Dedication

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Hadith Al-Qadha, Investigating Its Authenticity

2. Hadith Al-Qadha, Confessions Of The Sahabah

3. Hadith Al-Qadha, ‘Ali’s Superior Knowledge Of The Qur’an And Sunnah

4. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice I

5. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice II

6. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice III

7. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice IV

8. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice V

9. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice VI

10. Hadith Al-Qadha, An Age Of Jungle Justice VII

11. Hadith Al-Qadha, ‘Ali Versus ‘Umar

12. Hadith Al-Tafdhil, Investigating Its Authenticity

13. Hadith Al-Tafdhil, Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah Raises Objections

14. Hadith Al-Tafdhil, is ‘Aishah Really the best of the Ummah?

15. Hadith Saluni, Investigating Its Authenticity

16. Hadith Saluni, Implications Of The Reports

17. Hadith Saluni, Did The Sahabah Ask ‘Ali?

18. Hadith Al-‘Ilm, Establishing Its Authenticity

19. Hadith Al-‘Ilm, Proving Its Tawattur

20. Hadith Al-‘Ilm, Some Further Shawahid

21. Hadith Al-Istislam, Investigating Its Authenticity

22. Hadith Al-Zuhd, Correcting An Exaggeration

23. Verse Of Al-Najwa, A Real Eye-Opener

24. Hadith Al-Rayat, A Truly Messy One

25. Hadith Al-Rayat, Investigating Its Authenticity

26. Hadith Al-Tair, Investigating Its Authenticity

27. Hadith Al-Tair, Examining Some Shawahid

28. Hadith Al-Ta’rif, Understanding Its Background

29. Hadith Al-Ta’rif, Proving Its Authenticity

30. Hadith Al-Tashbih, Establishing Its Authenticity

31. Hadith Al-Tashbih, Instances Of Equality

32. Hadith Al-Ikhtiyar, Examining The Verse Of The Cave

33. Hadith Al-Ikhtiyar, ‘Ali: The True Second Of Two

Bibliography

This book is an in-depth academic critique, and a thoroughly
investigative refutation, of Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah’s Minhaj al-Sunnah on
the specific question of Abu Bakr’s alleged superiority over Amir
al-Muminin ‘Ali b. Abi Talib. The shaykh has adopted a two-pronged
approach in his Minhaj. He presents arguments and proofs to support Abu
Bakr’s superiority and discredits all arguments and proofs in favour of
‘Ali’s superiority. Toyib Olawuyi has however placed all the primary
submissions, evidences and denials of Ibn Taymiyyah under the microscope
and punctured every single one of them severely using the Book of Allah,
the sahih ahadith of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah, and their
strictest rijal verification methods. Full transparency, accuracy and
accountability are strictly observed throughout our book, and we hope it
will ease the way for every soul seeking to find out the real truth.


‘Ali: The Best of the Sahabah

Dedication
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This research is dedicated to Amir al-Muminin ‘Ali b. Abi Talib,
*salawatullah wa salamuhu ‘alaihi*, who is my *mawla* and the *mawla* of
all believers.


