Then I Was Guided

230 Pages·2014·1.929 MB·English

by  Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi

By
Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi
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About the book
This book searches for “Truth” and: “The True Path”
from the different Islamic Sects. As all of them claim to be
leading to a “True Path”. However Allah Ta’ala knows
the Absolute Truth, wich of course consists only one
“True Path”Away from the truth nothing prevails but
misguidance.
This book is an effort, by a sincere “truth seeker”, who
was guided to the “Straight Path”. “We shall guid who
strive for our caus to Our path. Allah is certainly with
righteus one” Holy Qur’an 29:69. Every sincere Muslim is
invited to read this book attentively because there are
explicit evidences answers to the main issues on wich the
main sects differ.

Contents

Dedication ............................................................................................... 7
Foreword ................................................................................................. 9
A Brief Look at My Life....................................................................... 11
The Pilgrimage to the House of Allah ................................................ 13
In Egypt .............................................................................................. 22
A Meeting on Board the Ship ............................................................. 25
My First Visit to Iraq .......................................................................... 30
Abdul Qadir al-Jilani and Musa al-Kazim .......................................... 31
Scepticism and Questioning ............................................................... 38
The Visit to al Najaf ........................................................................... 43
A Meeting with the Al Ulama’ (The Learned Men) ........................... 45
A Meeting with Al Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al Sadr ....................... 52
Scepticism and Perplexity .................................................................. 61
The Journey to Hijaz .......................................................................... 67
The Beginning of the Research .......................................................... 79
The Beginning of the Detailed Study .................................................. 83
The Companions of the Prophet as seen by the Shi’a and the Sunnis 83
1.The Companions at the Peace Treaty of al Hudaibiyah ............... 87
2.The Companions and the Raziyat Yawm al Khamis (The Calamity
of Thursday) ........................................................................................ 90
3.The Companions in the Military Detachment under Usamah ..... 96
The Opinion of the Qur’an regarding the Companions .................... 109
1. The turning back verse ............................................................. 111
2. The Holy War (Jihad) Verse ..................................................... 113
3. The Submissiveness ................................................................. 115
The Opinion of the Messenger regarding the Companions .............. 117
6 Then I Was Guided

1. The hadith of the Pool .............................................................. 117
2. The hadith of the Competition of the World ............................ 118
The Opinion of the Companions about Each Other.......................... 119
1. Their testimony that they themselves have changed the tradition
of the Prophet .................................................................................... 119
2. The Companions even made changes in Prayers ...................... 123
3. The Companions Testify against themselves ........................... 125
4. The testimony of the Shaykhan against themselves ................. 125
The Beginning of the Change ............................................................ 141
A Dialogue with a Scholar ............................................................... 142
The Reasons behind the Enlightment ............................................... 157
1. The text regarding the succession to the Caliphate................... 157
2. The disagreement between Fatimah and Abu Bakr .................. 160
3. ‘‘Ali was more entitled to the leadership .................................. 163
4. The Prophetic traditions which indicate that ‘Ali should be
followed ............................................................................................ 169
The Correct Prophetic Traditions Which Indicate the Fact that it
is Compulsory to Follow the Ahl al Bayt ...................................... 177
1. The Prophetic tradition of the two weighty things ................... 177
2. The Prophetic tradition of the Ship........................................... 189
3. The Prophetic tradition: "He who wishes to live like me."....... 191
Our Misfortune Regarding Ijtihad Against the Texts ..................... 195
An Invitation to Friends to Join the Research ................................. 205
The Guidance of Truth ..................................................................... 209
The References.................................................................................... 221