03-29-2007, 02:14 PM
Quote:Bismillah
Sorry, couldnt get off without elaborating. How far the resentment towards Abu Bakr and Umar may Allah be pleased with both of them and all other companions is expressed?? I mean which level, how strong? what is the position????
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Allow me to rephrase the question to clear ambiguity. You are asking
1. How far; to what level; how strong is resentment toward AbuBakr and Umar EXPRESSED.
2. What is the Postion of Shia towards these two.
1. The first question about expression is a subjective question. No generality about extent of expression can be established as different Shia people may express their resentments differently. In general it can be said that there definitely exists resentment towards Abu Bakr and Umar. To what extent I cannot say and it doesnt really matter. We are not concerned with the actions of the Shia people but rather the official position of the The school of AhlulBayt or school of Imamiya according to the Grand Shia scholars. There is no (to my knowledge) fatwa or ruling from any of the contemporary Grand Ulema regarding expression of resentment towards Abu Bakr and Umar specifically. Your question may have to be more specific.
2. I would be very hard pressed to find an official statement that is representative of the position of the Shia on the personalities of AbuBakr and Umar. Im not sure what you are asking for? The Ulema dont really concern themselves with personal judgements on the personalities of Abu Bakr or Umar.
However there are official Shia stances on certain incidents involving AbuBakr and Umar. Amongst the discourses of the Ulema you will definitely find criticisms and condemnation of certain acts of the First two Caliphs. You may even find descriptions of The first two Caliphs based on their actions.
Again I have avoided going into details. If you want specific answers then you will have to ask specific questions.