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A Historical Inquiry … H. Andisheh and M.R. Payvandi / 99
Some Sunni writers, in another narration that appears
justifying this title, have relied from the land of Hejaz
on a narration that is considered “Century of Satan” (Taftazani,
by experts in the hadith studies 1957) and they are the ones
to be false. The content of this who create sedition and
narration is as follows: The corruption and invite Jews and
Holy Prophet said: infidels to the holy land of
At the end Time, a Islam and reject the true Islam.
people whose name is The result of the discussion
“Rafiḍi” will be revealed is that to clear that the relation
and they will reject Islam. of “Rafḍh” and “Rafiḍi” to the
“Imamiyyah” is not correct;
This narration is not reliable because the Shia have chosen
because of two reasons: It is no other way than the way of
not correct according to the the Quran, Sunnah and Sireh.
document, as Al-Dhahabi, one in this regard, Imam Sadiq said:
of the Sunni scholars, says: What happened to them
This narration is fabricated and with you, what do they
also Abu Aqil Yahya ibn want from you, and why
Mutawakkil considered it do they take fault and
weak and false and Ibn 'Abd call you a “Rafiḍi”?
al-Barr also stated that this Yes! I swear by God,
hadith is weak for all All you rejected the lie and
scholars of the biographical followed the truth.
evaluation. (Al-Beiruti al-Shafi'i, (Mu'izzi Malayeri, 1995,
1957: 115) Vol. 1: 10)
Assuming the authenticity
and soundness of the hadith, It is clear here that the
the Prophet did not specify a divisive hands among the
specific group to be considered Muslim Ummah promote such
a “Rafiḍi” group, Perhaps the titles in order to change and
meaning of the Prophet is the tarnish the image of the school
same as what is stated in of the Ahl al-Bayt of the
