These reports are nothing, except nonsense and babble as opposed to the
clear reality and rightful Caliphate based on authentic texts, which are proved for
Ameerul Momineen Ali (a.s.) and Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) had brought in form of
divine revelation since the first day of his call till the last moments of his life and
clearly announced in public.
This is nothing, but a racket and creating mischief, in which no creature has
any discretion; and the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) at the beginning of his call
clarified that the control of this Caliphate is in the hand of God and He gives it to
whom He likes. And the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) mentioned this one day when he
himself presented it to Bani Aamir bin Saasa and called them to God and one of
them asked: “If we follow you, and Almighty Allah grants victory to you over
opponents, will you leave your Caliphate to us?” The Prophet replied: “The
discretion of this matter is in the control of God and He gives it whoever He
intends.”1
Can those who argue in this matter find any way out of this? Is there any
way from these chains and yokes, which have imprisoned these fellows? Which
source of confidence lends credibility to their claim? Which verse of Quran or
tradition is there on which it is possible to depend? Are these not books full of
blatant lies? Are these hundreds of thousands of false traditions not spread in so
many books?
What is the solution when one sees some writers, who have mentioned these
traditions like authentic traditions; and some others have fabricated chains of
narrators for it and at the side mentioned things in such a way that they covered
the face of truth, which shows the power of these traditions?
What can one do whereas after these liar writers, lying of the fourteenth
century, we see that Qaseemi raises his voice and says: “In the narrators of Ahle
Sunnat traditions there is no one who is accused of lying.”2
In this condition, what is the sin of the ignorant in not recognizing the truth?
Who can distinguish for him the correct Sunnah from false? And which hand
would save him from false statements? Is there a reformer having true religious
concern who can save him from the abyss of ignorance and unawareness?
Yes:
وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَلْوَاحِ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ مَّوْعِظَةًۭ وَتَفْصِيلًۭا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ
“And We ordained for him in the tablets admonition of every kind and clear explanation of all things.”3
لِّيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍۢ وَيَحْيَىٰ مَنْ حَىَّ عَنۢ بَيِّنَةٍۢ
“That he who would perish might perish by clear proof, and he who would live might live by clear proof.”4
وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَـٰهُم بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ فَصَّلْنَـٰهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ (٥٢)
“And certainly We have brought them a Book which We have made clear with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.”5
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُم بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَمَا ٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِى بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ (١٧) ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ فَٱتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ (١٨)
“And We gave them clear arguments in the affair, but they did not differ until after knowledge had come to them out of envy among themselves; surely your Lord will judge between them on the day of resurrection concerning that wherein they differed. Then We have made you follow a course in the affair, therefore follow it, and do not follow the low desires of those who do not know.”6
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ (١٦)
“Therefore let not him who believes not in it and follows his low desires turn you away from it so that you should perish;”7
وَٱلسَّلَـٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ (٤٧)
“And peace is on him who follows the guidance;”8