View Single Post
  #14 (permalink)  
Old 03-27-2008, 06:08 PM
AbuAlAbbas's Avatar
AbuAlAbbas
Senior Member Offline
 

Join Date: Aug 2007
Rating: 3 Votes / 3.67 Average
Posts: 334
AbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond reputeAbuAlAbbas has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: "Wahhabi" vs "Rafidhi" - Double Standard?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zam View Post
I thought Rafidhi meant someone who rejected the Imamah of Zayd son Zayn ul Abideen. Rafidhi refers to both Ismaili and Twelver Shia. Historically the word is not a slur as far as I know.
From what I know that is the correct reason, they went to zayd and offered him bayah if he was to curse the khulafah, he refused so they rejected him (hence rawafidh). The early twelvers were even proud of the term rafhidi.
__________________
Al Imam Malik Ibn Annas (rA)
"The Sunnah Is Noah's Ark, Whoever rides it is SAVED, and whoever missed it is DESTROYED"
.
Reply With Quote