Recording events in such a way that truth appeared to be false...
Recording events in such a way that truth appeared to be false, and false appeared to be truth. He invented (Sahabi) for the Prophet such as So‘eer, Hazhaz, Ott, Homaiza, etc. He recorded his stories in such a way that they appeared to have been told by the people who met these Sahabies. Among his fictional heroes is ‘Abdullah Bin Saba΄, who was supposed to have related tales about Shi‘ah; all stories against Shi‘ahs, recorded by all historians originate from Saif.
After Saif, the historians accepted his books as…
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