335, that the judge Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Isma’il al-Alawi...

335, that the judge Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Isma’il al-Alawi told them that Abu Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ithman al- Muzani, who was called ibnus-Saqqa’ told them that Abu Abdullah Ahmad bin Ali al-Razi told them that Ali bin al- Hasan bin Ubayd ar-Razi told them that Isma’il bin Ibban al-Azdi told them that he heard a tradition narrated by Amr bin Hurayth, from Dawud bin Sulayk, from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (s) had said, Seventy thousand from among my umma will enter Paradise without there being any reckoning.” Then he looked at Ali and said: They are from your Shia and you are their Imam.” This hadith was mentioned by al-Khawarizmi in his al- Manaqib p.

229, ibn Hasnawayh al-Musily in Durr Bahr il-Manaqib p. 119, and al-Qanduzi in Yanabi’ ul Mawaddah p. 124. Besides, these traditions are the historical facts that the Sunni books and history have certified. They have demonstrated that Shiism originated just after the Prophet’s death when some people exploited the situation when Imam Ali and the Prophet’s family were occupied with the Prophet’s funeral preparations.

In spite of the fact that the Prophet had recommended Ali to be his successor and that they had paid homage to Ali in Ghadir Khum, they arranged to give their allegiance to Abu Bakr as caliph after the Prophet (s). This prompted Imam Ali and his followers to protest and refuse to pay homage to Abu Bakr. This led Umar to attack the house of Fatima, the Prophet’s Daughter, and set it on fire. Other accidents happened after that.

Since then, those who had supported Imam Ali (a) came to be known as the Shia of Ali (followers) and their doctrine came to be known as Shiism. There were no Jews or Magi among them. The ruling authorities persecuted them whereas Jews and Christians were best liked by the State. It was allowed for Ka’bul- Ahbar (previously a Jew) and the like to sit in the Prophet’s Mosque and to talk to Muslims about Jewish ideas.

The ruling authorities allowed storytellers to sit in the mosques and tell Jewish, Christian, and pre-Islamic stories, and they encouraged poets to recite poems about love, wine, praise and satire. At the same time, the ruling authorities prevented the Prophet’s family and others to publicize the Prophetic traditions, giving the excuse that they might be mixed with Qur’anic verses! Finally, we do not have save Allah to judge.…