Letter 25
Thul-Hijjah 16, 1329
I. His Belief in the Text
1) I have believed in the One Who has caused you to dissipate the darkness [of ignorance], clarify what is ambiguous, and made you one of His signs and a facet of His own manifestations.
II. Requesting More Texts
2) May Allah bless your father, provide me with more such texts, and peace be with you.
Sincerely,
S
- Al-Muraja'at
- Author's Biography
- Introduction and Foreword
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- 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 Al-Bayt" in this Regard
- VIII. Reasons for Similitude to Noah's Ark and the Gate of Salvation
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- A Hundred Shi’a Authorities Relied upon by Sunnis
- 1 Aban ibn Taghlib
- 2 Ibrahim ibn Yazid
- 3 Ahmad ibn al-Mufdil
- 4 Isma’il ibn Aban al-Azdi al-Kufi al-Warraq
- 5 Isma’il ibn Khalifah al-Malla’i al-Kufi “Abu Isra’il”
- 6 Isma’il ibn Zakariyya al-Assadi al-Khalliqani al-Kufi
- 7 Isma’il ibn ‘Abbad
- 8 Isma’il ibn ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn Abu Karimah al-Kufi
- 9 Isma’il ibn Musa al-Fazari al-Kufi
- 10 Talid ibn Sulayman al-Kufi al-A’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
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- 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"?
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- I. Natural Laws Necessitate the Consecutive Reporting of Hadith al-Ghadir
- II. The Almighty's Benevolence
- III. Concern of the Messenger of Allah (S)
- 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
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