Chapter One – The event and our questions

Imam Ali’s Rejection of the Seerah of the Two Shaykhs and 12 Questions for Ahl al-Sunnah!   Hafiz Ibn Hajar states about Imam Ali (peace be upon him): He was one of those whom Umar appointed to the Shura (council for caliphate), and Abdul-Rahman bin Awf offered...

Oppression upon the progeny of Abu Talib (as) and the statement of Imam al-Sha’bī.

Imam Abū ʿAmr ʿĀmir ibn Sharāḥīl ibn ʿAbd al-Kūfī al-Shaʿbī, a renowned scholar of Ahl-e-Sunnah, is quoted by Ibn Qutaybah, stating about the family of Ali ibn Abi Talib:   وقال الشعبي: ما لقينا من آل أبي طالب؟ إن أحببناهم قتلونا، وإن أبغضناهم أدخلونا النار.وقال...