A man who joins a sinful deed makes himself responsible for two-fold punishments...

A man who joins a sinful deed makes himself responsible for two-fold punishments, one for doing the deed and the other for assenting and subscribing to it. (1)If a Holy Infallible (a.s.) was to explain a Verse from the Holy Quran and another person explains it differently? (2)If a Holy Infallible (a.s.) issues an order and someone else issues a contradictory one? (3)If a Holy Infallible (a.s.) performs an act in a particular way and someone else then performs it differently?

These are just a few questions which I have presented to you in order to draw your attention to the group which opposes the Holy Infallibles (a.s.). You will no doubt be able to think of many more, provided you make the effort to look around. Although the main purpose of this entire book is to point out to the you the opposition that is being done to the Holy Infallibles (a.s.), I have made this topic a separate chapter, so that your attention does not get diverted from it.

Please do not depend only on this chapter as only a few examples have been given herein. 1 - UNITY وَاعْتَصِمُواْ بِحَبْلِ اللّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلاَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَتَ اللّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاء فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا وَكُنتُمْ عَلَىَ شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنْهَا كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ [Shakir 3:103] And hold fast by the covenant of Allah all together and be not disunited, and remember the favour of Allah on you when you were enemies, then He united your hearts so by His favour you became brethren; and you were on the brink of a pit of fire, then He saved you from it, thus does Allah make clear to you His communications that you may follow the right way.

In the commentaries of the Holy Infallibles (a.s.), ‘rope of Allah (s.w.t.)’ here denotes the Wilayah (Mastership) of Imam Ali (a.s.). The Mujtahids on the other hand say : ‘It is not obligatory upon all Muslims to unite on one Sect or on one point of view, rather it is obligatory upon them to act according to the Fatwas issued by their own Mujtahids’ - Agha Syed Muhammad Qazwini.

2 - TAQAYYAH (Dissimulation) This is to hide one’s faith for the protections of one’s life, wealth and honour, even if one has to speak a word of disbelief for it. Let us first see whether the mention of Taqayyah in the Holy Quran is for the beliefs or for actions.

✦ ✦ ✦