Ayatollah Fazel-Lankarani:

Incorrect understanding of Quran led to formation of Wahhabism

Rasa – The head of Qom’s Centre for the Jurisprudence of the Pure Imams said that an incorrect understanding of the Quran has created all the deviations among Wahhabis, who’s interpretations are based on harshness and a literal understanding of the Quran and not on the culture of the Ahul-Bayt.

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Date: 23 July 2016 - 15:22

RNA – In a meeting with a group of students from southeastern Iran, Ayatollah Mohammad-Javad Fazel-Lankarani said that by studying the events happening in the Muslim world, we will realize that they are being planned by the enemies of Islam and added that the imperial powers initially founded the Wahhabi ideology, which is not just opposed to the Shi’a school of thought or even Sunni Islam, but rather this ideology has been formed to oppose the basis of Islam.

The head of Qom’s Centre for the Jurisprudence of the Pure Imams said: “Years ago, when the great scholars told us that the Wahhabis seek to destroy Makkah and even the Ka’bah, it was not believable but given the current actions of this group, this issue is well understandable to us today.”

He stated that that the current expression of Wahhabism is the ISIL terrorist group which is only the latest form of the Wahhabi ideology and when they are finished with this model, the enemies will create another model. “Today, Muslims must be more awake than ever before and observe the plans of the enemies of Islam because this group seeks to destroy Islam,” he warned.

Ayatollah Fazel-Lankarani stated that school of the Ahlul-Bayt is one-hundred percent compatible with the Quran and that not even one narration from the Ahlul-Bayt can be found which contradicts the Quran. “The extent that the Ahlul-Bayt cited their explanations based on the Quran cannot be found in any of the books or sermons of any Sunni leader,” he said.

His Eminence said a Shi’a preacher must have heartfelt faith that the truth of the Quran exists in the school of the Ahlul-Bayt. The only miracle that remains from the Prophet Muhammad is the Quran and Shi’as proudly say that they have become familiar with the Quran through our Ahlul-Bayt.

The Iranian scholar explained that Shi’as are not saying anything based on partiality or bias but rather based on undeniable documentation, we say reflecting and contemplating on the Quran is only from the Ahlul-Bayt.

Ayatollah Fazel-Lankarani added if the Sunnis bring all their Quranic commentaries to the table, we will see that all of these interpretations are all eisegesis or interpretations which express the interpreter’s own ideas or biases rather than the meaning of the text.

“Unfortunately, this incorrect understanding of the Quran has created all the deviations among Wahhabis, who’s interpretations are based on harshness and a literal understanding of the Quran and not on the culture of the Ahul-Bayt,” he said.

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