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Ahmad Rāsim al-Nafīs responds to Ahmad Lashīn’s article in which he cast doubts on the concept of the Awaited Mahdī which is a fundamental aspect of the creed of shī‘ah.
(p. 9) (summary)Dr. al-Nafīs criticizes the Islamic groups, their leaders and their illusive hopes.
While Shī‘ah scholars receive their salaries from ordinary people the Sunnī scholars are paid by the government and claims that Shī‘ah scholars are therefore stronger than the Sunni ones.
The author reviews the concept of “the awaited Mahdī” that has been widely adopted by spiritual leaders of various Islamic movements as a way to have power over their members.
A fatwá on the legality of divorce by SMS generates criticism and raises questions over the necessity of declaring it publicly.
Dr. al-Nafīs criticizes the Salafī currents and their allegations to be the only people qualified to judge the Sunnah and determine the right and the wrong.
The author records the two Muslim trends of thought throughout history.
The author of the article refutes the idea that embracing the "right" religion is behind the advancement of peoples. He also criticizes what he considered the defamation of the Shī‘ah in the media.
The author criticizes religious powers that try to practice a kind of religious guardianship over anyone who is of a different opinion. He demands the respect of others’ way of thinking even if it contradicts our own.
After Mahmūd ‘Āmir’s attacks on the Shī‘ah, Dr. Ahmad Rāsim al- Nafīs responds, rejecting ‘Āmir’s attacks and suppositions. [AWR reviewer: Dr. Rāsim is a former Muslim Brotherhood member who adopted Shī‘ah beliefs in the mid eighties.]

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