Forth:
Contradictions in his statements:
Al-Tijani is contradictory in his statements and judgments in his books.
For every matter he mentions in one place, he contradicts it with another
statement in a different place! Until this became a characteristic of his books!
This shall not be any wonder for anyone since all the people of lie and desire
have this same common character, i.e. contradictions because they build their
words on the opinions of men and desire. Allah says, “Had
it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much
discrepancy.” [Al-Nisa’a 82]
Examples
of these discrepancies include:
Al-Tijani
says, “It is
enough for us to have one proof that would give us an acute argument. As we said
earlier, Ahl Al-Sunnah were not known but in the second century after Hijra as a
reaction against the Shia who allied themselves with Ahl Al-Bayt. Therefore, we
do not find anything unique in their jurisprudence or in their worship. All
their tenets of faith are traced back to Ahl Al-Bayt.” [Al-Shia
are Ahl Al-Sunna, p.300]
And, “And the non-Shia companions, the caliphs and kings, and the
leaders who ruled the Muslims from the time of Abu Bakr until the time of the
Abbasid Caliphs Muhamed bin Rasheed Al-Mu’atasim did not acknowledge the
caliphate of Ali bin Abi Talib. Moreover, some of these rulers cursed him, and
did not consider him as a Muslim.” [Al-Shia are Ahl
Al-Sunnah, p.45]
And, “For these reasons we said that Ahl Al-Sunnah did not accept the
caliphate of Ali but only way after the time of Ahmed bin Hanbal.” [Ibid,
p.48]
And many others similar sayings (look in Al-Shia are Ahl Al-Sunnah,
pages 24, 49, 152, 229, and 230).
Then he contradicts all this and says, “And the caliphate of Ali was
through the allegiance of Al-Muhajireen and Al-Ansar, without force or
oppression. His allegiance reached the skies. All of the Muslims accepted his
allegiance except Mu’awiyah in Al-Sham.” [Al-Shia
are Ahl Al-Sunnah, p.232]
And against the son of Omar – may Allah be pleased at them both
– “And we see him (Abdullah bin Omar) refrain from giving allegiance to Ali,
an allegiance that all Muslims accepted.” [Al-Shia
are Ahl Al-Sunnah, p.232]
And we do not know which of the sayings to believe: Al-Tijani’s claim
that Ahl Al-Sunnah did not accept the Caliphate of Ali until the time of Ahmed
bin Hanbal, or his saying that Ahl Al-Sunnah accepted the caliphate of Ali from
the first day without force or oppression?
Al-Tijani says, “History has recorded many facts telling us that Ali
was the most knowledgeable man among all the Companions and they used to consult
him on every important matter, and we do not know of any event in which he
declined to give his advice. Abu Bakr said, "May Allah never put me in a
predicament that Abu al-Hasan cannot solve. " And Umar said, "If it
was not for Ali, Umar would have perished." [Then
I was Guided, p.173]
And that contradicts totally when he says, “They distanced 'Ali b. Abi
Talib, abandoning and leaving him a prisoner in his house, not involving him in
anything which pertained to their affairs for a quarter of a century, in order
to belittle and denigrate him and to alienate the people from him … In fact,
'Ali (A.S.) remained in that condition during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr, 'Umar,
and 'Uthman, confined at home. Everyone worked to denigrate him and to
extinguish his light and to conceal his merits and virtues.” [Ask
Those Who Know, p.252]
l-Tijani says, “And Quraysh did not like this. Quraysh became very
angry after the death of Prophet Muhamed peace be upon him and tried to
exterminate all of his family. Therefore, they surrounded Fatima’s house by
woods, and if it were not for Ali’s surrender and relinquishing his right in
the caliphate, then the prophet’s family would be dead, and Islam would stop
there.” [Al-Shia Are Ahl Al-Sunnah, p.110-111]
And this is completely contradicted when he answers a question he claim
that he got. The question was whether Imam 'Ali was pleased with the reality,
and if he gave them his pledge. Al-Tijani answers and says, “Never. Imam 'Ali
was not happy with the reality and he did not keep quiet. Rather, he argued with
them and refused to give his pledge in spite of the threat and warnings… 'Ali,
in fact, never stayed quiet and, throughout his life, whenever he found the
opportunity, he used to relate of his being oppressed and the usurpation of his
rights. There is sufficient proof for this in what he said in his well-known khutba
al-Shaqshaqiyya.” [Ask Those Who Know,
p.250-251]
The four books
of Al-Tijani ( Presentaion & Criticisim )
