Documents of the Right Word

century have been called Alevî. In books written in the early ages
(of Islam) the children of hadrat Hasan and Huseyn, (the two sons
of hadrat Alî), are mentioned as Alevîs. Later, hadrat Hasan’s
offspring were and has been called Sherîf, and hadrat Huseyn’s
offspring, Sayyed ‘radiy-Allâhu anhumâ’.
2- People who love hadrat Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu anh’ and who
learn his way well and correctly and follow it because it is the way
guided by Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’, should be called (Alevî).
Those who adhere to this right way will love all the As-hâb-ikirâm
‘radiy-Allâhu ta’âlâ alaihim ajma’în’. This is the way
followed by the Ahl as-Sunna (the Sunni, or Sunnite, Muslims).
This means to say that the right of being Alevî belongs to the Ahl
as-sunna.
3- The enemies of Islam have today been calling themselves
(Alevî) in order to deceive the pure Muslim Alevîs in Turkey.
They have been using this beautiful name as a mask].
It is written in the aforenamed book that, “After our Prophet’s
‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’ honouring the Hereafter with his
presence, the leader, the imâm of Muslims is Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu
anh’. Succession to this presidency in every century rightfully
belongs to his offspring alone. No one else can ever be Muslims’
imâm [president] in any time. It is only wrongfully, by oppression
or coercion that others could obtain this presidency, in which case
there could be nothing for these people (hadrat Alî’s descendants)
to do to prevent it.” Various groups of Shi’îs have appeared in the
course of time, yet their main groups are twenty. Before beginning
our principal subject, we shall mention a few of their notorious
groups and explain their beliefs and aims. Thus everybody will
learn about the inner essence of the matter, and right and wrong
will be distinguished clearly from each other:
Ahmad Fârûqî states: The first person to curse the As-hâb-ikirâm
was Abdullah bin Seba’.
[It is stated in the dictionary named Munjid and in Qâmûs ula’lâm
that, “This convert, who is said to have been a Jew,
instigated an insurrection in Egypt, whereupon the marauders
roaming around (came and) martyred hadrat ’Uthmân ‘radiy-
Allâhu anh’.”]
Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu anh’ exiled him (Abdullah bin Seba’) to
Medayn city. He (Abdullah bin Seba’) used to say, “Ibni Muljam
did not kill hadrat Alî. The Satan had disguised himself into Alî.
So he (Ibni Muljam) killed the Satan. Alî is among clouds.
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