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)
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".
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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