Some schizophrenic people create artificial quarrels between the Friends of God (Awliya Allah) and divide people on groundless grounds. Thus there are ostensible Sunnis who acknowledge theKhulafa Rashidunbut deny the spiritual dominion of Syedna Ali (may God ennoble his face). On the other hand, there are ostensible Shias who allege fealty to Syedna Ali (may God ennoble his face) but accuse Syedna Abu Bakr, Umar, and Usman (may God be pleased with them) ofusurpingpower. These extremely dangerous trends are borne out of an atmosphere of ignorance and prejudice.

In my observation, many people are simply confused. The confusion in their minds is in dire need of resolution. It is in this context thatSheikh-ul-Islamwrote his book,The Ghadir Declaration. The book isavailable onlinefree of cost and is a must-read for the knowledge-seekers. Theprefaceof the book resolves the conflict created by the conspiracy theorists.