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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Shi'ite Encyclopedia (chapter 11) Majority Vs. Minority (part Vii) Tradition #12 continued: ... O' Hisham! God has condemned majority as criterion of truth with the words: "And if you obey the majority of those on earth, they will lead you astray from the path of God. [6:116]" "And if you ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth? Certainly they will say Allah. Say: All praise belongs to Allah. Nay, but the majority of them have no knowledge.

[31:25]" {my comment: the majority mentioned in the above verse is the majority of believers since the verse mentions that they believe in Allah} "And if you ask them: Who sends down water from heaven thereby revives the earth after it's death? Certainly they will say Allah. Say: All praise be to Allah. Nay, but most of them have no understanding. [29:63]" and He said: "... but most of them do not know {6:37, 7:131, 8:34, 10:55, 27:61, 28:57, 39:49, 44:39, 52:47]" and said: "...

and most of them have no understanding [5:103]" and said: "... but most of them are not thankful [10:60, 27:73]" O' Hisham! On the contrary, Allah has praised the minority, by saying: "Few of My servants are thankful. [34:13]" and also said: "... And how few they are! [38:24]" and said: "...

and those who believed, and they did not believed with him (Noah) but a few [11:40]" Shi'ite reference: Usul al-Kafi, Arabic-English version, part 1, pp 31-49, Tradition #12 Love of a Friend There was a friend of Amir al-Muminin, a good and believing man, who unfortunately fell into error, and who had to be punished. Imam Ali cut off the fingers of his right hand. The man took hold of his cut hand, with the blood dripping from it, with his left hand and went away.

He was then instigated by a seditious Kharijite, who wanted to take advantage of the course of events for his own party and against Imam Ali, so he came up to the man with an utter of compassion and said: Who cutt your hands off? The Chief of the Prophet's successors, he said, the leader of the untainted ones at the Resurrection, the most righteous among the believers, Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Imam of Right Guidance, cutt of the fingers of my right hand .....

the first to reach the Gardens of Felicity, the hero of the brave, the avenger against the promoters of ignorance, the giver of zakat .... the leader on the right and the perfect path, the speaker of what is true and appropriate, the Champion of Mecca, the steadfast exceller. Poor you!