KHOMEINI, IRANIAN REVOLUTION AND THE SHI'ITE FAITH by Mohammad Manzoor Nomani Originally Published by AL-FURQAN BOOK DEPOT Nazirabad (31, Nayagaon West) Lucknow- 226 018 (India) © Furqiin Publications January 1988 Third Print (1st in U.K.) Published by Furqiin Publications 90B Hanley Road London N43DW British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication data: Nomani, Mohammad Manzoor, 1905 Khomeini, Iranian revolution and the Shi'ite faith 1. Iran. Political events, Role of Shi'ite Islam, 1979-1984 I. Title II. Irani inqilab, Imam Khomeini aur Shi'iyat. English 955'.054 ISBN l-871038-00-6 Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk CONTENTS Page Foreword Preface 11 I. The Nature of Iranian Revolution and its Foundation 17 Brief account of belief in Imamate. ib. Khomeini's Al-Hukumut-ul-Islamia 19 11. Khomeini in The light of His own BoOks 23 Viewpoint of Khomeini about the Imams 24 Imams govern and have control over every particle of the Universe ib. The Imam is higher in rank than Angels, Prophets and Messengers ib. Before the creation of the world the Imams were the light and effulgence surrounding the highest heaven. Besides God, no one can conceive of their station and nearness to God ib. The Imams are Infallible 25 The teachings of Imams are eternal and obligatory like the teachings and comm­ andments of the Quran ib. Ill. Holy Companions, Particularly the First Two Caliphs 27 The dangerous implications of this belief 33 ii ) Page IV. Kashful Asrar 35 Concluding Remarks 43 Hazrat Usman Zunnurain 44 Hazrat Ali Murtuza 45 Review of Khomeni's observations about the First Three Caliphs, the Companions, in general, and Ahle-Sunnat 48 Consequences 50 In respect of the Holy Prophet himself 51 Unreliability of the Quran 52 Yet another Implication 53 Khomeini in the light of his Juristic Pronouncements. 54 Besides Affirmation of the Unity of God and Apostleship, it is essential for Faith to testify to the Imamate of the Twelve Imams. 55 Mut'a (Temporary Marriage) 56 V. Shi'ite Faith defined 57 Shi'ism and Christianity 58 Christ and the present Christianity 59 The beginning of Shiaism in Islam 63 Emergence of sects among Shias 68 VI. Isna Ashariyya and the Doctrine of Imamate 71 The Hujjat (Ultimate Proof) of God for bondmen can not be established without an Imam 75 The world can not exist without an Imam ib. Recognition and acceptance of Imams is a Prerequisite of Faith ib. The command to believe in Imamate and the Imams and to preach it came through all the Prophets and Divine Scriptures 76 ( iii ) Page The Light revealed by God to believe in which along with the Lord and His Messengers as ordained in the Quran means the Imams 76 Obedience to Imams is obligatory 77 Obedience to Imams is as obligatory as to the Prophets ib. Imams have authority to declare anything lawful or unlawful 78 Like the Prophets the Imams, too, are Innocent ib. Birth of Imams 79 Ten exceptional characteristics of Imams 80 Imams are conceived not in wombs of their mothers, but in their sides and they are born out of their thighs ib. Imamate is higher than Apostleship ib. Shias believing in Imams are dwellers of Paradise even ifthey be vicious, licentious and oppressors. All other Muslims, even if they be righteous, are doomed to Hell 81 The Imams are equal in rank to the Last Prophet, but superior and higher to all other Prophets and creatures of God 82 Hazrat Ali said that all the Angels and Apostles had affirmed for him as they had affirmed for the Holy Prophet, and it was he who would send people to Heaven and Hell ib. Imams possessed all the knowledge of the past and future and they even excelled the illustrious Prophet Moses in knowledge ib. On the Day of Resurrection the Imams will give testimony in respect of people of their time 83 iv ) Page All the Scriptures revealed to preceding Prophets like Torah, Bible and Psalms are with the Imams and they read them in their original languages. 83 Besides the Quran and Hadith, the Imams have other exceptional sources of knowledge 84 Warning 85 Mus-haf-e-Fatima 86 All the deeds of men are presented before Imams ib. Angels visit the Imams 87 On every Friday night Ma'iraj (Ascension) is granted to the Imams and they are taken to the •Arsh' (Highest Heaven) and countless new branches of knowledge are revealed to them ib. The Imams posses all the knowledge bestowed by God on Angels, Prophets and Messengers and much more which has not been granted even to Prophets and Ang~ls 88 In the Night of Power (Shab-e-Qadr) every year God reveals a Book to the Imams through Angels and Ar-Ruh ib. Imams know their Hour of Death. Their death is in their control 89 The Imams also possessed all the miracles of the former Prophets. ib. The Imams are the lords of the world and the Hereafter. They can grant what­ ever they like to anyone. 90 Imamate is the combination of Prophet­ hood and Divinity ib ( v ) Page VII. The Quran, The Imamate and The Imams : Shi'ite Viewpoint 91 What God had offered as a Trust to the Heavens, the earth and the mountains and they had declined to shoulder the responsibility was the Imamate ib. It was not the Quran which was revealed but the question of Wilayat and Imamate of Hazrat Ali 92 The Quran contained the Names of Panjatan Pak (the Five Pious Persons) and all the Imams but tampering was done and these were removed 93 Another instance of alteration in the Quran 94 Failure to acknowledge the Wilayat anp Imamate of Hazrat Ali rendered the first three Caliphs and the Companions, in general, Infidels and Apostates ib. •Faith' means Amir-ul-Mominin Ali, •Infidelity' means Abu Bakr, •Impiety' means Omar, and •Sin' means Usman 96 All those who do not believe in the Imamate of Amir-ul-Mominin are doomed to Hell 97 VIII. Like the Apostles, the Imams, too, were Nominated by God 99 For every Irnam a sealed envelope had been sent down to the Prophet (peace be upon him) containing particular instruc- tions ib. The descent of a mysterious Tablet from the Heavens and nomination of twelve Imams by God 100 ( vi ) Page During the Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Ali one day held his arm and took him to meet the Prophet (peace be upon him). The holy Prophet directed Hazrat Abu Bakr to believe in the Imamate of Hazrat Ali and eleven other Imams of his progeny and express penitence for what he had done in the matter of Caliphate 101 IX. The Absent Imam I 03 The strange story of the birth and disappearance of the Absent Imam. Members of his family even deny his birth ib. The story of the mother of the Absent Imam 105 The Minor and Major Absence of Imam Mehdi 108 When will the Absent Imam reappear ? I 09 (I) The Prophet of Islam will pledge his fealty to Imam Mehdi 110 (2) Hazrat Ayesha will be brought back to Life and punished ib. (3) When Imam Mehdi will appear 1-e will kill the Sunnis before the Infidels I I 1 X. The Incident Of Ghadir-i-Khum and thereafter 113 Note 117 XI. Some Other Views And Precepts I 21 About Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Omar I22 Satan was the first to pledge fealty to Abu Bakr 123 Farooq the Great 124 The marriage ofUmm-i-Kuisum 129 ·shia Ulema and authors on the marriage of Umm-e-Kulsum !30 ( vii ) Page Another glaring example of perversion and malevolence 133 Concerning the wives of the Holy Prophet 137 All but three of the holy Companions had turned into Apostates 138 XU. Kitman And Taqaiyya 140 The conduct and statements of innocent Imams about Taqaiyya 144 Explanation of Taqaiyya and its Reality ib. Taqaiyya is not only permissible, but obligatory 145 Unnecessary use of Taqaiyya by Imams ib. Taqaiyya employed even in religious matters 146 XIII. Apostleship has not ended: it Continues 151 Raj' at 153 XIV. Change and Alteration in the Quran 155 Need 156 Every Prophet of God preached belief in Imamate and every Celestial Scripture contained directions about it 157 Why is the doctrine of Imamate not mentioned in the Quran? ib. Tampering is the answer 158 The sayings of the innocent Imams about tampering with the Quran ib. An amazing statement attributed to Hazrat Ali 161 The real Quran was that which Hazrat Ali had compiled. It is with the Absent Imam, and is different from the present Quran 163 Allama Nuri Tabrasi's Fasl-ul-Khitab 164 ( viii ) Page Alterations have been made in the Quran as in the Old Testament and the Bible 165 Among the earlier Shia Ulema all except four believed in alteration 166 More than 2000 narrations in support of tampering 168 Three important points concerning the narrations about tampering with the Quran. 170 Can a knowledgeable Shia. now, deny that change and alteration was made in the Quran? ih. Place of Allama Nuri Tabrasi in the Shi'ite world 171 A Quranic verse which is not found in the present Quran 172 XV. Atonement, Mut'a and other Teachings and Practices 175 Karbala is superior to Ka'aba 176 Some extremely shameful tenets ih. Mut'a 177 What is Mut'a? 180 Postscript 183 To the venerable Ulema 188 A Word to the Readers 190 Bibliography 192 Foreword BY S.