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Wa alaykum alsalam wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh,

I m astonished, amazed.... and that Muslims are busying themselves, getting divided based on who are Ahul Bayt. Whoever they are we just have to strive into immitating them, living like them...
And more shocked I m for slandering Aisha, is what I read correct or was I over worked and misunderstood???

I don't think you realize the significance of Al-Ahzab 33 to the Shi'ites. Many of them claim that this verse makes ahlul-bayt infallible. Karbala though, doesn't realize that the verses also speak of the wives of the Prophet (pbuh). Most Shi'ites and their scholars curse at the wives of Mohammed (pbuh). If one were to prove that the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) are from ahlul-bayt, then it would mean that:


1- they infallible as well


2- the verse doesn't have anything to do with infallibility


By the way, nobody in this thread has slandered A'isha. I hold the greatest respect for her. I can't speak for Karbala though. He does seem sincere, but that's probably because he is unaware of the writings of his own scholars about the wives of the Prophet (pbuh).

24: 11-12

Yes, it is obvious to both you and mean that the Qur'an defends the honor of A'isha. Unfortunately, the Shi'ite interpreters of the Qur'an have conjured up different stories and tie it to this verse.


One of the more interesting ones is this interpretation from Alfayd Alkashani in his book (Alsafi fee tafseer kalam Allah alwafee):


وامّا الخاصّة فانّهم رووا انّها نزلت في مارية القبطية وما رمتها به عايشة


http://altafsir.org/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=4&...s&Page=1&Size=1


So basically, this verse is about A'isha slandering Mariya. Interesting, isn't it?


The Shi'ite scholar Mullah Baqir Majlisi in his book Hayatul Quloob says:


1- Aa'ishah and Hafsah martyred Rasulullaah by giving him poison. (Vol. 2, Hayat-ul-quloob, page #870, Baqar Majlisi)


2- Mullah Baqir Majilisi comments about Ayesha (R.A.) and Hafsa (R.A.) that: "They were both hypocrites." (Hayatul Quloob: 2:745)

Brothers is this enough for us to stand in two groups looking at each other this way?

Sister, how can you expect me to turn around and walk away from someone who's religion condemns the companions of Mohammed (pbuh)? I come from a country in which the majority of the population are Shi'ites. What I find astonishing is the Shi'ites that claim that they hold the companions in high regard when they obviously do not.


Karbala might say that he doesn't curse the companions and wives of Mohammed (pbuh). Yet, his scholars do. His major books do as well. Then I ask... Where does his learn his religion from?