Doctrines of the Twelver Shiite (Enquiry and Response) Foreworded by: H. E. Sheikh Salih bin Muhammad H. E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdurrah- Al-Luhaidan man Al-Jibrin Ex-Chairman, Supreme Judicial Ex-member, General Presidency Council and member of the Coun- for Issuing Fawa cil of Senior Scholars H. E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Muham- Sheikh Abdurrahman bin Salih mad Al-Ghunayman Al-Mahmud Head, Graduate Studies in the Prof. of Aqeedah, Imam Muham- Islamic University and Tutor in the mad Islamic University Prophet’s Mosque Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdurrahman Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Sa’d Al-Imam Authored by: Abdurrahman bin Sa’d bin Ali Al-Shathri This book was found suitable for publishing, translating, expanding upon, disseminating online and distributing in the Muslim World by: The Grand Mufi of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh And The Honourable Minister for Islamic Affairs Shiekh Salih Al Al-Sheikh Second Edition of the New Printing Copyright © Abdurrahman bin Sa’d bin Ali Ash-Shathri, 1434 AH King Fahd National Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ash-Shathri, Abdurrahman bin Sa’d bin Ali Doctrines of the Twenver Shiite (Enquiry and Respense)/ Abdurrahman bin Sa’d bin Ali Ash-Shathri – Riyadh, 1434 AH 292 p: 18cm x 26cm ISBN: 0-2435-01-603-978 1-The Twelver (Shiite Sect) I-Title 8076 dc and 247 dc 5845/1434 L.D. no. 5845/1434 ISBN: 0-2435-01-603-978 May Allah bless whosoever publishes, photocopies, translates, rearranges the setting of this book in entirety or part, records it in cassettes, uploads it into the computer or internet, or programmes it into CDs without addition or subtraction, with the objective of distributing it for free or selling it for a moderate price. 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Second Edition Of the New Printing Sha’ban, 1434 Doctrines of the Twelver Shiite (Enquiry and Response) In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Introduction First Edition of the New Print ll praise is due to Allah Who has guided us to this (path); and we would never have been guided as such if Allah had not, and may His peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, whom He referred Ato in His words (Verily, [O Muhammad] you guide to the straight path) [Az-Zukhruf: 52]; his family, companions whom He exalted by saying (And the first forerunners [in faith] among the Muhajireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with good conduct – Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him, and He has prepared for them gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment)| [Taubah: 100] and upon those who take to their steps and guided by their guidance until the Last Day. This is the first edition of the new print of my book “Doctrines of the Twelver Shiite: Enquiry and Response”. It is my pleasure to put this book before the reader after much demand and attention from the intellectuals. The importance of publishing and translating it into different languages, as well as distributing it amongst the Muslim world have been unanimously agreed upon and emphasized by eminent scholars and erudite thinkers of our time. Nonetheless, this first edition of the new print represents the seventh revised and scrutinized edition compared to the earlier printed editions, and also the fifteenth edition in the line of photocopied editions. May Allah grant it’s benefit to the author, the printer, distributor and whomsoever helps in a way or the other in spreading it on (A Day when no child nor wealth would be of any benefit) [Ash-Shu’raa: 88-89].(1) Once again, all praises are due to Allah and may His blessings be upon our Prophet, his family and companions in general. The Author Abdurrahman bin Sa’d Ash-Shathri Madinah 15/11/1432 (1) This is the second edition of the new print. It is unique in its additions such as the foreword of Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Imam; acknowledgement of the Head of the Jewish State that Shiites are not enemies to their State, acknowledgement by the great caller for bridging of gaps between religions that he was self-deluded by the call and belief of the Shiites about the Syrian Jihad and so on. 3 Introduction To the Eleventh Edition In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Introduction To the Eleventh Edition ll praises are due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and may His peace and blessings be upon the leader of the Messengers and Imam of the pious, our Prophet Muhammad, his family and entire Acompanions. Thereafter, I thank Allah for making it possible to have all copies of the previous editions of this book “Doctrines of the Twelver Shiites: Enquiry and Response” exhausted. I fervently pray He causes it to be a benefit that would leave behind notable impacts on the mentality of the Shiite youths, perhaps they would find in its explicit evidence and proofs what will con- vince them to have a rethink and return back to the right path of the rightly guided ancestors. The book has become an encyclopedia and reference point for those who want to have basic knowledge about the beliefs of the Twelver Shiites denomination. It brings together issues that are scattered around in their sources, produces a clear glimpse of their bad religious beliefs and provides answers to their corrupted doctrines. It has been qualified by one of the scholars as the “Weapon” of the preachers of Ahlus-sunnah. As a result, it has made it easy for all Muslims to have basic knowledge about the doctrines of the Twelver Shiites without stress, as well as ways of responding to their beliefs. It also brought to the Muslims some orientation about their major references and sources, origin of their beliefs and how they evolved into extremism and blatant error. All praises and thanks are due to Allah. This is the eleventh edition of this book I am tendering before the Muslims scrutinized and edited with additions after exhausting all the copies of the previous edition, with a very high demand for more copies. Therefore, we have prepared this edition in order to keep the course of benefiting the people alive, general and with deeper impact by the grace of Allah. Perhaps, with this, Allah will guide whomsoever He wishes by it to the right path and count us and whosoever shouldered the expenses of this edition among those whom the Prophet (PBUH) referred to when He said: “For Allah to guide through you a single man is better for you than pos- sessing a hundred red camels”.(1) He also said: “When a slave of Allah dies, (1) Bukhari (d. 256) hadith no. 3701 (Chapter: Virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib Al-Qurashi Al-Hashimi Abu Al-Hasan) and Muslim (d. 261) hadith no. 6376 (Chapter: Of the Virtues of Ali bin Abi Talib). 4 Doctrines of the Twelver Shiite (Enquiry and Response) his deeds stops except three (types): the flowing charity, benefitting knowl- edge and pious child praying for him”(1). And this edition is distinguished by additions in its text editing and commentary, scrutinizing reports and narratives and reports from both contemporary and past Shiite scholars(2). There are also additions in the number of references. These have given this edition an edge over the previous ones. (1) Reported by Tirmidhi (d. 279) and he said it is hasan (good), hadith no. 1376 (Chapter on Time). (2) This is out of my curiosity to disprove such misleading calls being made by the Rejecters and are also being welcomed by some Ahlus-sunnah: There proclamation that “the Shiites of today will not meet with the Shiites before now. This is because the intellectual ability of the Shiites of this time has developed beyond all these primitive, blunt and ungodly principles…all these claims are rejected by reality, because their books and the reality of their contemporary way of life is clear evidence to the lies and falsehood embedded in them. The Rejecters of today are the same as those of yesterday, for they refer to the same sources and their detail jurisprudential issues, verses and so on are well-linked as ever. Here are few proofs to this claim: The original first emergent of shi’ism and the today’s contemporary Shiites have the same origin and sources as below: They depended on sources and books of their ancestors in teaching, learning and reporting, and the eight points of union remain the same to the contemporary Rejecters. This was established by Agha Bizrak At-Tahraani in his book ‘Azh-Zharee’ah’ and others. Their activeness, with the supervision of their scholars, in reproducing, publishing and distributing the books of their ancestors up till today. In doing this, all the idolatry, rubbish, shirk, defamation, curses, abuse and calling of the companions of the Prophet disbelievers are still retained without a single footnote explanation or comment whatsoever. The emphasis laid by their contemporary scholars on these same old sources and books and that what is present therein are authentic despite the fabrications and misguidance contained in them. Their religious worship rites are still based on the same old sources even with all the evident contradictions they bear with Islam. Their contemporary scholars hold very tightly on to these fundamental principles, defend them, publish books in support of them and continuously serially call to them through courses, fora and so on.