Imamah wal-Nass – 9

In this part we resume our reading and discuss some of al-Sadiq’s companions and how clueless they are about all those “Mutawatir” narrations about the 12 Imams.  

In this part, we see how Ahlul-Bayt disputed against one another using the age factor to establish the identity of the Imam, we also begin discussing the ignorance of al-Baqir’s followers regarding the names and numbers of Imams.

Imami Shia claim and base their entire religion on the appointment of `Ali bin abi Talib through a divine text as leader of mankind after Rasul-Allah (saw). When asked for evidence they will throw any virtue they find for `Ali [read more]