the most honest ppl he didnt pick abu bakr or his daughter he picked his own daughter fatima zahra and also abu bakr called prophet deluded so after all this is abu bakr good

    41. amir asyraf
      Posted on August 10th

      hi guys,read my opinion(july 7TH)!!!!!the letter on 24th july is not from me,someone uses my name!!!may Allah forgive him for what he had done……

    42. amir asyraf
      Posted on August 10th

      plzz…..stop all this…….christians r also like us….there r protestans in england,roman catholic in italy,orthodox in russia,but do they have fight between each other like us??????plzzzzz………………email me,shamilbashayev@yahoo.com….or call this no. 60179832726…….

    43. amir asyraf
      Posted on August 10th

      if NABI MUHAMMAD and SAIYIDINA ALI r stil alive today,i can’t imagine how they will feel…….ya allah,show them your mercy…..

    44. ali akbar m
      Posted on April 28th

      i love you all that you have said about myimmam and all mankind immam ali hlliasallam well done toall of you ,i love all right thing you have told and said about imamme ali (please do not abuse anybody or any casst jast say god inshalla guides those who in egnorent and woh egnours the facts) love you ali akbar from dubai

    45. Hamza Ali
      Posted on November 19th

      Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Islam, below is some of the lies that Shi'ites say about their 12 Imams, as some of you might have already known that the Shi'ites are different in many aspects of Islam….. But I'll tell you that the Shi'ites are Not Muslims since they insult Islam with all of their superstitions and lies about their 12 Imams, here are some of the many things that the Shi'ites say about their Imams. (please read all the other articles on shi'ites on this site)

      “All the Imams are infallible just like the prophets. The Shi'ites derive their religion from their immaculate Imams” (Ibid, p. 22)

      Well this is a clear statement of kufr from the Shi'ites, as you can see they admit that they derive their religion from their Imams, well this means that if a Shi'ite Imam made something that in the Qur'an was lawful, forbidden, the Shi'ites would follow their Imams… by this statement the Shi'ites have taken themselves outside Islam.

      “By listening to the voice of a person, the Imams can tell if the person was destined to go to hell or to heaven; they would thus answer his questions accordingly” (Usool al Kafi, p. 185)

      Dear Brothers and Sisters, as you can see the Shi'ites make their Imams out to be some God-like being, can't they see that this is Shirk (worshipping other than Allah, or associating partners with him).

      “The Imams possess all the knowledge granted to angels, prophets and messengers” (Al-Kulaini, Al-kaafi, p.255.)

      Well here is more shirk from the Shi'ites… How can an Imam, who is just a human, know the Unseen??? Only Allah knows the Unseen, and think about this… The Imams were not even Alive at the time of all of the prophets so here is a major contradiction in the Shi'ite faith!

      “The Imams know when they will die, and they do not die except by their own choice” (Ibid, p: 258.)

      Now, this is a clear statement of kufr. Only Allah knows when a man will die! And these Shi'ites say that their Imams can control when they die?? This is major kufr and shirk for any one to believe in all the things that the Shi'ites say about their Imams!

      “The Imams have knowledge of whatever occurred in the past and whatever will happen in the future, and nothing is concealed from them” (Ibid, p. 260.)

      Subhanallah!! Only Allah knows the future for any person to say that these Imams know the Unseen is committing Shirk and takes himself outside Islam.

      “The Imams have knowledge of all the revealed books, regardless of the languages in which they were revealed” (Ibid, p. 227.)

      As you can see these Shi'ites have elevated their Imams to a God-like level, and the Shi'ites say that there is nothing wrong with this!!! Now can we see why the Shi'ites are different to us muslims!

      “No one compiled the Qur'an completely except the Imams, and they encompass all of its knowledge' (Ibid, p. 228)

      So since the Qur'an was not compiled by the Imams then does that mean that the Quran is fabricated????? These Shi'ites want to even destroy Islam… look at what they say, they even insult the Qur'an!! And it is a well known fact that the Shi'ites have their own Qur'an (On this web site we have an article all about the false lies that the Shi'ites put in their own so called Qur'an).

      “Signs of the prophets are possessed by the Imams” (Ibid, p. 231.) The Shi'ites have once again elevated their Imams to a very high level. The Imams they refer too are only human! So why do the Shi'ites worship them.

      “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 judgments” (Ibid,p. 397.)

      The Shi'ites even think that their Imams can do what ever they want!! Here they say that their Imams can just pass judgment on anybody! And they say that their Imams will not rule by the Qur'an but will rule by the laws of David!! (All Muslims must rule by the Qur'an and Sunnah). This is a proof that the awaited Imam of the Shi'ites is not the one that Muslims believe in but he is indeed the Anti-Christ (A'war al-Dajjal). The one that all Jews are waiting for him.

      “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” (Ibid, p.277.)

      The Shi'ites have proven themselves to be non-Muslims please dear brothers and sisters look at what these Shi'ites are saying, understand that the Shi'ites are really NOT Muslims!

      Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters, above is only a small fraction of what Shi'ites say about their Imams… their are many many Shi'ite books claiming the same thing as above about their Imams. So my Brothers and Sisters how can we call these Shi'ites 'Muslim' after what they say about their Imams, If a person worships Idols and does not follow the Qur'an is he a Muslim???? now the Shi'ites worship their Imams and they raise their Imams word over the Qur'an (they say that their Imams word abrogates the Qur'an), so dear Muslims make du'a that Allah guides us on the straight path and exposes the lies that the Shi'ites attribute to Islam, Ameen!

    46. Jason
      Posted on February 21st

      And yet yo ucan see..the devil is doing a good job making us Christians and muslim go against each other…the devils has tainted allot of hearts to think we are totally different…that the “other “is the religion of the devil and need to be killed…so many times we have been tricked by the devil..yet we never see that we are the same…i know we are but others that are blinded don't. it could most likely be the same and we been plagued through the years of the deity of darkness…God came to Earth in many forms and we never knew he was here..to blinded by the devils work…allot is the “unexaplined”.

    47. Ali
      Posted on May 10th

      You should read up on your history before you make these comments. We beleive him higher than prohphets. He is one of the 14 infallibles. He is al insan in the koran. Many traditions say he is al insan.

    48. Ali
      Posted on May 10th

      Yeah it was. look it up in history books. Imam ali was mentioned in the azaan until i think umar or uthman stopped it. These ppl were power hungry. The prophet not once but on manny occasions said that ali is my succsessor. THat isw wwhy we curse abu bakr and hwo do you know these verses are about abu bakr.

    49. Ali
      Posted on May 10th

      No it isnt. You think that because you dont understand the power of allah. Your understanding of allah is less than my nderstanding of imam ali.

    50. Shukrullah
      Posted on May 22nd

      Salam:
      Ali (as) is the best and one of the heighest positioned person of Allah. Every one has his own position. There are 124000 Propherts of Allah but there is only one Ali (A.s) who was sent for the goodness of the world, who remained like a light in evey one's heart, whose all Sons and Grand-sons were killed becouse they wanted peace. Ali(A.S) is the Imam of every person in the world and the successor of Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH).

    51. khalil_alaah
      Posted on July 19th

      Asalaam aliyokom wa rahmat alaah wa barakaatoho

      do any of u know what the so called {sahaba} did after the death of sayedna Mohammad {sala laah aliyhe wa AALIHI wa salam } ????????????????
      do your research properly . they attacked imam Ali's {aliyhi salaam} house and caused his wife FATIMA {aliyha salaam} the daughter of the sayedna Mohammad to have a miscarriage .
      ……….sahaba………..hemmmmmmmmmmmm
      i wonder ………..

    52. peacefullrelegion
      Posted on August 10th

      Lets see how many people get it.

      Prophet (SAWW) was both the NABI and RASOOL.
      RISALAT and NABOOVAT are two different things.

      1.) RISAALAT is tied to all the worldy matter or Shariyah about how to spend life and do things in this world.
      2.) NABAOOVAT is the equivilant of Risalat in Rohhaniat. Means In the Rohani world NABOVVAT is what is applicable as Shariya. Shariyat is not applied on Rohani Duniya and example of which is that Namaaz is not FARZ on ROOOH.

      Hazrat Ali Karam Allah Wajhu was the Khalifa-e-Naboovat, It doesn't mean he got the naboovat or he was Nabi.

      Where Hazarat Abbu Bakar Siddiq (RATA) was the Khalifa of Risalat and took care of implimnetation of Shariat After Nabi Pak(Saww).

      SO As Far as Hazarat Ali is concenred you guys can discuss for eternity and will not be able to even WET your feet in the oceans of Hazrat Ali's Daraja, and I think I don't even deserve to comment on that Darja so I stop myself as whatever I say cannot do Justice to Hazarat Ali's Darja. So everyeone should do that.

      About Hazrat Abbu Bakar Siddiqui and all the other Khalifa's, We know how these Sahaba's have worked during and after Prophet (SAWW) for Islam and Prophet's sayings about all of them. And again we as muslim today cannot completly understand the RUTBA/DARJA of any of these great personalities.

      SO LETS Recite Darood and Salam and pray for ourselves that Allah forgive all our comments that are not correct.

      Wasalaam

    53. khalil_allaah
      Posted on November 6th

      salam 3alikom ya mohibeen immam ali
      imaam ali aliyhi alsalaam is the greatest . sayedna Mohammad sala laah 3alihi wa aalihe salem allways was talking about immam ali he never spoke abut abo baker or 3oomar or the other so called sahaaba . dont get me wrong they r sahaba but not sahabat sayedna Mohammad thay r sahabat al gaaheliya and hobal and 3ezat the statues that sayedna ali 3alyhi alsalaam broke . + thay did not become musems willingly they serenaded to islaam . sahaba more like nasaaba.
      sallam 3ala mohebin ali ibn abi taleb 3alihi al salaam

    54. Visitor 101
      Posted on November 27th

      This is a painting of prophet Mohammad NOT Imam Ali.

    55. khalil_allaah
      Posted on December 2nd

      to all visitors of this site and nawaaseb { so called suni’s }
      sayedona al imaam ali 3alayhi alsalaam and the rest of the imaams are the holly Koran and they only do what is written in the holly Koran not like your so called sahaba they only follow the devil . they don’t even know a thing about the holly Koran . and then whole world knows that 3oomar use to always say [ if it wasn't for imam Ali {3}i would have been ruined] {lawola alemaam Ali la halika 3omar }
      and abo buker alsadeek stole the khelaafa from saydona al imam ali [3] because the holle world knows that sayedna mohamad [sl3wa] said many times that al imaam ali [3] was the khalif after his passing .
      so i say 2 all nawaseb [sunis] do your reserch properly before you end up in hell where you all belong :-}

    56. khalil_allaah
      Posted on December 2nd

      Imam Ali (as) is regarded by the Shia as an Imam, but most people do not know what an Imam is. The Prophet Muhammad (sas) said: “The likeness of Ali to me is that of Aaron to Moses, except that there will be no prophet after me.” According to the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (sas), Imam Ali of course did not receive revelation. However, he had all other qualities of infallibility. Interestingly enough, he was worshipped by some ignorant people at that time. They witnessed him performing miricles as prophets do, due to their lack of faith, they worshipped him. There are many cases, like the battle of Khaduk, Khaibar, and many others where these situations showed their colors, according to both Shia and Sunni sources, where Imam Ali performed superhuman tasks. The quote of the Prophet Muhammad (sas) suffices: “The triumph of Ali on the day of Khanduk, is greater than the worship of all of humanity and the jinns until the day of judgement.”

    57. khalil_allaah
      Posted on December 2nd

      In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

      The 18th of Dhul-hijjah is a very important day in the calendar of the followers of the Ahlul-Bayt, (A.S.). It is known as Eid al-Ghadeer, refering to that great moment in history when the Holy Prophet, may God bless him and his household, declared in front of over 100,000 Muslims returning from Haj, the WILAYAT OF ‘ALI BIN ABI TALIB (a).

      The historical details are very well known to all of us and widely found in various books of history, theology and polemics. I would like to quote a few ahadith on the significance of the day. I will be using Mafateehul Jinaan of Shaykh ‘Abbas Qummi, a great scholar of this century who has authored important works. May the Almighty elate his soul and keep it in the proximity of His beloved servants.

      Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a) was asked if there was Eid for Muslims besides Friday, Adha and Fitr. Imam replied, “Yes, there is one more Eid which is most great in holiness (a’adhamuha hurmatan).” The person asked him which Eid that was. Imam said:”It is the day when the Messenger of God declared Amirul M’mineen his vicegerent, saying: WAMAN KUNTU MAWLAAHU FA-’ALIYYUN MAWLAAH (Of whosoever I am the Mawlaa, ‘Ali is also his Mawlaa). And it is the 18th of Dhil-hijjah.”

    58. Posted on January 1st

      Salam brothers & sisters in islam i would like to reply to Hamza Ali’s statment where he says

      Well here is more shirk from the Shi’ites… How can an Imam, who is just a human, know the Unseen??? Only Allah knows the Unseen, and think about this… The Imams were not even Alive at the time of all of the prophets so here is a major contradiction in the Shi’ite faith!

      Ok when we examine the area of elm al gaib THE UNSEEN surley only allah sw has the knowlage of the unseen. In sura 7 verse 188 the prophet himself says i do not have knowlage of the unseen. The prophet in sura verse 188 you no what he says ‘ if i had knowlage of the unseen i would of made sure it benefited me. Anyway we examine THE KNOWLAGE OF THE UNSEEN by using AYAT AL KURSI. In part of ayat al kursi Allah SW SAYS : YAHLAMO MIN BANIH ADIHIM WAMA KHALFAHOOM WALAH YOOHITOONA BI SHAIN HELMI ILLAH BI MA SHAH. Allah sw says please understand this point he says; he knows what is seen & what is unseen no one has access to this knowlage ILLAH exept those he who hes pleased with or those who he chooses. So ayat al kurs comes forward & states there is a certain group of people ALLAH SW has given knowlage of the unseen. Lets see in the quran who ALLAH sw gave knowlage of the unseen too. Number one prophet ibrahim. In sura 37 from about verse 100 the koran says what? KALAH YA BONAY INIH ARAH BI MANAMI YATHBAHOOK, FATHARMA TARAH, he says oh my son i see in my dream i must sacrifice you.
      The knowledge of the sacrifice has been given to him before the event. His lord showed it to him clearly. As we no he sacrifices his son? No he sacrifices a goat, yet ALLAH SW has givin him knowledge of an event which others could not get access too. Another one nabi youseff. Allah SW gave him knowledge of the unseen. He could interpret dreams. Another prophet he gave knowledge of the unseen too was prophet jesus. Prophet jesus had two forms of knowledge of the unseen. Number one he could tell you what you what you have stored in your houses, he could also tell you what you are eating in your houses. That is from sura 3 verse 49 in the quran. Therefore we find in the Koran ALLAH SW showing us numerous examples of prophets who have knowledge of the unseen.

    59. Posted on January 1st

      Salam again

      as for this controversy surrounding imam ali & prophet mohammad read below please;

      Clearly Imam Ali was the self of rasoolalah.In sura 3 verse 59 to 61 surat al mubahala; who ever disputes with you oh prophet of god even though the knowledge has come to them about what we believe well bring our sons you bring your sons, you bring your woman well bring our woman & well bring our selfs & you bring your selfs the point is prophet Mohammed peace be upon him took Ali as his self. As his children took imam hassan & husayn & as his woman took fatimah a.s.
      so if prophet mohammad took imam ali as the self of prophet mohammad what does that mean. he achived a status higher than a companion he is like the self of prophet mohammad. Read suhih al bukahri, suhih muslim & trmathi its nurrated there too.

    60. Posted on January 1st

      next

      Hadith al mansila where the prophet says ya ali anta mini bimanzalati haroon min moosa which means oh ali you are to me like Aaron was to mosses.This narration has been narrated by over 30 companions of rasoolollah male & female. Eg Ibin abbas, omar al khatab, abu sahid al kudri, saeed ibin abu wakkas, abdallah ibin masood, muhawiya ibin abu sufyan. Its also narrated in sahih al bukari & sahih muslim.The prophet said oh ali you are to me like aaron was to mosses on many different occasions, one day the prophet was in the house of um salim, um salim is the mother of annis ibin malik whilst in the house the prophet said ali your flesh is my flesh, your blood is my blood & you are to me like aaron was to mosses, 2, one day rasoololah was with abu bakar, with omar & abadallah al jarah, they were all standing alongside each other prophet mohammad patted the back of ali & said to him oh ali you were the first muslim, you were the strongest of them & you are to me like aaron was to mosses, 3, in mecca when rasoololah did a brotherhood with all the companions rasoololah made the brotherhood with ali & he said oh ali you are to me like aaron was too mosses, 4, then when the prophet reached madina months after hijra he called everybody again he said watch now yous are all brothers ali had no brother, the prophet called ali to come to him he said to him oh ali you are to me like aaron is to mosses, another time when Allah sw told the prophet all the doors of the mosque will be closed exept the door of you & fatima. Why because he said ali is like me he is purified. the prophet stood up on the mimbar & said oh people i hear some people are jealous of me & ali , he said oh people Allah sw orded aaron & mosses to make there house a kibla in Egypt, the house of ali & fatima is a kibla for the muslims because ali is to me like aaron was to mosses.

    61. Posted on January 1st

      this is a proof imam ali a.s was the rightful first calipha

      When the prophet left mekka & went to madina he noticed people conspiring to do something. So he called all his companions. He said to them i want you to go under the army of usama who was 18 years old & fight the romans. He orded all his companions to go except Ali ibin abu taleb. This was on the 11th of safa. He orded them to leave madina exept ali & fight under osama. One companion started saying ‘not naming think about it’ you make us under leadership of an 18 year old? Rasolollah did something on this occasion he never did before.’ The first thing he did on this occasion is that he said’ WHO EVER DOES NOT GO WITH OSAMAS ARMY LAHANA IS GIVEN BY ME ON THEM’ the second is that he has never forced anyone to fight in a battle but this time he did. You no why because he wanted to make it easy for Ali to become leader. But did they leave madina & go with osama no they did not go. So if the sign of the first calipha is that he led salat before the rasool died he should be calipha. He shouldnt have been there leading salat he should of been with osamas army. The fact that he was leading salat means that he has put himself is his own hole. Because the rasool said if you do not go with osamas army theres a lahana on you.He didnt join osama therefore he led the salat, if we said he led the salat then there is a big problem for him. He should of been with osama.

    62. Posted on January 1st

      Also one more thing study the calamity of thursday. google it & find the truth

      The incidents in which they did not follow the texts of hadith are innumerable. Take, for example, the calamity on Thursday, which is the most famous of such incidents and the most abominable among them. It is narrated by all authors of sahihs and sunan, and it was documented by all traditionists and historians. Suffices you what al-Bukhari, in his section dealing with the statement of the ailing Messenger (pbuh): “Get away from me,” on page 5, Vol. 4, of his Sahih, where the author relies on the authority of `Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn `Utbah ibn Mas`ud who quotes Ibn `Abbas saying that when death approached the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, his house was full of men including `Umer ibn al-Khattab. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: “Let me write you something that will forever protect you against straying after me.” `Umer said: “The Prophet is under the influence of pain, and you have with you the Qur’an; so, the Book of Allah suffices us.” Those who were present there argued among themselves, and their argument developed into a dispute. Some of them said: “Come close to the Prophet so that he may write something for you that will safeguard you against straying after him,” while others repeated what `Umer had said. When the argument and dispute intensified in the presence of the Prophet, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, said to them: “Get away from me.” Ibn `Abbas used to say: “The calamity, the real calamity, is what caused the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) to desist from writing what he wished to write, due to their argument and dispute.”

      There is no dispute regarding the authenticity of this hadith nor the occasion whereupon it was invoked. Al-Bukhari quotes it in his treatise on knowledge on page 22, Vol. 1, of his work, and it exists in many other places with which the researchers are familiar. He quotes it in several places of his Sahih. Muslim, too, quotes it at the conclusion of the Prophet’s will in his Sahih on page 14, Vol. 2. Ahmed narrates Ibn `Abbas’s hadith in his own Musnad. Refer to page 325 of its first volume. It is narrated by all authors of traditions and books of history, each writer editing it yet retaining its gist, reiterating the fact that the Prophet (pbuh) was described as “hallucinating,” or “delirious.” But they also mentioned that `Umer had said: “The Prophet (pbuh) has been overcome by pain” just to sanitize the statement and undermine the sentiments of those who found it abominable. Supporting this fact is what Abu Bakr Ahmed ibn `Abdul-`Aziz al-Jawhari has said in his book titled Al-Saqifah, relying on the authority of Ibn `Abbas and quoting him saying, “When death approached the Messenger of Allah, there were men present at his house among whom `Umer ibn al-Khattab was one. The Messenger of Allah said: `Bring me ink and a tablet so that I may write you something that will safeguard you against straying after me.’ Those present at his house differed among themselves and disputed, some saying `Come close and watch the Prophet write you something,’ while others repeated what `Umer had said. When the argument and dispute increased, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, became angry and said: `Get away from me,” as stated on page 20, Vol. 2, of Sharh Nahjul Balaghah by the Mu`azilite scholar [Ibn Abul Hadid].

      As you notice from this narrative, it is explicit in indicating that some individuals reported `Umer’s opposition in meaning, not verbatim. This also proves that the traditionists who did not wish to state the name of the person who opposed had nontheless quoted his statement verbatim. In a chapter on rewarding the envoys, in his book Al-Jihad wal Siyar, page 118, Vol. 2, al-Bukhari states:

      “Qabsah narrated a tradition to us from Ibn `Ayinah, Salman al-Ahwal, and Sa`id ibn Jubayr, all consecutively quoting Ibn `Abbas saying: `On a Thursday – what a day that Thursday was…,’ and he burst sobbing till his tears drenched the stones, then he went on to say, “…the pain of the Messenger of Allah intensified on a Thursday; so, he ordered us to bring him some writing material so that he might write us something whereby we would be protected against straying after him, but people disputed, knowing that nobody should dispute in the presence of any Prophet, and they said: `The Messenger of Allah is delirious.’ He, peace be upon him and his progeny, then said: `Leave me, for the pain which I am suffering is more tolerable than what you are attributing to me,’ and he left in his will prior to his demise three items: to get the polytheists out of the Arab land, to reward the envoys the same way he (pbuh) used to reward them,’ and I forgot the third one.”[1]

      The same hadith is narrated also by Muslim at the conclusion of a chapter dealing with the will in his Sahih, and by Ahmed in Ibn `Abbas’s ahadith on page 222, Vol. 1, of his work, and by all other traditionists. In his chapter on the will, in his Sahih, Muslim quotes Sa`id ibn Jubayr in one place, and Ibn `Abbas in another, saying, “That Thursday, O what a day that Thursday was…,” and his tears kept pouring down till they looked like pearls arrayed in a formation, then he continued to say: “The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: `Bring me a tablet and an ink-pot,’ or a plate and some ink, `so that I may write you something whereby you shall never be misguided;’ so, some people said: `The Messenger of Allah is delirious.’”[2]

      Anyone who researches this abominable incident in the sahihs will soon come to find out that the first person who said that the Messenger of Allah was delirious was indeed `Umer, and some of those who were present there and then followed suit. In the first hadith, you have heard Ibn `Abbas saying:[3] “Those present at his house differed among themselves and disputed, some saying `Come close and watch the Prophet writing you something,’ while others repeated what `Umer had said,” i.e. “The Messenger of Allah is delirious.” In another tradition narrated by al-Tabrani, in his Awsat, and on page 138, Vol. 3, of Kanz al-`Ummal, `Umer is quoted saying: “When the Prophet became sick, he said: `Bring me a tablet and an ink-pot, so that I may write you something after which you shall never stray;’ so, the women behind the curtain said: `Have you not heard what the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, is saying?’” `Umer goes on to say: “I said to them: `You are like the women who admired Joseph; when the Messenger of Allah falls sick, you squeeze your eyes, and when he is healthy, you ride his neck!” He also continues to say: “The Messenger of Allah then said: `Leave them, for they are better than you.’”

      You can see that they never implemented the spirit of this hadith. Had they done so, they would have been protected against misguidance. We wish they had stopped at just being insubordinate and not answering him by saying: “The Book of Allah suffices us,” as if he did not know the status of Allah’s Book among them, or that they were more knowledgeable than him about its characteristics and merits. We wish they had been satisfied with all of that rather than surprising him with their rude statement: “The Messenger of Allah is delirious,” just when he was suffering the agony of death. What a farewell statement to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)! They did not follow the Prophet’s command due to their being satisfied with the Book of Allah as they claimed, as if they never read the verse: “Whatever the Messenger hands over to you, take it, and whatever he forbids you therefrom, obey him (Qur’an, 59:7).” They said: “The Messenger of Allah is delirious,” as if they never read the verse: “It is the speech of an eminent Messenger, empowered by the One with the Throne, peaceful to those who obey Him; verily, your fellow is not possessed (Qur’an, 81:19-22),” and His statement, the Exalted, the omni-Scient, “It is the speech of an eminent Messenger, not of a poet; little do you believe; nor is it the speech of a priest; little do you remember; it is but the Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds (Qur’an, 69:40-43),” and His statement, the Almighty, the Sublime, “Your fellow has neither strayed, nor has he yielded to temptation; he utters nothing out of his own inclination; it is but what is revealed unto him of the Revelation; he is taught by One mighty in powers (Qur’an, 53:2-5),” in addition to many such verses laden with divine wisdom, all testifying to his being divinely protected from delirium.

      Yet even reason by itself testifies to the same, but they were aware of the fact that he, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his progeny, wished to strengthen the covenant of caliphate, and emphasize its being the monopoly of `Ali in particular, and the Imams among his purified progeny in general; so, they stood as a stumbling block in his way to do so, as admitted by none other than the second caliph himself in a private conversation which he held with Ibn `Abbas…! It exists in line 27, page 114, Vol. 3, of Sharh Nahjul Balaghah by Ibn Abul Hadid.

      If you consider his statement, peace be upon him and his progeny, “Bring me a tablet and an ink-pot, so that I may write you something whereby you shall never stray after me,” and his statement in the hadith of the Two Weighty Things: “I am leaving with you that which, as long as you uphold, will never let you stray: the Book of Allah and my progeny, my Ahl al-Bayt,” you will come to know then that the purpose of both traditions is the same, and that he, peace be upon him and his progeny, wished, even while being sick, to write for them the details of the injunctions implied in the hadith of the Two Weighty Things [al thaqalain].

      2) He repealed his order to them due to their statement with which they surprised him, forcing him to change his mind, since after uttering it there would be no effect for his writing them anything other than dissension and dispute, leading them to argue be he really delirious – God forbid – or not, just as they did even in his own presence and while he could still see things, so much so that he could not tell them more than to get away, as you have heard. Had he insisted on writing it, they would have resorted to their claim that he had written it in delirium, and many of their followers would have gone to extremes in their attempts to prove that he did so while being delirious – God forbid – and fill their books with such allegations, only to reject his writing and use it as a pretext for not implementing it.

      For these reasons, his marvellous wisdom decreed that he, peace be upon him and his progeny, should forget about such writing for fear those opposing his wish and their followers might open a door to casting doubts about Prophethood itself; we seek refuge with Allah, and we pray for His protection. He, peace be upon him and his progeny, saw how `Ali (as) and his followers submitted to the spirit of such writing, whether he had written it down or not, while others would not act upon it anyway even if he had written it. Wisdom, therefore, necessitated abandoning it since it would have no effect at all over the opposition that arose other than dissension, as is obvious

    63. shahnawaz
      Posted on January 11th

      i think that picture contain two different body but the Noor (Soul) is the same

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