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A collection of small books written by Sunni scholars for answering Shi'a claims.

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Kawthar. He who wishes to enter Paradise and attain <strong>the</strong> blessing<br />

<strong>of</strong> being with me <strong>the</strong>re, should not talk idly. O Muslims! Disbelief<br />

and wrongdoing will cause change in <strong>the</strong> blessings and decrease in<br />

one’s subsistence. If people obey <strong>the</strong> commandments <strong>of</strong> Allâhu<br />

ta’âlâ, <strong>the</strong>ir presidents, commanders, governors will be merciful<br />

and benign towards <strong>the</strong>m. If <strong>the</strong>y are wicked, indecent, inordinate<br />

and sinful, <strong>the</strong>y will not attain merciful presidents. As my life has<br />

been useful to you, so my death will bring you good and<br />

compassion. If I beat or insulted any one <strong>of</strong> you unjustly, I am<br />

ready for him to revenge by treating me in kind; or if I seized<br />

anyone’s property unjustly, let him come forward and take it<br />

back; I am ready to pay back. For worldly punishment is far less<br />

vehement than that which will be inflicted in <strong>the</strong> Hereafter. It is<br />

easier to endure.” He dismounted <strong>the</strong> minber. After performing<br />

<strong>the</strong> namâz he mounted <strong>the</strong> minber again, made his will, and gave<br />

some more advice. Finally he stated, “I entrust you to Allâhu<br />

ta’âlâ,” and honoured his room with his blessed presence. During<br />

his illness, whenever <strong>the</strong> Adhân (Ezân) was called he went out to<br />

<strong>the</strong> Mesjîd and performed namâz in jamâ’at, he himself being <strong>the</strong><br />

imâm. Three days before his passing away his illness became more<br />

serious. He could no longer go out to <strong>the</strong> Mesjîd. So he ordered,<br />

“Tell Abû Bekr to (take my place as <strong>the</strong> imâm and) conduct <strong>the</strong><br />

namâz <strong>of</strong> my As-hâb!” Throughout Rasûlullah’s lifetime Abu<br />

Bekr as-Siddîq assumed <strong>the</strong> duty <strong>of</strong> imâm and conducted namâz<br />

seventeen times. He ordered hadrat Alî to carry on <strong>the</strong> funeral<br />

services. He had received a few golds before his illness. He gave<br />

some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m to <strong>the</strong> poor, and <strong>the</strong> remaining few to hadrat Âishâ<br />

‘radiy-Allâhu anhâ’. On <strong>the</strong> tenth day, Saturday, <strong>of</strong> Rebî’ulawwal,<br />

Allâhu ta’âlâ sent him Jebrâil (Gabriel) ‘alaihis-salâm’ to<br />

ask him how he was. The following day, Sunday, <strong>the</strong> angel visited<br />

him again, asked him how he was and gave him <strong>the</strong> good news<br />

that Aswad-i-Anasî <strong>the</strong> liar, who had been claiming to be a<br />

Prophet in <strong>the</strong> Yemen, had been killed. And Rasûl-i-ekrem, in his<br />

turn, gave <strong>the</strong> good news to his As-hâb. On Sunday Rasûlullah’s<br />

illness became heavier. Hadrat Usâma, who had been appointed<br />

Army Commander by <strong>the</strong> Messenger <strong>of</strong> Allah, arrived.<br />

Rasûlullah was lying in his bed, subconscious. He did not say<br />

anything to Usâma. However, he raised his blessed arms and<br />

rubbed <strong>the</strong>m gently on him. This meant that he asked a blessing<br />

on him. On Monday <strong>the</strong> As-hâb-i-kirâm were performing <strong>the</strong><br />

morning prayer in lines behind hadrat Abû Bekr as-Siddîq in <strong>the</strong><br />

Mesjîd-i-sherîf, when hadrat Fakhr-i-’âlam came to <strong>the</strong> Mesjîd-i-<br />

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