Imam Ahmad Ibraheem teacher of Shaltoot and
Abu Zahra said "the Shi'a Imamia are Muslim they have faith in Allah, Rasul
and Quran whatever Muhammad brought" (Usul ai Fiqha page 31)
14.10 The Shi'a are an Islamic Sect
Sharh Muwaqif by Imam of Ahl'ul Sunnah Meer
Seyyed Shareeh Jurbani:
"Amongst the biggest Islamic Sects the other is Shi'a, Shi'a are those that
follow Ali and believe after Rasul he was the rightful Imam and Khalifa
whether that be spiritual or physical, and they believe that Imamate and
Khlifath remains in the family od Ali" page 752 (Lucknow print)
Abu Saadath Mubarak Ibn Aseer Jazari in Jami al Usul Min ahadith ur Rasul
Volume 12 oage 220-221 (gytpt Edition)
"We are talking about famous Sects, that Muslims affiluiate themselves to
these are as follows, Shaafir, Hanafi, Malik, Ahmad and Imaiya".
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14.11 Fiqh
Jafri is a legitimate Islamic Sect
Imam of Ahl'ul Sunnah Allamah Shaykh
Sharawi Azhari in his famous Egyptian Risala Al Ahraam ul Sunnah page 103
periodical number 32932 wrote:
"The Imam of the Shi'a Imamiya is Hadhrath Imam Jafer Sadiq who was the
teacher of Imam Abu Hanifa. These are the Imamia Jafari about whom we
explained before, are those who follow a pure religion and at is with regards
to them that our Shaykh Shaltoot issued a fatwa that to adhere to their madhab
is permissible because this is a correct Islamic madhab, that is acts as a
source of guidance for its adherents, In Egypt we have introduced certain
principles of Shia on divorce and inheritance in out Law".
Similarly Dr Umar Farokh Misree "Al Faisal al Adad" number 30 page 24-25
(printed 1979) said: "Islam has many Sects Malikee, Hanafi Shaafee, Hanbali
and Jafri"
Sunni Scholar Allamah Abdul Fataah Abdul Maqsood Misree wrote in "Sabeel ul
Wahdah page 514 (Egypt edition):
"It is my faith that Shi'a Islam is the true face and sect of Ialam, history
is testament that in protecting the Deen the Shi'a made many great sacrifices
that day is not far when all Muslim Sects shall unite on one front"
Sunni academic Allamah Muhammad Hasan Azmee Principal of Arabic College,
Karachi commented:
"The Shia Imami Ithna Ashariyya testify in Tauheed - that Allah is one,
neither is he begotten nor does he beget, no one is like Him, Muhammad (s) was
sent by Him, that all Prophets were on the path of truth. The Shi'a believe in
these things and do not do taqleed on matters of Usul thay believe in all the
Prophets, they believe in everthing that Prophets sent. They believe that Ali
and his eleven sons were entitled to the Imamate and Leadership (over the
Ummah) and that Fatima az Zahra is Chief of the Women of Paradise. These people
are correct in their aqeedah, since this is an aqeedah that cannot be deemed
kufr nor Fisq (Al Haqaiq ul Khafeeya un al Shi'a al Fatimeeya page 103 printed Cairo)
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