Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Abdullah Ibn Saba’ and Other Myths

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Foreword
• Introduction by the Translator
• Truth Behind The Fiction
• Comments by Doctor Hamid Hafni Dawood, Professor in Arabic Language in Cairo University.
• Comments By Al-Sheikh Jawad Mughniah - A Shi‘ah Scholar
• Comments By Professor James Robinson - D.Litt., D.D.Glasgow, U.K.
• Introduction: The tale of ‘Abdullah bin Saba’
• The Origin of the Story
• Who is Saif?
• 1. The Army of Osama
• 2. Saqifa, pavilion of Bani Sa‘edah
• The Story of the Pavilion of Bani Sa‘edah according to authentic sources
• Preface
• The Tale of ‘Abdullah bin Saba’
• Summary of what is known from the Historians
• 1) Abu Dharr (Jondob Ibn Jonadeh) Ghafary
• 2) ‘Ammar Bin Yasir
• 3) Muhammad Bin Abu Hodhaifa called Abulqasim
• 4) Abdur-Rahman Bin Adis Balavi
• 5) Muhammad Bin Abu Bakr
• 6) Abdi
• 7) Malik Ashtar al-Nakha‘i
• The Origin of the Tale and of the Story-tellers
• 1) Muhammad Rashid Reza
• 2) Abul Feda (d. 732 H.L. 1331 A.D.)
• 3) Ibn Athir (d. 630 H.L. 1229 A.D.)
• 5) Ibn Khaldoon
• 6) Muhammad Farid Wajdi
• 7) al-Bostani
• 8) Ahmed Amin
• 9) Hassan Ibrahim.
• 10) Van Flotten (Volten) (Johannes 1818-1883).
• 11) Nicholson, Reynold Alleyne (1868 1945).
• 12) The Islamic Encyclopedia
• 13) Donaldson, M. Dewight.
• 14) Wellhousen Julius (1844 - 1918).
• 15) Mirkhand
• 16) Ghiathud Din (d. 940 H.L. - 1455 A.D.)
• 17) Tabari and his source
• 18) Ibn ‘Asaker (d. 571 H.L. - 1086 A.D.)
• 19) Ibn Badran (d. 1346 H.L. - 1851 A.D.)
• 20) Ibn Abibakr (d.741 H.L. - 1256 A.D.)
• 21) Sa'id Afghani
• 22) Dhahabi (d. 748 H.L. - 1263 A.D.)
• Investigation concerning Saif and his Narrations
• Who is Saif?
• Saif's Books
• The value of Saif's recordings
• 1. Osama army
• Story by Saif
• Story by other than Saif
• Comparison
• Some Sahabis Introduced
• Muhammad's policy on his death bed
• 2. Saqifah
• Saif and Saqifah
• An investigation into the truth of the stories concerning Saqifah recorded by Saif
• The story teller
• Saqifah and other historians apart from Saif - Saqifah and Abu Bakr
• The Prophet's Death
• The candidates before the burial of the Prophet
• Second candidate for the succession to the Prophet
• The Successful Candidate
• Warning
• The Public Allegiance
• After the Allegiance
• The Burial of the Prophet
• Refuge in the house of Fatimah
• The end of the Events at the Allegiance
• Comments made by various people about the Allegiance
• A - Fadl Bin ‘Abbas
• B - Abdullah Bin Abbas
• C - Salman Farsi
• D - Umm Mestah
• E - Abu Dhar
• F - Miqdad
• G - A Lady From Bani Najjar
• H - Abu Sufyan
• I - Mo‘awia
• J - Khalid bin Sa‘eed
• K - Sa‘d bin ‘Obadah
• L - ‘Omar
• The evaluation of Saif's recording
• Conclusion
• 3. Reddah (Heresy)
• Heresy in Islam
• Heretics in the Prophet's time
• Heresy in Abu Bakr's time
• 4. Malik Bin Nowaira
• Malik's story according to Saif
• The source of Saif's narrations
• Who are Sa‘b, ‘Atyya and Othman?
• Why Saif's narrators are fictitious?
• The Text of Saif's stories
• Comparison
• 5. ‘Ala΄ Bin Hazrami
• The origin of Saif's story
• ‘Ala's story by other than Saif
• Wars against Heretics - Comparison and Conclusion
• 6. Barking of Hawa’b's dogs
• The source of Saif's story
• At whom did the dogs bark in Haw’ab?
• Conclusion
• 7. Ziad's family tree
• The Origin of Saif's Story
• The story told by others apart from Saif
• Conclusion
• 8. Moghairah Bin Sho‘ba
• Other Historians
• Origin of Saif's Story
• Conclusion
• 9. Abu Mhjan's Imprisonment
• Saif’s Narration
• Origin of Saif's story
• Conclusion
• 10. Saif's Days
• a - The Day of The Cows
• Origins of Saif's story
• Conclusion
• b - The Days of Armath, Aghwath and ‘Emas
• Origin of Saif's story
• c - The Day of Jarathim
• Origin of Saif's story
• Conclusion
• 11. Consultation and ‘Othman
• The story of consultation by others apart from Saif
• Consultation and ‘Omar
• 12. Qummadhban
• Story told by others apart from Saif
• Conclusion
• 13. Cities invented by Saif
• 1. Dolouth
• 2. Tawous
• 3. Je‘rana and No‘man
• 4. Qordouda
• 5. River Ott
• 6. Ermath, Aghwath and Emas
• 7. Altheni, Thanyat al-Rekab, Qodais, Maqr, Wayakhord Walaja and Alhawafi.
• 14. Saif and the dates of the events
• Conclusion
• The End of Translation
• A Note by the Editor
• Endnotes