What Implication did the Bi’r al-`Abd
Explosion
I have been informed that one of the
criticisms of this book is that it discusses, in a way that implies casting
doubt about the claim that the said individual was the target of an
assassination plot in the Bi’r al-`Abd explosion. I say that reference to the said explosion came in the process of objecting to his statement wherein he said: “I am not concerned whether the rib of al-Zahra’ was broken or not.” His lack of concern springs out of the fact that it was a historical incident which took place a long time ago, whereas this personal incident took place also some time back. Despite that, he exerts an effort to remind others of it every year. It is then that radio announcers and others place this “painful event” before people. I did not intend from doing so to delve into the personal aspects of this ugly massacre in which more than eighty children, women, men, the young and the old, lost their lives, nor in its details. Again, let me emphasize that I will not be dragged into discussing anything which causes the book to deviate from its pure theological and scientific objective. |