Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 2 of 2

554 'Ali's attitude towards the Kharijites and Shia
the one who forsakes prayer. In fact, taqiyyah in their view is better
than all the pillars of Islam. Taqiyyah represents nine-tenths of their
religion, and all the pillars and obligatory duties of Islam represent
the remaining ~ne-tenth.'~'~ The author of al-Kifi narrated reports
under the headings: 'Chapter on taqiyyah,'1021 'Chapter on
concealment,"022 and 'Chapter on speaking openly."023 Al-Majlisi
quoted one hundred and nine of their reports in Bihrir al-Anwir in a
chapter called 'Taqiyyah' and being kind for fear of hostility.10Z4
3.8.3. Causes of this exaggeration
with regard to taqiyyah
This exaggeration with regard to taqiyyah is due to a number
of things, such as:
3.8.3.a. Their view that the rulership
of the first three caliphs was invalid
The RXldi Shia regarded the rnlership of the first three caliphs
as invalid. They and those who swore allegiance to them are regarded
as disbelievers, even though 'Ali (&) swore allegiance to them,
prayed behind them, fought in jihad alongside them, gave his
daughter Umm Kulthoom in marriage to 'Umar (&) and had a
concubine whom he received from his jihad with Abn Bakr (&).
When he was appointed caliph, he followed in their footsteps and did
not change anything that Abu Bakr and 'Umar (may Allah be pleased
with them) did, as the books of the Shia themselves admit.
This proves that the Shiite madh-hab is invalid from its
foundations. They tried to escape these overwhelming contradictions
by using the principle of taqiyyah1025 to explain the events of their
histoty. They suggested that 'Ali's keeping quiet about Abu Bakr
(&) was taqiyyah, and al-Hasan ibn 'Ali's yielding the caliphate to
Mu'iwiyah was taqiyyah, and the disappearance and concealment of