The holy prophet

266 Pages·2003·1.76 MB·English

SHIISM

IN SUNNISM

Author
AYATOLLAH SAYYID MUHAMMAD REZA
MUDARRISI YAZDI

Translator
Hamideh Elahinia
Mudarrisi Yazdi, Muhammad Reza,
Shiism in Sunnism/ by Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi

Yazdi; Translator Hamideh Elahinia.-Qum: Ansariyan,
2003.

256 p
Original Title: ﻦﻨﺴﺗ رد ﻊ ﻴﺸﺗ
ISBN: 964-438-446-6
Includs Biblicgraphical Referens.
1. Imamite Shiites – D octrines. 2. Imamite Shiites –
Apological Works. I. Elahinia, Hamideh Tr. II.
Title.
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ﻦﻨﺴﺗ رد ﻊﻴﺸﺗ
Shiism in Sunnism
Author: Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi
Yazdi
Translator: Hamideh Elahinia
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
First Edition 1424-1382-2003
Sadr Press Quantity: 2000
Number of Pages: 256 Size: 143X205
ISBN: 964-438-446-6
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Therefore give good news to My servants
(cid:209) Those who listen to the word, then
follow the best of it; those are they whom
Allah has guided, and those it is who are
the men of understanding.
The Holy Quran, Zumar, 17-18
Table of Contents

Translator’s Preface........................ 12
The Editor’s Introduction................... 14
An Introduction to Recognition of the Imams in
The Light of Traditions..................... 20
What are Imamate and Caliphate?........... 24
The Continuation of Imamate and the Necessity
of Recognition of Imam.................... 27
Imams are twelve in number and all from
Quraysh................................... 35
Confession and Deviation ................ 49
The Ahl al-Bayt’s Claim to Imamate is
Truthful.................................. 51
Who are the Prophet’s Household?.......... 59
The Ahl al-Bayt’s Claim to Imamate........ 66
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Continuation of the Presence of Members from
the Ahl al-Bayt (a.s)..................... 68
Imams Are From the Prophet’s Household (the
Ahl al-Bayt).............................. 75
Shia Traditions are Proof for everyone.... 81
Knowing the Names and Personalities of the
Imams..................................... 85
Imam Ali, Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (a.s)
........................................ 85
Imam Ali Ibn Al-Husayn (a.s) ............ 86
Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (a.s) ............ 88
Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq (a.s) .............. 88
Imam Musa Al-Kazim (a.s) ................ 89
Imam Ali Ibn Musa Al-Riza (a.s) ......... 90
Imam Muhammad Al-Taqi Al-Jawad (a.s) .... 90
Imam Ali Al-Naqi Al-Hadi (a.s) .......... 91
Imam Hasan Al-Askari .................... 92
Imam Al-Mahdi ........................... 92
Imam Mahdi’s Occultation.................. 93
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Ijtihad and Taqlid.......................... 97
Lexical Meaning of Ijtihad................ 97
Idiomatic Meanings of Ijtihad............. 99
Ijtihad in its general meaning ......... 100
Ijtihad in its Special Meaning........... 103
Sources of Ijtihad....................... 106
Examining the proof of the Holy Quran .. 106
Examining the proof of the tradition ... 107
The Ahl al-Bayt’s Tradition ............ 109
The first reason for proof of the Ahl al-
Bayt’s tradition ........................ 109
The second reason for the proof of the Ahl
al-Bayt’s tradition ..................... 115
The Proof of the Companion’s Sunnah .... 119
The Proof of Consensus ................. 124
The Proof of wisdom (Common Sense) ..... 125
The Proof of Qiyas, Istihsan and Masalih
Mursalah................................. 125
Qiyas (analogy) ......................... 125
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Istihsan (approbation) .................. 126
Masalih Mursalah ........................ 126
Adducing Mu’adh’s tradition ............ 129
The Abandonment or Allowance of Practicing
Ijtihad.................................. 133
The Dangers Of Ignorant Prejudices ..... 138
Concluding Abandonment or Permission of
Practicing Ijtihad ..................... 142
Wuzu (Statutory Ablution) in Allah’s Book and
the Prophet’s Tradition.................... 144
The Quality of Washing the Hands......... 152
The Quality of Rubbing the Head.......... 157
Rubbing or Washing the Feet?............. 161
Pronunciation with jarr vowel (arjuli) . 162
The counter argument for ‘jarr due to an
adjacent noun’ ......................... 164
Another instance of jarr due to an adjacent
noun ................................... 165
Pronunciation with the nasb vowel (arjula)166
Ablution in the Prophet’s Tradition...... 168
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The Ultimate Solution For The Problem Of
The Traditions Of Washing (The Feet) ... 176
Tradition and Heresy in Adhan (Call to Prayer)
........................................... 180
Shia and the religious outset of adhan... 181
The viewpoint of the Sunnis ............ 183
Examining the Tradition of Dream......... 190
The Chapters of Adhan and iqamah......... 194
Hayya Ala Khayr al-Amal ................ 195
Discussion on Tathwib .................... 201
Scholars’ Views on the Origin of Tathwib. 204
Examining the Traditions of Tathwib...... 208
The tradition of Nisa’i ................ 208
The traditions of Abu Dawud ............ 209
Testimony to Ali’s (a.s) wilayah in adhan 212
Simultaneous Performance Of Prayers........ 216
Prayer Times According to the Holy Quran. 219
Examining the Honorable Verse .......... 223
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