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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Muraja'at Letter 18 Thul-Hijjah 4, 1329 I Sentiments Reciprocated, Thank you for thinking so highly of me, the unworthy that I am, and I appreciate your compliments as well as the contents of my letters; therefore, I look humbly to such gracefulness, and I bow down before such kindness to honour its greatness and prestige.

II Debater's Error in Generalizing Regarding Ahl al-Qibla, But I request you to reconsider what you have stated regarding those who turned away from , generalizing them about all Ahl al-Qibla. I remind you that half of Ahl al-Qibla are the Shi’as of Muhammad (pbuh) who have not turned away nor shall ever turn away from the Imams of in as far as the origins and branches of the faith are concerned.

It is their view that following their sect, peace be upon them, is one of the strict commandments of the Book and the Sunnah; therefore, they worship Allah Almighty thus in every time and place. This is the way of their good ancestors as well as that of their posterity since the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) passed away.

III The Nation's Politicians are the Ones Who Turned Away from , Those who have turned away from the beliefs of in as far as the roots and branches of the creed are concerned are the nation's politicians, the ones who control its destiny, due to their turning away from the succession (to the Prophet), affecting such a succession by elections, although they knew for sure that it was assigned for the Commander of the Faithful ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib (as).

They saw that the Arabs would not tolerate such a succession if restricted to one dynasty; therefore, they started interpreting its texts, assuming power through elections so that every suburb of theirs may enjoy it sooner or later. So, it was here and it was there. They sacrificed their means and might to keep it that way and support that principle, eradicating all contrary views and trends. Necessity forced them to turn away from the school of thought of .

They started interpreting the texts of the Book or the Sunnah to mean the necessity of following such a concept. Had they yielded to the clear proofs, and referred the elite and the commoners to them in matters relevant to the roots and branches of religion, they would have found no alternative to adhering to their principle. They would have then become among the greatest callers to . But this did not agree with their ambition, scheme and politics.