Publisher's Preface

Introduction and Foreword

Identifying the Shi`as

Identifying Ahlul Sunnah

The First Incident that Led to Dividing the Muslim Ummah into Shi`as and Sunnis

An Event That Led to their Divergence from the Prophet's Sunnah

Ahlul Sunnah are not Familiar with the Prophet's Sunnah

Ahlul Sunnah and the Obliteration of the Sunnah

The Attitude of Ahlul Sunnah Towards the Shi`as

Shi`as' Attitude Towards Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah

Introducing the Imams of the Shi`as

Imams of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a

The Prophet Appointed the Imams of the Shi`as

Oppressive Rulers Appointed the Imams of Ahlul Sunnah

The Secret Why Sunni Sects are in the Majority

Malik Meets Abu Ja`far al-Mansour

Unavoidable Commentary Serving the Research

The Abbaside Ruler Tests the Scholars of his Time

Hadith al-Thaqalayn According to Shi`as

Hadith al-Thaqalayn According to Ahlul Sunnah

Is it “the Book of Allah and my Progeny” or “the Book of Allah and my Sunnah”?

Shi`a Sources of Legislation

The Sources of Shari`a According to “Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah”

A Comment Necessary to Complete the Research

Taqlid and Maraji` According to Shi`as

Taqlid and Islamic Authorities According to Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah

The Righteous Caliphs According to the Shi`as

The Righteous Caliphs According to Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah

The Prophet Rejects the Legislation of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah

A Necessary Post Script

Enmity of Ahlul Sunnah Towards Ahlul Bayt Reveals their Identity

How Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a Distort the Blessing of Muhammad and His Progeny

Allegations Refuted by Facts

Imams and Pillars of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a

According to Shi`as, the Prophet's Sunnah does not Contradict the Qur'an

The Sunnah and the Qur'an According to Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a

Prophet's Ahadith Reported by Ahlul Sunnah Contradict One Another

Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr's Letter to Mu`awiyah

Mu`awiyah Answers Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr's Letter

The Sahaba According to the Followers of Ahlul Bayt

The Sahaba According to Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a

The Final Word in Evaluating the Sahaba

How Ahlul Sunnah wal-Jama`a Contradict the Prophet's Sunnah

Prophet's Infallibility and its Impact on Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`a

With Dr. al-Mousawi and his “Authentication”

Glossary

An inquiry of an explorer of the truth into the delicate yet essential
question of: "Who is best qualified to the claim of being a follower of
Islam's Prophet in spirit and in practice?"


The Shi'ah are the real Ahlul-Sunnah

A Necessary Post Script
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When we discuss “Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama\`a” in the coming chapters, we
mean by them our contemporaries. We have indicated in several previous
chapters that these are innocent people who do not have a hand in what
their predecessors had committed, or any sin or transgression. We have
already indicated that they are the victims of plots and the
misrepresentation of history which the Umayyads and Abbasides and their
henchmen had coined in order to obliterate the Prophet's Sunnah and
bring things to the way they used to be during the pre-Islamic period.

We used to be among them,[^1] following in their footsteps, being guided
by them, then Allah blessed us and guided us to the Ark of Salvation. We
plead to Him, the most Glorified, to likewise guide all the Muslim
nation so that nothing remains except the truth.

One may ask the following: “Thus criticizing and undermining the
integrity of the *sahaba* hurts the feelings of the majority of Muslims
who believe that they were all just and equitable; they regard them the
best of all people after the Prophet.” We say: Muslims are required to
believe in Allah and His Messenger and to carry out their Will and abide
by the limits which they outlined. The salvation of the Muslims,
including the *sahaba*, depends on it, for the destiny of whoever strays
from this line will be hell even if he were an uncle or a son of the
Prophet.

Our criticism of some companions is dictated by the historical events
with which they interacted, by the dissension among them, and by their
causing the nation to be divided upon itself, thus afflicting it with
the greatest of calamities.

[^1]: The author used to follow the Hanbali sect before embracing the
Shi\`a creed. \_\_ Tr.


