Editing Ahmed al-Hasan (section)

=== Opponents ===
The Shia clerics that are informed about Ahmed al-Hasan's call have largely condemned him, and issued corresponding ''[[fatwa]]''s classifying Ahmed al-Hasan as an impostor, a fabricator, a deceiver, an innovator, and a liar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aqaed.com/faq/6586/|title=»الإجابة على الأسئلة العقائدية »مركز الأبحاث العقائدية|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sh-alsagheer.com/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=677|title=سماحة الشيخ جلال الدين الصغير - الموقع الرسمي|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> According to Iraqi Basra police, investigations conducted revealed that his ancestry does not go back to the prophet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/02/04/45160.html |title=Iraqi police expose doomsday cult chief |date=4 February 2008 |work=[[Al Arabiya]] |access-date=26 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209213632/http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2008/02/04/45160.html |archive-date=9 December 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Shi'a Muslim scholars such as Sheikh [[Ali Al-Kourani|Ali al-Korani]] and [[Jalal al-Din Ali al-Saghir]] have expressed their negative views of Ahmed al-Hasan's claims in numerous TV broadcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alameli.net/|title=جديد مكتبة الوسائط |work=alameli.net}}</ref> He has been accused by his opponents of plotting to assassinate [[Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani]].<ref name="Who"/>

An example of his opposition is a question and answer in the pro-Islamic Republic of Iran, Shi'i website "Al-Islam": <br />
Question: What do scholars say about Ahmed al-Hasan, who "makes a various claims, including being the son, messenger, vicegerent, and executor of the affairs of Imam Mahdi, al-Yamani, an infallible Imam, the first of 12 Mahdis."<br />
Reply: "He is a liar. He has been appointed and financially supported by our enemies to create dispute and cause trouble among the followers of Ahlul Bayt" (i.e. Shia Muslims).<ref name="Al-Islam 2022">{{cite web |website=Al-Islam |title=What is the opinion of the Maraji on Ahmad al-Hassan who makes various claims including being the son, messenger, vicegerent, and executor of the affairs of Imam Mahdi, al-Yamani, an infallible Imam, and the first of 12 Mahdis? |date=2022 |url=https://www.al-islam.org/person/ahmad-al-hassan |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref>

Sheikh [[Ali Al-Kourani|Ali al-Korani]] says about the Yamani: "And from them are those who will not obey him! And the reason is, that the clerics and the Hawzas will find it from the difficult matters to accept what opposes what they have studied about and were used to in their concepts and [[Sharia]] rulings."<ref>AlYamanyoon Qadimoon, page 150</ref>

Ahmed al-Hasan claims that Shia Muslims are being "deceived" by the [[Marja']].<ref name="Who"/> He claims that imitating (following and obeying) a scholar is not obligatory for Muslims, and it is considered ''Shirk'' (polytheism) to blindly follow a scholar.