Thul-Hijjah 3, 1329 A.H. I Appreciating the debater's sentiments, 1) I swear by your eyes that I have never seen anyone more good-hearted, faster in dealing with the topic, more attentive, deeper in vision, stronger in argument, clearer in proof, tha ...
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Thul-Hijjah 4, 1329 I Sentiments Reciprocated, 1) Thank you for thinking so highly of me, the unworthy that I am, and I appreciate your compliments as well as the contents of my letters; therefore, I look humbly to such gracefulness, and I bow down before ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 01/07/2013 - 02:58
Thul-Hijjah 5, 1329 I No Fair Arbitrator Would Call Followers of Ahl al-Bayt Strayers, 1) No; any fair arbitrator would never label those who have upheld the rope of Ahl al-Bayt, who follow in their footsteps, as "strayers," nor are they, by any ...
Syed Ali Abbas - 01/07/2013 - 02:58
Thul-Hijjah 9, 1239 I A General Reference to the Texts, 1) Anyone who is acquainted with the biography of the holy Prophet (pbuh), especially researching his conduct while laying the foundations of the Islamic State and its legislative system, the establi ...
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Raising Doubts about the Hadith's Authenticity Thul-Hijjah 10, 1329 Your debater strongly doubts the credibility of this hadith. For one thing, both Shaykhs have not included it in their sahih books, nor have the authors of other sahih books. I do no ...
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Thul-Hijjah 1329 I Proving the Text's Authenticity, 1) Have I not ascertained its reliability by Sunnis, I would not have mentioned it to you. Yet Ibn Jarir and Imam Abu Ja’far al-Iskafi have taken its authenticity for granted. 1 Several other critic ...
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Thul-Hijjah 14, 1329 I Convinced of the Authenticity of this Hadith, 1) I have, indeed, read this hadith on page 111 of Volume One of Ahmad's Musnad and ascertained the reliability of his sources and found them to be the most reliable authorities. Th ...
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Thul-Hijjah 15, 1329 I Why Relying on this Hadith, 1) Sunnis rely on every correct hadith to confirm their concept of succession, be it mutawatir or not. We rely on the authenticity of this hadith in our argument against theirs simply because they themsel ...
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Thul-Hijjah 16, 1329 I His Belief in the Text 1) I have believed in the One Who has caused you to dissipate the darkness [of ignorance], clarify what is ambiguous, and made you one of His signs and a facet of His own manifestations. II Requesting More Tex ...
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Thul-Hijjah 17, 1329 I Clear Texts Recounting Ten of ‘Ali's Exclusive Merits, 1) Suffices you, besides the hadith of the Household, what Imam Ahmad has indicated in Vol. 1 of his book Al-Mustadrak, and al-Thahbi in his Concise, who both admit its aut ...
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Raising Doubts About the Status Hadith Thul-Hijjah 18, 1329 The "status hadith" is authentic and well-known, but al-Amidi, who verified and ascertained hadith, and who is considered the master of the science of usul, has doubted its sources and ...
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Thul-Hijjah 19, 1329 I The Status Hadith Stands on Most Solid Grounds, 1) Al-Amidi has done nobody injustice except his own self by casting doubt about the authenticity of this hadith which is one of the most accurate sunan and a most solid legacy. II Bin ...
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Thul-Hijjah 20, 1329 I Believing in Our Arguments Regarding the Hadith's Sanad, 1) All what you have mentioned regarding the authenticity of the status hadith is indeed beyond any doubt. Al-Amidi has stumbled in a way which has proven his distance fr ...
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Thul-Hijjah 22, 1329 I Arabs Regard it General, 1) We refer their argument that the hadith lacks a general application to Arabs who are very well familiar with their language and grammar. You are the Arabs' authority whose view is invincible and undi ...
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Requesting Sources of this Hadith Thul-Hijjah 22, 1329 You have not provided any proof testifying to this hadith as being said on any occasion besides that of Tabuk. I am very eager to be acquainted with its pristine sources; so, please take me to its fou ...
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Thul-Hijjah 24, 1329 I Among Its Sources: the Prophet's Visit to Umm Salim, 1) One of its sources is the discourse of the Prophet (pbuh) with Umm Salim, 1 a woman of lengthy achievements, a woman of wisdom who enjoyed a special prestigious status wit ...
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When was ‘Ali and Aaron Described as the Two Stars? Thul-Hijjah 25, 1329 It has not been clarified yet what you claim that he, peace be upon him and his progeny, used to describe ‘Ali and Aaron as the two stars which are alike; when did he do that? Sincer ...
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Thul-Hijjah 27, 1329 Research the biography of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, and you will find him describing ‘Ali and Aaron as two bright stars in the heart of the skies, the eyes positioned in the face, neither of them is distinguished ...
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Requesting Other Texts Thul-Hijjah 27, 1329 May Allah reward your father! How eloquent your arguments and how convincing! Please oblige and go ahead to state the rest of the clear consecutively reported (mutawatir) texts, Wassalamo Alaikom. Sincerely, S ...
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Thul-Hijjah 29, 1329 I Hadith by Ibn ‘Abbas, 1) Refer to what Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi has reported, as stated in a chapter discussing ‘Ali in Isti’ab through the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas who is quoted saying: "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him a ...
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