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Al-Muraja'at: A Shi'i-Sunni Dialogue (also known as 'The Right Path')
Author: Sayyid 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi
Translator: Yasin T. al-Jibouri
Publisher: Imam Husayn (as) Islamic Foundation Beirut
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- Author's Biography
- The Author’s Birth and Upbringing
- At ‘Amila
- His Reforms
- His Eloquence
- His Services
- His Quest for Knowledge
- His Works
- His Lost Works
- His Manners and Gifts
- His Travels
- His Legacies and Construction Projects
- Introduction and Foreword
- Letter 1
- I .Greeting the Debater
- II. Asking Permission to Debate
- Letter 2
- I Greetings Reciprocated
- II Permission to Debate Granted
- Letter 3
- I Why do Shi’as not Uphold the Majority's Sects?
- II The Need for Unity
- III Unity Achieved Only by Adhering to the Majority's Sects
- Letter 4
- I Juristic Proofs Mandate Adherence to the Sect of Ahl alBayt,
- Letter 5
- I Admitting Our Argument,
- II Asking for Detailed Proofs
- Letter 6
- I References to Proofs Mandating Following the ‘Itra
- II The Commander of the Faithful (as) Invites to Ahl alBayt's Sect
- III Relevant Statement of Imam Zainul‘Abidin
- Letter 7
- I Requesting Proofs from Statements by Allah and His Messenger
- II Proofs from Ahl alBayt are Circumventive
- Letter 8
- I Overlooking Our Previous Statements,
- II Error in Necessity of (Logical) Cycle,
- III Hadith of the Two Weighty Things,
- IV Its Tawatur,
- V NonAdherents to the ‘Itra Shall Stray,
- VI Their Similitude to the ark of Noah, the Gate of Salvation, and the Security Against Religious Dissensions,
- VII What is Meant by "Ahl alBayt" in this Regard
- VIII Reasons for Similitude to Noah's Ark and the Gate of Salvation
- Letter 9
- Requesting More Relevant Texts
- Letter 10
- A Glimpse of Sufficient Texts
- Letter 11
- I Admiring Our Clear Texts,
- II Wondering at Compromising Them With the Majority's Beliefs,
- III Asking for Clear Signs from the Book
- Letter 12
- Qur'anic Proofs
- Letter 13
- Argument Regarding These Traditions Weak
- Letter 14
- I Fallacy of Opponent's Argument,
- II Opponents do not Know Shi’as,
- III Distinction of Emphasizing Illegality of Falsifying Hadith
- Letter 15
- I A Flash of the Truth,
- II Requesting Details on Sunnis Relying on Shi’a Authorities
- Letter 16
- A Hundred Shi’a Authorities Relied upon by Sunnis
- 1. Aban ibn Taghlib
- 2. Ibrahim ibn Yazid
- 3. Ahmad ibn alMufdil
- 7. Isma’il ibn ‘Abbad
- 8. Isma’il ibn ‘AbdulRahman ibn Abu Karimah alKufi
- 9. Isma’il ibn Musa alFazari alKufi
- 10. Talid ibn Sulayman alKufi, alA’raj
- 11. Thabit ibn Dinar
- 12. Thuwayr ibn Abu Fakhita
- 13. Jabir ibn Yazid ibn al-Harith al-Ju’fi al-Kufi
- 14. Jarir ibn ‘Abdel-Hamid al-Dabi al-Kufi
- 15. Ja’far ibn Ziyad al-Ahmar al-Kufi
- 16. Ja’far ibn Sulayman al-Dab’i al-Basri (Abu Sulayman)
- 17. Jami’ ibn ‘Umayrah ibn Tha’labah al-Kufi al-Taymi (Taymullah)
- 18. Al-Harith ibn Hasirah Abul Nu’man al-Azdi al-Kufi
- 19. Al-Harith ibn ‘Abdullah al-Hamadani
- 20. Habib ibn Abu Thabit al-Asadi al-Kahili al-Kufi
- 21. Al-Hasan ibn Hayy
- 22. Al-Hakam ibn ‘Utaybah al-Kufi
- 23. Hammad ibn ‘Isa al-Jehni
- 24. Hamran ibn ‘Ayinah
- 25. Khalid ibn Mukhlid al-Qatwani
- 26. Dawud ibn Abu ‘Awf (Abul-Hijab)
- 27. Zubayd ibn al-Harith ibn ‘Abdul-Karim al-Yami al-Kufi
- 28. Zayd ibn al-Habab, Abul-Hasan al-Kufi al-Tamimi
- 29. Salim ibn Abul Ja’d al-Ashja’i al-Kufi
- 30. Salim ibn Abu Hafsah al-’Ijli al-Kufi
- 31. Sa’d ibn Tarif al-Iskafi al-Hanzali al-Kufi
- 32. Sa’id ibn Ashwa’
- 33. Sa’id ibn Khaytham al-Hilali
- 34. Selamah ibn al-Fudayl al-Abrash
- 35. Selamah ibn Kahil ibn Hasin ibn Kadih ibn Asad al-Hadrami, Abu Yahya
- 36. Sulayman ibn Sa’id al-Khuza’i al-Kufi
- 37. Sulayman ibn Tarkhan al-Taymi al-Basri
- 38. Sulayman ibn Qarm ibn Ma’ath
- 39. Sulayman ibn Mahran al-Kahili al-Kufi al-Asla’
- 40. Sharik ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Sinan al-Nakh’i al-Kufi, the judge
- 41. Shu’bah ibn al-Hajjaj Abul-Ward al-’Atki al-Wasiti (Abu Bastam)
- 42. Sa’sa’ah ibn Sawhan ibn Hajar ibn al-Harith al-’Abdi
- 43. Tawus ibn Kisan al-Khawlani al-Hamadani al-Yamani
- 44. Zalim ibn ‘Amr ibn Sufyan, Abul-Aswad al-Du'ali
- 45. ‘Amr ibn Wa'ilah ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar al-Laithi al-Makki
- 46. ‘Abbad ibn Ya’qub al-Asadi al-Ruwajni al-Kufi
- 47. ‘Abdullah ibn Dawud
- 48. ‘Abdullah ibn Shaddad ibn al-Had
- 49. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar ibn Muhammad ibn Aban ibn Salih ibn ‘Umayr al-Qarashi al-Kufi
- 50. ‘Abdullah ibn Lahi’ah ibn ‘Uqbah al-Hadrami, Egypt's judge and scholar
- 51. ‘Abdullah ibn Maymun al-Qaddah al-Makki
- 52. ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Salih al-Azdi
- 53. ‘Abdul-Razzaq ibn Humam ibn Nafi’ al-Himyari al-San’ani
- 54. ‘Abdul-Malik ibn ‘Ayan
- 55. ‘Ubaydullah ibn Musa al-’Abasi al-Kufi
- 56. ‘Uthman ibn ‘Umayr ‘Abdul-Yaqzan al-Thaqafi al-Kufi al-Bijli
- 57. ‘Adi ibn Thabit al-Kufi
- 58. ‘Atiyyah ibn Sa’d ibn Janadah al-’Awfi
- 59. Al’ala' ibn Salih al-Taymi al-Kufi
- 60. ‘Alqamah ibn Qays ibn ‘Abdullah al-Nakh’i, Abu Shibil
- 61. ‘Ali ibn Badimah
- 62. ‘Ali ibn al-Ja’d
- 63. ‘Ali ibn Zaid
- 64. ‘Ali ibn Salih
- 65. ‘Ali ibn Ghurab Abu Yahya al-Fazari al-Kufi
- 66. ‘Ali ibn Qadim Abul-Hasan al-Khuza’i al-Kufi
- 67. ‘Ali ibn al-Munthir al-Tara'ifi
- 68. ‘Ali ibn al-Hashim ibn al-Barid Abul-Hasan al-Kufi al-Khazzaz al-’Aithi
- 69. ‘Ammar ibn Zurayq al-Kufi
- 70. ‘Ammar ibn Mu’awiyah, or Ibn Abu Mu’awiyah
- 71. ‘Amr ibn ‘Abdullah Abu Issaq al-Subai’i al-Hamadani al-Kufi
- 72. ‘Awf ibn Abu Jamila al-Basri, Abu Sahl
- 73. Al-Fadl ibn Dakin
- 74. Fadil ibn Marzuq al-Aghar al-Ruwasi al-Kufi, Abu ‘Abdul-Rahman
- 75. Fitr ibn Khalifah al-Hannat al-Kufi
- 76. Malik ibn Isma’il ibn Ziyad ibn Dirham Abu Hasan al-Kufi al-Hindi
- 77. Muhammad ibn Khazim
- 78. Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah al-Dabi al-Tahani al-Nisaburi, Abu ‘Abdullah al-Hakim
- 79. Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah ibn Abu Rafi’ al-Madani
- 80. Muhammad ibn Fudayl ibn Ghazwan Abu ‘Abdul-Rahman al-Kufi
- 81. Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn al-Ta'ifi
- 82. Muhammad ibn Musa ibn ‘Abdullah al-Qatari al-Madani
- 83. Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Ammar al-Dihni al-Bajli al-Kufi
- 84. Ma’ruf ibn Kharbuth al-Karkhi
- 85. Mansur ibn al-Mu’tamir ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Rabi’ah al-Salami al-Kufi
- 86. Al-Minhal ibn ‘Amr al-Kufi, the tabi’i
- 87. Musa ibn Qays al-Hadrami, Abu Muhammad
- 88. Naif’ ibn al-Harith Abu Dawud al-Nakh’i al-Kufi al-Hamadani al-Subay’i
- 89. Nuh ibn Qays ibn Rabah al-Hadani
- 90. Harun ibn Sa’d al-’Ijli al-Kufi
- 91. Hashim ibn al-Barid ibn Zayd Abu ‘Ali al-Kufi
- 92. Hubayrah ibn Maryam al-Himyari
- 93. Hisham ibn Ziyad Abul Miqdam al-Basri
- 94. Hisham ibn ‘Ammar ibn Nasr ibn Maysarah, Abu al-Walid
- 95. Hashim ibn Bashir ibn al-Qasim ibn Dinar al-Wasiti, Abu Mu’awiyah
- 96. Waki’ ibn al-Jarrah ibn Malih ibn ‘Adi
- 97. Yahya ibn al-Jazzar al-’Arni al-Kufi
- 98. Yahya ibn Sa’id al-Qattan
- 99. Yazid ibn Ziyad al-Kufi, Abu ‘Abdullah
- 100. Abu ‘Abdullah al-Jadali
- Letter 17
- I Appreciating the debater's sentiments,
- II Admitting There is no Objection if Ahlel-Sunnah Rely on Shi’a Authorities,
- III His belief in the Miracles of Ahl al-Bayt,
- IV Dilemma at Compromising the Above with what Ahl Al-Qibla do
- Letter 18
- I Sentiments Reciprocated,
- II Debater's Error in Generalizing Regarding Ahl al-Qibla,
- III The Nation's Politicians are the Ones Who Turned Away from Ahl al-Bayt,
- IV The Imams of Ahl al-Bayt (without any argument) are not Inferior to others,
- V Which Fair Court Judges Calling Their Followers "Strayers"?
- Letter 19
- I No Fair Arbitrator Would Call Followers of Ahl al-Bayt Strayers,
- II Following Their Sects is Carrying out the Responsibility,
- III It Could be Said that They Have the Priority to Lead,
- IV Requesting Texts Relevant to the Khilafate
- Letter 20
- I A General Reference to the Texts,
- II A Reference to the House on the Day of Warning,
- III Sunni Reporters of this Hadith
- Letter 21
- Raising Doubts about the Hadith's Authenticity
- Letter 22
- I Proving the Text's Authenticity,
- II Why the Shaykhs Have Not Reported it,
- III Whoever Knows These Shaykhs Knows Why
- Letter 23
- I Convinced of the Authenticity of this Hadith,
- II Unreliability Based on Non-Sequential Narration,
- III Its Reference to Restricted Succession,
- IV Its Rebuttal
- Letter 24
- I Why Relying on this Hadith,
- II Restricted Succession is Unanimously Rejected,
- III Revocation is Impossible
- Letter 25
- I His Belief in the Text
- II Requesting More Texts
- Letter 26
- I Clear Texts Recounting Ten of ‘Ali's Exclusive Merits,
- II Why Rely Upon it
- Letter 27
- Raising Doubts About the Status Hadith
- Letter 28
- I The Status Hadith Stands on Most Solid Grounds,
- II Binding Proofs,
- III Its Sunni Narrators,
- IV Why al-Amidi Suspects It
- Letter 29
- I Believing in Our Arguments Regarding the Hadith's Sanad,
- II Doubting its General Application,
- III Doubting its being Binding
- Letter 30
- I Arabs Regard it General,
- II Disproving Claim of Restriction,
- III Disproving its Non-Binding Application
- Letter 31
- Requesting Sources of this Hadith
- Letter 32
- I Among Its Sources: the Prophet's Visit to Umm Salim,
- II The Case of Hamzah's Daughter,
- III Leaning on ‘Ali,
- IV The First Fraternity,
- V The Second Fraternity,
- VI Closing the Doors,
- VII The Prophet Comparing ‘Ali and Aaron to the Two Stars
- Letter 33
- When was ‘Ali and Aaron Described as the Two Stars?
- Letter 34
- I The Occasion of Shabar, Shubayr, and Mushbir,
- II The Occasion of Fraternity,
- III The Occasion of Closing the Doors
- Letter 35
- Requesting Other Texts
- Letter 36
- I Hadith by Ibn ‘Abbas,
- II ‘Umran's Hadith,
- III Buraydah's Hadith,
- IV Hadith Recounting Ten Exclusive Attributes [of ‘Ali],
- V ‘Ali's Hadith,
- VI Wahab's Hadith,
- VII Ibn Abu ‘Asim's Hadith
- Letter 37
- "Wali" is a Linguistic Denominator; so, Where is the Text?
- Letter 38
- I Explaining the Implications of "Wali"
- II Proving its Connotation
- Letter 39
- Requesting the Wilayat Verse
- Letter 40
- I The Verse of Wilayat and its Revelation in ‘Ali's Honour,
- II Why it was Revealed,
- III Why Using it as a Testimonial
- Letter 41
- "Mumins" is Plural; Why Apply it to the Singular?
- Letter 42
- I Arabs Address the Singular Using the Plural Form,
- II Testimonials,
- III Quoting Imam al-Tibrisi,
- IV Quoting al-Zamakhshari,
- V What I have Stated
- Letter 43
- Context Denotes "the Loved one," or the Like
- Letter 44
- I Context is not Indicative of "Supporter," or the Like,
- II Context does not Outweigh the Proofs
- Letter 45
- Resorting to Interpretation, Following in the Footsteps of the Predecessors, is Unavoidable
- Letter 46
- I Believing in the Ancestors does not Require Interpretation
- II Interpretation is Impossible
- Letter 47
- Requesting Testimonial Traditions
- Letter 48
- Forty Ahadith Supporting the Texts
- Letter 49
- I Admitting ‘Ali's Merits,
- II Such Merits do not Necessitate his Caliphate
- Letter 50
- Why Interpret Texts on His Behalf as Indicative of His Imamate
- Letter 51
- Rebutting the Arguments Through Similar Ones
- Letter 52
- Rejecting the Rebuttal's Premises
- Letter 53
- Requesting the Hadith Pertaining to the Ghadir Incident
- Letter 54
- Glitters of Ahadith Relevant to the Ghadir Incident
- Letter 55
- Why Use it as a Testimonial if not Transmitted Consecutively?
- Letter 56
- I Natural Laws Necessitate the Consecutive Reporting of Hadith al-Ghadir
- II The Almighty's Benevolence
- III Concern of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)
- IV Concern of the Commander of the Faithful
- V al-Husain's Concern
- VI Concern of the Nine Imams (as)
- VII Shi’as' Concern
- VIII Its Consecutive Reporting Through the Masses
- Letter 57
- I Interpreting Hadith alGhadir
- II The Link
- Letter 58
- I Hadith alGhadir Cannot be Interpreted,
- II Pretext for its Interpretation is Speculative and Misleading
- Letter 59
- I Truth Manifests
- II Evasion
- Letter 60
- Evasion Refuted
- Letter 61
- Requesting Texts Narrated by Shi’a Sources
- Letter 62
- Forty Ahadith
- Letter 63
- I Shi’a Texts Rejected as Testimonials,
- II Why Have Others Refrained from Quoting Them?
- III Asking for More Texts
- Letter 64
- I Above Texts were Quoted upon Request,
- II Sahihs are Proofs against the Majority,
- III Not Quoted Because of Their Existence in Our Own Sahihs
- Letter 65
- Requesting the Ahadith Relevant to the Inheritance
- Letter 66
- Ali is the Prophet's Heir
- Letter 67
- Where is the Prophet's Will?
- Letter 68
- The Will's Texts
- Letter 69
- Argument of the Will's Deniers
- Letter 70
- I The Will Cannot be Repudiated,
- II Why Denied,
- III Deniers' Arguments not Binding,
- IV Reason and Intellect Require it
- Letter 71
- Why Reject the Hadith of the Mother of Believers and the best Among the Prophet's Consorts?
- Letter 72
- I She Was Not the Best of the Prophet's Consorts
- II The Best is Khadija,
- III A General Hint to the Reason Why her Hadith was Discarded
- Letter 73
- Requesting an Explanation to our Rejection of ‘Ayesha's Hadith
- Letter 74
- I Explaining Why We Reject her Hadith,
- II Reason Confirms the Will,
- III Her Claim that the Prophet Died on Her Chest is Refuted
- Letter 75
- I Mother of the Believers is not Ruled by Emotions,
- II The Pleasant and the Ugly are Denied by Reason,
- III Why Oppose the Claim of the Mother of Believers?
- Letter 76
- I Her Yielding to Sentiment,
- II Rationale Regarding the Pleasant and the Unpleasant,
- III Rejecting the Claim of the Mother of Believers,
- IV Preference of Umm Salamah's Hadith over Hers
- Letter 77
- Why Prefer Umm Salamah's Hadith to ‘Ayesha's?
- Letter 78
- More Reasons for Preferring Umm Salamah's Hadith
- Letter 79
- Consensus Endorses al-Siddiq's Caliphate
- Letter 80
- No Consensus
- Letter 81
- Consensus Concluded When Dispute Dissipated
- Letter 82
- Consensus Was Not Concluded; Dissension Did Not Dissipate
- Letter 83
- Can You Compromise the Text's Accuracy With the Companions' Truthfulness?
- Letter 84
- I Compromising the Text's Accuracy With Their Truthfulness,
- II Rationalizing the Imam's Reluctance to Demand his Right
- Letter 85
- Requesting Narration of Incidents Wherein They Did Not Follow the Texts of Hadith
- Letter 86
- I Thursday's Calamity,
- II The Reason Why the Prophet Repealed His Order Then
- Letter 87
- Justifying and Discussing the Calamity
- Letter 88
- Pretexts Refuted
- Letter 89
- I Admitting the Falsehood of Such Pretexts,
- II Requesting Narration of Other Incidents
- Letter 90
- Usamah's Regiment
- Letter 91
- I Justifying Their Behaviour Towards Usamah's Regiment,
- II No Hadith Curses its Draft Dodgers
- Letter 92
- I Their Pretexts do not Contradict our Statement,
- II Al-Shahristani's Hadith is Documented
- Letter 93
- Requesting Narration of Other Incidents
- Letter 94
- His Order (pbuh) to Kill the Renegade
- Letter 95
- Justifying not Killing the Renegade
- Letter 96
- Justification Rejected
- Letter 97
- Requesting Narration of all Such Incidents
- Letter 98
- I Glittering Proofs
- II Reference to Other Incidents
- Letter 99
- I Their Preference of the Common Interest in Those Instances,
- II Requesting the Rest
- Letter 100
- I The Debater Digresses from the Subject-Matter,
- Letter 101
- Why didn't the Imam Cite the Ahadith of Caliphate and Wisayat on the Saqifa Day?
- Letter 102
- I Why the Imam Abstained on the Saqifa Day from Citing Such Texts,
- II Reference to his and his Followers' Arguments Despite Obstacles
- Letter 103
- Looking for His and His Followers' Arguments
- Letter 104
- I A Few Incidents When the Imam Argued,
- II The Argument of al-Zahra' (as)
- Letter 105
- Requesting Narration of Other Such Incidents
- Letter 106
- I Ibn ‘Abbas's Argument,
- II Arguments of al-Hasan and al-Husayn,
- III Arguments of Prominant Shi’ah Sahabah,
- IV Reference to their Applying the Will as an Argument
- Letter 107
- When did they Mention the Will?
- Letter 108
- The Recommendation as Evidence
- Letter 109
- Why do Some Fanatics Question the Derivation of the Shi’a School of Muslim Law from the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt (as)?
- Letter 110
- I Shi’ah Faith is Sequentially Derived from the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt,
- II Advancement of Shi’ahs in Recording Knowledge During the Sahabah's Epoch,
- III Their Authors Contemporary to the Tabi’in, and the Latter's Followers
- Letter 111
- Conviction
- Letter 112
- Appreciation
- Glossary
- Endnotes
Al-Muraja'at: A Shi'i-Sunni Dialogue (also known as 'The Right Path')
Author: Sayyid 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-MusawiPublisher: Imam Husayn (as) Islamic Foundation Beirut
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