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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Victim Lost in Saqifah 1-4 Discourse One Keeping Quiet and Prohibiting Difference-creating Activities Introduction It is perhaps the most simple and at the same time, most insincere method of creating Islamic unity. It is completely based on narrations mentioned in the first tendency. It advocates restriction from difference- producing analyses and maintaining silence. Now at this advanced stage, the secrets are recommended not be told.

Hence it is said: “Now, as it is said that these are secrets of progeny of Muhammad, then they must be kept confidential and not revealed.” [1] Obviously, unity gained by negligence of knowledge will be imaginary unity. Furthermore, the outcome can well be judged if the steps, already suggested, are to be taken on road to Islamic unity such as: “In controversial issues we should view afresh and anew. We should find new ways of friendship. We should give no room to new differences.”!

[2] “Many differences in our time are groundless. As such, many differences should be forgotten and ignored. We should revise the method of debating issues or arguments.”! [3] “We must not dig graves under the sun in order to bring to life what is dead and buried.”! [4] “The subject matters that carry differences should not be discussed too openly in meetings or gatherings held under the title of ‘unity’.!

[5] [1] Muhammad Waizzaada Khorasani: Article in Collected Papers of International Conference on Imam Ali, (1st Edition 1381) Vol. 2, Pg. 29 [2] Muhammad Waizzaada Khorasani: Payaam-e-Wahdat, Pg. 135 [3] Ibid. Payaam-e-Wahdat, Pg. 305 [4] Sayyid Jawad Mustafavi: Article: ‘Unity in Nahjul Balagha ’ quoted in Kitab-e-Wahdat (Book of Unity), Pg. 127 [5] Ibid. ‘Unity in Nahjul Balagha’ quoted in Kitab-e-Wahdat , Pg.

138 “What we say in this article can be summarized as: Muslims must not speak about differences that existed among their own leaders fourteen centuries ago: and more undesireable it is to speak about differences that have happened later and are constant and current.”! [1] “Narration of any matter that might hurt our Sunni brothers is prohibited.”! [2] “…There are certain matters which must be taken into consideration by broadcasting stations, television and media collectively.

Besides, writers and speakers also must delete such matters, particularly about the Fatimid period in gatherings. Then alone unity is possible.