In this short article...
In this short article, we briefly introduce the major ‘earlier sources of the Ahadith’, some comments on the more famous four books (Kutab-e-Arabah), which contain only one book (Al-Kafi) from the earlier sources of Ahadith books, are given in Appendix II.
Introduction: It has been reported by many narrators (both Sunni and Shias) that Rasool Allah -saww left behind the Holy Book and the ‘Itirat’ (Ahl Al-bayt -asws ) and nation (Ummah) were supposed to follow them, below we present Ahadith to define, each of the above terms: وَ قَالَ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) عَلِيٌّ سَيِّدُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَمُودُ الدِّينِ وَ قَالَ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي يَضْرِبُ النَّاسَ بِالسَّيْفِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ بَعْدِي وَ قَالَ الْحَقُّ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ أَيْنَمَا مَالَ وَ قَالَ إِنِّي تَارِكٌ فِيكُمْ أَمْرَيْنِ إِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ بِهِمَا لَنْ تَضِلُّوا كِتَابَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ أَهْلَ بَيْتِي عِتْرَتِي And Rasool Allah -saww said: ‘Ali -asws is the chief of the Momineen ’, and said: ‘Ali -asws is the pillar of the Religion’, and said: ‘This is the one who would be striking the people with the sword upon the Truth after me -saww ’, and said: ‘The Truth is with Ali -asws wherever he -asws so inclines’.
And said: ‘I -saww leave behind among you all two matters. If you were to take to these two, you will never stray – the Book of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic and the People -asws of my -saww Ahl Al-Bayt (people of House), my -saww Itrat (successors) . …(an extract). [10] Let’s first look at the definition of some the basic words, in the following Hadith: Who are Ahl Al-Bayt -asws ?
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