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Introduction After the success of Iranian Revolution of 1979, which was presented to the world as an Islamic Revolution with

strong anti Western and Semitic jingoism, people of the Indian subcontinent were e tremel! influenced b! Shiism" So much so that the newl! converts from the #S and other places were becoming Shiites" $o counter the propaganda %aulana %an&oor Ahmed 'omani wrote the boo( Irani Inqilaab, Khomeini aur Shiyyat )Iranian Revolution, *homeini and Shiism+ in 19,-" $he boo( was meant to ma(e Sunnis aware of the Shiite beliefs and was not a repl! to their beliefs" After the boo( came out, people as(ed %aulana 'omani if such is the case with the Shiite beliefs that !ou penned in !our boo(, then wh! is it that the #lema have not issued a religious edict against them" .ence %aulana 'omani wrote this Istifta )/uestion See(ing advice from #lema+ and presented to the Indian #lema who declared the Shiites as 'on %uslims from whom %uslims can not do 'i(ah, business dealings, salutations the same wa! as it is for /adi!anis" $his 0atwa then travelled to 1a(istan where 2inori $own got signatures from the #lema in 1a(istan and then from 2angladesh" Initiall! this 0atwa was published in %aulana 'omani3s monthl! Al 0ur4an which was later published b! 2inori $own3s monthl! maga&ine 52a!!inat6" 'ow 77 !ears later we tr! to present the 8nglish edition of the 0atwa to the 8nglish audience and hope to build on this in the coming editions where we would include 0atawa of #lema of Arabic countries such as Saudi Arabia, 8g!pt, 9emen and etc to ma(e this a comprehensive document on the $a(fir of Shiites"

0oreword :; !ears and counting, Iranian Revolution of 1979, since the fall of Shah3s monarch!, has been a pivotal event in installing a theocratic *homeini3s rule and providing Shiism a banner to rall! the Shiites all across the world in different countries to help espouse the revolution" $he central idea on which the Islamist Iran is based is the Wila!at<e 0a4ih )=overnance of the >urist+? the Wila!at is a rulership that belongs firstl! to =od, followed b! the 1rophet %uhammad, the Imams and, finall!, the pious fa4ih" In this list, the latter e ercises the temporal and the spiritual authorit!, given the absence of the $welfth Imam, and his main tas( concerns preparation for the ultimate establishment of an 5Islamic World =overnment6" It needs to be noted that the Iranian revolution runs contrar! to the Western belief where it was usuall! the underprivileged class that revolted against the privileged class who were most represented b! the state" In the case of Iranian revolution the whole societ! both rich and poor revolted against the state including the intellectual communit! and the modern educated groups as we note the ground brea(ing wor(s amongst the !oungsters of Ali Shariati, an influential intellectual and ideologue of the 379 Revolution, which tells us about the deep seated success and triumph of the Shiite revolution at all echelons of the Iranian societ!" >ean 1aul Sartre had these words to sa! for Ali Shariati If I had to have a religion, it would be that of Shariati. Since its inception, the Iranian Revolution has had a universalistic view of the world, characteri&ing the Super 1owers as illegitimate pla!ers and wor(ing towards giving the %uslim world an alternative perspective to lift them from >ewish and Western powers3 subjugation" $hus the foreign polic! of the Iranian clerg! was to lead the revolution abroad to e port its ideological tenets and political features" $he two major instruments to e port revolution were culturall! conceived? the first one was concerned with the spread of the soft image of the Iranian Shiism with the concern of the %uslim #mmah and promoting the 1alestinian cause and 1an Islamism, all of it was aided b! publicit! and propaganda used in religious sermons and through the mainstream state media which broadcasted the new Iranian political faith to the 1ersian =ulf" $he second instrument useful to e port revolution was identified in the missionar! wor( through Shiite #lama3s sermons and b! mass e port of literature to all %uslim Sunni countries through their Iranian 8mbassies and @ultural @enters )Khana hae farang Iran+, ta(ing the role of an! secret agenc!, conspiring to further the Shiite agenda at all platforms" $he e port of the Iranian Revolution 379 was to form the underl!ing basis to counter the Arab 'ationalism b! aiding the radical anti<regime forces in different countries in the region which would eventuall! bring about the establishment of Islamic governments that would follow the Iranian %odel"6 $he attempt to shape a revolutionar! environment in the =ulf recorded a remar(able wave of unrests and sociopolitical turmoil throughout the %iddle 8ast" Anl! a short while after the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, on 'ovember 7;, 1979, -;; well<armed Islamist too( control of the =rand %os4ue in %ecca, the holist site within the entire Islamic world" $hat unprecedented event shoo( the authorities in Saudi and too( them more than two wee(s to regain

control of the %os4ue" In that process, according to official sources 177 troops, 7B pilgrims and 117 rebels were (illed" It is pertinent to mention here the views of *homeini "The Islamic and non Islamic !owers of the world will not admit our !ower till such time that we establish our hold over "a##ah and "adinah because these are the centers and citadels of Islam. $ence our domination over these !laces Is an essential requirement%when as a conqueror I will enter "a##ah and "adinah, the first thing to be done at that time by me would be to dig out two idols &'bu (a#r and )mar* lying by the side of the +ro!het,s grave." &'yatullah Khomeini of Iran, while addressing a message for a youth rally*. An 77th of the same month -;;,;;; strong Shiite minorit! concentrated in the oil<rich region of Al<.asa, bro(e the long establish ban on Ashura" $o the horror of the Saudi establishment, the Ashura3s processions turned into a pro< *homeini demonstrations in eight strategicall! important towns in the oil rich region" $his was the start of the Shiite resurgence in the .ol! Cand of Saudi Arabia where the Shiites would go on to settle in the strategic oil rich 8astern areas and become part of the upper and middle management la!er of Saudi Aramco )the biggest oil compan! in the world+" 'ot onl! do the! form the bul( of the s(illed and semi s(illed of the wor(force accounting for 7;D of the total E;,;;; labor force, but the Shiites showed their power to the *ingdom as the! recentl! staged a massive @!ber attac( at the compan!, rendering :;,;;; Aramco wor( stations useless which had to be replaced" It is 4uite apparent the 8astern part of the *ingdom could hold the whole countr! as hostage the moment it gets the nod from the close Iran3s Shiite government" $he reason wh! Iran and Shiism has been able to assimilate in the Sunni states and the common %uslim on the streets was the championing of the 1alestinian cause and Al /uds b! funding and supporting .amas" Supporting .amas reduces the objection and legitimi&es their missionar! activities inside 1alestine" $o lend practicalit!, Shiites stage rallies for Al /uds in all of the %uslim countries" *haled %ashal, the leader of .amas has been reported to have admitted his close allegiance to $ehran and ta(ing direct orders in the .e&bollah Israel War in Cebanon and >ilad Shalit case" 0urthermore, he moved the head office to Famascus, S!ria which is the closest Iranian All!" 1a(istan, an Iran3s neighbor has been the most affected of the Iranian Revolution with more than 17 !ears of Shiite rule as evident with the latest outgoing 1resident Gardari pa!ing regular visits to the Iranian Supreme Ceader and the benevolent 7B !ear old Iran<1a(istan =as 1ipeline deal he helped stri(e" $he %ovement for the Implementation of Shiism )$ehri( 'ifa& 0i4h<e<>afria+ was launched at *homeini3s orders under the leadership of senior Shiite cleric, %ufti >affer .ussain in 1979" @onsidering Shiites don3t even amount to more than 1;D of 1a(istan3s total population, it e plains the underl!ing under<tones of the Iranian 8 pansionist agenda of the HShi3iti&ation of 1a(istan3" 'ever<the less, the movement and its student pro ! HImamia Students Argani&ation3 conducted wide<spread protests against Gia3s Islami&ation policies, the most famous was the ta(e<over of the 'ational Assembl! in a bid to e clude Shias from the Ga(at imposition laws" $his was one of the first and more direct steps towards a revolt against Islam )i"e" Sunnism+ and

can rightl! be argued as the start of a sectarian war fuelled b! Shiite political activism" Shiite literature was mass flooded into 1a(istan which was full of Shiite abuse of the Sahaba and #mmuhat<ul<%omineen, besides the Shiite belief of the alleged tampering of the /uran was a direct assault on mainstream Islamic beliefs" $he situation was e acerbated more<so b! the fact that man! #lama did not object to such literature besides a few" 'ot onl! this, the Shiites wor(ed their wa! up in the beauracrac!, civil service, political parties, media, arm!, ban(ing sector, business communit!" 2asicall! the! morphed themselves into the civil societ! and sought a powerful position to further their agenda" Ane such case was the Cal %asjid and Swat Aperation where the Shia Arm! =enerals and soldiers too( participation" $he militant organi&ations li(e Sipah %uhammad, Cash(ar<e<%ehdi, Sipah<e<%ehdi and others have been responsible for the massacre of Sunni #lema, cadres and s!mpathi&ers of Sipah<e<Sahaba" $he e ecution of Saddam .ussein, where the guards chanted 5Cong Cive %u4tada Al Sadr6 )Shia @leric, part of S@RI+ sums up the Shiite influence in the Ira43s post #S withdrawal" 'uri Al %ali(i, a Shia, S@IRI )Supreme @ouncil of Islamic Revolution in Ira4+, Sistani and others helped (eep the Sunnis out of power" $hat is wh! we see the 4uietist cleric )$a4i!!a @entric+I Ali Al Sistani welcomed the American Invasion as the perfect recipe for change" In a major fatwa, he called all Ira4is )read Shiites+ to participate in the American sanctioned 8lections" $his was contrar! to the decades old 4uietest tradition of Sistani and his predecessor Al *ho3i which called for all Shiites to not participate in the political machiner! under the Sunni Saddam" Jali 'asr, an acclaimed scholar remar(s 5$he %iddle 8ast that will emerge out of the Invasion of Ira4 ma! not necessaril! be more democratic but it would definitel! be more Shiite and Iranian6" After the #S forces left Ira4, the Shias in Ira4 sto(ed up the s!stemic genocide of the Sunnis in the countr! with the hard lined militias such as 2adr 2rigade and %ahdi Arm! who co<opted with the Ira4i 1olice and Securit! forces to (ill the Sunnis in mass massacre" $he focus of the Iranian =overnment was to build a Shiite influence in the %iddle 8ast b! establishing Shiite regimes in the region and to put it into practice the! demanded constitutional rights in 8g!pt" In addition, Al Wefa4 part! in 2ahrain has been pushing for a greater representation of Shiites in the countries political setup" Similarl! militant Shiite .outhis in 9emen are wor(ing in a concerted manner to brea( the Sunni regime" Cebanon and S!ria were significantl! affected b! the spread of the new Shi3a revolutionar! thin(ing" S!ria being the closest all! for Iran has been ac(nowledged b! *homeini as one of their closest brothers in the =ulf" Cebanon is host to the belligerent Shiite militant .e&bullah, headed b! .assan 'asrullah, is a(in to meddling in the Cebanese politics and pla!ed a vital role in destabili&ing Rafi4 .ariri3s Sunni government and ultimatel! in his assassination" $he most pervasive wa! in which revolutionar! Iran has influenced the %uslim world was on the level of ideas and ideolog!6, providing the %uslims with a concrete alternative to the bipolar s!stem and using Islam as a political tool to present it as a monolithic religion with a faKade of the Sunni<Shia #nit! and 2rotherhood" $he effect of which was Iran and Shiism started winning the battle of hearts and mind in the Arab streets and in larger %uslim #mmah"

In S!ria, after the revolution, *homeini recogni&ed the 'uaisri Alawites as part of Shiism b! a endorsing the previous religious edict of 197- b! %ussa al Sadr, a Shiite cleric of Cebanon and founder of the Amal %ovement that later went on to become .e&bollah" *homeini capitali&ed on the .afi& al Assad3s reign of power to further his Shiite agenda as .a&if ul Assad too control of S!ria from the 2aa3th 1art!" After him, his ne t (in 2ashar al Assad has wor(ed on the same lines and massacred the Sunnis in scores as did his father" .e is also reported to have tal(ed about the H0our Seas3 Strateg! according to which Famascus should become a 1ipelineistan hub connected to the @aspian Sea, the 2lac( Sea, the 1ersian =ulf and the 8astern %editerranean" $he strateg! spells out a S!ria intimatel! connected with Iranian L and not /atari L energ! flows" Iran<Ira4<S!ria is (nown in the region as the Mfriendship pipeline"M It all falls in the right jigs with Ira4i 'uri Al %ali(i, S!ria3s 2ashar Al Assad and the Iranian counterpart championing the Shiite bent" What ma(es it even more bi&arre is that gas in this pipeline would flow to S!ria and then Cebanon which is again a Shiite all! L and from there to energ!<starved 8uropean mar(ets close b!" And hence there is no reason to wonder wh! S!ria is a red line for $ehran" Also worth! of mention is the alliance of Shiites with the Western powers and 'on %uslim countries li(e Russia, India, @hina and the #S in plotting against the Sunni %uslims" $he recent S!rian @risis of massacre of Sunnis brings to the fore the true intentions of Iran3s ne us with Russia and the #S" $he ultimate result of the escalation of crisis was Russia3s threatening retort to Saudi Arabia, the last bastion of hope for the %uslims and home to 5 $aramain Sharefain. Russia was 4uic( to pounce on the Saudis and threaten the *ingdom of a full scale stri(e if the #S attac(ed S!ria" $he point to be noted is Iran does not fare in an! condemnation recipients list despite being the main funding partner to S!rian 2ashar3s ongoing Sunni genocide" $he #S and the West who were advocating the stri(e have been merel! pla!ing the farce to placate their Sunni %iddle 8astern powers and the! themselves do not wish the rise of the Islamist >ihadi rebels" When the same chemical issue happened some thirt! !ears ago, there was no such #"S" opposition when the Sunni<led regime in Ira4 used chemical weapons on Shia Iran" %oreover, Iran does not raise an! voice for the %uslims subjugation in Russia Fagestan" In fact Russia and Iran also share a common interest in limiting the political influence of the #nited States in @entral Asia" $his common interest has led the Shanghai @ooperation Argani&ation to e tend to Iran observer status in 7;;B, and offer full membership in 7;;E" IranMs relations with the organi&ation, which is dominated b! Russia and @hina, represents the most e tensive diplomatic ties Iran has shared since the 1979 revolution" A&erbijan, formerl! a part of #SSR has the largest Shia Ithna 'shari population of nearl! ,BD" Iran has also e pressed friendl! ties with 1a(istan3s arch rival, India and also with @hina tr!ing its best to include them in the Iran 1a(istan =as 1ipeline"

It is in the interests of the %uslim countries to chec( the rising tide of Shiite tendencies in their religious fabric as the Shiites have spread their tentacles in all of the %uslim countries in political and socio<economic spheres of societ!" @onstitutional disenfranchisement li(e %ala!sian government3s move to enact an anti<Shia law has received the blessings and support of the *edah palace, the *ing of %ala!sia and would be tried under the @ontrol and Restriction of the 1ropagation of 'on<Islamic Religions 8nactment where the propagation of Shiite teachings will result in punishment under the law" It needs to be noted that %ala!sia is a multi ethnic, diverse bac(ground where 2uddhists, .indus, @hristians from ethnic @hinese and Indian communities all form the fabric of the %ala!sian Fiaspora, !et the government saw the greatest of threat emanating from the activism of Shiites" $his is not a new phenomenon, in the past 0ormer %ala!sian 1rime %inister Fr %ahathir %ohamad also had personal abhorrence towards Shiites as was reflected in his formulation of anti<Shia regulations and practices during his 77 !ears rule as %ala!sia3s 1rime %inister" .e is recorded to have said that +a#istan has a grave internal !roblem which it needs to tac#le first. +a#istan has a bigger !roblem within itself of Shia than one with India. Their !roblem with Shia and Sunni sect is more than their situation with India. An the similar lines with a much more vociferous religious tone, one can not downpla! the wor(s of the #lema in 1a(istan on the case of Shiite declaration as 'on %uslims as we peruse the wor(s of %aulana Gia Rehman 0aroo4i, penning the famous Taree#hi -astawai., an e haustive historical research of Shiite scholars3 abusive boo(s on the @ompanions of the .ol! 1rophet )12#.+, which he presented to 'awa& Sharif at the =overnor .ouse, Cahore on 7, th Sep, 1991" $he famous 5Sunni %ua4af6 )Sunni 1oint of Jiew+ was presented b! %aulana Ali Sher .aidr! on the re4uest of @hief >ustice of 1a(istan, Sajjad Ali Shah on 11 August, 1997 that finds a mention in his autobiograph! 5Caw @ourts in a =lass .ouse6" $he @hief >ustice was ver! close to declaring the Shiites as 'on %uslims but as it turned out the Iranian agenda was too entrenched and well placed in the corridors of power in 1a(istani government and we saw how 'awa& Sharif too( the @hief >ustice out from his post" $he scores of boo(s that came out at the outset of the revolution all stood to change the perception that it did not have an! lin(s with Islam and that *homeini in no wa! differs from his Shiite predecessors when it comes to beliefs regarding Imamate, Sahaba N /uran"

In the words of Imam Ibn $a!mi!!a If there was ever a !ossibility of a /ewish State in Iraq or ad0oining countries, the Shiites would be their biggest su!!orters &"inha0 us Sunnah*

Constituionally Classifying Shias as Deviants in Malaysia

Decision:
A Special %eeting of the 0atwa @ommittee of the 'ational @ouncil for Islamic Affairs in %ala!sia which convened on B %a! 199E discussed the Shias in %ala!sia" $he %eeting has decided to?
1. Agree with the decision of the Fatwa Committee Meeting held on 24 and 25 September 1984 !aper "o. 2#8#84$ %tem 4.2. 2#8#84$ %tem 4.2. &2'( on the Shia path as follows) *After disc+ssing this paper and deliberating it the Committee has decided that the pre,io+s fatwa stating that( *onl- the .a-di and /a0fari creeds of the Shia school are accepted to be practiced in Mala-sia.1 2epealed. 2. 3etermine that the M+slims in Mala-sia sho+ld onl- follow the teachings of %slam which based on the beliefs of S+nni %slam in 3octrine$ 4aw and %slamic Morals. 5. S+pport and accept the proposal to amend the Federal Constit+tion and State Constit+tions 6 to pro,ide e7pressl- that the religion of the Federation and the States shall onl- be the religion of %slam based on the beliefs of S+nni %slam in 3octrine$ 4aw and %slamic Morals. 4. Ma8e pro,ision for amendments to all State 4aw and %slamic 4aw to coordinate the Sharia definition of %slamic law to be as follows) *Sharia 4aw or %slamic law means the %slamic laws based on the beliefs of S+nni %slam in 3octrine$ 4aw and %slamic Morals.1 5. 2ecommend that %slamic teachings other than the beliefs of S+nni %slam are contrar- to Sharia 4aw and %slamic 4aw hence the spread of an- doctrine other than that of S+nni %slam is prohibited. 9. Stip+late that all M+slims in this co+ntr- are s+b:ect to %slamic 4aw based on the beliefs of S+nni %slam onl-. ;. 3etermine that the p+blishing$ broadcasting and distrib+tion of an- boo8s$ pamphlets$ films$ ,ideos and others relating to the teachings of %slam which is opposed to the beliefs of S+nni %slam is prohibited.

In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful 0rom? %uhammad %an&oor 'omani In the service of the protectors of Din and Shariah , the Venerable Ulama Assalam u Alai(um Warahmatullah Wa 2ara(atahu Arabic Furing the last five !ears scores of letters from various countries to the present writer have been brought into m! notice, which have made me reali&e that the Iranian revolution has emboldened Shiism and have made it into an activist movement" And that the Iranian embassies, where<ever the! are, have been wor(ing as propaganda centers for the prosel!tisation of Shiism" And it is being observed that the Iranian =overnment is rec(lessl! spending on the propaganda just as the governments of our da! spend enormousl! in the event of war on ac4uisition of arms and militar! e4uipment" A flood of publications in so man! languages are being distributed all over the world" Similarl! various delegates and missionaries from Iran are being dispatched who are cunningl! using the Shiite principle of $a4i!!a, the result of which is the rising conversion of un< aware and simple %uslims, mostl! !oungsters to Shiism in some countries" With the coming of this above<mentioned situation to m! (nowledge, I felt it obligator! to do whatever one could do, to protect the #mmah from this flood of heres!" And it can be e pected from the merc! of All<%ight! Allah that .e would in line with his promise and Sunnah help .is men who would struggle for this purpose" Arabic $he foremost step in this endeavor was to ma(e %uslims aware of the realities of the Shiite religion, and the beliefs and agenda of the leader of the Iranian revolution, *homeini himself" 0or this purpose, this writer for appro imatel! one !ear delved into the most authoritative and basic boo(s of the Shiite religion, and of those Shiite predecessors and scholars whose wor( are binding and most trust<worth! in the Shiite worldI along with the wor(s of *homeini himself" I then published the result of m! readings into a boo( of nearl! :;; pager which has been published some one and a half !ear ago entitled MIranian revolution, *homeini and the Shiite faith" HWith the publication of this boo(, help came from Allah in the sense that numerous

people )whom the writer does not even (now+ for the sa(e of pleasing Allah published and distributed a large number of copies of the boo(, and made efforts to spread it in far< awa! countries" $he result of which was the publication of 7"B la(h copies of the boo( from the Indian Sub<continent, and the continuing publication of editions in the Arab world, 8urope, America and Africa for the #rdu<spea(ing %uslim reader" Without an! doubt, this is onl! due to the magnificence of Allah and his help" It does not owe to an! 4ualit! of the boo( and nor its author, for this humble servant is a man of no high 4ualities"3 $he purpose of the boo( was to alert the un<aware %uslim of Shiism, *homeiniMs beliefMs and the true nature of the Iranian revolution+, who on the basis of limited (nowledge is pre! to the misleading propaganda of the agents of the Iranian government" 0or this purpose the boo( has been more than beneficial" Arabic With the publication of the boo(, serious 4uestions were raised b! various reader that if the beliefs of Ithna Ashari Shiites are li(e the! have been presented in the boo( referenced from the primar! sources of Shiism, then wh! has there been no judgment for Shiites b! #lama, the wa! the! have passed the judgment on /adianisO In the monthl! Al<0ur4an I had put forward this 4uestion, and in its answer presented the writings of past and present #lama, who have declared Shiites as outside the pale of Islam on account of their heretic beliefs" After this, I felt it necessar! to compile all this into an M Istifta )4uestion see(ing advice from #lama+ and then to present it in the service of the #lama , and to publish this with their replies" $hese pages have for this purpose being presented in the service of the venerable and honorable #lama" 8fforts have been made to list those beliefs of Ithna Ashari Shiites from their basic boo(s on whose basis the! have been declared outside the pale of Islam, so that after this there remains no space for an! doubt and false e planation" Fue to this reason, the length of this 4uestion has been increased but this was necessar!" So that #lama could with utmost responsibilit! and care, find all the available information so as to form a binding opinion" Arabic %uhammad 'omani
5< 2abi = +l = Awwal 14<8 A.>. 25rd "o,ember 19

%an&oor

Heretic Beliefs Shiites on the basis of them outside the fold of Islam!

hich past and present Ulama have declared

0rom the basic and primar! boo(s of Ithna Asharis, these three beliefs are easil! discernable on which there can be no room for an! doubt"
1 $heir belief that .a&rat Abu 2a(r and #mar ) Arabic+ were )=od forbid+ not onl! h!pocrites, but were the worst men from amongst both the previous #mmah till date, and worst than 0iraun, .ama3an, 'amrud, Abu Cahab, Abu >ahal so much so that the! are worse than the cursed Satan, and are on a worst position in .ell deserving greater punishment than him, and that their daughters )who are the wives of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ .a&rat Aisha Siddi4a and .a&rat .afsa )Arabic+ are both Arabic )=od

forbid+ disbelievers and h!pocrites and on the instigation of their fathers ).a&rat Abu 2a(r and .a&rat #mer+ mart!red the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ b! poisoning" Arabic 7" $he present /uran has been tampered and ever! form of alteration and deletion has ta(en place" $his is not the same boo( which had been revealed b! Allah to the .ol! 1rophet Arabic $heir basic belief of Imamate rejects the nation of the 0inalit! of 1rophet .ood" $herefore on the basis of this belief, the! are deniers of *hatam<e<'abuwat, even though the! adhere to it b! tongue that the .ol! 1rophet is the last 1rophet of Allah )>ust li(e /adianis who also call the .ol! 1rophet the last of the 1rophets+" $heir Authoritative Scholars who have a standing in the Shiite religion have ver! categoricall! stated that the status of their twelve Imams is more than all the previous 1rophets of Allah, and that HImamate is superior to 1rophet .ood and Apostleship"3

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$he following are the remar(s statements regarding the above<mentioned three beliefs from the sa!ings and wor(s of their Innocent Imams and authoritative scholars? "e#ardin# the $ o Shei%hs: According to Ithna Ashari!!a Shias, the most reliable and authentic among their boo(s

on the traditions is Abu >afar %uhammed bin 9a4ub *ula!ni Ra&iMs )d":7, A".+ Al< >ami<ul<*afi which in their view, enjo!s the same distinction as Sahi 2u(hari does among the Sunnis, or even greater" In its last volume, H*itab<ur<Rau&aM this long narration from the sa!ings of the seventh Shiite Imam, Abul .assan %usa is recorded regarding the two shei(hs" Arabic I swear that those two )Abu 2a(r and #mar+ were h!pocrites from the ver! start" $he! rejected the word of Allah, and besmirched the .ol! prophet )Arabic+" $he! are both *afirs" %a! the curse of =od, of the angels and of the whole of man(ind be on them" )*itab ur Ra&a, pg EB" Cuc(now edition+ Another tradition in the same boo( narrates a statement from the fifth Shiite Imam, 2a4ir" Arabic 'nd those two &'bu (a#r and )mar* de!arted from the world in such a state that they neither though of the in0ustice they had done to $a.rat 'li nor offered !enitence. Therefore the curse of 1od, the angels and the whole of man#ind is on them. )*itab ur Ra&a, pg 11B, Cuc(now edition+ %ulla 2a4ir %ajlisi is regarded b! the Shias as one of the highest authorities on the traditions, and a renowned author and %ujtahid of the 1;th and 11th centutries A"." $he Shia #lama refer to him as *hatim<ul<%uhaddisin )the last of the note<worth! scholars of the traditions+" .e has written prolificall! so much that even *homeini has recommended his 1ersian wor(s for readers interested in an in<depth (nowledge of religion )*ashful Asrar, pg 171+" %ajlisi in one of his boo(s, >ala<ul<u!un has recorded a length! narration from .a&rat Ali )Arabic+ in which he has reported that the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ said There is bo2 in $ell in which twelve !eo!le, si2 from the !revious )mmats and si2 from the !resent ones are loc#ed. That bo2 is situated in a burning well of $ell, and that well is covered by a stone. 3henever 'llah would want to increase the $ell 4ire, he would order that stone to be removed from that well. 3hen the stone would be removed, the whole $ell would eru!t with fire &the narrator then says*, I as#ed the Imam that who are those twelve men in that bo25 The Imam re!lied that the si2 from the !revious )mmat are 6abeel, 7amrud, 4iraun, the man who #illed $a.rat Saleh8s camel, and the two men from (ani Israel who after $a.rat "usa and 9sa altered their religion and misled the masses. 'nd the si2 men from this )mmat are -a00al, 'bu (a#r, )mar, 'bu :baidah bil 'l /arrah, Salim "aula $u.aifa and Sa8ad bn 'l 'as. )>ala ul #!un pg 1-7, Iran+ %ajlisi has recorded this same tradition in another of his boo(s, .a44 ul 9a4een, page B;7" And in both >ala ul #!un and .a44 ul 9a4een, %ajlisi has mentioned a narration

from .a&rat 0atima )Arabic+ that she is reported to have said Two 'rabs who never believed in 1od and $is +ro!het were 'bu (a#r and )mar. )>ala ul #!un pg :1;, .a44 ul 9a4een pg B;7+ 0urthermore in >ala ul #!un, %ajlisi writes regarding .a&rat #mar 0aru4 )Arabic+ Arabic There is no room for any debate in the mind of any sane !erson with a sound intellect that he may doubt the infidelity of )mar. "ay the curse of 1od and $is +ro!het be on )mar, and on every !erson who regards him as a "uslim, and on any one who does not curse him. )>ala ul #!un, pg -B+ 'umerous such e cerpts can be listed of such perverse and abusive content regarding the first two @aliphs Arabic from %ulla 2a4ir %ajlisiMs >ala ul #!un, .a44 ul 9a4een, Gaad ul %aMad, .a!at ul /ulub and others" 2ut that would be unnecessaril! wa! too long" $herefore one more narration from .a44 ul 9a4een would be presented here" %ajlisi has referenced this narration to Shei(h %ufidMs MI(htisasM where he records a sa!ing of .a&rat Ali Arabic whose narrator is the si th Shiite Imam, >afar Sadi4" It is to be noted that Shei(h %ufid3s position and stature in the Shiite world is such that after the absence and hiding of their twelfth Imam, and throughout the period of the minor occultation )of the Imam+, the Imam used to write letters to Shei(h %ufid which in some miraculous wa! used to reach the Shei(h" A collection of these letters can be seen in 8htijaj<e<$abrasi, therefore it can be deduced that %ufid was a most lo!al and trust<worth! agent of the absent Imam" And thereb! it would be wrong to assume that this narration is wea( and un<reliable" $his narration is of most authenticit!, therefore not withstanding the e tremel! virile and abusive content, followed b! its length, is being mentioned here" %ulla 2a4ir %ajlisi writes? Arabic Shei#h "ufid has in his boo# ,I#htisas, narrated from $a.rat /afar Sadiq that 'meer ul "omineen &$a.rat 'li &'.S 'rabic* is re!orted to have said that once I ventured outside Kufa city. 'nd qanbar &my servant* was wal#ing in front of me that suddenly Iblis came in front of me, and I rebu#ed him saying what weird insolent man you are. &Iblis* said : 'meer ul ;"omineen why do you say such a thing to me. I swear by 1od, and then would narrate a discourse which too# !lace between me and 'llah "ost $igh, when there was no third between us. It goes li#e this that when 'llah on account of my sin sent me from heavens to the earth, I when I reached the fourth $eaven inquired ,: my lord, I do not doubt that you must not have created a worst and wic#ed creature from amongst all of your creation.8 't this 'llah revealed to me that I have created a worst creature than
you. 1o to the guardian of $ell, and he would show you the faces and !lace<station of

that creation. =I went to the guardian angel of $ell, and gave him salutations from 'llah "ost $igh and that 'llah orders him to show me the !erson who is more wic#ed than me. So he too# me to $ell, and removed its lid. ' cloud of blac# smo#e came out of it, that I feared that it would swallow both of us. The guardian angel ordered the fire to cool down, and it did. $e then too# me to the second stage of $ell from where blac# fire eru!ted which was hotter than the first. It was ordered to cool down by the guardian angel. In a similar way, he too# me to each of the stages of $ell, from where fires of a most threatening nature eru!ted. 3hen we finally entered the seventh stage of $ell, a fire eru!ted and I feared that this would not only destroy both of us but the whole of 'llah8s creation. In lieu of the severity of the fire, I !ut my hands over my eyes and closed then, and as#ed the guardian to order the fire to cool down otherwise I would die. $e re!lied that you would not die till the time decreed for your death does not come, which is in 'llah8s #nowledge and ordained by $im. &4urther Iblis narrates that* I saw in the seventh stage of $ell two !ersons on whose nec#s where chains of fire, and they were hanged from the to!, and on their heads were two angels carrying belts of fire, which they were smashing on their heads. I as#ed the guardian angel : guardian who are these two men5 $e re!lied did you not see what is enshrined in the heavens5 &Iblis says that* I had seen what 'llah had written two thousand years before the creation of 'dam.

'rabic &That there is no 1od but 'llah and "uhammad is $is messenger and that I have aided and given strength to "uhammad through 'li*. These two men &on whose nec#s are these chains of fire and who are being hit by belts of fire* they are enemies of 'li and did in0ustice to him. They are 'bu (a#r and )mar. ).a44 ul 9a4een, pg B;9 < B1;+ $he writer is e tremel! sorr! to the readers for having to read such a nonsensical and vituperative content regarding the first two @aliphs )Arabic+" $hese narrations are e tremel! difficult and heart wrenching to re<produce but the! are being done so as to reali&e the realit! of Shiites and its filth! beliefs so that their religion can be easil! understood without an! doubt" And the thing is that whatever I have presented here is onl! the Mtip of the icebergM" 'arrations of a similar nature have been produced in much greater detail in m! boo( MIranian Revolution, *homeini and the Shiite 0aithM from page 19B<719, which have been ta(en from %ajlisiMs boo(s, who is without an! shred of doubt, the foremost authorit! of Shiism" And as it has been mentioned above that *homeini has placed utmost confidence in %ajlisiMs writings and has recommended his 1ersian boo(s to Shiites in his boo( M*ashaful AsrarM )pg 171+" Vie s of &homeini re#ardin# the first t o Caliphs! Rahullah *homeini besides being a Shiite Malim is in the light of his theor! of MWila!at<e< 0a4ihM )=overnorship of the >urist+ is the vicegerent of the Innocent Imam, and is one of the leading authorities of the Shiite world" .e too in *ula!ni and %ajlisMs vein without an! $a4i!!a mentioned the same belief regarding the first two @aliphs and the .ol! @ompanions in general" *homeini in his famous 1ersian boo( M*ashful AsrarM has written e tensivel! on this topic from pg 117 < 17;" $he present writer has produced the original

1ersian passages in his boo( HIranian Revolution, *homeini and the Shiite 0aith3" And have e plained them wherever I felt necessar!, and in conclusion had presented a summar! of these remar(s point wise" $o present elongation, I have here felt it suffice to reproduce those concluding remar(s" *homeini3s original passages can be seen in his boo( H*ashful Asrar3 and in this writer3s boo( HIranian Revolution, *homeini and the Shiite 0aith3 )from pg B7<E9+"

"evie of &homeini's (bservations about the first t o Caliphs and Hol) Companions in #eneral!
1+ .a&rat Abu 2a(r, .a&rat #mar and their li(e<minded people #thman, Abu Abaidah and other were not true believers" $he! had onl! apparentl! accepted Islam in their greed for power and authorit!, and for that purpose had MattachedM themselves to the 1rophet )Arabic+" $his word MattachedM is *homeini own e planation" .is wor(s are" Arabic $hose who had associated themselves with the 1rophet3s faith for !ears and remained attached to it out of great for power""""" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11:+ 7+ $he! had drawn up their, plan from the ver! beginning and formed a part! of li(e <minded persons" $heir objective was to ac4uire power and rule after the 1rophet, Apart from it, the! had nothing to do with Islam or the /uran" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11: < 11-+ 8ven if the /uran had clearl! and specificall! mentioned the name of .a&rat Ali as Imam and @aliph after the 1rophet, these persons would not have given up their aim and objective and would have stopped at nothing to nullif! the command of =od" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11:+ 0or them it was an ordinar! matter to act against the /uranic injunctions and the divine decree" In this vein *homeini has cited instances of violation of the /uran b! Abu 2a(r and opposition of Amar to the /uran of =od )according to his opinion, and then given e amples under these headings+" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11B < 119+ $he! would have easil! removed the verse carr!ing the command in favor of .a&rat Ali from the /uran" $hose verses would have been deleted from the /uran, and the /uran too li(e the $orah and =ospel would have been altered" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11-+

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If the! did not resort to cancellation of the said verse, the! would have surel! concocted a .adith of the 1rophet )Arabic+ relating that he had said near his end that the matter of Imamate and *hilafat should be decided b! general consultation, and .a&rat Ali who had been nominated to the Imamate, and had it, also been set forth in the /uran, had been deposed from that high office" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11-+ And it also could have happened that #mar would have declared that either =od or the 1rophet or =abriel had erred in the revelation or communication of that verse" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 119 < 17;+ Referring to .adith<e</irtas, *homeini has stated in a most pathetic manner that .a&rat #mar behaved rudel! with the 1rophet when his death was near and caused pain and anguish to him, and that the 1rophet deported from the world with the scar of that insolence on his heart" *homeini has further remar(ed that what .a&rat #mar had said on that occasion was a clear indication of his Ganda4a and infidelit!" In *homeiniMs words Arabic M$his absurd remar( is based upon the infidelit! and Ganda4a of the person"3 )*ashful Asrar, 1g 119+

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If the first two @aliphs had reali&ed that with the supposed /uranic verse in favor of .a&rat Ali, the! could not succeed in their game, the! with their supporters would have abandoned Islam, and li(e )Abu >ahal and Abu Cahab+ confronted it as enemies and would have risen against it" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 11-+ $he companions in general either sided with the first three @aliphs or were so much over<awed b! them that the! could not utter a word of protest or disagreement" )*ashful Asrar, 1g 119<17;+

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9ou have observed *homeini3s remar(s in the above mentioned points from his boo( H*ashful AsrarM" With the coming to light of these passages, there can be no doubt that his belief regarding the first two @aliphs and the foremost of the .ol! @ompanions is identical to that of *ula!ni and %ajlisi, whose passages have also come across" *homeini li(e *ula!ni and %ajlisi believes that the .ol! @ompanions )=od 0orbid+ were h!pocrites and not true believers" $he! had apparentl! accepted Islam out of lust for power and greed" At heart the! were the enemies of Islam and the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+" Arabic

Belief of Chan#e and *lteration in the +uran


0rom the perusal of the basic and primar! boo(s of Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites, this realit! becomes clear therefore leaving no doubt in the claim that the Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites believe that the present /uran is altered, the same wa! as the previous heavenl! boo(s namel! $orah, =ospel and the 2ible have been altered and tampered with" $his is not the same boo( which was revealed to the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ b! Allah %ost<.igh" $he .adith te ts of Ithna Ashari in which the sa!ings of their innocent Imams have been recorded )and upon which the citadel of Shiism rests on+ according to their authoritative scholars and %ujtahideens, contain around more than 7;;; narrations in support of tampering" $his has been accepted b! the Shiite #lama in their boo(s and arguments, and this is their belief that these narrations are authentic and clearl! in support of this belief" 0urthermore, this piece of information has also come to m! (nowledge that till the end of the :rd centur! A"." and for most part of -th centur! A"." the whole Shiite world adhered to this belief" At the tail end of the -th centur! A"., Sadu4 Ibn 2abvi!a /ummi )d" :,1 A"."+ and after this in Bth centur! A"." Sharif %urta&a )d" -:E A"."+ and Shei(h Abu >afar $usi )d" -E; A"."+, followed b! the Eth centur!Ms A"." Abu >afar $abrasi, author of the /uranic e egesis M%ajma<ul<2a!an )d" B-, A" ."+ opposed the theor! of tampering, and stated that li(e %uslims the! too accept the present /uran to be the real and genuine /uran" 2ut the Shiite world did not accept their claim in the light of the innumerable narrations of the innocent Imams on the subject" $hroughout the ages Shiite %ujtahids have penned boo(s in support of the doctrine of alteration in the .ol! /uran" $he most important of these which I across was the boo( b! the great Shiite Ideological Scholar and %ujtahid, and according to Shiites their *hatim< ul<%uhaddiseen )the last of the noteworth! scholars+ Allama .ussain %uhammad $a4i 'uri $abraisiMs, 0asl<ul<*hitab 0i Isbat<e<$ehrif<e<*itab<e<Rabil<ArbabM" It is in Arabic written with a ver! fine pen and contains a little over -;; pages" In it the writer has tried to prove with the help of thousand of references from all the Shiite source < boo(s that affirm of change in the /uran" 2esides, a plethora of arguments in support of belief in alteration of the /uran, the writes has presented an inde of all those boo(s written b! Shiite #lama across the ages in support of the doctrine of change in the /uran" After this there remains no one in doubt concerning this Shiite belief, and that all those Shiite writes who have opposed this belief have done so out of $a4i!!a, otherwise no e planation can be given considering that even Shiite authorities have leveled this allegation )of $a4i!!a+ on all those who have opposed the doctrine of un<reliabilit! and change in the /uran"

$his boo( was written at the end of the 1:th centur! A". when the Shia #lama on the whole adopted the polic! of denial of the doctrine of change and alteration in the /uran" Allama .ussain %uhammad $a4i 'uri $abraisi felt that this amounted to the refutation of the inner realit! of their faith and a revolt against not a few but thousands of sa!ings of the innocent Imams" $his boo( was published in the author3s lifetime and in Iran" $his boo( has currentl! also been published in 1a(istan" A perusal of this magnum opus can leave no doubt in one3s mind that the Shiite religion fundamentall! maintains the theor! of alteration in the /uran" We will cite e tracts from the aforementioned boo( in the coming pages, but first we would cite from the Shiite .adith te ts the sa!ings of their innocent Imams in which this belief that the /uran has been altered, is clearl! spelled out" $he sa)in#s of the innocent Imams about $amperin# ith the +uran 1" Jerse 7: of Surah Al<2a4arah reads" "'nd if you are in doubt concerning what we have revealed to our servant &the $oly +ro!het* then !roduce a Surah &cha!ter* of the li#e there of. Arabic Regarding this verse, in #sul<e<*afi it is related that Imam 2a4ar )once+ said, 1abriel brought this verse to the $oly +ro!het )Arabic+ )#sul<e<*afi, 1g 7E-' $his narration means that after the death of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+, the men who compiled the /uran )i"e" the first three @aliphs+ deleted the words 0i<Ali!un )about Ali+ from this verse" 7" Jerse 11B of Surah $a<.a reads Arabic 'nd of old we had made a covenant with 'dam &not to go near that tree*, but he &in course of time* forgot it, and we found no constancy in him. Arabic 2ut in #sul<e<*afi, the si th innocent Imam of the Shiites, >afar Sadi4 observed calling on =od to witness the truth of it, that the above verse was revealed in the following words" Arabic

'nd of old we had given an order to 'dam about "uhammad, and 'li, and 4atima and $assan and $ussain and the other Imams descending from them but 'dam forgot about it. )#sul<e<*afi, 1g 7E:+

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A verse in Surah Ah&ab reads" Arabic 'nd who so obeys 1od and $is '!ostle has indeed attained a high attainment. In #sul<e<*afi, Imam >afar Sadi4 is reported to have said that this verse was revealed li(e this" Arabic 'nd who so obeys 1od and $is '!ostle concerning the 3ilayat of 'li and the succeeding Imams has indeed attained a high attainment. )#sul<e<*afi, 1g 7E7+

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Jerse 17; of Surah 'isa reads " Arabic #sul<e<*afi contains a tradition of Imam 2a4ir which reads" Arabic "1abriel had brought verse >?@ of Surah 7isa in this fromA : "an#ind, the "essenger has come to you with the truth from your lord about the 3ilayat and Imamate of 'li. Therefore believe &in it*B it is better for you. (ut if you disbelieve still in the 3ilayat and Imamate of 'li, then unto 'llah belongs whatever is in the $eavens and the earth. $e cares nothing for you. )#sul<e<*afi, 1g 7E7+

%eaning that in the above verse the Wila!at and Imamate were mentioned in the clearest terms and people were called upon to believe in it, and those who disbelieved were warned of punishment" 2ut the words Wila!at and Imamate of Ali were deleted from the original revelation b! the compilers of the present /uran i"e" the first three @aliphs" 'arrations of such import can be widel! 4uoted from the most reliable and authentic boo( on traditions, #sul<e<*afi, in which their innocent Imams have swore to =od, and claimed changes in various verses of the /uran, some of which have been mentioned

above" I would present one more tradition from #sul<e<*afi" Arabic It is related by $isham bin Salim that Imam /afar Sadiq said, the 6uran which 1abriel brought to "uhammad &'rabic* consisted of >?,@@@ verses. )#sul<e<*afi, 1g E1+ $he present /uran according to Shiite commentators contains a little more than E;;; verses )not even EB;;+, but according to Imam >afar Sadi4Ms sa!ing 4uoted above, the /uran originall! consisted of 17,;;; verses which means that about two<thirds of the /uran had been removed" $he commentator of #sul<e<*afi, Alalma /a&wini in e planation of this narration writes" Arabic =The saying denotes that from the original 6uran a lot of !ortions have been deleted and removed and are not included in the !resent 6uran,. )Safi, Jol E, 1g 7B, Cuc(now+ $he above mentioned B narrations 4uoted from #sul<e<*afi were 4uoted onl! to given an idea to the readerI otherwise scores of similar narrations can be 4uoted from this one boo( alone""""""" 'ow I would be re<producing e cerpts fom other authentic Shiite boo(s in which the sa!ings of their innocent Imams regarding change and alteration in the /uran can be seen" M$asir A!!ashiM is a ver! old and reliable Shiite /uranic e egesis" A narration referenced from this $afsir is produced in M$afsir SafiM )the commentar! of #sul<e<*afi+ in which Imam 2a4ir is reported to have said" Arabic =$ad alteration and change not ta#en !lace in the 6uran, no sane !erson would have doubted our right &over Cali!hate* )$afsir Safi, Jol 1, 1g 11, $ehran+ An the same page a tradition again ta(en from $afsir<e<A!!ashi is narrated in which Imam >afar Sadi4 is reported to have said" Arabic =$ad the 6uran been recited the way it was revealed, you would see the names of us, aima &i.e. the twelve Shiite Imams*8

)$afsir Safi, Jol 1, 1g 11, $ehran+ A great Shiite >urist of the Bth centur! A"." Ahmed bin Ali bin Abi $alib $abrasi has in his boo( Ihtijaj<e<$abrasi mentioned a long dialogue between an un<believer and .a&rat Ali %urta&a, in which the un<believer has raised man! objections against the /uran and .a&rat Ali has replied to all of them" Ane of the objections was that in Jerse : of Surah 'isa" Arabic ,(ut if you fear that you shall not deal fairly by the female or!hans under you, marry of the &other* women who seen good to you, According to the unbeliever there did not e ist a coherence between the condition and the complement" .a&rat Ali is reported to have said" Arabic ,This is of the same category of which I have stated earlier that the hy!ocrites have abrogated a large !art of the 6uran. In this verse between the words =if you fear that you shall not deal fairly by the :r!hans, and ,marry of the &other* women who seem good to you8, there was more than one third of the 6uran &which has been removed by the hy!ocrites*. )Ihtijaj<e<$abraisi, Jol 1, 1g :77, 'ajaf, Iran+ In this dialogue of Ihtijaj<e<$abrasi repl!ing to the unbeliever3s objections, .a&rat Ali has pleaded tampering with the /uran, but to re<produce it here is not necessar!" I would now end this section of sa!ings of the innocent Imams regarding the Shiite belief of change in the /uran" It has been mentioned previousl! that Shiite #lama have stated unanimousl! that there are more than 7;;; sa!ings of the Imams )which are present in the Shiite boo(s of .adith+ in support of tampering and alteration in the /uran" 'ow I would be presenting verdicts of those Shiite #lama who are considered an authorit! in the Shiite religion" S!ed 'aimatullah Al<%oosavi Al >a&airi is a 1Eth centur! Shiite Scholar and >urist" In his boo( HAl<Anwarul 'aumaniaM, he has with full clarit! shed light on this topic, and clarified as to the true Shiite position regarding the /uran" $here are seven /iraMat )wa!s of the reciting the /uran+, and these are accepted b! the whole %uslim world e cept the Shiites" And their acceptance is based on the premise that the present /uran is the same /uran which was revealed b! =od to his 1rophet %uhammad )Arabic+, and from him it reached this #mmah" $his mujtahid of the Shiites rejects these seven /iraMat, and writes? Arabic

&This would mean that* to acce!t these seven 6ira,at as authentic and to consider them the revelation from 1od which was revealed through 1abriel would be to render null and void the famous traditions &and sayings* of our innocent Imams which are very clear on the sub0ect that alteration has ta#en !lace in 6uran,s !assages, al!habets, order and !ronunciation &To call these sayings* unreliable and that would be necessary &in that case*, but the situation is such that our "ashai#h and elders may 1od be !leased with them, are of the consensus that these traditions are Sahih, and whatever that has been mentioned in them regarding tam!ering &of the 6uran* is true and as !er &historic* records and we believe in them. 4rom amongst our )lama only Sharif "urta.a, Saduq and Shei#h Tabrasi have differed and said that this is the same 6uran which was revealed by 'llah and that in it no change and alteration has ta#en !lace. 0urthermore S!ed 'aimatullah >a&airi writes? Arabic ='nd this thing is evident that these men &Sharif "urta.a, Saduq, Shai#h Tabrasi* denied the belief due to many e2cuses &which is contrary to their belief and views*. $ow can this be their belief when they themselves have in their boo#s narrated those traditions in a large number which state that all forms of tam!ering has been done in the 6uran5 'nd that this verse was revealed li#e this, and then was altered or changed5 S!ed 'aimatullah >a&airi commenting on the same topic )in support of his claim that the /uran has been altered and that the present /uran is not that boo( of Allah which was revealed to the .ol! prophet Arabic+ writes further" Arabic There are numerous traditions whose authenticity is of sound nature which state that the 6uran as it was revealed to the $oly +ro!het &'rabic*, was according to the will of the +ro!het &'rabic* com!iled only by 'meer ul "omineen &$a.rat 'li '.S * after the death of the $oly +ro!het &'rabic* in si2 months. 3hen he had written it down and com!leted it, he too# it to the !eo!le who had became Cali!hs after usur!ing the right of Imamate and Cali!hate of 'meer ul "omineen '.S. after the +ro!het &meaning $a.rat 'bu (a#r and )mar*, he said to them ,this is the boo# of 1od written e2actly as it was revealed to the $oly +ro!het &'rabic*. 't this )mar (in Khattab re!lied ,3e have no need of you and nor of the 6uran collected by you,. Thereu!on 'meer ul "omineen &'.S* re!lied ,'fter this day you nor any one else will be able to see this &6uran*, until the a!!earance of my son "ehdi &'.S*. $e would bring this 6uran, which is more than &what you have* and which is com!letely free from change and alteration %oving forward S!ed 'aimatullah >a&airi narrates a tradition from *ula!niMs M#sul<e<

*afiM in which Imam >afar Sadi4Ms sa!ing is recorded" At the end of the tradition, the words of Imam >afar Sadi4 are as follows" Arabic =3hen "ehdi would a!!ear he would recite the 6uran in its com!lete and !ure form and would bring forth the co!y of the 6uran which 'li '.S had written.8 In the same passages >a&airi has commented on the /uran written and compiled b! MAmeer ul %omineen Ali )A"S+, in the light of the sa!ings of the innocent Imams that when our %aula Sahib<u&<Gaman )%ehdi + would appear" Arabic =The !resent 6uran would be called u! in the s#ies, and &the !resent co!y* would not remain in any hand, and Sahib u. Daman &"ehdi* would bring forth that 6uran which had been com!iled and arranged by 'meer ul "omineen 'li &'.S*. )Al Anwarul 'aumania, Jol 7, 1g :B7<:E-, Iran"+ S!ed 'aimatullah >a&airi is a huge Ithna Ashari!!a Shiite ideologue and scholar" .e has in his arguments stated and claimed with full force and clarit!, the following? 1" $hat the seven /iraMats on whose basic the present /uran is regarded as reliable and the boo( of Allah are not authentic, therefore the present /uran too is not authentic" And that )the seven /iraMats+ are nor proofed b! =odMs revelation and b! the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+" $he traditions of our innocent Imams which claim that all forms of alteration have ta(en place in the /uran are of authentic nature, the! are reliable, and there can be no doubt in them" $here is a unanimous consensus of our #lama and %ashai4 that these traditions in support of tampering are reliable, and the! agree on them )i"e" the! believe in them, and this is their belief+" 0rom our #lama onl! Sharif %urta&a, Sadu4, and Shei(h $abraisi have differed from this opinion" $he! sa! that the present /uran is the original one, and have rejected the notion of alleged tampering in it" 2ut this the! have done in the light of opposing conditions )i"e" the! have done $a4i!!a+"

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$he original /uran was the one which was written and compiled b! Ameer ul %omineen A"S after the demise of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+" 2ut after the 1rophet Arabic+ those men who had usurped the @aliphate did not accept )that /uran+ so Ameer ul %omineen A"S decided not to show it to an! one, )it was to be secretl! handed down from one Imam to another+ and now it is in the possession of the absent twelfth Imam )%ehdi+ who is )in hiding in a cave in Ira4+, which is more )in content+ as compared to the present /uran, and when he )%ehdi+ would appear, he would present to the world that original and complete /uran" And then all the copies of the present /uran would be called up in the s(ies, and not a single cop! would remain with an!one"

$his is the true Shiite belief regarding the e isting /uran which their 1rolific Scholar has stated ver! clearl! and according to him with valid arguments" After this I present to !ou e cerpts of an Authoritative Shiite %ujtahid Allama .ussain %uhammae $a4i 'uri $abrasiMs M0asl ul *itab 0i Asbat $ehrif e *itab e rabbul Arbab3, which has been briefl! discussed previousl!, and as the name suggest, its topic is to proof /uran as alterable and tempered with" $his voluminous boo( of -;; pages has according to its author, scores of arguments according to the Shiite religion which prove his claim" If we produce all those e cerpts which are relevant, this world ta(e B; pages, here we reproduce onl! a few passages and e cerpts" *lterations have been made in the +uran as in the (ld $estament and Bible ! Allama $abraisi in his treatise has enumerated the arguments one b! one, which go to prove alteration in the /uran" In connection with the fourth argument, he has referred to the narratives which show that changes were made in the Ald $estament and the 2ible" It reads? Arabic ,The fourth thing is the reference to the traditions which directly or indirectly, tell that in the matter of change and alteration, the 6uran is li#e the :ld Testament and the (ible and show that the hy!ocrites who had over !owered the )mmat and become their rulers &'bu (a#r, )mar etc* traversed the same !ath of alteration in res!ect of the 6uran which had earlier been traversed by (ani Israel in res!ect of the :ld Testament and the (ible, and this is a !ermanent argument in su!!ort of our claim of alteration.8 )0asl<ul<*hitab, 1g 7;+ $he writer then from the boo(s of earlier Shiite #lama cites e amples and traditions which prove that after the death of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+, the /uran was tampered the same wa! as was the case for Ald $estament and the 2ible after the death of .a&rat %usa and 8sa A"S"

*mon# the earlier Shia Ulama all e,cept four believed in alteration! In 0asl ul *hitab, Allama 'uri $abraisi under the sub<heading MAl<%u4adammatus SalisaM )i"e" the third argument+ writes that two views prevail among the Shiite #lama concerning change, deletion and addition in the /uran" 8 plaining the views, the Allama observes" Arabic The first view is that changes were made in the 6uran and some changes were made in the 6uran and some !ortions were deleted and removed. This was the belief of Shei#h 'li bin Ibrahim 6ummi, the teacher of 'bu /afar Eaqub Kulayni. In the beginning of his &6uranic* commentary, he has !lainly stated it, and in su!!ort of his view, filled his boo# with corroborative traditions, and ta#en care to mention only the re!orts handed down by his masters and trusty men. 'nd this is the habit of his disci!le Siqat ul Islam Kulayni, as well for in his Kutab ul $u00ah and Kitab ur Fau.a of Kafi he has collected a large number of narrations of the innocent Imams which clearly declare and affirm alteration, and then he has neither re0ected the narrations and nor given any e2!lanation for them. )0asl<ul<*hitab, 1g EB+ In the afore mentioned passages, Allama 'uri $abraisi has among the earlier #lama who believed in tampering, mentioned these two, Abu >afar 9a4ub *ula!ni and his mentor, Ali bin Ibrahim /ummi" 2oth of them Hit should be noted had according to the Shiites, seen the da!s of the %inor absence3, and according to some chroniclers, the time of Imam .assan As(ari as well" Allama $abraisi then mentions the names of thirt! or fort! #lama of the earliest da!s who advocated in their wor(s, the theor! of tampering" $his runs down to five pages, after which 'uri $abraisi writes" Arabic 4rom my limited study and investigation I have re!roduced the statements of the leading Shiite )lama of the earliest times, and on that basis it can be claimed that it was the generally #nown belief of our )lama of the bygone days. 's against this, there are only a few well #nown individuals who held a different viewB whose names will be indicated soon. &The 'llama then !roceeds to quote from Syed

7aimatullah /a.airi ,s 'l 'nwarul 7aumania, that in it, he says*, :ur )lama are agreed that the re!eated and well #nown narrations which clearly tell that tam!ering was done with the 6uran, in its words as well as al!habets, are correct. :nly Sharif "urta.a, Sadooq and Shei#h Tabrasi have differed. )0asl<ul<*hitab, 1g :;+ 1roceeding further Allama 'uri $abraisi has named one more person, Abu >afar $usi and after reproducing passages from their boo(s regarding the doctrine of alteration, rebutted the arguments advanced b! them" It needs to be remembered that all these four persons came much later than Abu >afar 9a4ub *ula!ni and his mentor Ali bin Ibrahim /ummi, with Abu Ali $abrasi being the last )he died in B-, A".+" After controverting what he had written in connection with the rejection of the theor! of alteration, Allama 'uri $abrasi writes? Arabic Till the time of 'bu 'li Tabrasi &i.e. the middle of the Gth century '.$.* no one besides the four were #nown to have o!!osed &the theory of tam!ering* )0asl<ul<*hitab, 1g :-+ I had opined that the author )of the boo(+ in support of his claim and according to the Shiite view point, put forward scores of arguments" 1resenting the twelfth argument in this connection, he sa!s more than 7;;; narrations in support of tampering" Arabic $he twelfth argument are the sa!ings of the innocent Imams relating to specific places in the /uran which tell that alterations in words, verses and chapters has been made in one wa! of the others as indicated earlier" $he number of such narrations is ver! large so much so that our )distinguished teacher of the traditions+ S!ed 'aimatullah >a&airi has said in some of his wor(s as has after been 4uoted from him, that the sa!ings of the Imams stating that change and alteration did ta(e place in the /uran e ceeds figure of two thousand" A group of our leading #lama including Shei(h %ufid, %uh4i4 Famaad, Allama %ajlisi have asserted that these narrations are well (nown, Shei(h $usi also has written in his $ib!an that their number is ver! large" )0asl<ul<*hitab, 1g 777+ -ames of leadin# Shiite Ulama ho have claimed that these narrations are true! At the end of the boo(, the Allama has cited the names of the leading Shiite #lama who have claimed that these narrations were correct and true, and it is, of course, in line with the Shiite boo( of tradition" $o 4uote? Arabic A bod! of our distinguished #lama has claimed that narrations of the innocent Imams

relating to tampering with and alteration and changes in the /uran and ma(ing it invalid are absolutel! true" Ane of them is %aulana %ohammad Saleh" In his commentar! of *afi, while discussing the traditions which sa!s that Mthe /uran which =abriel had brought to the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ contained over seventeen thousand versesM )and in another version, Salim tells that it contained eighteen thousand verses+, he remar(s that thus, alteration and deletion of some parts of /uran is proved to be correct be!ond doubt according to our method as is evident to an!one, who has studied our traditions from beginning to end" Arabic Among such doctors of theolog! is /a&i<ul</a&&at Ali bin Abdul Aali from whom >anab S!ed had 4uoted in his Sharh<ul<Wafiah""" Arabic Among them is Shei(h Abul .assan<al<Sharif who in the introduction to his commentar! has asserted the authenticit! and incontrovertible correctness of the substance and meaning of these narrations" Arabic $hen there is Allama %ajlisi who in his %irat<ul<#4ool has remar(ed, after 4uoting from Shei(h %ufid in the course of his discussion on the chapter MM$he whole of the /uran is with no one, save our ImamsMM, that the traditions and narrations about deletion and alteration in the /uran which have been related on the authorit! of Shia and non<Shia narrators are absolutel! correct" And on the cop! of #sul<e<*afi which Allama %ajlisi read from his father )and on which both have written some remar(s with their hands+ Allama has written at the end of the chapter 0a&l<ul</uran where the sa!ing of Imam >afar Sadi4 A"S has been 4uoted that P$he /uran which =abriel had brought to %uhammad contained 17,;;; versesMM that this traditions evidentl! tells that change and deletion has been made in the /uran" )%ajlisi further writes+ In m! view the traditions given in this chapter are wholl! authentic from the point of view of meaning, and the conse4uence of ignoring them will be to destro! the confidence and trust in these traditions" In m! rec(oning the traditions concerning change and deletion in the /uran are not lesser in number than those relating to Imamate" If we are to ignore these authentic traditions, how can we prove the doctrine of Imamate )upon which the Shiite faith is founded+ on the strength of traditionsO )0asl<ul<*hitab, 1g :7,<:79+ In the passages which have been 4uoted from Allama 'uri $abrasiMs M0asl<ul<*hitab3, the following important points are worth! of consideration" 1" Alterations have been made in the /uran in the same wa! in which these were

made in the Ald $estament and 2ible b! >ews and @hristians" 7" :" -" $here are more than 7;;; narrations in support of tampering in the Shiite boo(s of .adith" Among the earlier Shiite #lama all e cept four believed in the theor! of alteration in the /uran" Author of the most authentic Shiite .adith te t MAl<>ami<ul<*afiM Abu >afar 9a4ub *ula!ni and his teacher Ali bin Ibrahim /ummi both believed in tampering of the /uran )both had according to Shiites seen the da!s of the %inor Absence, and some time of the 1-th Shiite Imam, .assan As(ari+ A group of leading Shiite #lama have claimed that the traditions about deletion and alteration in the /uran are completel! true" And according to %ulla 2a4ir %ajlisi their number is not less than those regarding the doctrine of Imamate, and the logical conse4uence of rejecting these traditions )of tampering+ would be to remove trust in the complete stoc( of traditions" And if that becomes the case, how can we proof the doctrine of Imamate through other traditions )since that is the foundation and bedroc( of the Shiite faith+O

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After reading Allama 'uri $abraisiMs H0asl<ul<*hitabM one comes to the conclusion that there is no room for the Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites to den! the belief of change and alteration in the /uran" And those that den! this belief, there can be no e planation )for this act of theirs+ than to sa! that the! have done $a4i!!a )which is not just permissible in the Shiite religion, but an article of faith+ or that the! have not read the basic boo(s of their religion" It ma! be worth mentioning here that Allama 'uri $abraisi who wrote M0asl<ul<*hitabM occupied such a high and revered place in the Shiite world, that when he died in 1:7; A"." he was buried in the tomb of .a&rat Ali R"A at 'ajaf which is considered b! the Shiite to be the holiest of all places on the face the earth"

Can a &no led#eable Shia no den) that chan#e and alteration as made in the +uran

Whatever that has been mentioned regarding the Shiite doctrine of change and alteration in the /uran has been via the true and authentic traditions of the innocent Imams and the e cerpts of leading Shiite #lama both past and present who command a place of authorit! in the Shiite faith" And now in conclusion this point is worth mentioning that for an Ithna Ashari!!a Shia it is not possible to den! this belief )of change and alteration in the /uran+, and to accept the present /uran even through common sense" )And for this point to understand+ one does not need to have a deep insight or a special level of intelligence" An! sane person possessing an iota of intellect can understand this, pa! attentionQ In the preceding pages !ou have seen the sa!ings of the innocent Imams and the e cerpts from the boo(s of Shiite #lama regarding the first three @aliphs ).a&rat Abu 2a(r, #mar and #thman )R"A"A+ which clearl! state that the! were h!pocrites and infidels, and worse than the non<believers of this #mmat and the previous #mmahs" And the! are being given the worst punishment in .ell" 9ou have also seen the leading Shiite representative of our times, Imam *homeini spewing venom and hatred in his 1ersian boo( H*ashful Asrar3" In it he has written with full force and clarit! that the! )the first three @aliphs+ did not accept Islam )from heart+ from the ver! beginning, but had onl! apparentl! and outwardl! accepted Islam and joined the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ out of lust for power and greed" $he! were meticulousl! planning for this purpose during the lifetime of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ the! were such HwretchedH people that to fulfill their purpose, the! would have deleted and altered verses of the /uran, and thus tampered with it" And had the! felt that their objective be gained b! renouncing Islam, the! would have rejected Islam and openl! confronted it as enemies )li(e Abu >ahal and Abu Cahab+" 2esides this belief regarding the first three @aliphs and other .ol! @ompanions, Ithna Ashri!!a Shiites also mourn )and believe+ that after the death of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ these traitors and renegades usurped power and became @aliphs" And upon becoming @aliphs, the! were of such malicious character that the! even caused damage

to the daughter of the .ol! 1rophet, Sa!!ida 0atima Gahra R"A" And in the words of *homeini these t!rants in their 4uest to fulfill their desires openl! desecrated and violated the /uranic injunctions during their @aliphate )*ashf<ul<Asrar, 1g 11B <119+ @oupled with all this, Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites also believe that after the death of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+, for the full period of 7- !ears )till the mart!rdom of .a&rat #thman R"A+, these people remained in power, and as the successors of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ and rulers of the %uslim masses did all this )carried atrocities and violated /uranic @ommands+ and through their efforts, the present /uran was arranged and compiled" 'ow thin( for a moment that such a person who believes as the Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites do regarding the first three @aliphs, is it even possible through sound reasoning for him to sa! that their compiled /uran is the same /uran as was revealed b! Allah to .is 1rophet )Arabic+, and that it3s compilers )who are according to Shiite belief h!pocrites and their conduct was such that+ in fulfillment of their desires, the! did not alter and change the /uranO It is obvious that ever! sane person would answer in the negative"

Conclusion Arabic So far whatever that has been mentioned regarding the Ithna Ashari!!a belief of change in the /uran, its concluding remar(s are that in the light of the sa!ings of the innocent Imams and the writings of their leading #lama this becomes ver! clear that Shiites regard the present /uran to be of doubtful authenticit!" And in it, all forms of alteration and tampering have ta(en place" 0urthermore, it is not even reasonabl! possible for Shiites to reject this belief, and argue that the current /uran is free from error and is in e actl! the same form as it was revealed b! Allah to the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+, for according to Shiite belief )the compilers of the /uran i"e"+ the first three @aliphs and their supporters )were h!pocrites+" So it becomes impossible )through this line of argument+ for them to sa! that the! believe in the present /uran" And all those Shiite #lama who reject the theor! )of mutation in the /uran+ and li(e Ahle<Sunnah claim that we believe in the e isting /uran, ta(e recourse to $a4i!!a which is )according to their religious tents+ obligator! and an article of faith till the appearance of their Absent Imam )%ehdi+" An outstanding proof for this claim is that among the earlier Shiite #lama, Abu >afar %uhammad bin 9a4ub *ula!ni )author of the most authentic Shiite .adith te t, Al<>ami< ul<*afi+, his mentor Ali bin Ibrahim /ummi, Ahmed bin Ali bin Abi $alib $abrasi )author of Al Ihtijaj+ and others whom Allama 'uri $abrasi has mentioned in his H0asl< ul<*hitabH as men who believed in tampering of the /uran, and later Shiite #lama such

as %ulla 2a4ir %ajlisi, S!ed 'aimatullah Al<>a&airi, Alama /a&wini commentator of #sul<e<*afi, and Allama 'uri $abrasiI all of them who believed that the e isting /uran is tampered and our vociferous proponents of this view, are all respected as authorities and distinguished #lama b! the Shiites" And the! have written separate boo(s on the subject" Such a person having this belief cannot be considered as a believer, and in fact does not have faith in the /uran" $he Shiite belief of Imamate ne#ates ./inalit) of 0rophethood' and therefore the) are deniers of the belief in the /inalit) of 0rophethood!

A logical outcome of the Shiite concept of Imamate is the end of the belief in the 0inalit! of 1rophet .ood which is rendered meaningless" 1rophethood and 0inalit! of 1rophethood are not mere words but carr! a precise meaning and significance about which no one can be in doubt" When the 1rophet of Islam is described as the seal or last of the 1rophets, what it denotes is that 1rophethood has ended with him" 8ver! Fivine 1rophet is appointed b! =od and he serves as his ultimate proof or 0inal Argument for the bondmen" $o believe in him and in his higher (nowledge is an essential condition to salvation" .e receives the commands of =od through Wahi )Fivine revelation+" .e is faultless, sinless, and obedience to him is obligator!" .e and his teachings are the springhead of guidance" $his is the significance and place of 1rophethood" $he termination of 1rophet .ood meant and still means that no one after the .ol! 1rophet Arabic+ will attain to it" $ill the last da!, he is the ultimate proof of =od for the bondmen, and appointed b! the Almight! for that purpose" $o believe in him is a pre<re4uisite of guidance" $he coming down of commands and guidance from =od through revelation, ended with him" 'ow till the Fa! of Resurrection, the /uran revealed to him and his sa!ings and doings which constitute what is (nown as Sunnah, are the fountain<head, well<spring and source of guidance" After him, there will be no one who, li(e the 1rophets be the ultimate proof of the Cord for .is men, and to obe! whom ma! be obligator!" $his was and still is the meaning of the termination of 1rophethood )*hatam< e<'abuwwat+ and its realit!" 2ut if according to the beliefs of Ithna Ashari!!a relating to the Imamate, it is accepted that from .a&rat Ali to the twelfth Imam, twelve persons were appointed b! =od, li(e the 1rophets, who are the .ujjat )ultimate proof+ of =od for .is servants, are innocent and rendering of obedience to whom is obligator!, and their recognition as such, and acceptance is as essential condition of salvation, the! receive instructions and guidance from =od through Wahi )revelation+ and were bestowed with all the 4ualities and virtues which =od had bestowed on 1rophets, the! were e4ual in ran( to the last 1rophet

)Arabic+ but e celled all other 1rophets and %essengers" $he! further possess Fivine attributes and authorit!, the! (now ever!thing of the past and ever!thing of the future, and nothing is hidden from them, the! have the right to declare forbidden things lawful and vice verse and enjo! the authorit! of the creator over ever! particle of the universe" $he! are the lord of the world and the world be!ond, the! can grant salvation or an! other thing to an!one and their own deaths are discretionar! and in their control" $he above mentioned are the summar! of all that has been said about Imamate in #sul<e< *afi, *itab<Al<.ujja, and ma! be seen from there" $hese traditions can also be seen in m! boo(, HIranian Revolution , *homeini and the Shiite 0aithH from page 11;<1EB" $he obvious and inescapable conclusion, will thus, be that belief in the 0inalit! of 1rophet .ood no longer holds good, and is redundant" It distinctl! appears from all this that the chain of an inferior t!pe of 1rophet hood bro(e down and has been replaced, in the name of Imamate b! a superior and more advanced t!pe of 1rophethood which will endure till the end of time" $he chief spo(esman of the Shiite religion Allama 2a4ir %ajlisi ta(ing recourse to these sa!ings of the innocent Imams )on Imamate+ has in his boo( .a!at<ul</ulub remar(ed" Arabic It is #nown from amongst certain traditions of the Imams which would be mentioned later on, that Imamate is su!erior to +ro!hethood. ).a!at<ul</ulub, Jol :, 1g 1<7+ And as a proof, %ajlisi writes further" Arabic Therefore 'llah after elevating $a.rat Ibrahim to the status of +ro!hethood, told him that now I would ma#e you Imam over the !eo!le. ).a!at<ul</ulub, Jol :, 1g 1<7+ A few lines later %ajlisi writes " Arabic 'nd in res!ect of the $oly +ro!het &'rabic* and also because he has been called =Khatam un 7abiyin8 &the Hast of the +ro!het*, we would not use the word =7abi8 &+ro!het* or a similar term for our Imams. ).a!at<ul</ulub, Jol :, 1g :+

$he passage of Allama %ajlisi proves that the Shiite belief vis<R<vis the sa!ings and traditions of their Imams is that Imamate is superior to 1rophethood" And a prominent Shiite scholar of our times Allama %uhammad .ussain of 1a(istan has written a voluminous commentar! of Shei(h Sadoo43s HAl<A4aid3 and in it has remar(ed"

Arabic :ur Imams are higher in ran# to all the +ro!hets of 'llah e2ce!t the $oly +ro!het )Arabic+ )Ahsan ul 0awaid 0i Sharah Al<A4aid, 1g -;E, 1a(istan+ And the Imam of the current Shiite world *homeini in his Al<.u(umat<ul<Islamia writes, Arabic 'mong the essential and fundamental beliefs of our religion &Shia Ithna 'shariyya* is the belief that our innocent Imams hold the station which could not be reached by any favorite angel, +ro!het or "essenger. )Al<.u(umat<ul<Islamia, 1g B7, $ehran+ $he position of Allama %ajlisi, Allama %uhammad .ussain and *homeini e poses without an! doubt, that the Imams according to Shiites are on a higher ran( than all the 1rophets of Allah, and that the! hold stations which cannot be reached b! an! favorite angel or 1rophet for that matter, and that the! cannot be called H1rophetsH, because the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ is the last of the 1rophets" All of this is countr! to the belief in the finalit! of 1rophethood" $his reali&ation dawned upon .a&rat Shah Wali #llah who after a thorough stud! of Shiite boo(s and with utmost insight remar(ed in his H$afhimat<e<Illa!a3 that Arabic In Ithna 'shariyya Shiite terminology the status of the Imam is such that he is innocent, his obedience is obligatory, he is ordained by 'llah &to this !osition* for the guidance of man#ind, and that he receives revelation from 1od. 'll this is tantamount to re0ecting the belief in the 4inality of the +ro!hethood of the $oly +ro!het 'rabic* though by tongue they claim that the $oly +ro!het is the last of the +ro!hets. )$afhimat<e<Illa!a, 1g 7--+

After all that has been said on this subject, no reader can doubt the conclusion reached upon b! .a&rat Shah Wali #llah that Shiites are deniers of H*hatam<e<'abuwwat3I later passages from Shah Waliullah3s H%usawwa Sharah %ota Imam %ali(I would be reproduced wherein Shah Sahib has put Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites in the categor! of Gindi4 and apostates"

Conclusion

#p till now the following three Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites beliefs have through their basic and primar! boo(s come to the (nowledge of the honorable #lama" And there is no doubt regarding the following concluding remar(s" 1" $heir belief regarding .a&rat Abu 2a(r and #mar )Arabic+ that )=od 0orbid+ the! were apostates and h!pocrites and worst than the infidels of previous #mmats, the li(es of 0iraun, 'amrud, .aaman etc and worst than the infidels of this #mmah the li(es of Abu Cahab and Abu >ahal and worse of than the cursed Satan, and that the! are in the lowest pits of .ell"

7" $he present /uran is tempered with, and all sorts of tempering have ta(en place in it, end that it is not the same /uran which was revealed to the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+"

:" $heir basic belief of HImamateH is contrar! to the belief in the finalit! of 1rophethood, even through b! tongue the! profess that the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ is the last 1rophet in the same wa! as /adianis do"

After this the e cerpts and passages of #lama of the past and present are being reproduced here, wherein Shiite beliefs have been discussed, and then a judgment has been passed"

1udicial Verdicts on the status of Ithna *shari))a Shiites b) Ulama of the past and present!

Imam Ibn .a&m Andalisi d"-BE A"." Imam Ibn .a&m in his boo( HAl 0asl 0ilmala Wal Ahwa Wa 'ahi3 writes Arabic 'nd the whole of the Imamia sect, their earliest and !resent )lama are of the o!inion that the 6uran has been tam!ered, and that has been added and included in it which was not !resent &originally* and a lot has been deleted and a lot of alteration has ta#en !lace. )Al 0asl fill malal wa ahwa wa nahi, Jol :, 1g 1,7+ Imam Ibn .a&m in the same boo( mentions arguments b! @hristians against /uran and Islam, one of them is" Arabic 'nd among the "uslims there are the Fawafidh &Shiites* who believe and claim that the com!anion of your +ro!het changed and altered the 6uran and a lot of it has been deleted and added &therefore your 6uran is not safe from !erversion and there by not reliable*. Imam Ibn .a&m answers the @hristians allegations one b! one, and in repl! to this, he writes" Arabic 'nd what these Christians say that Fawafidh claim that the 6uran has been changed and altered, so the answer to this is that these Fawafidh are not a !art of the "uslim community and are 7on "uslims.

/a&i A!a& %ali(i, d " B-- A "." In his boo( H*itab As<Shifa3 while discussing Shiites, /a&i %ali(i writes" Arabic 'nd if a !erson says something &the consequence of which* the )mmah goes astray, and the $oly Com!anions &are ad0udged* as Kafirs then &in that case* we would in all certainty declare such a !erson as Kafir. )*itab As Shifa, Jol 1, 1g 7,E+

And furthermore he writes" Arabic 'nd in the same way we declare as Kafir the !erson who denies the 6uran or who re0ects one word of it, or changes or adds its verses" )*itab As<Shifa, Jol 7, 1g 7,9+ And again he writes Arabic 'nd we declare e2treme Shiites as infidels who believe that the status of their Imams is higher than those of the +ro!hets &of 'llah* )*itab As<Shifa, Jol 7, 1g 79;+ Shei(h Abdul /adir >ilani d " BE1 A"." In this famous boo( H=uniat<ul<$alibeen3 Shei(h Abdul /adir has written a chapter with the heading" Arabic Fiscussion on sects that have gone astra!" In this chapter after discussing the various sects of the (hwarij and the Shia, the shei(h writes" Arabic

And all sects of the Rawafidh )Shiites+ believe unanimousl! that their belief in Imamate is proofed through common sense and that the Imam is designated b! a clear order from Allah, and that the Imam is safe from all t!pes of disasters, sin and forgetfulness, and Shiites also believe that .a&rat Ali is superior than all the @ompanions )of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+, and sa! that after the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ he was made Imam b! =od and .is 1rophet, and the! condemn .a&rat Abu 2a(r and #mar and besides them all the .ol! @ompanions e cept a small number and among their heretic beliefs is that after the death of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ all the @ompanions became apostates for not accepting .a&rat Ali as Imam and @aliph e cept si people and those si are Ali, Ammar )bin 9asir+, %i4dad bin Al<Aswad, Salman 0arsi and two others" And among their croo(ed beliefs is that it is permissible for the Imam to den! that he is the Imam b! doing $a4i!!a and one of their wretched beliefs is the belief in raj3at, and the! believe that the Imam has (nowledge of all that is there in the .eavens and earth, so much so that the! have (nowledge of the all world3s stones, drops of rain, leaves of trees, and that the Imams perform %iracles, the wa! 1rophets do" )=uniat<ul<$alibeen, 1g 1BE<1B7+ At another place in his boo(, Shei(h Abdul /adir claims that there is a similarit! between Shiite and >ew beliefs and after giving e amples of them concludes" Arabic 'nd the /ews changed their Torah, while the Shiites changed the 6uran because they claim that the 6uran has been altered, and its order has been disturbed, and the way it was revealed, it is not &the same*, and the way it is being read &that* is not how the $oly +ro!het &'rabic* read, and !arts of it have been deleted, and added. )=uniat<ul<$alibeen, 1g 1E7+ Shei(h<ul<Islam Ibn $aimi!!a .anbali d " 7:, A"." Imam Ibn $aimi!!a in his HAs<Saarim<ul<%asl ul3 writes" Arabic It has been re!orted from 6a.i 'bu Eaala that there is consensus among the 4uqaha that if some wretched !erson abuses the $oly Com!anions, and thin#s that it is !ermissible to do so, is an infidel, and if he does it believing that it is wrong to do so, he wont be considered an infidel but would be a grave sinner. This abuse can be that he calls the $oly Com!anions un believers or while acce!ting them as "uslims lessens their religion status or calls them worldly.

And commenting further, Ibn $aimi!!a writes" Arabic 'nd a section of )lama of Kufa have given the verdict that anyone who taints the honor of the $oly Com!anions, for him the !unishment is death and that the Fawafidh are outside the fold of Islam Arabic 'nd "uhammad bin Eusuf 'l 4aryabi was as#ed about the !erson who abuses $a.rat 'bu (a#r, he re!lied that he &that !erson* is one infidel. 'nd he was as#ed whether the funeral of such a !erson be attended, he re!lied =7o8. Arabic Imam Abu 2a(r Ibn .ani sa!s that the slaughtered meat of Rawafidh and /adria is not permissible just li(e it is impermissible to eat meat slaughtered b! an apostate" 8ven though it is permissible to eat meat slaughtered b! people of the boo( )>ews and @hristians+, meat slaughtered b! Rawafidh and /adria is not allowed as the! come in the categor! of apostas!" )As<Saarim<ul<%aslul, 1g B7B+

Allama *amal #d Fin )Ibn Al < haan + d " E,1 A". Allama Ibn Al < .aan writing under the chapter Hon Imamate3 in his boo( H0ath ul /adr, the commentar! of .eda!a, writes? Arabic And the religions verdict on the Rawafidh is that the! are accused of doing innovation )2ida3h+ if the! place .a&rat Ali above the first three @aliphs )in terms of virtue and status+ , and the! are infidels if the! reject the @aliphate of .a&rat Abu 2a(r or .a&rat #mar" )0ath<ul</adir, Jol 1, 1g :;-, Cebanon+

Allama Ali /ari, d" 1;1- A"." Allama Ali /ari has tal(ed about those beliefs and sects on whose status the #lama have unanimous consensus over their disbelief, .e writes?

Arabic 'nd any !erson who re0ects the 6uran, be it the whole 6uran or denies any cha!ter or verse from it, &he is outside the !ale of Islam*. )Sharah 0i4ah A(bar, 1g B:;+ And in one of his other boo(s, Allama after writing about the Rawafidh and *hawarij of his times writes" Arabic These !eo!le believe that ma0ority of the $oly Com!anions became a!ostates &after the $oly +ro!het &'rabic*. Therefore there is consensus on the un belief or Kufr of these !eo!le, and there is no difference of o!inion in it. Allama 2ahr<ul<#lum, Cuc(now d" After a perusal of AllamaHs H0awatih Al<RehmutH it appears that he did not have information regarding the Shiite belief regarding the /uran onl! after he saw the /uranic e egesis $afsir %ajma<ul<2a!an of Shiite scholar Abu Ali $abrasi that he reali&ed that Shiites do not have faith in the e isting /uran" When Allama got to (now this, he wrote the person having such beliefs is a *afir as he is den!ing a realit! )i"e" authenticit! of the /uran+ which is a fundamental of faith" )0awatih Al<Rahmut, 1g E17+ 0atawa<I<Alamgiri 0atawa<I<Alamgiri was written during the reign of Aurang&eb Alamgir b! a bod! of great jurist and doctors of case low" It sa!s? Arabic If the Fawafidh abuses the first two Cali!hs and curses them, then he is an infidel and if he regards $a.rat 'li F.' to be higher in ran# than $a.rat 'bu (a#r and )mar then he aint an infidel lout instead is an innovator. Arabic 'nd these !eo!le &i.e. the Fawafidh* are outside the fold of Islam and they are to be treated li#e a!ostates. )0atawa<I<Alamgiri , Jol 7 , 1g 7E, L 7E9 , India

Allama Ibn Abideen Shami In his boo( HRadd ul %u(htarH Allama Shami shown e treme care on the issue of $a(feer )declaring someone an infidel+" 'evertheless he writes" Arabic That wretched and wic#ed !erson who stander $a.rat 'isha F.', or who denies the com!anionshi! of $a.rat 'bu (a#r F.', so there is no doubt in the Kufr of such a !erson Fadd ul "u#htar, Iol J, +g JKL* An important clarification In the preceding passages of the earlier #lama regarding the $a(feer of Shiites, readers must have came across the term Hslander3 against %other of the 2elievers .a&rat Aisha Siddi4a )Arabic+ )this word has come in Imam Shani3s discourse+, this is a ver! vile and false accusation of a major sin which h!pocrites hurled on the character of .a&rat Aisha in the lifetime of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+" Allah in the defense of .a&rat Aisha revealed Surah 'ur to clear her character from all such blemishes, and prove till the Fa! of >udgment that she is of impeccable character and virtue" #lama are unanimous in the unbelief of the person who accuses .a&rat Aisha of that sin, as he rejects the position ta(en b! the /uran )which clears .a&rat Aisha from this false slander on her+" $he present writer submits in front of the venerable #lama that accusation was of a major sin, but the ideologues of Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites place a bigger slander on the character of .a&rat Aisha, %ulla 2a4ir %ajlisi, the chief spo(esman of the Shiite religion has in his boo(s freel! used the words h!pocrites and infidel for .a&rat Aisha" And more than that he has accused .a&rat Aisha and another wife of the .ol! 1rophet Arabic+, .a&rat .afsa bint #mar bin Al<*hittab R"A of conspiring and poisoning the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ )readers can see m! boo( HIranian Revolution, *homeini and the Shiite faith3 from 1g 771<777 for more on this+" A narration in this regard is being reproduced from %ajlisi3s H.a!at<ul</ulubH Arabic 'nd 'yesha has related from Imam /afar Sadiq, on reliable authority that 'isha and $afsa and #illed the +ro!het by !oisoning. ).a!at<ul</ulub, Jol 7, 1g ,7;+

It goes without sa!ing that this ridiculous allegation is worse than that the h!pocrites ascribed to .a&rat Aisha, and I bec(on the #lama that can such a thing be attributed from the pen of a person who has 8maan )or faith+O And it3s worth mentioning that this is the same %ajlisi whose boo(s are being recommended b! *homeini )*ashful Asrar, 1g 171+ And a leading Shiite scholar of our times, Allama %uhammad .ussain of 1a(istan who has written prolificall!, and has also written a commentar! on Shei(h Sadu43s HAl<A4aid3 he has described Allama %ajlisi in the following words" Arabic The most honorable of our !redecessors, a house of #nowledge of innocent Imams, Hord 'llama "a0lisi "ay 1od have mercy on him. )Ahsan<ul<0awaid, 1g -:E+ After reading the statements of Imam *homeini, the leader of the Shiite world and 1a(istan3s Shiite authorit!, we can well imagine the ran( and status of Allama %ajlisi in the Shiite religion" $hese words regarding )the Shiite belief vis<a<vis+ %other of the believers .a&rat Aisha Siddi4a )Arabic+ were felt necessar!, that is wh! the! were included here" I was presenting the verdicts of the #lama in this sectionI herein I conclude this section b! 4uoted from Shah Wali ullah3s commentar! on the .adith collection of Imam %ali( H%usawwa3" Shah Waliullah d" 117E A"." Shah Sahib has first shed light on three t!pes of unbelievers" Arabic If the !osition of the deniers of Islam is such that he denies Islam both inwardly and outwardly, then he would be called an infallible. 'nd if outwardly or on the face of it he !rofesses Islam but is a denier at heart, than he would be called a hy!ocrite. 'nd if a !erson acce!ts Islam and calls himself a "uslim but gives an e2!lanation on religious tents and realities which is against the e2!lanation given by the $oly Com!anions, their followers and the consensus of the )lama, then such a !erson would be called a =Dindiq8. Shah Waliullah then gives e amples of apostas!, and then in this vein writes about Shiites" Arabic

'nd similarly are Dindiq who say that $a.rat 'bu (a#r and $a.rat )mar are not dwellers of heaven whereas traditions from the $oly +ro!het &'rabic* clearly give the glade hidings of !aradise an their favor%..or those who say that the $oly +ro!het &'rabic* is the last of the !ro!hets and seal of the +ro!hets, but its meaning is only such that after the $oly +ro!het &'rabic* no one else would be called a +ro!het, but the realities and characteristics of +ro!het hood meaning that &a +ro!het* is designated and a!!ointed by 'llah for the guidance of man#ind, is free from error vis M vis sin and 0udgment, and obedience to him is obligatory &all those characteristics* are !resent in our Imams%% so the believers of all such beliefs is a Dindiq, and it is the consensus of )lama of the $anafi and Shafi, school of thought that these !eo!le are deserving of the death !enalty &in the !resence of an Islamic government, and they would be dealt li#e a!ostates*. )%usawwa Sharah %auta Imam %ali(, Jol 7, 1g 11;, Fehli, 179: A".+

* plea in the service of Ulama of the current times! 9ou have seen in these pages the truth about the fundamental doctrines of the Shiites Ithna Ashari!!a faith in the light of its most standard and authentic boo(s, coupled with comments and clarification furnished b! their renowned #lama and %ujtahids" $he following is the list of all that has followed" 1" $hree belief regarding .a&rat Abu 2a(r and #mar R"A that )=od forbid+ the! were apostates and h!pocrites of a status worse than the infidels of previous #mmahs, and that of the infidels of this #mmah )Abu >ahal, Abu Cahab, and even the accursed Satan+ 7" $heir belief that the present /uran has been allegedl! destro!ed and this is not the boo( of =od that was revealed to the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+" :" $heir belief that Imamate is superior to 1rophethood, and that is wh! the station of the Imams cannot be reached b! an! 1rophet or %essenger" And that 1rophethood has not ended after the .ol! 1rophet Arabic+ but is continuing with added strength and splendor in the name of Imamate" And that the meaning of the .ol! 1rophet being Hthe last of the 1rophets is onl! that out of respect for him, no one else would be called a 1rophet )but his characteristics are present in our Imams"

2esides these the verdicts of our earliest #lama regarding Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites have been placed before !ou" It is hoped that after it !ou will be able to decide clearl! and conclusivel! about the connection between this creed and its followers and Islam" $his wor( of passing a religious judgment against a sect who claims to be %uslim is of a highl! sensitive nature" And it is the dut! of #lama to ta(e e tra caution and care in it" 2ut with the coming to light of beliefs which are tantamount to heres! and unbelief, it becomes binding on the custodians of faith to pass a sound judgment as to that sectHs belief or unbelief in a bid to save the faith of the %uslim masses" $he step ta(en b! .a&rat Abu 2a(r to the 1rophethood, %usailma and others, immediatel! following the demise of the .ol! 1rophet )Arabic+ is a shining e ample of passing a judgment )which is necessar!+ regardless of the situation at hand, and which till the Fa! of judgment would guide us" /adiani3s not onl! claimed to be %uslims but in the achievement of their objectives clandestinel! cloc(ed themselves as preachers of Islam in 8urope and Africa countries" Which people are aware of, and in the Indian Sub<continent for 4uarter of a centur! the! wor(ed activel! against the @hristians and .indu propaganda against Islam through debates and 'umerous boo(, 0urther more their *alima, call to pra!er, method of pra!er and contours of 0i4h were e actl! similar to that of the %uslim masses" 2ut when their belief regarding %ir&a =hulam Ahmed /adiani? As a 1rophet and that the! are deniers of the H0inalit! of 1rophethood3 came to the (nowledge of the #lama along with other heretic beliefs of their, #lama too( it up as their religious dut! to rise up against them and clarif! their status as 'on<%uslims" .ad the! not done this, the! would have become accountable to =od" 2ut the case of Ithna Ashari!!a Shiites is whole together different as compared to /adianis Shiites differ with %uslims in their *alima, Wu&u, call to pra!er and even pra!er itself" 2esides this their method of 'i(ah, Ga(at, and even burial is completel! opposite and in conflict with the %uslim communit!" .ad these differences been enumerated in detail, a voluminous boo( would be needed" It is hoped that !ou as the custodians of faith decided conclusivel! (eeping in mind !our religious dut! regarding the belief or unbelief of the Ithna Ashari!!a Shiite sect"

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-ote 1lease note to maintain authenticit! we would be attaching the original scans of the endorsements of the #lema of the Indian Subcontinent, India and 1a(istan" In their replies the #lama have not just agreed with %aulana 'omani about the reasons he has mentioned in his detailed Istifta regarding Shiite #n<belief, but in the case of %aulana .abib ur Rahman Al A&mi )India+ and %ufti Wali .assan $on(i )1a(istan+ have provided further references from Shiite boo(s regarding their beliefs of Imamate, change and alteration in the /uran, abusing the .ol! @ompanions to strengthen %aulana 'omani3s thesis, and thus form a binding consensus of the #lama regarding Shiites"

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