The Opinion of A Christian King in Shi'ites

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The Opinion of A Christian King in Shi'ites

During the period when the Crusaders occupied the coast of Lebanon in the sixth hijrah century, a Christian King ruled the city of Tyre ( located on the south coast of Lebanon ) .

One day, a fight occured between the Muslims and the Shi'ites living in Tyre , and there were deaths and injuries among them, and the Muslims triumphed over the Shi'ites . Then they all went to the Christian King to settle the matter between them .

When they came to the King , He asked his translator : " What do the Muhammadeen want ? "

The Translator said : " I do not know " .

The King said : " Summon the Priest for me " .

The Priest came and the King stood up and kissed his legs and sat him in his place . Then the King asked him the previous question .

The Priest said : " O King ! Did not Jesus have twelve disciples ? "

The King said : " Yes " .

The Priest said : " If you heard anyone cursing any of the disciples, what would you do with him ? "

The King said : " I would kill him, burn him, crush him and spread his ashes into the air !! "

The Priest said : " Muhammad had ten of his companions ( Sahabah ) like the disciples of Jesus that believed in him and supported him . These Muslims love all the ten, and the others ( Shi'ites ) love only one and curse the others " .

The King said : " Take them (the Shi'ites) out ! "

And He told his companions : " Spit on them ! "

Then He said to the Muslims : " Do not return to speaking with them, because they have complained from you " .

The Muslims said : " For your respect, We would have killed them all ! "

The King said : " You would have killed them ?! For those are not Muslims nor Christians nor Jews !! "





( Copied from " Forbidding the Cursing of the Sahabah " by Diyaa' ad-Deen al-Makdisi - died 643 h - , pg. 96-98, printed in Resalah Foundation-Beirut )

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