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On the other hand, creation cannot possibly be perfect as this is an attribute only Allah Almighty can posses. Humans, who were created simply out of dust, are an excellent example of imperfection. All humans commit mistakes and sin. <p>As Perfection is an attribute of Allah, Imperfection then is an attribute of human beings. This is why the imperfect human beings bow down to the perfect Creator. Indeed, to ascribe an attribute of Allah to a human being is an act of Shirk; it is ascribing partners to Allah Almighty. If we believed that a human being was perfect/omniscient/omnipotent, then we are guilty of Major Shirk. <p>From the very beginning of time, Prophets have taught humanity this same message. Unfortunately, people have always been led astray by Shaytan who tricks them into commiting Shirk. The prime example of this are the Christians, who eventually started giving Allah s Attributes to Prophet Isa (9DJG 'D3D'E). Prophet Isa (9DJG 'D3D'E) himself would preach Tawheed, and yet his astray  followers started attributing Prophet Isa (9DJG 'D3D'E) to God! The Quran clearly says what the fate of such people will be: on the Day of Judgement, Prophet Isa (9DJG 'D3D'E) himself will testify against these so-called  followers. <p>It should be noted that the story of Prophet Isa (9DJG 'D3D'E) is mentioned in the Quran not only for the Christians but in fact more for the Muslims. After all, a Christian would reject the Quran, so the primary audience of the Quran is the Muslims. The example of the Christians was put forth in the Quran as a reminder to Muslims so that Muslims don t fall into the same trap. <p>Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened and the Shia followed the same pattern of innovation as the Christians: the Shia started attributing the attributes of Allah to the Prophets and their Imams. The Shia believe in the Infallibility (Ismah) of Prophets and Imams. In this article, we will examine what exactly Infallibility (Ismah) means to the Shia and why the rightly guided Ahlus Sunnah considers this belief of the Shia to be Shirk. <p><b>Ismah (Infallibility)</b> <p>The Shia believe that Prophets/Imams do not ever sin and cannot commit mistakes; to them, the Prophets and Imams are perfect. This is a core belief of Shi ism, and is actually part of the Usool-e Deen of the Shia. <p>Let us examine some quotes from authentic Shia sources to see what the belief in Ismah is all about. <blockquote> <p><b>ShiaNews.com says</b> <p id=quote2> Shaykh Muhamad Riza Muzaffar, a famous and eminent scholar of the first half of this century writes,  We [Shias] believe that all Prophets are infallible& Infallibility means purity from all sins, both major and minor ones, and from mistakes and forgetfulness. (Al-Muzzafar, The Faith of Shia Islam, p. 21) <p id=quote2>Shaykh Abu Ja far as-Saduq, a scholar born during the minor occultation of the Present Imam and died in 381 AH, says:  Our [Shia] belief concerning the Prophets, Apostles, Imams and Angels is that they are infallible, purified from all defilement (damas), and that they do not commit any sin, whether it be minor or major. He who denies the infallibility to them in any matter appertaining to their status is ignorant of them& Our belief concerning them is that they are infallible and possess the attributes of perfection, completeness and knowledge, from the beginning to the end of their careers. (As-Saduq, A Shi ite Creed, p. 87) <p id=quote2>Allamah Ibn Mutahhar al-Hilli (d. 728 AH) writes the following of the Shia Imams:  He is immune to sin from the first of his life to the last of it. (Allamah al-Hilli, Al Babul Hadi Ashar, p. 58) <p id=source2>source: http://www.shianews.com/hi/articles/islam/0000006.php </blockquote> <p>Grand Ayatollah Shirazi was asked the following question on his official website, www.shirazi.org.uk : <blockquote> <p><b>Grand Ayatollah Shirazi says</b> <p id=quote2> Are the Prophet (S), his daughter Fatimah al-Zahra (AS), and the twelve Imams (AS) Ma soom (infallible)? What is the limit of this Ismah (infallibility)? Is it from committing any disobedience? Or is it from making mistake, and forgetting (things)? Or is it from overcoming sleep such that (potentially) the prayer time is missed? <p id=quote2>[Grand Ayatollah Shirazi answered]:  & Imams, peace and blessings of Allah be upon them all, are all Ma soom  infallible  from committing any disobedience, any mistake, and any forgetfulness, even an overcoming sleep such that they may the prayer time& We have discussed in detail the logical and rational proofs as well as the narrated evidence with respect to this  Ismah in many of our books on the fundamentals of belief and Fiqh. <p id=source2>source: Grand Ayatollah Shirazi s official website, http://www.shirazi.org.uk/ </blockquote> <p>The Shia thus believe in three points: <ol> <li>The Imams can never commit major or minor sins. <li>The Imams do not make mistakes. <li>The Imams never forget anything. </ol> <p>We see that these are all attributes of Perfection which are unsuitable for humans. Only Allah Almighty is the One incapable of forgetting or making a mistake. All human beings can make mistakes. This is the definition of being a human being. <p><b>The Quran</b> <p>We will now proceed to prove without a shadow of doubt that Prophets are not infallible according to the Quran. We will show how the Quran refutes all three points and how Prophets can sin, do make mistakes, and do forget. <p>The most obvious example is that of Prophet Adam (9DJG 'D3D'E). We cannot fathom how the Shia factor in the story of Adam (9DJG 'D3D'E). Allah Almighty forbade Prophet Adam (9DJG 'D3D'E) from going near a tree in Paradise. But Shaytan convinced Prophet Adam (9DJG 'D3D'E) to sin and violate the Law of Allah. <p>In Verse 20: 121-122 in the Quran, Allah Almighty says: <!-- http://alkhutbah.com/quran/020.html#020:121 --> <blockquote> <p id=quote1>Thus did Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray. <p id=quote1>Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance. (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/020.html#020:121">Quran, 20:121-122</a>) </blockquote> <p>Prophet Musa (9DJG 'D3D'E) also committed a mistake of killing an Egyptian man. In Verse 28:16 of the Quran, Allah Almighty says: <!-- http://alkhutbah.com/quran/028.html#028:016 --> <blockquote> <p id=quote1>He [Musa] said:  My Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, so forgive me. Then He [Allah] forgave him. Verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/028.html#028:16">Quran, 28:16</a>) </blockquote> <p>Prophet Dawood (9DJG 'D3D'E) commited the sin of passing judgement before hearing the case of the second disputant. In Verse 38:23-24 of the Quran, Allah Almighty says: <!-- http://alkhutbah.com/quran/038.html#038:023 --> <blockquote> <p id=quote1>& and he [Dawood] sought forgiveness of his Lord, and he fell down prostrate and turned (to Allah) in repentance. <p id=quote1>So We forgave him that, and verily, for him is a near access to Us, and a good place of (final) return (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/038.html#038:23">Quran, 38:23-24</a>) </blockquote> <p>And our Prophet Muhammad <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> was rebuked by his Lord for several things that are mentioned in the Quran, such as the following in verse 66:1: <blockquote> <p id=quote1>O Prophet! Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you, seeking to please your wives? And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/066.html#066:1">Quran, 66:1</a>) </blockquote> <p>In another verse in the Quran, the Prophet (saaw) is rebuked for not listening to an old man: <blockquote> <p id=quote1>(The Prophet) frowned and turned away, because the blind man came to him. But didn t you know that perhaps he might grow (in spiritual understanding)? Or that he might have received an important lesson, and the teaching might have profited him. As to the one who thought he was self-sufficient, you attended to him - though it was not your fault that he did not grow (in spiritual understanding). But as to the one who came to you earnestly seeking and with reverence, of him you were unmindful. It should not be so! (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/080.html#080:1">Quran, 80:1-11</a>) </blockquote> <p>In another instance, the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> decided to free prisoners in the Battle of Badr, but Allah wanted him to first seek justice by punishing the enemies of Islam. And so it was that Allah corrected the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> in the Quran: <blockquote> <p id=quote1> It is not for a Prophet that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/008.html#008:67">Quran, 8:67</a>) </blockquote> <p>There should be no doubt left in the minds of anyone that the Prophets cannot only make mistakes but they can also commit minor sins. No human being is above this, and to believe such a thing is to commit Shirk. The Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> will reject those who dare elevate his status to that which is not befitting of a man. <p>The Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> repeatedly told his followers that he is just a man and no more. Indeed, the Prophet s modesty is a shining example to us all. The Shia have committed a grave sin by associating the Attributes of Allah to human beings. <p>The Prophets were the best of the human beings. There is no doubt about this. We should respect all the Prophets and they are leaders to humanity. But we should not exalt them to the status of God, or else we will be falling in to the same trap as the Christians fell into. <p>Allah Almighty says in the Quran: <blockquote> <p id=quote1> O People of the Scripture, do not exceed limits in your religion beyond the truth and do not follow the inclinations of a people who had gone astray before and misled many and have strayed from the soundness of the way. (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/005.html#005:77">Quran, 5:77</a>) </blockquote> <p><b>Shaikh Ibn Taymiyyah</b> <p>Shaikh Ibn Taymiyyah said in Majmoo al-Fataawa: <blockquote> <p id=quote3>The view that the Prophets were protected from major sins (kabaa ir) but not from minor sins (saghaa ir) is the view of the majority of the scholars of Islam& It is also the view of the majority of the scholars of tafseer and hadeeth, and of the fuqahaa . Nothing was reported from any of the Salaf, Imams, Sahabah, Tabi een or the successive generation that does not agree with this view. <p id=quote3>What has been narrated from the majority of scholars is that they (the Prophets) are not infallible with regard to minor sins, but they are not left to persist therein. They do not say that this does not happen under any circumstances. The first group from whom it was narrated that they are infallible in all cases, and who say that the most, are the Raafidis (Shi ah), who say that they are infallible and protected even against forgetfulness and misunderstanding& <p id=source3>(Source: Islam-QA,<br> <a href="http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42216&dgn=4)">http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42216&dgn=4)</a> </blockquote> <p><b>Prophets as Role Models</b> <blockquote> <p><b>Shia says</b> <p id=quote2> Allah has commanded us to follow the Messengers and take them as our example. The command to follow them is taken as meaning that everything they did is an example for us to follow, and that every action and belief of theirs is an act of worship. If we suggest that that the Messenger committed a sin, there will be a dilemma, because that implies that we are commanded to imitate this sin which was committed by the Prophet because we are commanded to follow his example, but at the same time we should not agree with it or do it, because it is a sin. </blockquote> <p>This argument would only be valid and appropriate if the sin is hidden and not obvious in such a way that it could be confused with acts of obedience. But Allah has explained to His Messengers where they went wrong and enabled them to repent without delay. Thus, there is no confusion on the matter, and the Muslims know what is right and what is wrong. Shaikh Muhammed Al-Munajjid responded to this Shia argument by saying: <blockquote> <p id=quote3>This argument is valid and is appropriate if the sin is hidden and not obvious in such a way that it could be confused with acts of obedience. But Allah has explained to His Messengers where they went wrong and enabled them to repent without delay. <p id=source3>(Source: Islam-QA,<br> http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42216&dgn=4) </blockquote> <p>In fact, the believers can imitate the Prophets in the manner in which they repent and seek Allah s Help. For example, the example of Prophet Adam (9DJG 'D3D'E) touching the forbidden tree serves as a good reminder for all Muslims; we know from this story that we should obey Allah and that when we disobey Him, then we should repent immediately and sincerely like Adam (9DJG 'D3D'E) did. <p>Although the Prophets are not infallible in totality, they are infallible in the specific aspect of conveying the Message of Islam. For example, the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> would never make a mistake when he was reciting the Quran. Angel Jibrael (9DJG 'D3D'E) instructed the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> to  read to which the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> responded that he could not read. But Allah allowed him to read and recite when it came to the Quran because it was Allah Himself who would ensure that the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> would convey it correctly. The Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> was at first worried that he would forget the words of Allah, but Allah reassured Him that Allah has taken the responsibility of ensuring that the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> conveys it with 100% accuracy. <p>Allah says in the Quran:  Your companion (Muhammad) has neither gone astray nor has erred. Nor does he speak of (his own) desire. It is only a Revelation revealed. He has been taught (this Quran) by one mighty in power. (Quran, 53:1-5) <p>The Ummah is agreed that the Messengers do not make mistakes when it comes to conveying the message. They did not forget anything that Allah revealed to them, except for things that were abrogated. And Allah guaranteed His Messenger that he would remember it and would not forget it, except for that which Allah wanted him to forget, and He guaranteed to remember the whole Quran in his heart. Allah declared:  We shall make you to recite (the Quran), so you (O Muhammad) shall not forget (it). (Quran, 87:7) <p>So the fact that the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> is not infallible in totality does not mean that the Message will be compromised at all. The reason for this is clearly stated in the Quran, namely that Allah has taken the responsibility:  It is for Us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it (the Quran). (Quran, 75:17) <p>Hence, the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> could not make mistakes when it came to religion namely because Allah ensured this. On the other hand, it is not impossible for the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> to make minor mistakes on issues that have no bearing on his delivering the message. For example, he could make minor mistakes when it came to non-religious issues, such as agriculture, carpentry, and other such secular matters. Making minor mistakes in such matters does not put into question the Prophet s ability to convey the Message. <p>Shaikh Muhammed Al-Munajjid declared: <blockquote> <p id=quote3>With regard to worldly matters& with regard to agriculture, medicine, carpentry, etc., he was like all other people. Allah did not tell us that he was sent to us as a businessman or a farmer or a carpenter or a doctor. His mistakes in these fields are quite natural and do not impact on his Message at all. <p id=source3>(Source: Islam-QA,<br> http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=7208&dgn=3) </blockquote> <p>In a Hadith narrated by Muslim: <blockquote> <p id=quote3>The Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> came to Madinah, and they were pollinating the date-palms. He said,  What are you doing? They said,  We always used to pollinate them. He said,  Perhaps if you do not do that, it will be better. So they did not do it, and the harvest was lacking. They mentioned that to him, and he said,  I am only a human being like you. If I tell you to do something with regard to religion, then follow it, but if I tell you to do something based on my own opinion, I am only a human being. (narrated by Muslim, 2361). </blockquote> <p>We note that the Messenger <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> made a mistake in this worldly matter, because he was like all other human beings. But this does not take away from his greatness as a Prophet. A Prophet is not expected to know extraneous things such as how to fix an automobile radiator, solve quadratic equations, or other such matters which do not pertain to his Prophethood nor do they aid him in his mission to spread the religion of Islam to the corners of the globe. <p><b>The Standing Committee</b> <p>The Standing Committee, one of the most respected scholarly bodies of the Ahlus Sunnah, was asked: <blockquote> <p id=quote3>Do the Prophets and Messengers make mistakes? </blockquote> <p>The Standing Committee replied: <blockquote> <p id=quote3>Yes, they make mistakes but Allah does not let them persist in their mistakes, rather he points out their mistakes to them as a mercy to them and their nations, and He forgives them for their mistakes, and accepts their repentance by His Grace and Mercy, for Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, as will be clear to anyone who studies the verses of the Quran which speak of that. <p id=source3>(Source: Islam-QA, Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa imah, 3/194,<br> http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42216&dgn=4) </blockquote> <p><b>Greatness of the Prophets</b> <p>There is absolutely no doubt that the Prophets are the best of human beings. It does not take away from their character at all to say that they are not perfect, or to say that they can commit minor mistakes and such. In fact, this only increases them in their greatness. First off, the Prophets do not commit major sins, but only minor ones. And Allah allows them to commit these sins so that He increases them in their faith when they ask for repentance. When a person sins, and then repents, Allah increases him in status for this. <p>Yes, sins are a shortcoming, but only if they are not accompanied by repentance, for repentance brings forgiveness of sin, and does not contradict goodness or bring blame upon a person. Rather, in many cases a person may be better after repenting than he was before he fell into sin. It is well known that no Prophet committed sin except that he hastened to repent and seek forgiveness. The Prophets did not persist in sin or delay repentance, for Allah protected them from that, and after repenting they became better people than they were before. [Paraphrased from the words of Shaikh Muhammed Al-Munajjid, Source:<br> http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42216&dgn=4] <p><b>Conclusion</b> <p>The debate over the issue of the Prophets infallibility is completely unnecessary, since the Quran itself mentions several instances in which Allah is reprimanding the Prophets for making a mistake. We have cited some of these verses in this article. These verses should be enough to convince the unbiased viewer that the Shia idea that their Imams are infallible is an exaggeration and blasphemous innovation that runs contrary to the Quran. <p>Simple logic dictates that it makes little sense for the Prophets to be asking for forgiveness from Allah unless they were capable of comitting mistakes and minor sins in the first place; otherwise, why would there even be a need to ask for forgiveness? If a person does not commit sins, then there is no need to ask for forgiveness, and yet we find that the Prophets repeatedly asked for forgiveness. This can only mean that they did commit mistakes and minor sins, although they hastened for repentance. <p><b>The idea of Ismah (Infallibility) is at the core of the Shia faith. We have disproved it by providing verses from the Quran, and thereby we have toppled the ideological foundation of Shi ism.</b> <p>Article Written By: Ibn al-Hashimi, http://www.ahlelbayt.com/ <p>Reference: Islam-QA,<br> http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=42216&dgn=4</p><br> <!-- IMAMAH AND SHIRK --> <H2><a name="Imaamah and Shirk">Imaamah and Shirk</a></H2> <p><b>Introduction</b> <p>The major difference between the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama ah and their Shia brothers is the concept of Imamah. The Shia believe in their twelve Infallible Imams. The Christians have exalted the status of Prophet Isa (9DJG 'D3D'E) to a level higher than that of a human, and for this, Allah has condemned them in the Quran. Likewise, the Shia have exalted their Imams to a level of Shirk, granting them powers, abilities, and qualities only befitting of Allah Almighty. <p><b>Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini</b> <p>Muslims believe that nobody can help us or hurt us except Allah Almighty. He is the absolute reason for our survival and existence on this earth. Without Allah, the human species would be extinct. <p>Instead of believing that our existence revolves around Allah, the Shia believe that their existence revolves around the Imam. Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini declared:  If the Imam is absent the human species will be extinct. <br> (Source: http://www.victorynewsmagazine.com/WhatBenefit12thImaminOccultation.htm ) <p>This is truly a contradiction to the verse in the Quran in which Allah says:  Allah has granted you life&  (Quran, 45:26) <p>The full text of the Ayatollah reads as follows: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> The existence of the Imam as a perfect and unique embodiment of humanity serves as a link between the material and the spiritual world. If the Imam is absent the human species will be extinct. If there is no Imam then God cannot be known or worshipped perfectly. Without the Imam the link between the material and the spiritual becomes severed. The heart of the Imam is like the source of electricity that distributes light to numerous lights. The illumination and energization of the hidden universe first mirrors in the heart of the Imam and then from there it reflects on the hearts of humankind. The Imam is the heart of the created universe and the leader and guide of humankind. <p id=source2>(Source: http://www.victorynewsmagazine.com/WhatBenefit12thImaminOccultation.htm ) </blockquote> <p>What is truly perplexing is the fact that the Infallible Imams are not mentioned in the Quran at all. If they truly were so important that existence was impossible without them, then where is this mentioned in the Quran? Where does it say in the Quran that Allah cannot be worshipped without the Imam? Where in the Quran does it say that the link between the material world and the spiritual world becomes severed without the Imam? Where in the Quran does it mention that the Imam is the heart of the very universe? If the Imam was truly the heart of the universe, wouldn t this have been mentioned in the Quran? <p><b>Imam Sadiq</b> <p>One of the Infallible Imams of the Shia, Imam Sadiq, said the following about himself: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> We are the leaders of the Muslims, God s proofs for His creatures, masters of the believers, guides for the Godfearing, and those invested with discretionary authority over the affairs of the Muslims. We are the security for the dwellers of the earth, just as the stars are the security of the dwellers of the heavens. It is because of us that the heavens descend on earth whenever God permits. It is because of us that the rain descends and blessings of earth come out of it. If we had not been on earth its dwellers would have been consumed in it. <p is=source2>(source: http://www.karbala-najaf.org/Fourteen/Occultation.htm) </blockquote> <p>Arrogance (Khibr) is Haram (forbidden). How can the Imams talk about themselves in such an arrogant manner as this? Truly, if the Shia are adamant in their belief that Imam Sadiq said all of this self-praise, then this only makes the Imam seem like a pompous egoist. Let us simply look at the humbleness of the Prophet Muhammad <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> who was instructed to say repeatedly that he was just another man. Allah Almighty says in the Quran:  Say [O Muhammad]:  I am but a man like yourselves  (Quran, 18:110) <p>How can the Imams be the masters of the believers? Where in the Quran does it say that the Imams are our masters? Surely, Allah is our Master, Glorified and Exalted be He! It is Allah who gives rain and the Imams have nothing to do with causing rain to shower the earth. Allah says in the Quran:  See you not that Allah sends down rain from the sky&  (Quran, 22:63) <p><b>Imam Al-Rida</b> <p>Imam Al-Rida yet another of the Shia Imams was also very arrogant about himself (if we give credence to Shia sources). In Al-Kafi, the most reliable of the four Shia books of Hadith, Imam Al-Rida says the following about himself: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> The Imam is utterly free of sin and pure of all fault. He is celebrated for his knowledge and his forbearance& The Imam is unique in his age, in the sense that no one can attain his rank. No scholar can come within range of his knowledge, and he is unequalled in all his qualities. He possesses all virtues and worthy attributes without any striving on his part, and he is adorned with all lofty characteristics. <p id=source2>(Al-Kulayni, Al-Kafi, Vol. I, p.200, Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>How can the Imam possess all the good things without even striving for them? This is truly an exaggeration beyond bounds. Every human being must strive, and Allah commands His followers to do so. <p><b>Imam Jafar al-Sadiq</b> <p>The Shia are known for their exaggeration in matters of faith. This exaggeration and innovation can be clearly seen on the Shia book on Imamate, available on the Al-Islam.org website. Imam Jafar al-Sadiq said the following: <blockquote> <p> Whenever the Imam wishes to be informed of something, God informs him of it& We are the administrators of God s affair, the treasures of His knowledge, and the repository of His revealed mysteries& God s greatness requires that when He appoints a person as His proof to mankind He discloses to him the knowledge of the heavens and the earth. (Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>Imam Jafar also said: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> If I were to meet with Musa and Khidr, I would tell them that I am more knowledgeable than both of them, and I would expound to them matters unknown to them. For they knew only what had been and what was, and they knew nothing of what would happen down to the Day of Ressurection, whereas we have inherited knowledge of all that from the Prophet. <p id=source2>(Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>Imam Jafar is reported by the Shia to have said the following to his peers:  I swear by God that knowledge of the first things and the last things has been bestowed on us [Imams]. On hearing this utterance of the Imam, one of his companions asked him wether he had knowledge of the unseen. He [Imam Jafar] answered: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Woe upon you that you find it necessary to ask such a question. We are fully informed of each drop of sperm in the loins of men and the wombs of women. Woe upon you; open your eyes, and let your hearts perceive the truth! We are God s proof, dwelling among His creation, but only the believers whose faith is as firm as the mountains of Tihamah has the ability to perceive this truth. I swear by God that if I wished I could inform you how many pebbles exist in the world, even though their number is constantly growing, by night and by day. <p id=source2>(Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>These quotes are all contradictory to the Quran, in which Allah declares that He and He alone possesses knowledge of the Unseen. This idea that the Imams can see the Unseen, that they can know everything about the heavens and the earth, and all of these other exaggerations are contradictory to the spirit of Islam. To give the attributes and qualities of Allah to the creation is the unforgiveable sin that is known as Shirk. <p><b>Ali ibn abi Talib (16QI 'DDG 9FG) </b> <p>The Shia indirectly slander Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) by attributing fallacious statements to him. If we were to believe these reports, then we would be forced to see Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) as having Khibr (arrogance). Hence, the Ahlus Sunnah categorically rejects these statements as fabrications. Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) is reported by the Shia to have said the following: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> He [Allah] opened up for me channels of knowledge permitting me to know when every death occurs, when disasters descend, what are men s genealogies, and the decisive speech (that separates truth from falsehood); He permitted me to hook upon the world of the unseen, so that past and future events were unfolded before me; He perfected religion for mankind, completed His blessing for them, and accepted Islam for them as religion for them by appointing me as the holder of divine authority. and He instructed Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, to inform the people of all that. These are God s gifts to me, so may praise be given to Him alone. <p id=source2>(Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>The Shia originate from the Saba ites, followers of Abdullah ibn Saba. They praised Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) excessively and eventually exalted his status to equal to the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span>. Today, the Shia deny that they originate from the Saba ites, yet the statements about Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) seem to verify the link between Abdullah ibn Saba and the Shia. Let us examine a statement attributed to Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) by the Shia, in which Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) is said to be equal in knowledge to the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span>; according to the Shia, Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) said: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> I swear by God Who holds my soul in His hand that I know all that the Prophet knew, and that I know all of the past and all of the future, up until the Day of Resurrection. <p id=source2>(Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>Not even the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> knew all of the future, as mentioned in the Quran itself: <blockquote> <p id=quote1> Say (O Muhammed),  I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of Allah. Nor do I know the future. Nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I simply follow what is revealed to me. (<a href="http://alkhutbah.com/quran/006.html#006:50">Quran, 6:50</a>) </blockquote> <p>It is Kufr to say that Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) knew all of the future, for it is denying this verse in the Quran in which the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> himself denies this ability. Imagine the reaction of the Shia if the Ahlus Sunnah declared that Umar bin Khattab (16QI 'DDG 9FG) was equal in knowledge to the Prophet <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span>! <p>According to the Shia, Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) said: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> He [Allah] opened up for me channels of knowledge permitting me to know when every death occurs, when disasters descend, what are men s genealogies, and the decisive speech (that separates truth from falsehood); He permitted me to hook upon the world of the unseen, so that past and future events were unfolded before me; He perfected religion for mankind, completed His blessing for them, and accepted Islam for them as religion for them by appointing me as the holder of divine authority. And He instructed Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, to inform the people of all that. These are God s gifts to me&  <p id=source2>(Source: http://al-islam.org/leadership/ ) </blockquote> <p>Truly this is an exaggeration beyond bounds, indicative of the Shia faith as a whole. The Shia find no corroboration in the Quran for these errant beliefs. <p><b>Al-Kafi</b> <p>Al-Kafi is the most reliable of the four Shia books of Hadith. In it, we find Hadith after Hadith wherein the Imams decare their own greatnesses to the world to behold. One such Hadith is: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> We [the Imams] are the eyes of Allah in his creatures and the final authority in all human beings. (Usool-e Kaafi, Vol. No. 1, Page No. 145) </blockquote> <p>The methodology in which the Shia exalt their Imams is very similar to the manner in which the Christians exalt Prophet Isa. In another Hadith, the Shia Imams declare: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> The Imam knows his hour of death and his death is in his control. (Usool-e Kaafi, Vol. No. 1,Page No. 258) </blockquote> <p>According to the Shia, nothing can remain hidden from the Imams, and they have a complete knowledge of past, present and future. (Usool Al-Kafi, Vol. No. 1, Page No. 260) The Imams could supposedly tell who is going to Paradise and who is going to Hell-Fire merely by listening to a person s voice.  By listening to the voice of a person, the Imams can tell if the person was destined to go to hell or to heaven; they would thus answer his questions accordingly. (Usool Al-Kafi, p. 185) We see here that the Shia are granting Ali the role of the Creator namely to judge people. <p>In the Shia book Khilaqat-e-Norania, the Shia say that the Imam possesses authority to declare anything lawful or unlawful. (Khilaqat-e-Norania, Page No. 155) This is completely contradictory to the Quranic injunctions, in which Allah Almighty warns the believers not to declare the lawful to be unlawful and vice/versa, and that this right was given only to Allah and His Messenger. <p>In Usool Al-Kafi, the Shia Haidth declares  The Imams are the face of Allah. (Usool Al-Kafi, p83.) This is blasphemy to declare a human being to be the face of Allah. <p>Another narration in Al-Kafi brazenly declares:  All of the earth belongs to the Imams. (Al- Kulaini. Al-Kafi, p.407) How this contradicts the Quran, where Allah declares:  To Allah belong all things in heaven and earth! (Quran, 31:26) <p>The following is another Shia Hadith in Al-Kafi:  There is not a single truth possessed by a people saved that which originated with the Imams, and everything which did not proceed from them is false. (Al- Kulaini, Al-Kafi, p.399) Does this not contradict the Quran, which says Allah is the originator of all truth, not human beings, as narrated in verse 24:25:  & and they will realize that Allah is the (very) Truth, that makes all things manifest. (Quran, 24:25) <p><b>Conclusion</b> <p>This article is only the tip of the iceberg, but it is a good insight into the manner in which the Shia exalt their Imams and commit Shirk in the process. What is the most perplexing is the fact that if any of these statements about the Imams were really true, then why is this not mentioned in the Quran? Surely, it is significant to mention the greatness of the Imams in the Quran if all creation depends on the Imams and life cannot be sustained without them. And yet, the Quran remains completely silent on the Imams. This is something for the Shia to ponder upon. <p>Article Written By: Ibn al-Hashimi, www.ahlelbayt.com</p><br> <!-- SHI ISM IS KUFR: IMAMS SUPERIOR TO PROPHETS --> <H2><a name="Shi ism is Kufr: Imams Superior to Prophets">Shi ism is Kufr: Imams Superior to Prophets</a></H2> <p>The Shia Ulema believe that the position of Infallible Imam (i.e. Imamah) is higher than the position of Messenger or Prophet (i.e. Risalah and Nabuwwah). Al-Islam.org, the popular Shia website, declares that  the office of Imamate is a higher and more exalted office than prophethood. (Lesson Number 17, http://al-islam.org/leadership/) <p>Thus, the Shia Ulema believe that their twelve Infallible Imams are superior to all of the Prophets, except Prophet Muhammad <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span>. They argue that Prophet Muhammad <span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:15.0pt;color:#006600;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(&#65018;)</span> is superior to the twelve Imams not because he was a Prophet, but rather  since Prophet Muhammad was an Imam during his time as well. (Shia Encyclopedia,  Imamat vs. Prophethood, Part 1, http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter6b/8.html) <hr> <p><center><font size="+1" color="#660000">Article Written By: Ibn al-Hashimi, www.ahlelbayt.com</font></center> </div> </div> <center> <a href="http://www.alminbar.com/"><img src="http://www.alminbar.com/images/topbanner.gif" width="468" height="61"></a> </center> </body> </html>