Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (258) | Shiite Shiites
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The Shi'a Rafidah.
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Shi'ism began during the era of 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.
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During the civil strife (fitna) between him and Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Initially, it was limited to love for 'Ali.
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And affiliation with his party, his faction, and his supporters.
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Without disparaging, insulting, or criticizing the Caliphs who preceded him.
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Until 'Abdullah ibn Saba' the Jew appeared among them.
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He feigned Islam.
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And claimed love for the Prophet's household (Ahl al-Bayt).
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He went to extremes regarding 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him.
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And claimed that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had designated him as his successor.
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Then he elevated him to the status of divinity.
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Subsequently, the Shi'a sects multiplied.
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The most famous of them are the Twelver Shi'a.
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Who believe in succession by explicit designation.
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For twelve Caliphs after the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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The last of whom is the alleged Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-'Askari.
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Whom they claim is the awaited Mahdi.
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Who disappeared into a cellar in Samarra.
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And who, according to their claims, will appear at the end of time.
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Other heretical principles spread among them.
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Among them is their worship of the Ahl al-Bayt and seeking aid from them.
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Their claim of infallibility for their twelve Imams.
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And their claim that they possess knowledge of the unseen.
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Their distortion of the Qur'an.
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Or their claim that the Qur'an we possess today.
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Does not exceed one-third of the original Qur'an, according to their claims.
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Which they call the Mushaf of Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her.
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And they allege that it is hidden with their Imams.
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Their declaring the majority of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, to be disbelievers.
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Except for seven of them.
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And they refer to Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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As the Jibt and the Taghut.
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May Allah disgrace them.
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And take vengeance upon them for their misguidance and slander.
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Their belief in the "Return" (Raj'ah) and the "Occultation" (Ghaybah).
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Their insulting and slandering of the Mother of the Believers, 'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.
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May Allah fight them.
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And these people.
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Are those whom the Ahl al-Sunnah and the Zaydiyyah call.
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The Rafidah.
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They are currently spread throughout Iran, Iraq, Lebanon.
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And the east of the Arabian Peninsula.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.