To be with the truthful (book)
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To Be With The Truthful is one of the four books by well known Sunni turned Shi'a scholar Muhammad al-Tijani.
Etymology
The name of the book is derived from a Quranic verse: "Oh you who believe, fear Allah and be with the Truthful" (Surat Al-Tawba, Ayah 119)Content
Among the content can be found a part regarding when the Qur'anic verse [Farewell Pilgrimage on Mount Arafat, as regarded authentic in Sahih Bukhari, or later. It also asks why Muslims do not celebrate that day as their greates festivity http://al-islam.org/truthful/1.htm.It then continues to talk about the event of Ghadir Khumm, the numbers of people present and the following events, such as The meeting at Saqifah http://al-islam.org/truthful/2.htm
Sunni view
Some Salafi Sunnis have a very dim view of the authour, and quote from this book when arguing their case http://www.ansar.org/english/taijani6.htm, http://www.ansar.org/english/taijani7.htmShi'a view
Some Shi'a view this book just the other three books of the authour, as a very good reference for Shi'a-Sunni argumentation.References
External links
- [Partial text] at al-islam.org
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