Sahaba - The Blessed

and Wahhâbîs as against the true Muslims called Ahl as-sunnat or
Sunnîs (or Sunnites), who are the true followers of the Ashâb-ikirâm.
Shî’ism means enmity towards the Ashâb-i-kirâm. They
assert that the “Sahâba perpetrated inimical acts towards Alî.” The
Qur’ân al-kerîm, on the other hand, informs us that the Sahâba
loved one another very much and that they will all attain Paradise.
Our Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ also stated, “Love all
the Ashâb-i-kirâm and keep on their path!” He stated at another
time, “My Ashâb are like the stars in the sky. If you follow any one
of them, you will attain guidance (to the right path).” A Muslim
who loves Hadrat Alî is called Alawî (or Alevî). The Sunnî Muslims
are truly Alawî since they love all the Ashâb-i-kirâm. Our Prophet
called the enemies of the Ashâb-i-kirâm Râfidîs. He informed that
all the Râfidîs will go to Hell. Shiites call themselves Alawîs in order
to deceive Muslims. If they were Alawîs, they would be following
the path guided by Hadrat Alî. He loved all the Ashâb-i-kirâm. He
gave allegiance to Hadrat Abû Bakr as soon as he heard that he had
been elected Khalîfa. He made Hadrat ’Umar his son-in-law by
giving his daughter in marriage to him. Please see the eightieth
letter in the first volume of Maktûbât, by Imâm Rabbânî
‘rahmatullâhî ’aleyh’. The book has Arabic and Persian versions.
The first volume was also translated into Turkish under the title
Müjdeci Mektûblar (Letters Giving Good News). An English
translation of the eightieth letter exists in the final part of this book.
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Hadrat Imâm Rabbânî states as follows in the two hundred and
seventy-fifth (275) letter of his book Maktûbât:
You have attained that blessing by teaching Islamic knowledge
and promulgating the rules of Fiqh. Ignorance was established and
bid’ats were rife in those places. Allâhu ta’âlâ has blessed you with
affection towards His beloved ones. He has made you a means of
spreading Islam. Then, do your utmost to teach religious
knowledge and to spread the tenets of Fiqh. These two are ahead
of all happinesses, means of promotion to higher grades, and
causes of salvation. Endeavour hard! Come forward as a man of
religion! Perform amr-i-ma’rûf and nahy-i-munker and guide the
people living there to the right path! The nineteenth âyat of
Muzzammil sûra purports: “Verily this is an admonition:
Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) path to his Rabb,
(i.e. to Allâhu ta’âlâ)!”
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