Al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah is an Islamic book written by the Muslim

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 scholar Ibn Hajar Al-Haytami

Ibn Hajar al-Haytami

Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki was a Sunni Muslim Shafi`i scholar, born in 909 AH .Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami was a student of Zakariyya al-Ansari. He represents the foremost resource for legal opinion in the entire late Shafi`i school...

, it covers many areas such as how to send greetings upon the Prophet Muhammad

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 and the role of Shia'ism in Islam.

Shi'te Views

Ibn Hajar Al-Haytami Al-Makki's al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah (literally 'Loud/Frightening Lightning') is deeply critical against Shi'tes as a sect and their views and beliefs. The title itself is termed to be as a sign of the scathing attack on them. Later Shi'ite scholars, most notable from the Islamic Schools of Lucknow, India and Qom, Iran refuted the claims of al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah in their texts and books. Thus, Ibn-Hajar is not considered a respected scholar in Shi'ite views and texts.