Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 2 of 2

584 'Ali's attitude towards the Kharijites and Shia
illustrates and clarifies their stance against the Rifidi Shia and their
religion, and their disavowal of them and their corrupt deeds and
beliefs, including their slandering the best of the Companions and the
Mothers of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with them all). These
statements of Ah1 al-Bayt prove that they had the same beliefs as Ah1
as-Sunnah, both outwardly and inwardly, concerning both major and
minor issues. These were the beliefs that they followed, on the basis
of which they regarded some as friends and some as enemies. The
one who attributes anything other than that to them is lying about
them and transgressing against them. May AUah (&) bestow His
abundant mercy upon them and may Allah (s) humiliate those who
attribute lies to them.""
3.13. Stance concerning the idea of rapprochement
between Ahl as-Sunnah and the Shia
From the discussion above, we can clearly see the extent to
which the Rifi@ Shia have been misguided, have introduced
innovations and have gone astray from the Book of Allah, the
Sunnah of His Messenger and the way of the Rightly Guided
Caliphs. We can understand the full extent of the danger and harm
contained in their main reference. books in the fields of Qur'an
interpretation, tawheed, hadiths and others. We can also see the harm
done to the Muslims from merely accepting and recognising these
books that are full of misinformation reaching a level that even the
plots of the Orientalists and missionaries did not reach in attempting
to change the religion of Allah (&) and its laws in the name of Islam.
In fact, the Orientalists and missionaries relied on these books, and
on the specious arguments and myths they contain, to conspire
against Islam and the Muslims. This is why there is a strong
resemblance, if not total uniformity, between the specious arguments
of the orientalists and missionaries and the views of the RSfidi Shia.