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...

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...

Translator’s Note

  All praise is for the Lord of the Worlds, whose praise cannot be duly paid. And millions of blessings and peace be upon those blessed beings (Prophets and their family) for whom the blessing (of sending prayers) was created.   Undoubtedly, it is by the grace and...