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

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<strong>the</strong>se blessed people as a result <strong>of</strong> his sensuous indulgence or for<br />

worldly advantages such as property or out <strong>of</strong> doubts or because<br />

<strong>of</strong> misinterpreting âyats and hadîths whose meanings are not clear<br />

or definite, he will not become a disbeliever. He will become a<br />

sinner.<br />

Hadrat Mu’âwiya and hadrat Amr Ibni Âs’ ‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ<br />

anhumâ’ fighting hadrat Alî ‘kerrem-Allâhu wejheh’ was never<br />

based on base motives or malicious reasons. They said that <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> opinion that <strong>the</strong> murderers <strong>of</strong> hadrat ’Uthmân should<br />

be arrested and retaliated against and acknowledged that hadrat<br />

Alî was higher and more virtuous than <strong>the</strong>mselves. Whatever <strong>the</strong>y<br />

did and said till <strong>the</strong>ir death was an indication <strong>of</strong> a strong îmân. All<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir thoughts and toils were for Allah’s sake, for Islam. It is<br />

explained clearly in <strong>the</strong> hadîth-i-sherîfs quoted in <strong>the</strong> four hundred<br />

and ninety-fourth page <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> book Izâlat-ul-hafâ that both parties<br />

fought for <strong>the</strong> same purpose.<br />

42 – It is stated in <strong>the</strong> book Tarîqat-i-Muhammadiyya, by<br />

Imâm-›-Muhammed Birghivî, and in <strong>the</strong> two books Berîqa and<br />

Hadîqa, which are explanations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> former: A hadîth-i-sherîf<br />

quoted by Imâm-i-Bukhârî and Imâm-i-Muslim states, “Certainly<br />

<strong>the</strong>re will come a time when my Ummat will be like <strong>the</strong> sons <strong>of</strong><br />

Isrâîl [Jews and Christians]. They will resemble <strong>the</strong>m like a pair <strong>of</strong><br />

shoes, which are exactly identical with each o<strong>the</strong>r; to <strong>the</strong> extent<br />

that if one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m (Jews and Christians) commits fornication with<br />

his mo<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong>re will be people doing <strong>the</strong> same among my<br />

Ummat. Sons <strong>of</strong> Isrâîl parted into seventy-two groups. My Ummat<br />

will part into seventy- three groups. Seventy-two <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se groups<br />

will go into Hell on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir heretical creeds. Only one<br />

group will not enter <strong>the</strong>re.” When <strong>the</strong> Messenger was asked who<br />

were in that group, he said, “They are those people who follow me<br />

and my As-hâb.” It is written in <strong>the</strong> books Milel ve Nihâl and<br />

Berîqa that sons <strong>of</strong> Isrâîl parted into seventy-one groups after<br />

Mûsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ and seventy-two groups after Îsâ ‘alaihissalâm’.<br />

This unique group, who will be safe from entering Hell<br />

owing to <strong>the</strong>ir (correct) belief, are called <strong>the</strong> Madh-hab <strong>of</strong> Ahl assunna<br />

wa’l-jamâ’a. Each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seventy-two groups claim to be <strong>the</strong><br />

group <strong>of</strong> Ahl as-sunna and believe that <strong>the</strong>y will go to Paradise.<br />

However, this is not something to be judged by sheer words or<br />

suppositions. It is judged in accordance with words’ and deeds’<br />

being agreeable with âyat-i-kerîmas and hadîth-i-sherîfs.<br />

The Madh-hab <strong>of</strong> Ahl as-sunnat parted into two sub-groups<br />

called Mâ-turîdî and Esh’arî. Yet, since <strong>the</strong>y are <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same origin<br />

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