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

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less for calling him a Prophet. Krishna is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ancient gods <strong>of</strong><br />

Hindu disbelievers called Brahmins. Formerly, <strong>the</strong>y used to worship<br />

a stream by <strong>the</strong> same name. Later <strong>the</strong>y began to worship this man,<br />

about whom <strong>the</strong>re are long legends.<br />

It is stated in <strong>the</strong> book Berîqa, “The number <strong>of</strong> Prophets<br />

‘salawâtullâhi ta’âlâ alaihim ajma’în’ is not certainly known. For<br />

<strong>the</strong> hadîth-i-sherîf stating that <strong>the</strong>ir number is one hundred and<br />

twenty-four thousand or two hundred and twenty-four thousand is<br />

reported by only one person. And <strong>the</strong>n it is not known whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />

this hadîth is (in <strong>the</strong> au<strong>the</strong>ntic category called) sahîh. If <strong>the</strong><br />

number <strong>of</strong> Prophets is stated definitely, people who are not<br />

Prophets may have been made Prophets, or some Prophets may<br />

have been denied. Both cases are disbelief. Even if this hadîth<br />

were sahîh, it would be <strong>of</strong> suppositional capacity. Supposition is <strong>of</strong><br />

no value in matters pertaining to belief, especially when <strong>the</strong><br />

information is given in two alternatives like in this example.”<br />

There are two main groups <strong>of</strong> disbelievers: Disbelievers with a<br />

holy book; disbelievers without a holy book. Disbelievers who<br />

believe a certain Prophet and <strong>the</strong> holy book revealed to him are<br />

called Ahl-i-kitâb (people <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Book), or Disbelievers with a holy<br />

book. Even if <strong>the</strong>ir book is an interpolated and defiled one, <strong>the</strong><br />

animals <strong>the</strong>y have killed by cutting <strong>the</strong>ir throats and uttering <strong>the</strong><br />

name <strong>of</strong> Allah in <strong>the</strong> manner prescribed by <strong>the</strong>ir religion can be<br />

eaten, with <strong>the</strong> exception <strong>of</strong> pork, which can by no means be eaten.<br />

A Muslim may marry <strong>the</strong>ir daughters. Yet a Muslim girl cannot be<br />

married to <strong>the</strong>m. Of today’s Jews and Christians, those who are<br />

attached to <strong>the</strong>ir changed religion are disbelievers with a holy book.<br />

Those disbelievers who do not believe any Prophet’s book or<br />

any celestial book are called Disbelievers without a holy book.<br />

Animals slaughtered by <strong>the</strong>se people cannot be eaten. Their<br />

daughters cannot be married, nor can Muslim girls be married to<br />

<strong>the</strong>m. Poly<strong>the</strong>ists, A<strong>the</strong>ists, Idolaters, Magians, Brahmins,<br />

Buddhists, Mulhids, Zindiqs, Munâfiqs, Renegades are all<br />

disbelievers without a holy book. People who worship beings<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r than Allâhu ta’âlâ are called Mushriks (poly<strong>the</strong>ists).<br />

Mushriks are <strong>of</strong> two types: Mushriks in divinizing, and mushriks<br />

in worshipping. A group <strong>of</strong> mushriks in divinizing are Magians.<br />

These people (divinize and) worship fire. They say, “There are<br />

two creators: One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m, Yezdân (or Ahura Mazda=Ormazd),<br />

is <strong>the</strong> creator <strong>of</strong> goodnesses. The o<strong>the</strong>r one, Ahriman, creates<br />

evils.” Ancient naturalists said that nature itself was <strong>the</strong> creator <strong>of</strong><br />

all beings. Mushriks in worshipping are Idolaters, who worship<br />

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