This text is a collection of every conjecture on the events of Saqifa and the repercussions it had on Islamic history. It is not a a narrational book of the event, but a scientific criticism, verification and a deep research of every conjecture on each page so that the readers can gain complete information about them.
A Victim Lost In Saqifah
Revised Edition with Comprehensive Additions
Author: Ali Labbaf
With an introduction by Sayyid Muhammad Dhiyabaadi
Translator: Dr. Hasan Najafi
ISBN: 978-964-438-976–8
Original Title: مظلومي گمشده در سقيفه
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications
First Edition: 2008 -1429 - 1387
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ISBN: 978-964-438-976-8
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- A Victim Lost In Saqifah - Revised Edition with Comprehensive Additions
- A Victim Lost in Saqifah Vol. 1
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- Introduction: Fundamentals Of Evaluation And Criticism Of Writings On Islamic Unity
- Beginning Of Discussion: Awareness Of Basics Of Intellectual Movement – Research Towards Creating Islamic Unity
- Introduction To Applications Of Two Tendencies By Way Of Criticism And Narration
- Discourse 1: Keeping Quiet And Prohibiting Difference-Creating Activities
- Discourse 2: Adopt Common Things And Ignore Differences Between Islamic Sects
- Discourse 3: To Make Difference Between Two Schools So Light As To Appear Depthless
- Discourse 4: Excusing Those Who Turn Away From Imamate And School Of Ahlul Bayt (‘a)
- Discourse 5: Alterations In Beliefs Of Shia Ja’fari Twelve Imamite Faith
- First Alteration: Imamate And Rulership
- Second Alteration: Removing Imamate From Principles Of Faith And Making It A Fundamental Of School
- Third Alteration: Aim Of Eschewing Shia Teachings
- Introduction
- A – Taking Benefit Of A Deviated Thought, Silence, An Excuse To Maintain Islamic Demeanor?
- B – To Show Differences Between Ali And Caliphs As Friendly
- C – Denial Of Enmity In A Sense Of Blame, To Show Relations Were Intimate Between Ali And Caliph
- D – To Show Rulership Worthless From Ali’s Viewpoint
- E – Mending The Method Of Shia Propaganda
- Introduction
- Closing Reminder
- Discourse 6: Deviation In The Meaning Of Divinely-Granted Caliphate Of Ali
- Introduction
- Criticism And Analysis
- First Conjecture: Imamate And Guardianship In Islam Are Only For The Sake Of Rulership!
- Second Conjecture: Rulership In Islam Is An Elected Post!
- How To Utilize These Conjectures To Create Deviation In The Meaning Of Divinely-Given Caliphate Of Ali
- Conjecture A: Deviation In The Sense Of Guardianship By Separating Imamate And Rulership
- Conjecture B: Deviation In The Sense Of Text Following Deviation In The Meaning Of Imamate
- Result Of This Manipulation
- Deviated Repercussion Of These Conjectures
- First Wrong Result: Caliphate Is Not A Monopoly Of Amirul Momineen (‘a)!
- Second Wrong Result: Caliph Cannot Be Exclusively Ali After The Prophet
- Third Wrong Result: Usurpation Of Ali’s Caliphate Is No More In Question!
- Fourth Wrong Result: Caliphate Of Caliphs Is Not Illegitimate!
- Warning: Propagation Of These Conjectures In The Name Of Open-Mindedness
- Relation Of Imamate And Caliphate From Shia Viewpoint
- Introduction
- Discourse 7: Denial Of Differences Between Ali And Caliphs
- Discourse 8: To Acknowledge The Legitimacy Of Caliphs’ Government
- Addendum: Solution Of Shia To Create Islamic Unity
- End: Reflection On Shia Ideal Of Islamic Unity In The Zahra’s Speech (S.A.)
- A Victim Lost in Saqifah Vol. 2
- Discourse 1: Criticism And Investigation About Propaganda Of Silence Of Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- Doubts Created Regarding Silence Of Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- First Category: Conjectures That Claim ‘Letting Go Of Caliphate Linked With Consent’
- Style Of Criticizing The First Category Of Conjectures
- Style Of Criticizing The Second Category Of Conjectures
- Third Category: Conjectures That Claim ‘Absence Of Plan Of Right Of Caliphate And Not Proving The School Of Imamate’.
- Style Of Criticizing The Third Category Of Conjectures
- Did Amirul Momineen (‘a) Leave Caliphate And Overlook His Rights?
- Correct Analysis About Ali’s Reaction To Usurpation Of Caliphate
- Correct Interpretation Ali’s Silence And Its Causes
- Amirul Momineen (‘a) And His Stern Refusal To Pay Allegiance To Abu Bakr
- Amirul Momineen (‘a) and Declaration of Illegitimacy of Caliphate
- Final Judgment on Silence of Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- To what extent Ali Believed in Preserving Silence?
- Did Ali Refrain From Arguing About Imamate?
- Are Shias Obliged Not To Debate On Imamate?
- Another Point
- Doubts Created Regarding Silence Of Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- Discourse 2: Criticism And Scrutiny Of Analyses Propagated About Consultation Of Caliphs With Ali
- What Doubts Are Propagated In This Regard?
- Does Consultation Alone Suffices To Prove Good Relations?
- Analysis Of Consultation Of Caliphs With Amirul Momineen (‘a) On The Basis Of Statistical Scrutiny
- What does Scrutiny of Statistics show?
- Results Of Statistical Analysis
- Final Analysis about Caliphs’ Consultation with Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- Theological Reminder
- Differences between the Aims of Caliphs and Ali Regarding Consultations
- Discourse 3: Criticism And Scrutiny Of Analyses Publicized Regarding Ali’s Cooperation With Caliphs’ Government
- Conjectures Spread In This Regard
- What Do Historical Documents And Sources Indicate?
- Conclusion
- Analysis Of Ali’s Participation In Caliphs’ Government
- What Was Caliphs’ Aim In Giving Government Responsibilities To Ali?
- Was Ali given a Governmental responsibility during the tenure of the Caliphs?
- Did Amirul Momineen (‘a) Have Positive Outlook To Battles Of Caliph’s Period?
- Criticism and Scrutiny of Ali’s Positive Outlook to Battles
- Participation of Hasan and Husayn (‘a) in battles of Caliphs
- Scrutiny Of Participation Of Ali’s Companions In Battles And Government Of Caliphs
- Are Battles Of Caliphs Worth Defending?
- Forced Participations Of Amirul Momineen Ali (‘a) In Caliphs’ Government
- Did Amirul Momineen (‘a) Always Attend Caliphs’ Prayers?
- Discourse 4: Scrutiny And Criticism Of Analyses Publicized In Respect Of Relations Between Caliphs And Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- What Conjectures Are Presented In This Regard?
- Part A) Relations Of The First Caliph With The Family Of Revelation (‘a)
- Part B) Relations Of The Second Caliph With The Family Of Revelation (‘a)
- Did the Second Caliph desire Ali to be Caliph after him?
- Scrutiny of the legend of Second Caliph’s Marriage with Umm Kulthum
- A) The Prosperity In The Next World For Umar By Means Of This Marriage
- B) Immunity Of Second Caliph About Crimes Committed Against Ahlul Bayt (‘a)
- C) Suggestion Of Umar Having Gained The Satisfaction Of Ahlul Bayt Particularly That Of Hazrat Zahra (S.A.)
- D) Baraat, A Principle Of Shia Belief Now Is Put Under Question
- E) Enmity And Rancor Of Umar Towards Ali Is Covered
- F) To Show Relations Between Ali And Umar To Be Friendly
- G) Giving Legitimacy To Umar’s Caliphate And Distancing It From The Term Of Usurpation
- Can Only Marriage With Bin Hashim Be A Proof Of Friendship?
- Criticism And Investigation
- How Many Daughters Did Ali Have Named Umm Kulthum?
- Outlook Of Ayatullah Marashi Najafi
- Another Analysis About The Marriage Of Umm Kulthum With Umar
- Part C) Relations of the Third Caliph with the House of Divine Revelation
- Discourse 5: Publicized Analysis About The Relation Of Amirul Momineen (‘a) With Caliphs
- Discourse 1: Criticism And Investigation About Propaganda Of Silence Of Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- A Victim Lost in Saqifah Vol. 3 - A Glance at thirteen years of Caliphs’ reign since Saqifah
- Motive Of This Research
- Introduction: Claim Of Righteous Caliphate Is Untrue
- Discourse 1: Piety And Simplicity Scrutinized
- Motive of Caliphs’ Piety
- Political Piety
- Piety or Public Deception
- Hypocritical Piety
- Personal use of Public Funds
- Clandestine Luxury
- Support to Royal life and Hoarding Wealth
- Properties of Staff Members
- Selection of officers
- Piety without a Holy war
- Pleasant Food
- Rivalry to piety of Amirul Momineen (‘a)
- Discourse 2: Scrutiny Of Social Justice
- Help To The Deprived
- Love for the People
- Social Classes
- Policy of Racial Discrimination
- 1 – Prohibition For Non-Arabs To Enter Medina
- 2 – Retaliation Of Arab Through Non-Arab Prohibited
- 3 – Prohibition To Speak In Language Other Than Arabic
- 4 – Objection Against Rulership Of Nobles Over Quraish
- 5 – Restriction For Non-Arabs To Marry Arab Ladies
- 6 – Minimum Possible Allowance For Non-Arabs From Public Treasury
- 7 – Distinction Between An Arab Living In A Town And An Arab Living In Deserts
- Racial Discrimination Resulted In Advantage To Arabs
- Cause of Rulers’ Greatness in view of Arabs
- Influence of Greatness of Rulers over Ali’s Government
- Discourse 3: Scrutiny Of Judicial Justice
- Discourse 4: Analysis Of The Rights Of Legal Opponents
- Discourse 5: Analysis Of Individual And Social Liberties
- Conclusion: Zahra’s speech describes the social conditions after usurpation of Caliphate and identifies the ills in politics and government
- A Victim Lost in Saqifah Vol. 4: Allegiance (Bay’at) of Amirul Momineen Ali (‘a) to Caliphs – contamination of Shia belief in Imamate
- Section One: Allegiance Of Amirul Momineen (‘a) To Caliphs
- Discourse 1: Absence Of Ali’s Approval To Abu Bakr’s Caliphate
- Discourse 2: Efforts To Obtain Imam Ali’s (‘a) Bay’at After The Prophet’s Demise
- Discourse 3: Lack Of Public Satisfaction From Abu Bakr’s Caliphate
- Discourse 4: Efforts To Prove The Bay’at Was Of Free Choice After Zahra’s Martyrdom
- A Suspicion
- Cause of Zahra’s wrath against Abu Bakr
- Motive Of Sunnis In Proving The Occurrence Of This Bay’at?
- In How Many Ways Sunnis Narrate This Incident?
- Criticism of Three Standards in Narrations of Sunni Sources Concerning willing Bay’at
- First Standard: Scrutiny Into Allegation Of Becoming Murtad Of Some Arabs
- A) Investigation On Reliability Of This Narration
- B) Analysis Of Proof Of This Narration
- C 1) Evidences That Show Deviation In Al-Gharaat
- C – 2) Results Of The Investigation Of Above Evidences
- D) A Look Towards Inadvertency Of Balazari To The Contents Of The Letter Of Ali
- Section Two; Influence Of Deviation On Shia Belief Of Imamate
- A Victim Lost in Saqifah Vol. 1
