6. Minhajus Sunnah1
If one is searching for a book, whose title is just the opposite of what the
matter is, he should refer to the book of Minhajus Sunnah.
The title of this book is indeed the opposite of what it comprises and indeed
it is amazing that the title of Minhajus Sunnah is used for it. Rather its proper
name would be Minhajul Bidat, because it contains different kinds of heresies,
falsehoods, denial of established principles of religion, regarding other Muslims
as infidels, illogical statements, futile arguments, support for heretics and full of
malice and enmity to Ahle Bayt (a.s.) and the house of revelation.
Following are some of its examples:
1. First objection
He says: Among the foolish stances of Shia is that not only they don’t use
the word of ‘ten’ they do not perform many actions related to number ten. So
much so that their architects also never construct ten pillars or ten corners,
because they are inimical to everyone, except Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) from
‘Ashra Mubashira’ (ten persons, who were given glad tidings of Paradise).2
And he says: Among the prejudices of Shia is that they never pronounce the
word of ‘ten’; on the contrary they say: ‘nine and one’.3
Reply to the first objection
Is it not shameful for someone, who calls himself Shaykhul Islam to issue
such baseless statement among Muslims to create mischief, and repeat it in a
number of places in his book? As if he has conducted deep research, advanced
philosophy, mature wisdom, and wants to bestow life to people!
He mentions about the Shia as if centuries were deducted, events have not
left any traces and are not worthy of defense?
In spite of the following verses in Quran, which Shia also follow:
تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌ
“These (make) ten (days) complete.”4
And:
مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا
“Whoever brings a good deed, he shall have ten like it.”5
And:
مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا
“I swear by the daybreak, and the ten nights,”6
And:
مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا
“Then bring ten forged chapters like it.”7
And in spite of Dua Asharat, which is recited every Friday and
recommended prayers, in which Surahs of Quran are recited ten times, and ten
times’ recitations of different supplications etc. or verbal repetitions or
recitations, which are recommended to be recited ten times or discussions of ten
intellects, ten essences, dimensions, ten names of Prophet, ten-fold strength that
God has bestowed to reason, ten special qualities of Imam, ten special qualities
that Ali inherited from Prophet, ten qualities given to Shia as glad tidings, ten
advantages of brushing teeth; and in spite of numerous lofty castles and buildings
comprising of ten pillars and corners built by Shia; in other words, number of
‘ten’ is found in all of them, with what logic are statements of Ibne Taymiyyah
compatible?
Is it not sufficient for his ill-fame, condemnation and falsehood? Futile
statements, which have never entered the mind of these fabricators!
In addition to that basically the Shia do not believe that any number has any
value in the abstract sense; because till a number is not linked to a thing or an
idea there can be no sense in liking or hating a number in itself.
Nowhere have we heard in the world that instead of ‘ten’ the Shia use the
term of ‘nine and one’; we seek refuge of God from such foolishness.