Sufi scholars hide truth of Ahlul Bayt to prevent spreading Shiite doctrine
Ahlul Bayt News Agency – John Phema, a Kosovan convert into Islam, came to Iraq to make pilgrimage to Imam Hussein and other holy Imams.
“95% of Kosovo’s population are Muslims. In 2013, I moved to France and embraced Islam – Ahlul-Bayt’s (Peace Be Upon Them) belief” Phema said and added, “I have several children and I speak several languages, such as Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, French, and Italian”.
In a question about the incentive behind his embracing Islam – Ahlul-Bayt’s (Peace Be Upon Them) belief, he said: I embraced Sufism, but I was aware of Ahlul-Bayt’s (Peace Be Upon Them) belief and their humanistic rank, but, at the same time, there were many facts that were hidden from us. Therefore I felt the need to research in order to be more knowledgeable.
I read some Sufi books that talk about the traits of Ahlul-Bayt (Peace Be Upon Them), their ethics, and the source of their knowledge, in addition to asking some converts into the Ahlul-Bayt’s (Peace Be Upon Them) belief. Since then, I have learned who Ahlul-Bayt were and embraced their belief.
In another question about the reason why Sufi people hide the truth of Ahlul-Bayt (Peace Be Upon Them) he answered? There is fear of Shiite doctrine to be spread. Therefore, they deliberately don’t manifest the truth about Ahlul-Bayt (Peace Be Upon Them) in several countries such as France.
Thus I decided to visit the holy city of Karbala in order to collect as much information and tangible evidence as possible to spread in France and to let people know what Karbala is and who Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas (Peace Be Upon Them) are; those who represent the symbol of sacrifice and loyalty to the religion and belief.
He also mentioned that there is a great number of Sufi people in France who have no knowledge about Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him) due to being taught different materials and lack of books on Ahlul-Bayt (Peace Be Upon Them).
He said further that there are entities that are promulgating the Salafi belief by attracting the intelligentsia to convince them of Salafi belief (Wahabism), and distorting the truth of Ahlul-Bayt (Peace Be Upon Them).
Phema described his feelings at the holy shrine of the master of youth of Paradise (Imam Hussein), and added “My happiness is indescribable and words would fail to express what is inside of me. This is the feeling I have never ever had before; I am so proud to be at such a place, seeing those who serve the pilgrims of Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him)”.
He added that people used to think that Imam Hussein is merely a building, but it turned out that it is an enormous edifice, full of spirituality and holiness, where people of different Islamic denominations should witness.
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