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==Shi'a as Rafidi in the view of Sunnis== | ==Shi'a as Rafidi in the view of Sunnis== | ||
Abu l-Hasan al-Ash'ari (d. 330/942) believes Rafidi and [[Imamiyya|Imami]] are different titles for the same group that along other groups, constitutes [[Shi'a]]. he says: these people are called Rafidi, because they refused the leadership of [[Abu bakr]] and [['Umar]]. | Abu l-Hasan al-Ash'ari (d. 330/942) believes Rafidi and [[Imamiyya|Imami]] are different titles for the same group that along other groups, constitutes [[Shi'a]]. he says: these people are called Rafidi, because they refused the leadership of [[Abu bakr]] and [['Umar]]. | ||
==Commonality of the term before Zayd== | |||
* [[Abu l-Jarud]] says: a man told [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]]: O the son of [[the apostle of Allah]], people call us Rafidi. The Imam pointed to himself and said: | |||
:::"I am Rafidi too;" and he repeated it three times. | |||
* [[Abu Basir]] says: I told Imam al-Baqir (a): may I be your sacrifice! by labeling us with a name the governors have legitimated all kinds of confiscation, prosecution and killing of us. The Imam said: which label? I said: Rafidi; the Imam said: | |||
:::"seventy persons refused the participation in the army of Pharaoh and joined Moses, in comparison to the rest of Israelites they had a firmer faith in Moses and they loved [[Aaron]] more than others did; so Moses called them Rafidi, then it was revealed to Moses: record them in [[Torah]] by the same title (Rafidi) as I have chosen this name for them." Then the Imam said: "Allah has given you the same name." | |||
==Proud of being Rafidi== | ==Proud of being Rafidi== | ||
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:Upon hearing about this story of 'Ammar, Imam al-Sadiq (a) said: | :Upon hearing about this story of 'Ammar, Imam al-Sadiq (a) said: | ||
::: "If 'Ammar had sins greater than heavens and earth, they all would be forgiven because of this saying of his, and this saying will increase his reward to the point that each bit of his good deeds is a thousand times greater than the whole universe." | ::: "If 'Ammar had sins greater than heavens and earth, they all would be forgiven because of this saying of his, and this saying will increase his reward to the point that each bit of his good deeds is a thousand times greater than the whole universe." | ||
== References == | == References == | ||