2. Second objection
He says: Among the foolishness of the Shia is that they await for the
Awaited Mahdi in a number of places: like the cellar in Samarrah, where they
believe he had disappeared and other locations; sometimes, some of them wait
there with quadrupeds, like mule or horse etc. so that if the Imam reappears, he
may mount that animal.
They appoint a man to stand there and call out during the day and at other
times: O my chief, please rise up and draw your sword – please get ready for
battle, whereas there is no trace of any enemy there. Some of them stand there
continually, even missing to perform prayers, lest the Qaim should rise up when they are praying and they fail to be in his presence and service.
Those living in places far away from the places of awaiting, like Medina,
during the last ten days of Ramadhan or at other times, they face the east and call
out aloud requesting for the Qaim’s advent.1
3. Third objection
He says: The foolishness of other Shia is that they take a calf, and since
Ayesha was named Humaira – meaning red complexioned – they often select a
red calf; after that they subject the poor beast to torture by plucking hair from her
skin, and imagine that they are torturing Ayesha.2
4. Fourth objection
He says: Hais3 is a dish prepared from date filled with oil. While consuming
it, they cut off dates and relish the oil considering it symbolic of killing Umar and
drinking his blood.
5. Fifth objection
He says: Some of them take two asses and name them Abu Bakr and Umar;
after that they torture these asses imagining them to be Abu Bakr and Umar.4
6. Sixth objection
He says: Sometimes, they write the names of Abu Bakr and Umar below
their feet and it is also heard that some of their rulers lash at ankles of such
persons saying: I am lashing Umar and Abu Bakr, and continue beating till the
names wear out.
7. Seventh objection
He says: Some of them name their pet dogs as Abu Bakr and Umar and curse the two of them.5
Replies to second till seventh objection
These are false statements that they fabricated and except for the
imagination of Ibne Taymiyyah, are not found anywhere else. He has invented
attributions purposely and regarded the Shia as infidels and he does not observe
the decorum of religion, wisdom, writing, honesty in quoting, honesty in writing
and decorum of honest reporting.
8. Eighth objection
He says: Scholars have consensus that falsehood among Shia as compared
to other Muslims, is more customary, and it is more apparent and with the same argument, writers of Sihah books like Bukhari, have not quoted traditions from
any Shia scholar, like Asim bin Zumra, Harith Awar, Abdullah bin Salma etc.
whereas they were among foremost Shia scholars.6
Reply to the eighth objection
Indeed, with reference to the book of Minhajus Sunnah and Al-Fisal and
other debased books like these, it becomes clear to us through true evidences that
which of the two groups are more false, we or them?
More astonishing is that this fellow says: Authors of Sihah books have not
narrated from Shia, whereas, as was hinted before many times, Sihah books of
Ahle Sunnat contain numerous traditions from senior companions and
companions of companions and other important personalities.