ভূমিকা

In the same vein, taking a stand and expressing abhorrence and aversion towards individuals who have sunk to the lowest levels of depravity in which they have permitted themselves to commit the most heinous of atrocities and reach the bottom levels of baseness, is in reality, the explicit confirmation of aversion to wickedness itself and keeping away from everything which will distance a person from God Almighty.

The noble companions who lived during the time of (S), were fully aware of the life of the Noble Messenger (S) and in addition, because they possessed a special status, they managed to gain the attention of all of the believers – even though all of the companions were not at the same [spiritual] level. Some of them were not able to remain firm on the path of true faith and some of them even ended up drifting away entirely from the path which they had chosen during the life-time of the Prophet(S).

It is due to this fact that today, it is necessary that those who brought about true faith during the life-time of the Messenger of God (S) and remained on the straight path until the end [of their lives] and the individuals who were led astray while traversing the straight path and performed actions which went against the ways of the Noble Prophet (S) and transgressed his commandments – need to be understood and distinguished from one another.

In regards to the first group, we must show love and affection; while in regards to the second group and their base actions, we must display our disgust and distance ourselves from their un-ethical deeds.