8. Statement Eight
He says: “Jews were inimical to Jibraeel and they said: Jibraeel is our
enemy from among the angels. The Shia are also as such and they say: ‘Jibraeel
made a mistake while getting divine revelation and instead of giving them to Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.), delivered it to Muhammad.’”
Reply to Statement Eight
Perhaps he expected the Ummah to become extinct and that days would
erase its effects and no defense would remain for it. He says something and does
not think that time would bring forward someone, who would read the following
statement of Almighty Allah in Quran:
مَنْ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِلهِ وَمَلَيكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِيْكُلَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَدُوٌّ لِلْكَفِرِينَ
“Whoever is the enemy of Allah and His angels and His apostles and Jibraeel and Mikaeel, so surely Allah is the enemy of the unbelievers.”1
How he can be inimical to Jibraeel?
At what time did the Shia began to doubt the prophethood of Muhammad or
began to believe in prophethood of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)? That they should
say that Jibraeel made a mistake. The Shia, who recite the following verses day
and night:
وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ : قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ
“And Muhammad is no more than an apostle; the apostles have already passed away before him.”2
مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّنَ
“Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Apostle of Allah and the Last of the prophets.”3
وَامَنُوا بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُوَ الْحَقِّ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ
“And believe in what has been revealed to Muhammad, and it is the very truth from their Lord.”4
مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ اللهِ
“Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah.”5
وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمَةَ أَحْمَدُ
“And giving the good news of an Apostle who will come after me, his name being Ahmad.”6
…have doubt in the prophethood of Muhammad? And how can Shia, who in
every obligatory and recommended prayer, in Adhan and Iqamah and in
numerous supplications received from their Imams which testify for prophethood
of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), believe that Jibraeel made a mistake in delivering
divine revelation?
Shia books of jurisprudence, traditions, scholasticism, beliefs and sects are
testimonies to this.
As mentioned in this allegation, is it basically possible that Allah, the
Mighty and the High sent Imam Ali (a.s.) as a Prophet, but only because Jibraeel
delivered the revelation to Muhammad, He accepted and authorized it? [and
prophethood was transferred from Ali to Muhammad only because of the mistake
of Jibraeel?].
Is it possible for even a foolish person to say this? What to say about the
Shia, who are prominent personalities:
فَمَالِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًانَ
“But what is the matter with these people that they do not make approach to understanding what is told (them)?”7
Most amazing is that the author of Misrul Yaum wa Aalimha, has in
refutation of Shia, repeated this worthless statement in his book and caused pain
to the Shia.
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوْنَهُ فَتَرْدَى
“Therefore let not him who believes not in it and follows his low desires turn you away from it so that you should perish.”8
9. Statement Nine
He says: “Jews do not consume the meat of a slaughtered camel and Shia
are also as such.”
Reply to Statement Nine
Read the following statement and laugh; or read it and weep.
If you are in search of shamelessness and illogical exaggeration, you should
read the statements of this author. If you don’t know how a liar lies, and how a
dishonest man attributes false statements to others in his books, Andulusi would
inform of all this.
If I only knew, what is the sin of the slaughtered camel that it should be
removed from the command of slaughtered animals? Or what precedence this animal has with Shia that they should refrain from its slaughter?
I am unaware of this [neither I found any fault of this animal nor
excellence], and perhaps the fabricator of this report should be pursued in
progressive philosophy for this unlawful attribution. The final statement
regarding these degraded acts is found in the whole world.