Umar issued a famous statement, which shows that he was in dire need of
wisdom of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.):
“If Ali were not there, Umar would have perished.”1
And he said: “O Allah, do not involve me in a problem, when Ali Ibne Abi
Talib is not present to solve it.”2
And he said: “O Abul Hasan, may God never involve me in a problem
where you are not present.”3
And he said: “O Ali, may God not keep me alive after you.”4
And he said: “I seek refuge of God from a difficulty, where Abul Hasan is
not present to solve it.”5
And he said: “O God, do not send hardships upon me when Abul Hasan is
not there at my side.”6
Muawiyah says: “Whenever Umar encountered a difficulty, he asked Ali for
its solution.”7
When Muawiyah received the news of the assassination of the Imam, he
said:
“Indeed, by the death of the son of Abu Talib, jurisprudence and knowledge
have passed away.”
Abu Hajjaj Balawi has mentioned this statement in the book of Alif Baa.8
Imam Hasan (a.s.) says regarding the knowledge of Imam Ali (a.s.) in his
sermon:
“Yesterday, there passed away from among you a man, who was not
preceded by those, who have passed and those, who would come in future will
also not get precedence over him.”9
The teacher of Ummah, Ibne Abbas says: “The knowledge of me and
companions of Prophet as compared to the knowledge of Ali (a.s.), was like a
drop in an ocean.”
In addition to that some companions also in their couplets have praised the
knowledge of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.). Hassan bin Thabit, Fazl bin Abbas, and
following them a large number of poets of the first century have mentioned the
knowledge of His Eminence in poetry.
Moreover, the whole community has consensus on the precedence of
Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) over others in knowledge and wisdom, because he
alone was the heir of the knowledge of Prophet and in reports recorded from
numerous channels, it is mentioned that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said that he is his
successor and heir; in that report10 it is mentioned that Ali asked:
“O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), what would I inherit from you?”
He replied: “What did the previous prophets leave in inheritance?”
Ali (a.s.) asked: “What did the previous prophets leave as inheritance?”
The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied: “Book of Allah and their Sunnah.”
3. Third objection
He says: “Shia Imami, from the beginning, believe in distortion in Quran
and they still do so. They say that numerous verses are deleted from it, numerous
verses are added to it, and numerous verses are distorted in it. Only one person
from them did not have this belief as he also acted like Mutazila, because he
regarded those, who believe in distortion of Quran to be infidels. He was Ali bin
Hasan11 bin Moosa bin Muhammad.”
Reply to the third objection
Alas, if this impudent man had shown us a single reliable Shia book, which
mentions this nonsense. But if the reader investigates, he would conclude that all
Shia scholars have denied this allegation.
Scholars like Shaykh Saduq in his book of Aqaid12, Shaykh Mufeed13, Shaykh Tusi in Tibyan14, Tabarsi in Majmaul Bayan,15 and Alamul Huda, Sayyid Murtada,16 as the author has himself confessed, and others are deniers of distortion in Quran and not only Sayyid Murtada as this foolish man thinks.