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a person of j+hiliyyah. This is a misconception and it will

give rise to stances that are wrong.

Quotes from the opinions of fiulam√ concerning baifiat

In order to further clarify the matters and the truth here,

we have assembled a number of quotes from the opinions

of well-known fiulam+√.

The Opinion of Imm A˛mad

He ﺎﻬﻣﺣﺭ was once asked by Is˛+q bin Ibr+hım bin

H+nı: “What is the meaning of the following ˛adıth?”

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ِ
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ﺔﻴﻠﻫﺎﺟ ﺔﺘﻴﻣ تﺎﻣ مﺎﻣإ ُ َ ﻟ ﻪَ ﺲﻴَ َ ﻟو تﺎﻣ ﻦﻣ ْ َ
ًﱠ
ًَ
َ
َ
ْ
َ
َ
ٌ َ
َ
“Whoever dies whilst he does not have an Im
m
(leader) then his death is like the death of a person
from j
hiliyyah”.

Before answering, Im+m A˛mad responded with a

question: “What do you know about the Im
m (leader)?”

Is˛
q answered: “The Im
m is the one who leads all of

the Muslims”.