Sunni Feedback on The Issues of Infallibility and Ahulbayt [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Is it not closer to reason that we make distinctions among the companions?
Didnt the disciples of Jesus (AS) betray him (AS)? Didnt the Jews betray
Musa (AS)? And so on.

Are the companions of the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH&HF) any different? Are they not humans who may err and sin? Do you
not see a pattern of differentiation among all of Allahs (SWT) creation?
Are all believers, whether today or in times past, of equal stature? Do we
not observe that some believers are sincere and others not? Why then do the
Sunnis refuse to accept this truism? Even if the Shia EXCLUDED Abu Bakr
and Umar from their direct attack, the Sunnis will STILL REFUSE to
acknowledge that some of the Prophets (PBUH&HF) companions were non-
righteous, malicious individuals.

By Allah (SWT)! Didnt Allah (SWT)
devote a WHOLE Surah (Chapter) in His (SWT) Book about the hypocrites? And
doesnt Allah (SWT) say:
They are in varying grades in the sight of Allah, and Allah sees well
all that they do.

[3:163]
Another remark, which my Sunni brothers overlooked in defense of their
arguments, might be that the individuals addressed in the aforementioned
verses or the Hypocrites Chapter are NOT considered companions in the sight
of the Sunnis.

If my Sunni brothers should ever forward such a remark, my
response would be:
The definition of the word companions, according to the Sunnis, is: ANY
person who has seen the Prophet (PBUH&HF) is considered a companion.

The
generation that appeared AFTER the Prophets (PBUH&HF) death are called
Tabi-uoon -- The Followers.
As such, the above contention fails again.

Now, if my Sunni brothers suggest that the word companions ONLY addresses
those sincere believers that were close to the Prophet (PBUH&HF) and
memorized the Quran and the hadiths, and kept constant prayer, then they
have said EXACTLY what the Shia have been always trying to say: NOT ALL THE
COMPANIONS WERE RIGHTEOUS.

Nonetheless, EVEN under this assertion, the
Shia will refuse to admit Abu Bakr and Umar, among others, to be included
among the ranks of the righteous; not after what they have done to the
family of the Prophet (PBUH&HF).

Suffice it to conclude with what al-Zamakhshari, the great Sunni scholar
and poet, said:
Doubt and conflict have abounded,
each claims he is on the right path
I have chosen to hold tight to (the belief that)
There Is No Deity, But Allah
and my love for Ahmad (Muhammad) and Ali
A dog won a great reward
by loving the People of the Cave (Ahl al-Kahf),
how, then, can I lose anything
by loving the family of the Prophet (PBUH&HF)!?
In conclusion, I appeal to your sense of truth and honesty to objectively
study the arguments presented by the Shia.

After all we say, do you still
believe that we are Kuffar? Are we asking you to blindly accept our
arguments, or are we supporting our belief with unimpeachable proofs? Are
we not using your OWN books as evidence? Question and ask for the truth.
May Allah (SWT) forgive us our sins, and guide us to that which pleases Him
(SWT).

The Enemies of Islam as Depicted in Nahjul Balagha
[ Here is a general description of the enemies of Islam,
as well as its true followers, and what happenned to them.
]

The sway of tyrants was long, so that their tyranny and oppression
could be fully exposed and their infamy and disgrace could be
disclosed.

They deserved the revolution which overtook them.
They were
destroyed and annihilated, and the people were rescued from calamities
and destruction, were relieved of war, and bloodshed, which were
brought about by the tyrants.

The pious people, who bravely passed through those days, patiently
bore the suffering and gave their lives for the cause of justice and
Islam.

They humbled themselves, before God, they never for a moment
magnified their patience and bravery and never imagined that they were
obliging God and His religion.
Then God ordained that the times of
trials and tribulations should come to an end.

They were given
permission to defend their faith with the help of their swords and
they obeyed the orders of God according to the teaching of the Holy
Prophet(AS).

Things continued like that until God called the Prophet back.

Then
many became apostate, or turned to heathenism, they were damned by the
preversity of their minds and waywardness.

They put faith in their
relatives, who were misguided, or in instigators who were heathens.

They discarded the medium (the progeny of the Prophet), whom
they were ordered to love, to respect and to follow, and who would
have kept them within the limits of the true religion.

Thus, they
undermined the foundation of the true religion and tried to introduce
heresy in Islam.

They adopted the ways of the Pharoahs and his people,
were attached to worldly power and pleasures, and drifted away from
true religion.

Khutba 153 O people! remember that the present time is the time when something
which has been promised will happen, and events which you do not know
or cannot forsee will take place.

During the days of trials and
temptations, those who recognize the significance and worth of the
Ahlul-Bayt will, like a person walking in the dark with a lamp in his
hand, not only go safely through the times, but will be of help to
others and will act like pious people.

This will free the people from
oppression and tyrrany , will educate the ill-informed and ignorant,
will introduce reforms into society, and will cement the gaps which
wickedness and impiety may have created in the true teachings of
Islam.

For some time, he (i.
e.
Imam Mahdi) will be hidden from the
eyes of man in such a way that the greates searcher of the day will
not be able to find a trace of him however he may try.

But when he will appear, he will educate mankind in such a way that
human vision will expand through the teachings of the Quran, men will
be able to acquire true wisdom, and their minds will be able to rise
to higher planes of science and philosophy.

I strongly urge Muslims to reject any false myths about our Islamic
heritage.

Many of you already know the Sunni view of history.

I stronly
urge you to read the Sunni works in history such as of al-Tabari, and Syed
Amir Ali, to understand the forces that shaped the Muslim world in the 1st
century AH.

They are still alive and kicking today.