Why did the Prophet (pbuh) say that there will be 12 caliphs after him and they will be from Quraysh, instead of saying that they will be from the Ahl al-Bayt? Doesn't that support the Sunni view on caliphate?
Why did the Prophet (pbuh) say that there will be 12 caliphs after him and they will be from Quraysh, instead of saying that they will be from the Ahl al-Bayt? Doesn't that support the Sunni view on caliphate?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago
In Sunni books as well as Shia books, it is narrated that The Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) has clearly said: My successors will be twelve , all of them from Bani Hashim.
This is one of Sunni very important books which narrated this Hadeeth:
Yanabee' Al-Mawaddah by Al-Qundoozi Al-Hanafi, Vol 3, Page 445.
The narration of Quraysh is the ne which has been publicized by those who dont want to mention Ahlul Bayt (AS).