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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Spurious Arguments about the Shia The Twenty-Third Spurious Argument: The Origin of Shiism Some people fabricate lies against the Shias claiming that Shiism is a new doctrine and that it was originated by the influence of the Persian Magi and the Jews. The Answer Neither the following of Imam Ali nor is Shiism a new thing. In the Prophetic traditions mentioned in the books of our Sunni brothers, Imam Ali’s followers were called the Shia of Ali.

We have mentioned enough traditions in our book Mawsu’atul-Mahaasin wa al-Masaawi’ fil-Islam- Encyclopaedia of Merits and Offences in Islam. Ibn Hajar said in his book as-Sawa’iq ul-Muhriqa p. 96 Egyptian edition-, that ad-Daylami mentioned a tradition saying that the Prophet (s) said, O Ali, Allah has forgiven you, your progeny, your wives and your Shia (followers). Be delighted.

The same hadith has been mentioned by ibnul-Maghazili in his book al-Manaqib, al-Hamawini in Fara’id us- Samtayn, al-Manaawi in Kunuz ul-Haqaayiq p. 202, al- Qanduzi in Yanabi’ ul Mawaddah p. 270, Abu Bakr bin Shihab in Rashfat us-Sadi p. 81, -Egyptian edition- and others. Furthermore, ad-Daylami recorded that the Prophet (s) said, O Ali, you and your Shia will come to me at the Pond in Paradise quenched with shining faces, while your enemies will come to me thirsty and necks thrust forth.

This very tradition has been mentioned by al-Manaawi in Kunuz ul-Haqaayiq p. 203, -Bolaq edition-, by al- Qanduzi al-Hanafi in Yanaabi’ ul Mawaddah p. 182, - Egyptian edition-, and Muhammad Saalih at-Tirmidhi in al-Manaaqib ul-Murtazawiyya p. 101, -Bombay Edition-. Ad-Daylami mentioned in his book Firdous ul-Akhbar that Umm Salama (the Prophet’s wife) said that the Prophet (s) had said: Ali and his Shia followers- are the winners on the Day of Resurrection.

The same was also mentioned by al-Manaawi in Kunuz ul-Haqa’iq p. 98, and al-Qanduzi in Yanabi’ ul Mawaddah p. 188 and 237, -Istanbul Edition-. Sabt bin al-Jawzi has mentioned in his book Tadhkirat ul-Khawaas p. 59, a tradition narrated by Abu Sa’id al- Khudri that the Prophet (s) looked at Ali bin Abu Talib and said: This Man and his Shia are the winners on the Day of Resurrection.