The curious reaction of Umar to the death of the Prophet (s) Abu Bakr was not in Madinah but was at a town called Sunh, upon hearing news of the Prophet (saaws)’s demise he returned to Madinah by horse 1. Meanwhile Umar was seeking to deny this information and was...
Carrying on from the previous chapter, we will in this chapter offer our submissions, for the consideration of our readers based on the texts cited therein. We have thereafter cited the defences of Ibn al Hashimi to each submission followed by our replies to each...
In this chapter we will first discuss each claim of Abu Bakr at Saqifa. We will thereafter cite the replies of Ibn al Hashimi followed by our respective replies thereto. Our summary of the key arguments at Saqifa Both sides advanced arguments based on their...
The sermon of Sayyida Fatima (as) We read in Sharh Nahaj ul Balagha by Ibn Abi al Hadeed, Volume 4 page 108, printed Beirut: “When Sayyida Fatima discovered that Abu Bakr intended on confiscating Fadak, she wrapped a cloth around her head, gathered some women from...
In this chapter we will inshallah debase the defences that Abu Bakr’s advocates have advanced (in relation to Fadak) on the internet. Defence One – Ibn Taymiyah’s false claim that the Hadeeth ‘our property will not be inherited, whatever we leave is sadaqah’ is...
