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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shi'ah are the real Ahlul-Sunnah Shi as' Attitude Towards Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama ah If we exclude some Shi`a fanatics who regard all “Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah” to be Nasibis, the vast majority of their scholars in the past and the present believe that their brethren “Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah” are the victims of Umayyad intrigues and cunning.

This is so because they thought well of the “good predecessors,” emulating them without researching or verifying their conduct. The latter, hence, misled them from discerning al-Sirat al-Mustaqeem (the Straight Path) and distanced them from al-Thaqalain, i.e. the Book of Allah and the Purified Progeny that safeguard whoever upholds them from misguidance and guarantee for him sure guidance.

For this reason, we find them defending themselves and informing others about their beliefs, calling for justice and equity and for unity with their brethren “Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama`ah.” Some Shi`a scholars even toured various countries looking for means to establish Islamic organizations and institutions to close the gap between the sects and to bring about unity.

Others went to al-Azhar al-Shareef, the lighthouse of knowledge and scholarship for “Ahlul Sunnah,” and met with its scholars with whom they debated in the best manner, trying to remove the grudges.

One such scholar was Imam Sharafid-Din Sadr ad-Din al-Musawi who met Imam Saleem al-Din al-Bishri, and the outcome of that meeting and the correspondence between both great men was the birth of the precious book titled Al-Muraja`at , a book which has played a significant role in narrowing Muslims' ideological differences.

The efforts of those scholars were also crowned with success in Egypt where Imam Mahmud Shaltut, the then grand mufti of Egypt, issued his brave fatwa granting full legitimacy to adherence to the Shi`a Ja`fari sect, a sect the fiqh (jurisprudence) of which is now among the topics taught at al-Azhar al-Shareef.

Shi`as in general and Shi`a scholars in particular have been trying their best to introduce the Imams of the Purified Ahlul Bayt to others and to acquaint them with the Ja`fari sect which represents Islam in all what this word implies, writing volumes of books and articles, holding sessions, especially after the victory of the Islamic revolution in Iran, conducting numerous conferences in Tehran under the banner of the Islamic unity and the bridging of the gap between the Islamic sects.