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Introduction

In recent years there has been a growing propaganda against the shias the enemies are trying very hard to cover the truth hence they are using all possible means. At first they used to directly attack the shias by attacking their beliefs and so on but recently the enemies have adopted a slightly different away. Though they are now indirectly attacking the shias but directly attacking the ahlul-bayt one such book is kerbala fact or fiction also known as kerbala ki haqiqat. In this book the authour by the use of his deceptive sweet talk and quoting references from anti-shia books has created a lot of confusion and hence a lot of ignorant people have been misled.
He has gone as far as claiming that the event never took place and its just a made up story by the historians. At first when I was reading the book I thought maybe the author is trying to prove something positive but all praise is for ALLAH when you read the entire book you realize that the main purpose behind the book was to attack the shias because kerbala is an event of great significance to us and hence by proving that such event is concocted and is nothing more than a fiction the whole religion of shia is shattered and its base destroyed.
The author has even went as far as denying Imam mehdi(a.s) which shows his ignorance. My aim here is to prove all the criticism in his book through mostly the Holy Quran because this ignorant man claims to believe in nothing else. So will try my best not to quote other reference unless it is deemed necessary. I hope after writing this book the truth will become manifest and people who were misguided by this wahabi agent will again revert to the truth. Because my efforts are only for the people as I was astonished to see that neither shias nor the sunnies came up with a response to this book although the great personality Imam hussain(a.s) has been insulted and humiliated. Hence I thought it is necessary that I write a book in response and expose this ignorant man’s lies in his blasphemous book it is a pity that although he claims that he adhere to the Quran but even after that he is so ignorant coz if he has only read the Quran carefully he would have never written such foolish arguments. I also want to clarify that my style of writing in this book is both defensive and offensive so I apologize to my readers before hand if they feel I am being rude or have offended anyone because when it comes to the family of the Prophet (P.b.u.h) nothing is dearer to me.
“So they have indeed rejected the truth when it came to them; therefore the truth of what they mocked at will shine upon them”.(Sural-Al-Anam , Ayah 5) Quran
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST GRACIOUS AND THE MOST MERCIFUL
Now when I cite the first example and expose his lies here the reader will at once get aware of this man’s ignorance he says that he only believes in the Quran so lets see how much he believes in it and how much he understands the Quran I will expose his ignorance through the Quran.
In his book he gives the following comment about Imam mehdi(a.s):
The Imam Mahdi is from the seed of the Kaiser of Rome from the mother’s side and of Muhammad (the exalted) from the father’s side. [We are not told how. Didn’t he, if at all he was born, descend in the lineage of Abu Talib?]

Reply

Here he is trying to deceive the people by saying that he is from the lineage of Abu talib. The fact is that he is from the descendants of Imam hussain(a.s). And Imam hussain(a.s) is the son of bibi fatima(a.s) and in this way he is descendant of the Holy Prophet(P.b.u.h). Now ignorant people will claim that descent is recognized from the male side only. However this is not true and I shall prove this from the Quran. Now lets look the following verse of the Holy Quran;
:”And We gave to him Isaac and Jacob; each did We guide, and Noah did We guide before, and of his descendants David and Solomon and Job and Joseph and Aaron; and thus do We reward those who do good. And Zakariyya and John and Jesus and Elias; every one was of the good.” (6:84-85)
Now I ask this ignorant man who was the father of Jesus? The reply is that it is a universal fact that Jesus had no father hence this verse proves that Hasan and Husain are the descendants of the Prophet of Islam. Since in this verse God has verified Jesus as a descendant of Abraham, and Jesus had no father, this relationship is from the side of the mother. In the same manner, Hasan and Husain are truly the descendants of the Prophet through bibi Fatima(a.s). Now tell me dear readers can this man claim to be a follower of the injunctions of the Quran? His lack of knowledge about such a simple matter is the greatest prove of his lies and deception he has used in his book. Because either he knows this fact but fails to recognize it however this is not possible because even a person not possessing that much knowledge is aware of this fact. Or maybe he doesn’t know about this fact either way it only proves his stupidity. Because a man cannot claim to be a follower of something unless he has thorough knowledge of it. This is only a beginning dear reader there is much more to come.

Now let us examine his next comment:
Imam Mahdi bin Hasan Askari, (aforementioned) was born in the year 255 or 256 A.H. [i.e. if he was born at all!]  In 260 A.H. at the age of about five and just ten days before the demise of his father, he disappeared and hid in the nearby cave called Samera or Saraman Raee.  With him he took away the entire Qur’an consisting of 40 (not 30) parts and 17000 (not 6200) verses. He also took with him all scriptures of the prophets and apostles of old, the Book of Ali, the Book of Fatima, the Science of Jafar, all miracles of the prophets, the staff of Moses, the shirt of Adam, and Solomon’s ring. He will reappear before the Dooms Day . He will resurrect Abu Bakr and Umer from their graves. In the course of one day and night he would execute both of them a thousand times after bringing them back to life. According to some
accounts, he will dispense the same prescription to Usman. (Hablullah No.6, P.32).

Reply

Dear readers look at this man his lies have crossed all limits instead of quoting a reference from the books of the shias he is quoting references by anti-shia scholars, who wrote such books in order to defame shiism and instill hatred for them in the hearts of other people. If we judge the Jews and the Christians through the Holy Qur’an, they would not accept the judgment, despite the fact that the Qur’an is our absolute proof. Therefore, we should show their mistakes in their books, because then the proof would be stronger, in accordance to the saying: From among them, there was one who bore witness against them.” So I challenge this ignorant man to give one authentic reference in the books written by the shia scholars who have mentioned such an incident. The truth is that there is not even a single book written by a shia scholar who mentions this event these are lies created by liars like him who want the people to hate and kill the shias.

Now lets see another ignorant comment by this ignorant man:

Ahsanul Maqal  states that Imam Mahdi, the son of Hasan Askari will appear at the very end of this world. He will be around in this world only for seven years. He will uphold equity and justice and then there will be Armageddon. So that will be it. The one whose wait extended for so many centuries, heralded the end of the world! Best of luck to those who are waiting! All my study of the Qur’an, the Hadith and history tells me that be it today or tomorrow, whoever endeavors to bring about the triumph and ascendancy of Islamic faith, will have as his mission, the supremacy of the Qur’an. Every such person will, in his own right, be the Mahdi*. Readers, this is the lesson Allama Iqbal so aptly put forth after over forty
years:
Whose “self” manifests in action first
He is verily the Mahdi and the Promised One!

Reply

I pity this fool who says he follows the Quran. It says in the Quran
“And whatever the Apostle gives you, accept it; and from whatever he forbids you, keep back.” (59:7). And this man is rejecting all the hadith which confirms the existence of Imam mehdi(a.s) which are accepted by both the shias and the sunnies. And yet this foolish man is trying to exert his own opinion along with the opinion of Allama iqbal. I want to ask this man who gave allam iqbal any authority over the Muslim? Did the Prophet (P.b.u.h) tell us that there will be a poet in the 20 century listen to his poetry and accept it. What a shame he is accepting a poetry which is contradicting the words of the Prophet (P.b.u.h) which is against the teachings of the Quran and yet this man claims to follow the Quran. I say to this man you do not follow the Quran you follow your own conjecture a conjecture of Satan who is cured and so are you. I will cite some hadith on Imam mehdi(a.s) from the books of Ahl-e-sunna.

The Chosen One (ṣ) clarified that this awaited man is from among his own family; he (ṣ) said, “The world will not come to an end before the Arabs are ruled by a man from among my own family whose name is similar to mine…, etc.”
Abû Sa`îd al-Khudri is quoted as having said that the Messenger of Allâh (ṣ) said, “The Hour shall not come till the earth is filled with oppression, suppression and animosity, then will come out of my family one who will fill it with equity and justice after being filled with oppression and transgression.” Abû Hurayra is quoted as having cited the Messenger of Allâh (ṣ) as saying, “If only one day remained of the life in this world, Allâh, the most Exalted One, the most Great, would have prolonged it till a man from among my Ahl al-Bayt (`a) rules the Daylam Mountain and Constantinople.” Umm Salamah is quoted as having cited the Messenger of Allâh (ṣ) saying, “Al-Mahdi is from among my offspring, from the offspring of Fâtima (`a).” The Messenger of Allâh (ṣ) said that Jesus, peace be upon him, would appear at the end of time and would pray behind al-Mahdi. Abû Hurayra quotes the Messenger of Allâh (ṣ) as saying, “How will you be if the son of Maryam (Mary) descends among you and your own Imâm is your king?!”
Al-Hâfidh, in Sharh Sahîh al-Bukhâri, has said, “Narratives are consecutively reported that al-Mahdi is from this nation, and that Jesus son of Mary will descend and pray behind him.” The Fiqh Assembly of the Muslim World League (Rabitat al-Aalam al-Islami) issued the following fatwa (verdict) dated May 31, 1976 about the Awaited Mahdi: “Al-Mahdi, peace be upon him, is Muhammad ibn Abdullâh al-Hasani al-Alawi al-Fatimi al-Mahdi, the Awaited One. The time of his appearance is at the end of time, and it [appearance] is one of the signs of the Great Hour. He shall come out from the west, and he will receive the oath of allegiance in Hijaz, in Venerable Mecca, between the Rukn and Maqam [of Ibrahim], between the Honored Ka`ba and the fixed Black Stone. He will appear when there is a great deal of corruption, when disbelief spreads and when people oppress, and he will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it was filled with injustice and oppression. He shall rule the entire world and everyone will be his subject, once through conviction and once through war. He shall rule the earth for seven years, and Jesus, peace be upon him, will descend after him and kill the Dajjâl [anti-Christ] or descends with him and helps him kill him at the Ludd Gate on the land of Palestine. And he is the last of the twelve righteous caliphs about whom the Prophet (ṣ) spoke as recorded in the Sahîh books… The belief in the appearance of al-Mahdi is obligatory, and it is one of the tenets of the followers of Sunnah and Jamâ`ah and is not denied except by one who is ignorant of the Sunnah and one who brings an innovation into the creed.” Now it is understood that even the sunnies belief a man who doesn’t believe in Imam mehdi(a.s) an innovator and yes a great innovator this man is. Here I would also like to clarify is that although both the shias and sunnies belief in Imam mehdi(a.s) but there are some differences regarding him. Some sunnies believe he is already born and is in concealment(hidden from the eyes of the people) like the shias while some say he is yet to be born and the second difference is the sunnies believe that he is descendant of Imam hassan(a.s) while the shias say he is from the progeny of Imam hussain(a.s) but none of them deny his existence like this liar.

Now let us examine the next comment by this ignorant man:

Refer to writings of Imam and Hafiz Muhammad Ibn-I-Jareer Tabari and you will know whether assassins of Hussain were Sunnies or not.
Many scholars declare this Tabari as a Shia. We, on the other hand, vouch to the research of the esteemed Allama Tamanna Imadi that the so-called Imam tabari was in fact a Zoroastrian.

Reply

When a fair minded person reads such a comment he will be shocked? Firstly because this ignorant man himself is testifying that in the battle of kerbala which side the sunnies were as most of the sahabas had paid allegiance to yazeed. Hence it becomes clear why this man is denying this great historian so that people who are seeking the truth do not end up reading the history of tabari in which many hidden issues are uncovered. Now I will cite some references to prove that this man tabari was infact a sunni historian.

The person of Tabari is a leading authority in the eyes of the Ahl’ul Sunnah and the celebrated Allamah Shibli Numani (the greatest Hanafi scholar in the Indian subcontinent during the twentieth century) writes in his acclaimed Sirath-un Nabi, English version, v1, p25 praising Tabari as follows, and also rebutting the minority of bigots amongst his own Sunni community who would call the foremost Sunni historian a Shia:

“Among books of historical character, an authentic and very comprehensive book is that of the Imam al Tabari, known was Tareekh Kabir. Al Tabari is a writer whose scholarly attainments and whose sure and extensive knowledge are unanimously recognized by the traditionists. His commentary by far is the best of the commentaries. The well known traditionalist, Ibn Khuzaima, says that he knew no man more learned than al Tabari. Al Tabari died in the year 310 A.H - 921 C.E. Some (minor) traditionists, al Sulaimani in particular, have remarked that al Tabari coined traditions for the Shia. Regarding this charge against al Tabari, Allama al Dhahabi, in his Mizan al-I’tidal says: ‘This is an allegation based on false misgivings. The fact is that Ibn Jarir is one of the most trustworthy Imams.’ al-Dhahabi has further remarked: ‘All the authentic and comprehensive books of history, such as Tareekh al Kamil and those written by Ibn al Athir, Ibn Khuldun, Abual Fida etc, are based on his work and abridged Tareekh of al- Tabari’”

Al-Dhahabi’s own rank amongst Sunni scholars is impeccable, none have criticised him and the above is what he said of Tabari. He testifies that Tabari was trustworthy and indeed should be regarded as the father of the Sunni historians. Incidentally, Numani and Dhahabi also here both extol the work of Abul Fida, whose reference to the issue of the burning of Fatima (sa)’s house, has already been noted by us.

Numani, as we later see, also goes on to comment in detail on Umar burning the house of Fatima (as), and states it as a fact that cannot be denied, as we shall see later.

Similarly in al Faruq Volume 1 page 9 Numani states:

“Tabari (died 310 Hijri) is acknowledged as a leading authority not only in history but also in jurisprudence and hadith. Hence it is that the people have pronounced him a jurist along with the four Imams. On history he wrote a detailed and voluminous book covering thirteen massive volumes”.

How could Tabari at the time of his writing have been a Shia? As these great Sunni scholars have implied, only some diehard bigots amongst the Sunnis, and not a single major traditionist, have said such a thing. To do so, is to remove from the Sunni hall of fame their greatest historian. It’s like saying William Shakespeare was French. Indeed, conclusive proof of Tabari’s staunch Sunni faith is found in the work of that bastion of Sunni’ism, the legendary Ibn Hajar al Asqalani. Here we find that Tabari firmly believed in the institution of khilafat that was established in Saqifa, and this above all can only mean one thing: he was a Sunni. If any doubt remains over this matter, then allow us to narrate this event recorded by classical Sunni scholar Ibn Hajr al Asqalani in Lisan al-Mizan (5:101):

“In one of his classes al-Tabari asked: “What is the status of one who says: Abu Bakr and `Umar are not two Imams of guidance?” Ibn al-A`lam replied: “He is an innovator.” Al-Tabari said: “An innovator? Just an innovator? Such a person is put to death! Whoever claims that Abu Bakr and `Umar are not two Imams of guidance is definitely put to death!”

And guess who says exactly that? We the Shia do. These ignorant man should know that their own serious scholars call his assertions at blacklisting the Sunni ‘greats’ as baseless and counterproductive by reducing the academic standing of Sunni Islam as a whole - you even blacklist with the title ‘Shia’ not just renowned Sunni scholars who have also narrated a tradition that go against Abu Bakr and Umar, but even those who issue Takfir against the Shia and issue fawtas condemning them to death like Tabari. It’s like McCarthyism in America when anyone who said the truth was called a Communist, even if he was anticommunist and a firm American. It’s like saying Ayatullah Khomeini was a Sunni! We suggest that this ignornat man opens his eyes..

Take a look at this insult by this so called learned man:

When people would caution the Imam against going to Kufa, the Imam would say, ‘I am destined to martyrdom in Karbala on the 10th of Muharram’.”(Had this been so, the Imam, a model of endurance and patience, would not weep and wail!)

Reply

It was the words of Holy Prophet[s] which prevented him The way Prophet[s] had foretold that Allah will bring about an agreement between two sects of the Muslims through Imam Hassan[as]. Similarly the Prophet (s) had told him that he would have to travel to Iraq and be martyred on the path of truth. Imam Husayn [as] was aware of these words of the Prophet[s] so how could he have accepted the advice of others proving the words of Holy Prophet[s] false? When the Prophet (s) had instructed him to proceed in this manner, then after the order of the Prophet (s) the advice of the Sahaba becomes irrelevant, no Sahaba is entitled to express a different opinion. At the time of the peace treaty of Hudaibiya, Umar opposed the decision of the Prophet (s), yet the Prophet (s) gave no consideration to Umar’s objections, likewise in this instance the order of the Prophet (s) was one that placed a specific duty on Imam Husayn (as). That is why Imam Husayn (as) deemed the advice of the Sahaba to be irrelevant, the words of the Prophet (s) made their advice null and void.

Islam is a religion based on nature. Wailing or weeping is the innate instinct of a human being. A newborn child starts his life crying. Weeping is not prohibited in any religion or creed of the world. Tears are automatically shed when a man is confronted by any physical, mental or spiritual mishap, and tears are not only the sign of grief but also a kind of reimbursement for that grief. Now in whose grief does a newborn child weep? That’s the question, which can be answered by the one who remembers his own weeping when he was born. It is said, that when Adam (as) was sent to this earth from heaven, he wept on that migration and hence every child of Adam (as), weeps when he opens his eyes in this world. If this is true, then this reason for wailing certainly supports our point of view that in the grief of a departure, wailing is a natural habit. Wailing or weeping is a natural instinct hence Allah (swt) has also praised this act and has said in the Holy Qur’an:

We read in Surah Maryam 019.058

YUSUFALI: Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace, - of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears.

Surah An-Nahl verse 53

YUSUF ALI: And ye have no good thing but is from Allah. And moreover, when ye are touched by distress, unto Him ye cry with groans.

It is quite clear from these words of Allah (swt) that He praises this act and dislikes mocking the concept of weeping. Therefore, during mortification or humility before Allah (swt) and during the situations of calamity and catastrophe, wailing is the act of the praised ones and since ‘wailing’ is a composite act of mourning it serves as evidence for mourning.
And yet this man claims to love Imam hussain(a.s) and yet he claims to follow the Quran. Did he not read verses like these in the Holy Quran or is he so blinded by his prejudice against the Ahlul-bait(a.s)

He further continues with his blasphemy againt Imam hussain(a.s):

45. “In a dream I saw some dogs biting me. Most ferocious among them was one with white spots.”
Mujtahid Allama Muhammad Hussain writes that that description of the dog points to Shamar son of Joshan who was a leper (and so had white spots).
(The exalted prophet had admonished against relating sad dreams! The
language cannot be that of Imam Hussain!)

Reply

Again this man shows his complete ignorance, I ask this man to please refer to ayat 60 of Sura 17 (Bani Israel). Commentators from the sunni ulema, like Tha’labi, Imam Fakhru’d-din Razi, and others say that the Holy Prophet saw in a dream that the Bani Umayya, like monkeys, ascended and descended his pulpit. Thereafter Gabriel brought this holy ayat: “And when We said to you: Surely your Lord encompasses men. And we did not create the vision which We showed you except as a trial for men and the cursed tree in the Qur’an as well. And we cause them to fear, but it only adds to their grievous transgression.” (17:60)  I guess this man has a habbit of believing whatever he likes from the Quran and rejecting whatever he dislikes.

He further goes on and won’t stop at nothing with his blasphemy and lack of knowledge:
Imam Zainul Abedin relates that when Imam Hussain spoke verses about his death, his aunt i.e. Hazrat Zainab started beating her face with hands and Tore up her clothes. She then fainted. Zain’s father i.e. Imam Hussain said, “My sister, I serve an oath on you. Please keep my oath. After I am gone, do not tear up your clothes, do not scratch your face, and do not wail”
(Offenders against Islam insinuate that nobody, not even Zainab complied with the oath.)

Reply

Here he has failed to give any reference what so ever of this account. To prove that Imam hussain(a.s) could not have objected it we shall support out view from the Quran:

From the Holy Quran from the Chapter ADH-DHAARIYAAT we learn that Hadhrath Sara (as) struck her face when she was told that she would conceive a baby.
“Then came forward his wife in grief, she smote her face and said (what! I) an old barren woman?” (51:29). Thus it is evident that smiting the face was not an objectionable act in the sight of Allah, otherwise Allah would have reprimanded her for doing so and when ALLAH did not object how can Imam hussain do?

Lets examine his next comment:

That day there was hue and cry in the tents. (Allama Mujtahid Muhammad
Hussain writes that it was a God-ordained calamity for them. The Imam kept briefing them about the oncoming events many times a day after these were revealed to him from God. According to the Allama this was not an unforeseen calamity.
Why then the hue and cry?
At many places it has been written that the Imam broke down in tears at
martyrdom of a certain person or at such and such happening.
(The Rasoolullah said that Sabr (patience) is something that is to be
exercised at the time of a misfortune and not later. Suggesting that a brave and great person like Imam Hussein broke down time and again is an insult to him).

Reply

ALL Praise is for ALLAH yet again I will reply to him through the Quran:

[Yusufali 5:83] And when they listen to the revelation received by the Messenger, thou wilt see their eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth: they pray: “Our Lord! We believe; write us down among the witnesses.
This proves that crying is an act of the believers and according to the Holy Qur’an flowing of tears is a sign of believing in the truth.

This verse was revealed when some Christians from Habsha visited Madina. Shah Abdul Qadir Mohaddis Dehlavi gives its explanation in his “Tafseer e Moza al Qur’an”.

“When the persecutions by the pagans of Makkah were no longer bearable, the Holy Prophet(s) ordered the Muslims to migrate to some other country. That same day nearly 80 Muslims (some alone and some along with their families) migrated towards Habsha. The ruler of Habsha in those days was a very just man; the pagans of Makkah approached the king and lied to him that this new group of people calls Jesus Christ a slave. On hearing this, the king asked the Muslims to recite something from their book, which the Muslims did. After hearing the recitation of the Holy Qur’an some of their saints started crying and said that this is exactly what they have come to know by his Excellency Jesus Christ, and he had further said that after Him, another apostle would come and no doubt this person is that apostle. The king accepted Islam secretly, and this verse has been revealed for him.”

The flowing of tears from eyes is called crying and crying is one of the aspects of mourning, therefore the relation of this verse with mourning is automatically proved.

Of relevance is Abu Bakr’s very own admission that the Sahaba would weep when reciting the Quran. We are citing the comments of Ghazzali in “Ahya ul Uloom Adeen” Volume 2, Urdu Translation by Maulana Nadeem Al Waajdi Fazil Deobandi, Published in Karachi:

“When Abu Bakr saw an Arab man weeping while listening to the Holy Quran He said : “We used to weep in the same manner as you are weeping but now our hearts have become stonned”

The entire content of the Qur’an is true as is Husayn (as)’s martyrdom. Just as the eyes of believers are filled with tears when they hear the recitation of the Holy Qur’an, they also shed tears when hearing of Imam Husayn’s (as) martyrdom. Husayn (as) was the Talking Qur’an and the moment one hears about the hardships faced by Imam (as) one laments over his death and shed tears.
We read in Surah Bara’at verse 82:

Therefore they shall laugh little and weep much (as) a recompense for what they used to earn.

The Verse clearly sanctifies weeping and crying else it would have prohibited it. History stands as clear proof how Prophets, Messengers and Messiahs from Allah (swt) have wept and cried, singing the glory and greatness of Allah (swt) and expressing their own humbleness and fragility before Him (swt). Also each and every one of these men have wept and cried for Imam Husayn (as) long before the Tragedy of Karbala took place! We ordinary men should follow these great men of Allah (swt) and adopt their ideals and practices.
Moreover, see this verse in the chapter of weeping:

[Shakir 9:92] Nor in those who when they came to you that you might carry them, you said: I cannot find that on which to carry you; they went back while their eyes overflowed with tears on account of grief for not finding that which they should spend.

This verse descended with regard to some sahaba who asked the Prophet(s) for horses in order to participate in jihad.
There were seven men of the Ansar who came to the Holy Prophet and told him that they did not have provisions for going with him on the expedition of Tabuk. On hearing from the Holy Prophet that there was nothing left with him after providing others, they went away weeping.

One of the reasons that we weep for the tragedy of karbala is that we were not present at that time otherwise we would have helped the besieged grand son of Holy Prophet(s) and participated in jihad. If Sahaba can weep for not been able to participate in jihad at their time, than why cant Shi’a weep for the same reason?

Wailing has been permitted and nothing against it is found in any Book; on the contrary, there is the word “La yateni” from Verse 40 of Chapter 78, Al Naba’ The Great news in Part 30.

“Oh! Would that I were dust”

The word underlined from the Verse above shows that it is an indication for wailing, which is crying with a loud voice at loss of something dear to one’s heart, and this is a Verse from The Holy Qur’an. The comments of Deobandi scholar Anwar Shah Kashmiree are worthy of note:

“There is nothing against Islam in expressing grief, sorrow or in crying and weeping at the loss of a loved one”.
Fayz al Bari fi Sharh Saheeh Bukharee, Volume 12, Page 462, Printed in Egypt

I appeal to all the readers who are reading my text aren’t these verses from the holy Quran? Why didn’t he pay attention to these verses when writing his book as he says he only follows the Quran. Or maybe he doesn’t just follow the Quran he follows the wahabi mullas who for centuries have tried to end azadari of Imam hussain(a.s). And since their every effort failed they now deny the whole event.

Let us examine the next criteria:

The second line is very fitting for the Eastern mind. Whoever lagged behind or became a loser neither surveyed himself nor observed others; only cried for creating a scene. Look, those who did not embark on the journey, got to the destination! An entertaining idea. However, it is odd that author of the book Saadatud Darain has used this couplet for alluding to the Companions of the Rasool. How? He says, “The true successors to the seat of the Rasool were cast aside and others captured the Khailafa.”
We think that the Honorables Abubakr, Umar, Uthman or Hadrat Ali could
possibly not have appropriated to themselves the right to govern, they could not have sought it either. In fact that office was offered to them and they treated it like a burden. The Rasool [SAW] had declared, “We would not confer an office upon someone who seeks it. So the Khilafa or the government could not have been the goal of these high personages. Nor could the Rasool authorize the establishment of a hereditary rule. Loftiness of character should be the only measure of a person’s esteem. Do you know that Muhammad Ali Bab of Iran who launched the Bahai creed in the Nineteenth century was a descendent of the Rasool? Father of (late) King Hussain of Jordan, the Shareef of Makka, was a descendent of the Rasool too. He was the one who joined the Lawrence of Arabia for pitting Arabs against the Turks? If the
criterion of esteem is the ancestry or race, all Muslims should accept
Prince Kareem Agha Khan as the Imam and unite under his leadership because he is a descendent of the Rasool!  And yes, Josh Maleehabadi of Yadon Ki Barat also claimed to be a descendant of the Rasool!

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By reading the above lines specially he says that the Prophet could not authorize the establishment of an hereditary rule. Loftiness of character should only be a measure of self esteem. I ask this man does he mean to say that Imam Ali(a.s), Imam hassan(a.s) and Imam hussain(a.s) lacked in character? Or were they not worthy of it like Hazrat Abu bakr and Hazrat Umar?. And we never say caliphate is an hereditary rule we only say that after that Prophet(P.b.u.h) there were twelve Imams who are the direct descendants of the Prophet(P.b.u.h) who were to guide mankind and to prove this we will yet again support our view from the Quran which proves that the descendants of the Prophet(P.b.u.h) were real his real successors. Did Prophet Muhammad (s) leave the matter of Khilafat to the people? We reject such a notion. Prophet Muhammad [s] left complete instructions for the people in the form of the Holy Qur’an. Anyone that has studied the life of the Prophet (s) will soon recognize that such a notion is false. While the Prophet (s) was alive he taught the Deen to the people. And when misunderstandings arose the people could turn to Rasulullah (s) for guidance, and he always clarified matters to them. Unfortunately following the tragedy of Thursday, it became clear that a group amongst the Sahaba were not willing to listen to the final behest of Rasulullah (s) and they sought to frustrate Rasulullah (s)’s efforts in putting his final instructions onto paper. If Rasulullah (s) was unable to resolve this matter at that time, and that this dispute / misunderstanding took place during his lifetime, such a misunderstanding would not have been clarified after his death.
There was an inherent risk of people having different interpretations of Islam, and there was a risk that people might deviate from the right path, that in consequence could harm the fabric of the Muslim community. This is why Prophet Muhammad (s) on several occasions warned his followers:

Abdullah Ibne Umar narrates:

“Do not revert to disbelief after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another”
Sahih al Bukhari Arabic-English Volume 9 hadith number 198

Other companions also narrated the same hadith.
Sahih al Bukhari Arabic-English Volume 9 hadith numbers197, 199-200

We read in Sahih Bukhari Volume 9, Book 88, Number 172:

Narrated Asma:
The Prophet said, “I will be at my Lake-Fount (Kauthar) waiting for whoever will come to me. Then some people will be taken away from me whereupon I will say, ‘My followers!’ It will be said, ‘You do not know they turned Apostates as renegades (deserted their religion).’” (Ibn Abi Mulaika said, “Allah, we seek refuge with You from turning on our heels from the (Islamic) religion and from being put to trial”).

In light of these traditions and similar ones in Saheeh al Bukharee one can conclude that it was incumbent up on the Prophet to nominate his successor after him, who would:
·        Guide the Muslim Ummah in the same way that Rasulullah (s) did,
·        Solve religious disputes, and would have the final say when disputes arose,
·        Be a figure behind which the entire Ummah could unite.

So that