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PART IV
WHAT AL-MUFID (Q) SAYS
Foreword: Someone has been trying to cast doubt about everything which took place to al-Zahra’ (A.S.) with the exception of setting her house to fire and the confiscation of Fadak. He even tries to underestimate the effect of the threats, labeling them as “mock threats,” claiming that “Those who were brought by the second caliph to assault al-Zahra’ (A.S.) had hearts filled with love for her; so, how can we imagine that they would assault her?” He adds saying, “People respected and venerated her, so it would not be easy to believe that they would do anything against her.” He means that the threats would become “mock threats.” Then he adds saying, “The head of the assailants had made an exception with regard to al-Zahra’ (A.S.) taking her out of the circle of the threat.” He interpreted “So what?” in the answer of one who said to him, “But Fatima is inside it!” saying, “What he meant by `So What?’ is: We have no business with Fatima; we have come to arrest Ali.’” He provides “proofs” for all of this which we have enumerated in the previous Part and which we will mention in this Part and in the one to follow. What we would like to deliberate in this part is what the man considered as supportive of his view and is derived from the statements of some prominent personalities of the sect and the pioneers of knowledge. He cited as proofs statements by three such personalities; they are:
1. Imam Shaikh al-Mufid, may Allah sanctify his soul, 2. Ayatullah Shaikh Muhammed Husain KASHIFAL-GHITA’, may Allah have mercy on him, 3. Ayatullah Sayyid `Abd al-Husain Sharafud-Din, may Allah make his resting place good. Let us first cite what al-Mufid (may Allah sanctify him) has stated, then we will explain how it does not benefit the man in his attempt to prove what he aspires to prove due to the following:
--- Relying on What Scholars Say --- Consensus Regarding Oppression
- What Shaikh al-Mufid Intended to Say in His Book Titled Al-Irshad |