To Be With The Truthful

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Dr Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi write: I have named the book — with Allah’s blessing — To be with Truthful (Ma‘a al-Sādiqin), deriving it from the saying of the Almighty: "O ye who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah, and be with the truthful." (9:1l9) And is there anyone among Muslims ready to refuse or abstain from being with those truthful ones! This was in fact my own belief, and the fact I am trying to elucidate for others, as possible as I can, without dictating my opinion upon the others, but with full respect for others’ opinions. And Allah alone is the Guide, and He is to take the custody of the upright people. Some people have opposed the title of my previous book “Then I was Guided”, due to its implying an abstruseness entailing contemplation and wondering, whether others are misguided, and what indication is got from that misguidance when that meaning being intended? For this objection I give the following clarifying reply: First: The word dalālah (strayal) is referred to in the Holy Qur’ān to mean forgetfulness, when the Almighty said: “He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a book, my Lord errs not, nor does He forget” (20:52). He, the Glorified the Exalted, also said: “...so that if one of the two errs, the second of the two may remind the other…”(2:282) Further the word dalālah is cited in the Holy Qur’ān to indicate the state of investigation, searching and questing, when Allah, the Almighty addressed His Holy Messenger by saying: “Did He not find you astray, and guide you?” (93:7), meaning that He found you looking for truth and He guided you toward it. From the biography of the Prophet (Allah’s peace and benediction be upon him and his progeny), it is known that he, before the descent of the Revelation (wahy) over him, used to desert his folk at Makkah seeking seclusion in the Cave of Harra,’ for many long nights looking for truth. Out of this meaning too, the Prophet (s) is reported to have said: “Wisdom is the lost property of a true believer; wherever he may come across it, he is the one who deserves it most.” And this the very meaning implied in the title of my first book. Second: Supposedly the title implies the meaning of deviation that comes versus the guidance, which we intend to refer to intellectually, in order to obtain the right Islamic trend and plain course, that leads us toward the straightforward path, as commented by some readers, then let it be so. This is the abstract truth that some fear facing it with a constructive sport spirit, and creative objective breath... and whose conception goes in line with the Messenger’s (s) saying: “I am leaving behind among you two precious things (Thaqalayn): the Book of Allah and my Kindred (‘Itrah) my Ahl al-Bayt. As long as you adhere to them you will never go astray after me.” This tradition (hadith), explicitly and expressly refers to the going astray of whoever not adhering to both the Book and the ‘Itrah. Anyhow, I am certain that I have been, with Allah’s favour and grace, guided to hold on to the Book of Allah and the Kindred of the Messenger (may Allah’s benediction and peace be, upon him and his progeny) All praise be to Allah, who guided us toward this (path), and we would have never been guided (to it) had not Allah guided us... the messengers of our Lord have been delegated with truth. The titles of my first and second books are derived from the Holy Qur’ān, which is the most truthful and best of speech. And all the information I compiled in both the books, if not being true, they be nearer to truth, as being among that upon which all Muslims Sunnah and Shi‘ah — have concurred, and whose veracity was approved by the two sects. As a result, I produced — thanks to Allah — these two books — "...Then I was Guided," and "To be with the Truthful." I implore Allah to guide the Ummah of Muhammad (s), so as to be the best Ummah and able to take the leadership of the whole world toward light and right path, under the standard of the awaited at-Imām al-Mahdi, with whom we were promised by his grandfather, to fill the earth with justice and equity after it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and so that Allah shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse. Preamble 5 Introduction 9 The Qur’ān in the Perspective of Ahl Al-Sunnah and the Shi'ah 11 The Prophetic Sunnah in the Perspective of Ahl Al-Sunnah and Shi‘ah 17 Doctrines in the Perspective of Shi'ah and Ahl Al-Sunnah 29 BELIEVING IN ALLAH THE EXALTED BY BOTH SECTS 29 BELIEF IN PROPHETHOOD BY THE TWO SECTS 33 Belief in Imāmate by Both Sects 41 1. IMĀMATE IN THE HOLY QUR’ĀN 42 2. IMĀMATE IN THE PROPHETIC SUNNAH 44 AHL AL-SUNNAH’S OPINION ABOUT CALIPHATE AND ITS DISCUSSION 48 ‘ALI’S GUARDIANSHIP IN THE HOLY QUR’ĀN 51 A COMMENTARY 63 VERSE OF RELIGION PERFECTION RELATES TO CALIPHATE TOO 70 DISCUSSING THE CLAIM THE VERSE WAS REVEALED ON ‘ARAFĀT 75 THE SIGNIFICANT ELEMENT IN THE RESEARCH 92 GRIEF AND SORROW 110 OTHER EVIDENCES FOR ‘ALI’S GUARDIANSHIP 117 FIRST EVIDENCE 117 SECOND EVIDENCE 119 A COMMENT ABOUT SHURĀ 122 Disagreement about Al-Thaqalayn 127 ANOTHER SELF-CONTRADICTORY STORY BY ABU HURAYRAH 137 THE DISPUTE BETWEEN AISHAH AND IBN UMAR 138 DISAGREEMENT AMONG SCHOOLS ABOUT THE PROPHETIC SUNNAH 138 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AHL AL-SUNNAH AND SHI‘AH ABOUT THE PROPHETIC SUNNAH 140 Fate and Destiny 149 IN THE VIEW OF AHL AL-SUNNAH 149 SHI’AH’S BELIEF IN FATE AND DESTINY 158 A COMMENTARY ON CALIPHATE WITHIN FATE AND DESTINY 163 Al-Khums (One-Fifth) 167 Imitation (Taqlid) 173 Doctrines with which Ahl Al-Sunnah Revile the Shi‘ah 179 (BELIEF IN) INFALLIBILITY 184 NUMBER OF IMĀMS (ITHNĀ ‘ASHAR) 190 THE IMĀMS’ KNOWLEDGE 191 PRINCIPLE OF AL-BADĀ’ 194 TAQIYYAH (DISSIMULATION) 201 AL-MUT‘AH (OR TEMPORARY MARRIAGE) 210 CLAIM OF TAHRIF OF THE QUR’ĀN 218 PERFORMING TWO PRAYERS TOGETHER 231 PROSTRATION ON CLAY 238 AL-RAJ'AH (RESTORATION TO LIFE) 242 EXTRAVAGANCE (GHULUWW) (IN LOVING THE IMĀMS) 246 AL-MAHDI, THE AWAITED 251 Bibliography-Exegesis Books 261 Hadith Books 263 History Books 264 Sirah (Biography) Books 265 Other References 266