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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shia Rebuts Introduction In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful Those who are aware of the circumstances prevailing in the Muslim world know well that nowadays the Muslim ummah [^1] has become “ ummah s” and every “ ummah ” has its own way and customs and the life of its subjects has fallen into the grasp of individuals who regard their hegemony and survival as depending on kindling flame of differences.

Consequently, these individuals have made investment in various forms and are able to make use of every possible means. This situation has left no room for dialogue among the Islamic sects and there has been a lot of dispute over many questions. Most of these questions are scholastic { masa’il-e kalami } originated by Muslim scholastic theologians { mutakallimun } and many Muslims are unaware of those differences. However, there are common axes which form a good ground for unity among them.

In fact, the common points of the various Muslim sects are more than the points of difference; yet, the sponsors of discord have dwelt on those differences and so they mention nothing but the common issues related to the roots and branches of religion. In one of the conferences on “Proximity among the Islamic Schools of Thought”, I was assigned to expound on the topic, “The Schools of Jurisprudence Regarding Personal Statuses” (marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc.).

I presented to the conference the writer’s paper which surprised the Sunni participants. Prior to reading the paper, they rejected the idea that in most issues pertaining to these three questions the Shi‘ah jurisprudence has identical view with that of the present four Sunni schools of thought. From a distance a grudge is nursed and the Shi‘ah is regarded as apart from the Muslim sects. Day and night they speak in the mass media against this group which has been wronged by history.

So worship Me.