Re: original shia part 2
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Secondly, where in the Quran does it ever speak of Ali (R)'s infallibility? And if there was some ayah that you people claim was revealed about Ali (R)'s infallibility, then where is it? Please show us? Even for the Rasul there is no Ayah that says the Prophet was infallible - if anything, God corrects the Prophet by asking him not to ban anything that God doesn't want banned.
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Where does the Quran speak about gathering everything the prophet said into a finite collection of written statements years after his death and mixing them with those that he didnt say, then developing a system to analyze chains of narration to separate the true ones from the false ones? I dont think it does. Similarly, the Quran doesnt say anything about the infalliability of Ali and his descendants. However, as human beings we are trying to understand the Quran in context of our daily lives and it isnt always easy. So, it is not difficult to understand that these are systems that have been developed to understand the Quran, the best we can, by sincere people. The sunni rely on a system of analyzing the hadith collection and shia on the family of Mohammad to interpret the Quran. Both are noble persuits, the best we could do at the time. I am sure Allah understands, since He is a reasonable and ethical Lord, most merciful and most forgiving. I would say relax guys and get to know each other. Some like strawberry and some like choclate ice cream. It is all ice cream, in different flavors. We need to tame our tendency to become scared and suspicious control freaks.
regards,
bob.