The common usage of the term Shi’a 1.al-Nehaya, by Ibn al-Atheer, Volume 2 page 520 2.Lisan al Arab Volume 2 page 189 letter Sheen 3.al-Qamoos al-Muheet, volume 3 page 47 4.Muntahy al Arab Volume 2 page 666 latter Sheen 5.Darr al Maarif Volume 5 page 424 letter Sheen 6.Islamic Encyclopaedia Volume 2 page 443 7.Qaydh al Lughut page 618 8.Farhang Aasfia, Volume 3 page 204 9.al Mihal wa al Nihal Volume 1 page 234 10.al-Mawaqif by Eji, volume 3 page 678 11.Sharh Maqasid Volume 2 page 297 12.Jami’a al Saul Volume 2 page 220 13.Sharh Aqaid Nafsee page 108 14.Sharh Fiqh Akbar page 147 15.al Ghunyat al Talibeen page 82 16.al Munjad page 423, Shi’ah 17.Lughaat aul Hadeeth, by Maulana Waheedudeen Zaman Volume 2 page 162, the letter Sheen al Nihaya: وأصل الشيعة الفرقة من الناس وتقع على الواحد والاثنين والجمع والمذكر والمؤنث بلفظ واحد ومعنى واحد وقد غلب الاسم على من يزعم أنه يتولى عليا رضي الله عنه وأهل بيته “Shia is a group of people, this name can be used for singular and plural, for male and female, and this name is used for those who claim that they follow Ali (ra) and his Ahlulbayt” Lisan Al-Arab: وأصل الشيعة الفرقة من الناس ويقع على الواحد والاثنين والجمع والمذكر والمؤنث بلفظ واحد ومعنى واحد وقد غلب هذا الاسم على من يتوالى عليا وأهل بيته “Shia is a group of people, can be used for singular and plural, for male and female, this name is used for those who follow Ali and his Ahlulbayt Darr al Maarif: “Shi’a refers to the lovers of ‘Ali. They believe that Imamate is restricted to the family of ‘Ali” Islamic Encyclopaedia: “Shi’a is a big Islamic Sect from amongst the Sects they believe that after the Prophet (s), ‘Ali was the immediate successor and after him Imamate was the exclusive right of his family” al Qamoos: وشيعة الرجل بالكسر أتباعه وأنصاره والفرقة على حدة ويقع الواحد والاثنين والجمع والمذكر والمؤنث وقد غلب هذا الأسم على كل من يتولى عليا وأهل بيته “Shia means a follower and it can be used for singular or plural, for male and female and this term is used for those who follow Ali and his Ahlulbayt” al-Mawaqif by Eji: من كبار الفرق الإسلامية الشيعة أي الذين شايعوا عليا وقالوا إنه الإمام بعد رسول الله بالنص إما جليا وإما خفيا واعتقدوا أن الإمامة لا تخرج عنه وعن أولاده “Shia is one of the largest Islamic sects, they are those who follow Ali and believe that he is the Imam right after Allah’s apostle by text, whether it’s a clear or unclear text, and they believe that Imamate is for his progeny”. al Mihal: “Shi’a are those who follow ‘Ali, they believe that after the death of the Prophet (s) the rightful Imam was ‘Ali”. Sharh Fiqh Akbar: “Shi’a believe after the death of the Prophet (s) the rightful Imam was ‘Ali”. Sharh Aqaid Nafsee: “Shi’a believe after the death of the Prophet (s) the rightful Imam was ‘Ali, then Hasan and Husayn up till Mahdi” Al Munjud: “The Shi’a of any person is he who will help him and follow him, the plural of Shia or Ashi’a. The word is generally used for more than one it can be used for masculine and feminine tense In this day and age it has become exclusively associated with those who love ‘Ali and his household, although it has become their specific name, the literal meaning of Shi’a is Sect”. Lughaat ul Hadeeth: “In principles Shi’a refers to a group. In this day and age it refers to those that love ‘Ali and his descendants” Lughaat al Hadeeth, Vol 2 page 162, letter ‘Sheen’ (published by Mir Muhammad Kutub Khana Karachi) Verily the definition of Shi’a may indeed mean party, but in Islamic terminology it is associated with those that love ‘Ali (as) and deem him the rightful Imam, and believe in his infallible descendants after him. They have taken these teaching from the Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet (s). The term Shi’a is so blessed that Allah (swt) uses this term for Prophet Ibraheem (as) The Sunni author vigorously asserted in the introduction of his article: The word Shia, Shiah, Shiite, or Shi’ah was used many times in the Holy Quran. It means sect or band but it mostly has a negative meaning. The Sunni has himself admitted that ‘it mostly has a negative meaning’. Through this admission at least he has acknowledged that it cannot automatically be equated with something bad, this being the case why has he only focussed on the negative usage of Shi’a to prove his point? His failure to cite the positive usage of Shi’a serves as evidence that this follower of Mu’awiya is adhering to shameless dishonestly in order to prove his point. Had this Sunni possessed even an ounce of integrity he would have also mentioned the fact that the same term that ‘mostly has a negative meaning’ has been used in a positive light by Allah (swt) while referring to His blessed Prophets. The concept of Shari’a was first propagated by Hadhrat Nuh (as). The followers of Hadhrat Nuh (as) were referred to as Shi’a. This is clear from the fact that we read when referring to Hadhrat Ibraheem (as) Allah (swt) says that he was following the religion of Hadhrat Nuh (as). We read in Surah as Saffat verse 83: “Verily Ibraheem was a Shi’a of Nuh”. The Deobandi scholar Mufti Muhammad Shaafi in his commentary of this verse in his Tafseer Maarif ul Qur’an Volume 7 page 447 states: “Shi’a in Arabic means that groups whose core beliefs are based upon the teachings of another, in this case it refers to the fact that Hadhrat Ibraheem (as) was a follower of his predecessor Nuh (as)” Similarly Deobandi bulwarks Shah Rafiudeen and Maulana Waheed uz Zaman in their combined commentaries, published as Tafseer Ashraf under this verse have their explanation of Shi’a as ‘follower’ and the other ‘follower of a way’. Shams’ul Hind Hafiz Nazeer Ahmed in his transliteration of the Qur’an page 1340 defines Shi’a as ‘Follower of a path’. The Prophet (s) was likewise from the people of Ibraheem, that is because Allah (swt) says in Surah al Baqarah verse 134: “They say: “Become Jews or Christians and you would be guided (To salvation).” Say No (I would rather) follow the Religion of Abraham” Therefore this means that Hadhrat Muhammad (saww) was a Shi’a of Hadhrat Ibraheem (as) – who was a Shi’a of Hadhrat Nuh (as). The term Shi’a, should therefore not be viewed with hostility rather previous Prophets and their adherents were Shi’a. We appeal to justice. We will all have to answer our Creator one day. The term Nabi is a pure esteemed word. When Allah (swt) refers to one Nabi as a Shi’a can you only imagine how pure that name must be in the eyes of Allah (swt), and how pure are those who call themselves by this name? One should also point out that we are not referring to an ordinary Nabi here, the infallible Prophet being referred to, is the one whom Allah (swt) refers to as ‘Khaleel’. The Sunni author cites verses that associate the term Shi’a with Kaafirs to prove that today’s adherents of Maula ‘Ali (as) are Kafirs, we will ask this product of Halala two questions: 1.What right do you have to make such a conclusion when Prophet Ibraheem (as) is referred to as the Shi’a of Nuh (as)?’ 2.Why would Allah (swt) associate this term with his Prophets, while this Nasibi author claims that the term is related to Kaafirs and the people of Hell fire? Is this Sunni not insulting the Prophets in the process? We leave it to those with open minds, one can either accept the pure word that Allah (swt) links positively to Prophet Ibraheem (as) or accept this Sunni author’s dishonest usage of Qur’anic verses which seems to suggest that the term Shi’a is always used in a negative manner. The adherent of Musa (as) was also a Shi’a “And he entered the City at a time when its people were not watching: and he found there two men fighting, – one of his Shi’a, and the other, of his enemies”. Quran 28:15 In this verse, Hadhrat Musa (as)’s party are referred to as Shi’a because Hadhrat Musa (as) was Shi’a. His followers were Shi’a as declared by the Holy Qur’an. This fact is acknowledged by the scholars of Ahl’ul Sunnah. We read in Tafsir Baydhawi Volume 4 page 125 (Publised in Egypt): “One was his Shi’a in others, one that followed his path”. Allamah Farah Baghawi in his “Mu’allim ul Tanzil” Volume 3 page 175 (India, Bombay edition) writes: هذا من شيعته وهذا من عدوه أي هذا مؤمن وهذا كافر “The fighter was a Shi’a – a momin, his enemy was a Kaffir”. The Deobandi scholar Mufti Muhammad Shaafi in his commentary of this verse in his Tafseer Maarif ul Qur’an Volume 6 page 622 states: “This was a time when Musa (as) began Prophethood and the truth, and people began to follow him, they were his Followers [Tabieen) and the word “min Shi’at” refers to this”. The comments of this esteemed Deobandi Mullah confirm that the followers of Prophet Musa (as) were called his ‘Shi’a’. We appeal to justice one who fights an enemy is a friend; we can conclude that Allah (swt) has deemed the friend of a Prophet (s) to be a Shi’a. The Qur’an refers to Prophet Ibraheem (as) as a Shi’a. We appeal to this Nasibi cut and paste author, God forbid was he (Hadhrat Ibraheem (as)) also a rebellious, Hell bound adherent of Pharoah? If in accordance with the verse cited by this Nasibi the Shi’a of ‘Ali are , Hell bound adherent of Pharaoh, then why did the Salaf and Tabieen call themselves Shi’a. Were they ignorant of the verses cited by this Nasibi author?
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