According to the book, he participated in a public debate between Shi'a Muslims and Sunni Muslims. The debate is said to have taken place in Peshawar (now in Pakistan, which at the time was part of British India) beginning on 27 January 1924. [1] The Shi'a were victorious in debate. According to the preface: Sheikh: Where have our ulama’ said that he was irreligious man? Amadi unreliable as narrator of hadith

From these remarks, it is now clear that ‘Ali was similar to the Holy Prophet in all respects, just as Aaron was to Moses. Peshawar Nights, by Muhammad Sultan al-Vaizin Shirazi" (Catalogue). onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. University of Pennsylvania . Retrieved 25 June 2020. Each is different from the other according to his learning, ability, and achievement. From the point of view of the aim of prophethood, all the prophets of Allah are equal. However, because of differences in rank and knowledge, they are different. The Holy Qur'an says:Nawab: I am prepared to listen to them provided you, too, (pointing toward the ulama’ of the other side) would like to listen. Shirazi, Sultanu'l-Wa'izin (2013-12-06). Peshawar Nights. Createspace Independent Pub. ISBN 978-1-4943-4846-5. Are all these great ulama’ - and there are many I have not mentioned - not sufficient to prove that this hadith has been unanimously accepted as true? Would you now confirm that you were under a misunderstanding? Seyed Mohammad Shirazi (12 May 1894– 11 October 1971), commonly known as Sultan al-Wa'izin Shirazi ("Prince of Preachers from Shiraz"), [1] was a prominent Shi'a scholar. He authored Peshawar Nights, an account of a public debate between Shi'a and Sunni Muslims which took place in Peshawar over 10 nights beginning on 27 January 1927 [2] it is mentioned as one of the 'contemporary material' suggested for use as teaching/reference material by University at Albany in its The Journal for Multi Media History. [27]

And mention Moses in the Book; surely he was one purified, and he was an apostle, a prophet. And We called to him from the blessed side of the mountain, and We made him draw nigh, holding communion (with us). And We gave to him out of Our Mercy his brother, Aaron, a prophet." ( 19:51-53) Well-Wisher: This claim is not confined to me and the Shi’as ulama’. Your own ulama’ have held the same view. One of your great ulama’ is Mulla ‘Ali Ibn Sultan Muhammad Harawi Qari. In his ‘Mirqat al-Sharh bar Mishkat’, he says, commenting on the hadith of Manzila, "There is an indication in this hadith that if there were any prophet of Allah after the last of the prophets, it would have been ‘Ali." Another of your prominent ulama’ who has interpreted this hadith the same way is the well known scholar, Jalalu'd-Din Suyuti. Peshawar Nights: Shia Islam in Sunni Traditions by Sultan Al-Wa'izin Shirazi PDF EBOOK EPUB KINDLE. Size: 65,653 KB. Peshawar Nights: Shia Islam in Sunni Traditions Sultan Al-Wa'izin Shirazi pdf. He writes towards the end of his Baghiatu'l-Wu'az Fi Tabaqatu'l-Huffaz, giving the chain of chroniclers up to Jabir Abdullah Ansari, that the Holy Prophet told the Commander of the Faithful, ‘Ali "Had there been any prophet of Allah after me, it would have been you!" In support of this, Ibn Hajar quotes another hadith from the Prophet about the Holy Qur'an and his purified progeny: "Do not go beyond the bounds of the Qur'an and my progeny; do not neglect them. Otherwise, you will be destroyed. And do not teach my descendants since they know more than you do."Library of Congress Office, Karachi, Library of Congress (1979). Accessions List, Pakistan (Listing) (Pennsylvania State Universityed.). Library of Congress Office-Pakistan, Karachi. p.40. ISBN 978-0-19-577246-3. Abu Hanifa's verdict that if water is not available we can perform ghusl and wuzu' with Nabiz (syrup of date) Ali's battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrwan were like the battles of the Holy Prophet against the infidels