Although there are myriads of valid narrations on the merits and status of Imam Ali which have been confirmed by great Sunni scholars; Ibn Taymiyyah left no stone unturned to ignore these narrations and distort historical facts.

The Wahhabi Salafis claim to follow the ideas and thoughts of Ahmad ibn Hanbal but the Hanbali scholars have never recognized them as an Islamic denomination.

The Sunnis believe after the departure of the Prophet from the mortal world, the relation with God has been severed and whatever has been attained through revelation is enough and we ourselves can issue decrees for various matters.