> A Message to the Nawasib

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

As-salaamu `alaykum to all who bear witness to the Reality of "La ilaha ill-Allah;" to all who bear witness to the Reality that Muhammad (sal) is the Messenger, the Rasul of Allah; to all who truly love the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as) and HATE their enemies. As the Qur'an says in Sura Ash-Shura, Ayah 23: "Say: 'No reward do I ask of you for this except the love of those near of kin.'"

قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى

As Muhammad, al-Khatam al-Anbiyah (sal) has said: "And verily he who dies with love of the family of Muhammad, has died on Sunnah."

The Shi'a are those who are the "Partisans" of the Family of Muhammad (sal); of the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as) of which the Qur'an said in Sura al-Azaab, Ayah 33:
"And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of Jahiliyah; and establish regular Salah, and give regular Zakah; and obey Allah and His Rasul. And Allah only wishes to remove all rijs (filth, impurity or sin) from you, O Ahl'ul-Bayt, and to make you pure and spotless."

وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

The term "shi‘a" occurs eleven times in the Qur’an and the word itself is lexically derived from the Arabic verb sha‘ayashi‘u meaning to spread, disseminate, divulge, publicize or become known. Of course one can spread either that which is good or that which is bad, just as the Qur'an speaks of both the "Hizb'ullah" and the "Hizb'ush-Shaiytan." However, the Qur'an speaks of the Shi'a as the "Partisans" of the Prophets (as) in the following Ayaat:

"And most surely Ibrahim was among the Shia of him (Nuh)" Al-Qur'an, Sura 37:83

وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ

"And he (Musa) went into the city at a time when people (of the city) were not watching, so he found therein two men fighting, one being of his Shi'a and the other being his enemy, and the one who was of his Shi'a cried out to him for help against the one who was of his enemy" Al-Qur'an, Sura 28:15

وَدَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِ وَهَذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَوَكَزَهُ مُوسَى فَقَضَى عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هَذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Thus there is no room for believing that a Muslim can NOT be a Shi'i. There is no Muslim who should have a problem with this terminology; for to have a problem with it is to have a problem with the terminology of the Qur'an itself, and thus to have a problem with Allah ta'ala. ALL are of one Shi'a or another, just as one is either of the Hizb'ullah, or the Hizb'ush-Shaiytan. Similarly, one is either of the Shi'a of Abu Bakr or of Imam `Ali (as). Either one believes in the bida'a of democratically electing the Khalif, or they do not accept such bida'a and believe the Khalifa, the Imam is Divinely appointed.

Firuzabadi, in his Qamusu'l-Lughat, says, "The name Shi'a commonly means every person who is a friend of Ali and prophet's AhlulBayt. This name is peculiar to them." Exactly the same meaning is given by Ibn Athir in Nihayatu'l-Lughat. According to non-Shi'a commentaries and admissions, the word Shi'a means "follower of Ali Bin Abu Talib" and was used in this way during the time of Rasul'ullah (sal). In fact, it was Rasul'ullah (sal) himself who introduced the word Shi'a as meaning "Follower of Ali Bin Abu Talib." Muhammad, al-Khatam al-Anbiyah (sal) called the followers of `Ali (as) "The Shi’a" the "delivered," and the "rescued."

When the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed: "As for, those who believe and do good, surely they are the best of creatures.” Al-Qur'an, Sura 98:7

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ

The Prophet Muhammad (sal) said to Ali (as): "It is for you and your Shi’a"

He further said: "I swear by the one who controls my life that this man (`Ali) and his Shi’a shall secure deliverance on the Yawm al-Qiyyamah (Day of Resurrection)."

1. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti, Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthur, (Cairo) vol. 6, p. 379
2. Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tafsir Jami' al-Bayan, (Cairo) vol. 33, p. 146
3. Ibn Asakir, Ta'rikh Dimashq, vol. 42, p. 333, p. 371
4. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, (Cairo) Ch. 11, section 1, pp 246-247

Rasul'ullah (sal) said: "Ya `Ali!, On the Yawm ad-Din (Day of Judgment), you and your Shi'a will come toward Allah well-pleased and well-pleasing, and there will come to Him your enemies angry and stiff-necked."

1. Ibn al-'Athir, al-Nihaya fi gharib al-hadith, (Beirut, 1399), vol. 4 p. 106
2. al-Tabarani, Mu'jam al-Kabir, vol 1 p 319
3. al-Haythami, Majma' al-Zawa'id, vol. 9, number 14168

Rasul'ullah (sal) said: "Glad tiding O `Ali! Verily you and your Shi’a will be in Paradise."

1. Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Fadha'il al-Sahaba, (Beirut) vol. 2, p. 655
2. Abu Nu'aym al-Isbahani, Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 4, p. 329
3. al-Khatib al-Baghdadi , Tarikh Baghdad, (Beirut) vol. 12, p. 289
4. al-Tabarani, Mu'jam al-Kabir, vol. 1, p. 319
5. al-Haythami, Majma' al-Zawa'id, vol. 10, pp. 21-22
6. Ibn 'Asakir, Ta'rikh Dimashq, vol. 42, pp. 331-332
7. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, (Cairo) Ch. 11, section 1, p. 247

The term "Shi'a" is an adjective used by Muslims who follow the A'immah (as) from the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as). We do not use it for reasons of sectarianism or for causing divisions amongst Muslims. We use it because the Qur'an uses it, the Prophet Muhammad (sal) used it, and the early Muslims used it - before words such as Sunni, Wahhabi, Deobandi, Isma'ili, or Salafi ever came into existence. These names are bida'a, they are man-made innovation that are not found in the words of Muhammad (sal), nor in those of the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as).

All Muslimin are "Sunni" by definition, but only a group of people, which are famous for attributing themselves to this name, are "Sunni" by label. These people, this group, are not one group but many; not one Shi'a, but many "Shiyaan." The Qur'an, while praising the singluar "Shi'a" criticizes the "Shiyaan."

"Surely they who divided their religion into parts and became shiyan (parties), you have no concern with them; their affair is only with Allah, then He will inform them of what they did." Al-Qur'an, Sura 6:159

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُواْ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُواْ شِيَعًا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفْعَلُونَ

Those who claim to be "Sunni" do not mean that they all follow the same "way" or "Sunnah." Rather, they follow the Sunnah as interpreted by the founders of their "Shiyaan;" their "a'immah." However, the four non-Shi'a Madhahib took from each other, Ahmed ibn Hanbal took from ash-Shafi'i and ash-Shafi'i took from Malik and Malik took from Abu Hanifah, and Abu Hanifah from Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq (as). Therefore, all the four non-Shi'a schools in fact originated from the school of Ahl'ul-Bayt (as); and thus, the four "Sunni a'immah" were students of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (as), our 6th Imam who was the first to open an Islamic University in the masjid of his grandfather, Rasul'ullah (sal). Under him studied no less than four thousand jurisprudents and specialists in Hadith.

In the same Sura al-An`aam, Ayah 65, we read: "Say: He has the power that He should send on you a chastisement from above you or from beneath your feet, or that He should throw you into confusion, (making you) of different parties; and make some of you taste the fighting of others. See how We repeat the communications that they may understand."

قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَن يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعاً وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُم بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ انظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ الآيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَفْقَهُونَ

So we know that the singular "Shi'a" are the partisans of the Prophets, Ibrahim being of the Shi'a of Nuh (37:83), and Musa (as) having Shi'a as well (28:15). While at the same time those who break off from this singular Shi'a and make various parties, madhahib and the like are in "confusion" (6:65) and are of "no concern" to the true Mu'minin (6:159).

The non-Shi'a give the ILLUSION that they all follow one way, one Sunnah; that they are the majority and we are the minority. However, all they mean by saying that they are "Sunni" is not that they all have the same `aqida, but that they all agree to the bida'a of holding an election for Abu Bakr while Imam `Ali (as) was burying the Prophet Muhammad (sal).

Surely, the followers of Rasul'ullah (sal) are supposed to follow his Sunnah by definition. However, were they called "Sunni" when Rasul'ullah (sal) was alive, or even in the years after his demise? When did the title "Ahl'us-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah" come into existence in the history of Islam for a specific group of Muslims?

There can be no question that this terminology was never used by Muhammad (sal), while the term "Shi'a" WAS in fact used by him for the Mu'minin who followed `Ali (as). The Prophet Ibrahim followed the traditions of Prophet Nuh (as), but he was never called a "Sunni." Conversely, Al-Qur'an mentioned that he was a "Shi'a" of Nuh (as). Thus, Shi'i Islam is not bida'a, but by the standards that the Nawasib judge us, their `aqida and the name of their sectarian divisions are in fact bida'a found no where in the Qur'an or Ahadith!

We are not the mubtadi`in that the nawasib claim we are. ANY aspect of our `aqida can be backed up not only from our own sources of Ahadith (transmitted through the Ahl'ul-Bayt), but ALSO through THEIR OWN non-Shi'a sources as well! The Nasibi would claim that we are mubtadi`in for blessing the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as) with the blessing of `alayhum salaam rather than radi Allahu anhum. This however, is only a product of their jahiliyah, their ignorance of what their own professed sources explicitly state.

Muslimin are commanded by the Holy Qur'an in Sura 33:56 to send their prayers upon the Muhammad (sal).  Rasul'ullah (sal) himself has indicated how to do this and also commands his followers to not send their prayers upon himself (sal) alone but always to send their prayers simultaneously upon his family (as).  Rasul'ullah (sal) has said:

"Do not send me an amputated prayer."  The companions asked: "What is an amputated prayer?"  He said: "When you say, 'Allahumma, salli 'ala Muhammad' and stop.  You should say, 'Allahumma, salli 'ala Muhammad wa al-i-Muhammad'."

Yanabi' al-Muwaddah, 2:59; al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, ibn Hajar, section 1 ch. 11

"Supplication will be intercepted (not accepted) until it is prayed upon the Prophet and his family."

Yanabi' al-Muwaddah 2:59

On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Abi Layla as reported by Imam Bukhari: "Rasul'ullah (sal) came to us, and we said to him: We have learned how to invoke peace upon you; how should we pray for you?  He said: Say: 'O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family as You blessed the family of Ibrahim.  Verily, You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious.  Grant favor to Muhammad and the members of his household as You granted favor to the members of the household of Ibrahim in the world.  Verily, You are the Praiseworthy, the Glorious'."

Sahih Bukhari, Book on Traditions of Prophets hadith #3119; Interpretation of the Holy Qur'an hadith #4423; Supplication hadith #5880; Sahih Muslim, Book on Prayer hadith #614; al-Tirmidhi, Book on Prayer, hadith #445; al-Nisa'i, Book on Inattention, hadith #1270, #1271, #1272; Abu Dawud, Book on Prayer hadith #830; Ibn Majah, Book on Immediate Call for Prayer hadith #894; Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal 4:241, 243, 244; al-Darami, Book on Prayer hadith #1308

How do we bless the progeny of Ibrahim (as)? Do we say "Radi Allahu anhum" or do we say "`Alayhum Salaam?" Of course we bless the progeny of Ibrahim (as) with "`alayhum salaam." Thus, we Shi'a follow the Sunnah of Muhammad (sal), and heed his specific instructions to bless the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as) in a similar manner.

Every aspect of our `Aqida is like this, contrary to what the Nawasib, the enemies of the Ahl'ul-Bayt (as) and their Shi'a would have you believe. If you do not believe this, then ask us for proof. This is how those who are real men, those who are not cowards, handle a difference of opinion; NOT by attacking defenseless, unarmed men, women and children who are mourning the death of Muhammad's (sal) grandson, who the so-called "Sunni" Khalif Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah, ibn Abu Sufyan had killed for daring to stand up for PURE ISLAM and oppose his illegitimate regime!

The Qur'an says "Bring proof if you are truthful" (قُلْ هَاتُواْ بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ). We are most certainly truthful and would love the opportunity to bring you our dalil straight from the Qur'an and the Ahadith that you yourself accept. However, the terrorist Nawasib do not do this because they KNOW they cannot defend their filthy `aqida; they KNOW they cannot identify the 12 Khalifatun all of the Quraysh, which Muhammad (sal) foretold.

In Bukhari, the most famous book of the Sunnis says, "Jabir ibn Samarah said: 'I heard the Prophet say, 'There will be twelve leaders after me.' Then he said, 'I heard that my father said he heard the Prophet say, 'They will be from the Quraysh..'"

Sahih Bukhari, part 9, Kitab al-Maqadam, p. 100

In Sahih Muslim, this same Hadith has been recorded in this way that Jabir says, "I heard the Prophet say, 'Islam will always be dear until twelve Khalifatun and successors." Then he said something which I did not understand. I asked my father and he said, 'The Prophet said, "They are all from the Quraysh."

Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-amanah, bab al-mal tih 'l-quraysh

The Twelve Imams of Muhammad's (sal) line were all of the Tribe of Quraysh. Who are the 12 Khalifatun of the "Sunni's?" No list can be named without mentioning Mu'awiyah the cursed; then enemy of `Ali and Hasan; who both opposed; who instituted cursing `Ali (as) in the masajid.

Of this kaffir, Mu'awiyah, we read in Sahih Muslim, Chapter of Virtues of Companions, Section of Virtues of Ali - see Chapter p1284, Tradition #5916

Muawiyah, the son of Abu Sufyan, gave order to Sa'd, and told him: "What prevents you that you are refraining from cursing Abu Turab (nickname of Ali)?" Sa'd replied: "Don't you remember that the Prophet said three things about (the virtue of) Ali? So I will never curse Ali."

Mohibuddin al Tabari in his classical book of hadith Riyad ul Nadira states that "Mu'awiya ordered Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas to curse 'Abu Turab" (Volume 3 page 194).

Ibn Hajar Asqalani in his commentary of Sahih al Bukhari "Fathul Bari" states:

"Mu'awiya issued an order to curse Hadhrath 'Ali. Upon hearing this Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas said "Even if you place a sword over my head and demand that I curse 'Ali, I will refuse to do so".

Fathul Bari, Vol. 7, Page 74, "Bab Manaqib 'Ali"

Ibn Abi al Hadeed in his commentary of Nahjul Balagha Volume 1 page 464 states:

"At the end of the Friday sermon Mu'awiya would say 'O Allah, curse Abu Turab, he opposed your Deen and path, curse him and punish him in the fire.' He introduced this bidah during his reign, his Governors acted upon it, this bidah continued until the reign of Umar bin Abdul Aziz"

In Mu'jam al Buldan, Volume 1 page 191 Allamah Yaqoot Hamawi states:

"Upon the orders of Mu'awiya, 'Ali was cursed during the reign of Banu Umayya from Mashrik (east) to Mughrib (west) from the Mosque Puplits".

In Iqd al-Fareed Volume 1 page 246 we read:

"Following the deaths of 'Ali and Hasan, Mu'awiya issued an order to all Mosques including Masjidun Nabi that the people curse 'Ali".

In al-Nasa'ih al-Kaafiyah page 77 we read that

"This practice (of cursing) reached such state that the people considered that without cursing Ali their Friday worship was incorrect"

Let us consider the words of Imam `Ali (as):

"By him who split up the seed and created something living, the Apostle (may peace and blessing be upon him) gave me a promise that no one but a believer would love me, and none but a hypocrite would nurse grudge against me."

Sahih Muslim, English version, Chapter XXXIV, p46, Tradition #141

Its is little wonder that we have the testimony of Abu Said al Khudri:

"We recognized the hypocrites by their hatred of Ali."

Fada'il al-Sahaba, by Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v2, p639, Tradition 1086 - al-Isti'ab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, v3, p47 - al-Riyad al-Nadirah, by al-Muhibb al-Tabari, v3, p242

Rasul'ullah (sal) said: "Whoever hurts Ali, has hurt me"

Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v3, p483; al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p263

Rasul'ullah (sal) said: "Whoever curses Ali, cursed me"

1. al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, v3, p121, who mentioned this tradition is Authentic
2. Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v6, p323
3. Mishkat al-Masabih, English version, Tradition 6092
4. Tarikh al-Khulafa, by Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, p173

Rasulullah (sal) said: "Whoever leaves Ali, leaves me, whoever leaves me, leaves Allah"

Kanz ul Ummal, hadith numbers 32974 - 32976, narrated by Abdullah ibn `Umar (through two chains) and Abu Dharr Ghaffari (ra).

al Mustadrak al Hakim, Vol. 3, Page 146

Rasul'ullah (sal) also said: "Whoever obeys `Ali, obeys me, whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, whoever disobeys `Ali disobeys me, whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah"

Kanz ul Ummal, hadith numbers 32973

So again, no list has been or can be produced by the non-Shi'a, as to the identity of these "12 Khalifatun... all of the Quraysh" without listing this kaffir! Similarly, no such list can be produced that records such individuals in any semblance of an unbroken chain or chronology, not separated by many years and kaffir regimes.

Thus, continuing on with the Ahadith regarding the 12 Khalifatun, all of the Quraysh, we read in Musnad Ahmad it has been recorded from 'Abdallah ibn Mas'ud, a famous companion, that he asked the Prophet Muhammad about his vice-gerents. He said, "They are twelve people like the Israeli tribes who were twelve people."

Musnad Ahmad, vol. 1, p. 398

Narrated Jabir bin Samura: "I heard the Prophet saying, 'There will be twelve Muslim rulers.' He then said a sentence which I did not hear. My father said, 'All of them (those rulers) will be from Quraysh.'"

Volume 9, Book 89, Number 329

Narrated Jabir ibn Samurah: "I heard Rasul'ullah say: 'The Islamic religion will continue until the Hour has been established, or you have been ruled by twelve Khalifatun, all of them being from the Quraysh.'"
 
Jabir bin Samurah, reported: "I joined the company of the Holy Prophet with my father and I heard him say: 'This Khalifah will not end until there have been twelve Khalifatun among them.' Then he (the Holy Prophet) said something that I could not follow. I said to my father: ‘What did he say?' He said: 'He has said: All of them will be from the Quraysh.'"
 
 
`Abd'ullah bin `Umar, reported: "Rasul'ullah said: 'The Khalifah will remain among the Quraysh even if only two persons are left (on the earth).'"

Similarly, the Nawasib know of the Ahadith that states whosoever dies without recognizing the Imam of their Age dies a death of Jahiliyah.

"Whosoever dies without recognizing the Imam of his time dies the death of the Jahiliyyah."

Ahmad b. Hanbal, al-Musnad, p. 96.

The Torah itself foretells the 12 A'immah (as) in Sefer Ha'Berasheet (Genesis) 17:20

"As for Ishma'el, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of Twelve Princes, and I will make him a great nation."
 
וּלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל, שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ--הִנֵּה בֵּרַכְתִּי אֹתוֹ וְהִפְרֵיתִי אֹתוֹ וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֹתוֹ, בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד: שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר נְשִׂיאִם יוֹלִיד, וּנְתַתִּיו לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל.
 
Yishma'el or "Ishma'el" was the father of 12 sons, just as Yitzaq or "Isaac" was the father of 12 sons. From the line of the Quraysh, came Muhammad and the "Twelve Leaders" from his progeny.

Seeing that this notion of Twelve Prophesied Princes of the Ishmaelite line would pose a problem for the notion of exclusivity of Divine Blessing in the Israeli line, later commentators have imagined that these 12 Princes are in fact the immediate offspring of Prophet Ishma'el. There are Twelve such children listed in Divrei Yamim Alef:

"These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Yishma'el." Divrei Yamim Alef (1st Chronicles) 1:29-31

אֵלֶּה, תֹּלְדוֹתָם: בְּכוֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל נְבָיוֹת, וְקֵדָר וְאַדְבְּאֵל וּמִבְשָׂם. מִשְׁמָע וְדוּמָה, מַשָּׂא חֲדַד וְתֵימָא. יְטוּר נָפִישׁ, וָקֵדְמָה; אֵלֶּה הֵם, בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל

Now if these were the prophesied "Twelve Princes" then how could it be that 12 Princes can all rule in one generation? The fact of the matter is that were any of these individuals to have been "Princes" then it would have only been one, or at the most two of them due to the timeframe in which they were born. The only way that 12 different Princes could have come from the Ishmaelite line would be for them to be of successive generations, such as in the case of the A'immah, or "Imams" from Muhammad's progeny. There is simply no other reasonable option.

As well, to be a "Prince" you must have a Kingdom. Ishmael was a great man, and Qur'anically is identified as a Prophet, but at the same time he was not a King. What Kingdom was he the King of? Clearly history is silent on this issue for the simple fact that he was not a King, and his immediate Twelve children were not heirs to any throne. Thus the Rabbi's and Priest fail to have an answer for the Biblical prophecies regarding the Twelve Ishmaelite Princes.

The 12 direct sons of Ishmael COULD NOT have been "12 PRINCES" for the simple fact that they occurred within the SAME generation. They were merely 12 son's, and the original verse did not prophecy "12 sons" it prophesied "12 princes." So many erroneously jumped to the false conclusion that the 12 sons were in fact the 12 princes, but this is not and CANNOT linguistically be the case.

You can at most have two princes in one generation, with the younger acting as a regent prince as in the case of James the Brother of Jesus, who was actually the only "prince" as the Messiah was the King of the Jews, though the point is that "James" or "Yaqub" was an acting regent prince. i mention so as to illustrate the role and capacity of a regent prince. In the case of Imams Al-Hasan and al-Hussayn (the grandsons of Muhammad), we see the one example of two Imams in one generation. Nonetheless, two is believable, but to propose that 12 rules successively within one generation is an insult to basic reason.

A PRINCE denotes more than an offspring. For there to be 12 PRINCES from the progeny of Ishmael they must all, or MOSTLY be in successive generations.

So who would the 12 sons of Ishmael be princes of? Did they each have their own kingdom? Did they grow up in `Arabia and form 12 kingdoms of which they were princes (not kings) of? Did their father divide `Arabia into 12 kingdoms? Wouldn't that be divisive and against the nature of a prophet? There is NOTHING to suggest that they are the 12 Princes foretold of the Ishmael progeny. Nothing would make that occur to anyone other than the fact that there number is 12.

Muhammad noted that the 12 Imams are twelve like the number of the Children of Israel, so there is that numeric similarity. But were the 12 Children of Israel actually "Princes?" No, in fact they were not, and they were jealous of their brother who actually was favored as prince.

So any educated Jewish scholar will tell you that these sons of Ishmael COULD NOT have been the 12 Princes foretold. But as the Prophet Jeremiah said:

"Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of YHWH. How can you say, "We are wise, for we have the Torah of YHWH," when actually the lying pen of the Scribes has handled it falsely? The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the Word of YHWH, what kind of Wisdom do they have?" Yirmeyahu 8:7-9

גַּם חֲסִידָה בַשָּׁמַיִם, יָדְעָה מוֹעֲדֶיהָ, וְתֹר וְסִוס (וְסִיס) וְעָגוּר, שָׁמְרוּ אֶת עֵת בֹּאָנָה; וְעַמִּי--לֹא יָדְעוּ, אֵת מִשְׁפַּט יְהוָה. אֵיכָה תֹאמְרוּ חֲכָמִים אֲנַחְנוּ, וְתוֹרַת יְהוָה אִתָּנוּ; אָכֵן הִנֵּה לַשֶּׁקֶר עָשָׂה, עֵט שֶׁקֶר סֹפְרִים. הֹבִשׁוּ חֲכָמִים, חַתּוּ וַיִּלָּכֵדוּ; הִנֵּה בִדְבַר יְהוָה מָאָסוּ, וְחָכְמַת מֶה לָהֶם

Which begs the ultimate question... Did Ishmael even have 12 sons to begin with, or were these a later addition placed later in Sefer Ha'Berashit (Genesis) to explain away the fact that the wicked soferim had no idea who on earth these 12 Princes - of DIFFERENT and SUCCESSIVE generations were - so they "handled it falsely." And Allah knows best.

To the mubtadah who believes that it is permissible to kill those who practice ALL of the Fara'id - who bear witness to Allah as One, with absolutely no partners nor equals; who bear witness to the prophethood of Muhammad (sal), the Seal of the Prophets; who believe in the Divine Wahy, the Revelation of the Qur'an al-Karim; who believe in the Anbiyah or Nabiyyin or Prophets; who believe in Al-Ghayb, the unseen; who believe in the Mala'ikah or Angels; the reckoning on the Yawm ad-Din; who believe in and practice Salah (in some cases practicing 51 raka'at daily); who give Zakah; who fast in the daylight hours of the month of Ramadan, and then often on other days as well; who believe in making Hajj when kaffir regimes do not attempt to prevent us from doing so - to such mubtadi`in Ashura was a day for them to unfurl the banner of their bida'a, fisq and kufr. For the mubtadi`in it was an occasion to yet again violate the Qur'anic Commandment that says: "Never should a believer kill a believer" (وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أَن يَقْتُلَ مُؤْمِنًا).

The Qur'an continues in the following Sura of An-Nisa' 93: "And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his punishment is Jahannam; he shall abide in it, and Allah will send His wrath on him and curse him and prepare for him a painful chastisement."

وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَآؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا

However, mubtadi'in being mubtadi'in, they will speak their words of bida'a, fisq and kufr and will claim that we who practice ALL of the Fara'id, who bear Witness to the Absolute Oneness of Allah and the Prophethood of the Seal of Prophets are in their warped minds NOT Muslimin, and in fact kuffar. Accordingly, they view their acts of terrorism and murder as "jihad" when in fact they are the furthest thing from mujahidin, and not one of them has the true character of a mujahid.

However, it is not enough to pronounce takfir on them, for we are not baseless slanderers like they are. `Isa al-Masih (as) said that you will know a tree by its fruits. You will know the nature of an individual by their actions.

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will know them by their fruits." Matthew 7:15-20

prosecete apo twn yeudoprofhtwn, oitineV ercontai proV umaV en endumasin probatwn, eswqen de eisin lukoi arpageV. apo twn karpwn autwn epignwsesqe autouV: mhti sullegousin apo akanqwn stafulaV h apo tribolwn suka; outwV pan dendron agaqon karpouV kalouV poiei, to de sapron dendron karpouV ponhrouV poiei: ou dunatai dendron agaqon karpouV ponhrouV poiein, oude dendron sapron karpouV kalouV poiein. pan dendron mh poioun karpon kalon ekkoptetai kai eiV pur balletai. ara ge apo twn karpwn autwn epignwsesqe autouV.

Rasul'ullah (sal) has said: "If somebody accuses another of Fusuq (by calling him 'Fasiq' i.e. a wicked person) or accuses him of Kufr, such an accusation will revert to him (i.e. the accuser) if his companion (the accused) is innocent."

Sahih al Bukhari, Volume 8 hadith number 71

In addition to this we also read that: "Ibn Umar related that the Holy Prophet said: 'If a Muslim calls another kafir, then if he is a kafir let it be so; otherwise, he [the caller] is himself a kafir.'''

Abu Dawud, Book of Sunna, edition published by Quran Mahal, Karachi, vol. iii, p. 484

So we KNOW for a matter of fact, from the very actions, the "fruit" of these kuffar, that they are kuffar because they have pronounced takfir on those who are innocent of such allegations of kufr, and they have declared their blood halaal and carried out acts of MURDER against them. As such, these kuffar are not only outside of the fold of Islam, they have become oppressors and MUST be fought against in self-defense. The Qur'an al-Karim says in Al-Baqara, 190 and 191:

"And fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you, and do not exceed the limits, surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits. And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is worse than bloodshed, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Masjid until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the kaffirin."

وَقَاتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ وَلاَ تَعْتَدُواْ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُحِبِّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَاقْتُلُوهُمْ حَيْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَخْرِجُوهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ أَخْرَجُوكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ وَلاَ تُقَاتِلُوهُمْ عِندَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِيهِ فَإِن قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَلِكَ جَزَاء الْكَافِرِينَ

The Qur'an could not be more clear. Oppression is worse than bloodshed. When we are fought against violently we must fight back violently. While we did not throw the first punch or fire the first shot, we MUST throw and fire the LAST one. When these kuffar have transgressed the limits in fighting against us - targeting non-combatants and civilians - we must fight these kuffar but never approach their kaffir methods of IMPOSTER "jihad."

Again, we are told in Ayah 190 "do not exceed the limits." But just what are these limits?  The instructions of Rasul'ullah (sal) are as follows:

"Do not kill any old person, any child or any woman" (Abu Dawud). "Do not kill the monks in monasteries" or "Do not kill the people who are sitting in places of worship" (Musnad of Ibn Hanbal).

This is EXACTLY what these kuffar have done! May Allah's curse be upon them, and may the deaths of those of their ilk be hastened!

During a war, Muhammad (sal) saw the corpse of a woman lying on the ground and observed: "She was not fighting. How then she came to be killed?" How then can these kuffar kill unarmed individuals who have not killed or injured any innocents?

To those who profess to be Muslimin but are not partisans of the Ahl'ul-Bayt (sal), those who follow any of the Madhahib other than that of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (as), if you stay within the limits that Allah has proscribed then we mean you no harm and our Jihad is not with you. You who do not attack us, we will not attack you. Our Jihad is against the kuffar terrorists who have attacked us and have baselessly pronounced takfir upon us. As it is written in Sura al-Maaida, 32

"For this reason did We prescribe to the Bani Isra'il that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our Rusul came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them certainly act extravagantly in the land."

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَلَقَدْ جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيراً مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي الأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ

No matter who the author of these attacks were - whether Wahhabi's, whether Al-Qa'ida, whether the Taliban ad-Dajjal or any other group connected with them - these attacks were clear kufr and the attacker did not die a Shahid, he died a kaffir who is destined for torment in the Barzakh and destiny in Jahannam. No matter who the author of these attacks were, Nasr'ullah was absolutely right, the primary beneficiaries of this haraam terrorism are the Zionist Entity and Amerikkka. The lines have been drawn and the Nawasib have demonstrated through their haraam actions that they are on the side of the enemies of Islam.

Nevertheless, we will never turn to sectarian violence. If you want peace from us, then greet us with peace. If you want war from us, then greet us with war and we will most certainly reciprocate. Do not mistake quietness for quiescence. Do not mistake tactical planning and preparation (gathering and training troops), for a lack of response. The kuffar WILL be punished for their murder of the innocent. However, this will not be until we have the necessary individuals to finish off these enemies of Islam and humankind itself, once and for all; sending them to their eternal home in Jahannam. Our Jihad is against those outside of the fold of Islam; those who are proven murderers, those who have pronounced takfir on Mu'minin and those who have shed the blood of the same.

This is the age in which we have seen the fulfillment of so many signs of the Imam al-Mahdi's (as) Rise. This is the age that has seen the martyrdom of the Nafs az-Zakiyyah (Ayat'ullah Al-Hakim), the invasion of Yajuj and Majuj throughout the world, the rise of the hobbling, blind in the right eye, Masih ad-Dajjal; the "Mulla" of these Deobandi kuffar and their "Taliban." This is the age that has seen the Double Eclipse of shahar Ramadan on the EXACT days that were foretold by the A'immah (as) in our collections of Ahadith. This is the sign equal in weight to 10 heavy signs of Al-Qayim. There can be no doubt as to the implications of this sectarian, terrorist, illegitimate violence of the nawasib. NOW is the time to PREPARE FOR BATTLE.

Mikhah Ben David, just tell us exactly who you are? Follower of Judaism? Christian? Muslim? Shia? Sunni? Why do you CHOOSE hadiths of your own want from sunni and shia hadith books and reject the other ones which don't support your viewpoint? 

 

 

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