Asalaam alaykm, I’m a Muslim, I don’t belong to a sect. As the Quran mentions not to create sects. Though I don’t see my beliefs any different than that of a Sunni, the only difference, I do not call myself a Sunni, but instead call myself a Muslim.
I believe in the Quran and authentic Hadith, including Bukhari and Muslim, ibn Majah and more. I like to read weaker Hadiths, though with caution, knowing it’s a weak Hadith.
The Quran comes first for me, anything that contradicts the Quran, of course the Quran will then come first. And anything that is commanded in Hadith that the Quran doesn’t condemn, then I like to follow it, an example being a beard.
My question is what do Shias believe in, do you believe in the Quran, is it the same Quran that all Muslims read from? I truly have little knowledge about Shia Islam, so I hope my questions don’t offend. Do Shias believe in Hadith? And if so what are the most authentic hadith collections that Shias believe in. Do Shias and Sunnis share any Hadith collections that they both believe in? Thank you.
I'm not a Muslim and I'm probably going to trigger people here. What I've noticed is that pretty much all Islamist terrorism is perpetrated by Sunnis. If you consider the Islamist terrorist attacks in the west I can't recall a time when a Shia was a perpetrator. Even over the charlie hebdo cartoons there wasn't crazy outrage by the Shias and threats to kill people. Although I have seen some occasional reports of honour killings in Iran overall radicalism doesn't seem to be an issue in the shia community. How come this is the case when both the fundamentalist Shias and Sunnis share a very similar Islamist ideology? Or is this basically as a result of Shias accounting for a small populus of Muslims?
There are also no real major Shia terrorist groups such as ISIS, Taliban, Boko Haram and many more. Some say Hezbollah, but their goals are completely different and are no way comparable to ISIS or Al Qaeda with how they influence a lot of western Muslims and getting them to commit heinous crimes.
According to Shia Islam the definition of bidʻah is anything that is introduced to Islam as either being fard (mandatory), mustahabb (recommended), halal (permissible), makruh (reprehensible) or haram (forbidden) that contradicts the Qurʼan or hadith. Any new good practice introduced that does not contradict the Qurʼan or hadith is permissible. However, it is not permissible to say that a new good practice (that does not contradict the Qurʼan or hadith) is obligatory, highly recommended or "sunnah" proper. Hence, the Shiʻa stance mirrors the body of Sunni scholars who proffer the idea of "bidʻah hasana". As a general rule in Shiʻa jurisprudence, anything is permissible except whatever is prohibited through divine revelation (i.e. the Qurʼan or hadith).
Is this statement accurate?
I’ve been a shia for a long time but am not connected to any Shias.
Salam to all! I am a Shia Muslim from Pakistan and I am so much worried about the current situation in my country. There are increasing mob attacks and blasphemy accusations in the country. Most of the Sunni people here hold the opinion that a person accused of blasphemy should be killed. Tbh, this upsets me a lot. I think this is the most violent law that should be demolished immediately. However, I am still curious what are the rulings related to blasphemy in Shia Islam?
I would be very thankful if you guide me and help me clear my confusion.
JazakAllah!
Whether you were born into a Shiite family, or became a revert, just wanted to know the personal stories and experiences of others of why they continue to follow/eventually followed Shia Islam, i've listened to many stories on the Ahlulbayt Reborn channel on youtube, long story short i'm sort of on a personal journey myself as of late, that's all. But yeah, would be awesome if you could share your own reasonings and stories.
Due to the Druze religion being an ethnic religion
Hi I am looking for the differences of branches of Shia islam. For Sunnis we have Hanbali, Shafi’i, Maliki, and Hanafi. But I have only heard of Twelver Shia Islam even though there are other ways of practice. Can someone explain the differences between various branches of Shia Islam? I am genuinely curious.
جزاك اللهُ خيرا
I.e; Darbaars/Darghas , Pir/Murshaads etc
I was raised Shi'ite*, so what I was taught growing up was that Ali was appointed the successor by Muhammad, but there was a coup by Umar and Abu Bakr after the Prophet's death, denying Ali his rightful inheritance, so to speak. And then after some time, the first Ummayad Caliph, Mu'auiyah** killed Hussein (son of Ali, grandson of Muhammad, fourth Shi'ite Imam) in the battle of Karbala, thereby sealing the schism "with the blood of the Prophet's grandchildren", as it was dramatically put. Some more stuff happened in between and afterwards, but thats the gist of the Twelver Shi'ite narrative as I understood it growing up.
On the other hand, there is the Sunni or orthodox narrative, which is much more common. From what I understand, the story goes: Muhammad dies, Abu Bakr gets elected Caliph; Abu Bakr appoints Umar as his successor, who is succeeded by Uthman, then Ali. After Ali, the Ummayads take over, and the rest is history. Or at least, there is some agreement between the two sects over the big picture after this point.
So, to my main question: what's the historical explanation for all this? How do historians reconcile these two narratives? Or do they give more weight to the Sunni narrative, considering 90% of Muslims are Sunni? Most academic work I've seen takes the latter position, which makes sense to me. Is this a correct understanding of the work being done in this field?
Second, the way these narratives are told traditionally seems to me to emphasise the importance of personality, or morality, or some later religious or political position. In other words, these seem more like myths than historical sources. So what are the social, economic, and political causes for the schism?
*I am no longer religious, but I mention this to explain my premise. Also, I mean Twelver Shi'ite, or Ja'afari Shi'ite, who are the largest branch of Shi'ites iirc.
**I have no idea if this is the right transliteration.
I know America is fuelling this war by giving money and weapons but these people who are actually fighting in the war, are they fighting because of sunni/shia differences
From my own observation it seems that more Shia muslims are trageted and killed by Sunni muslims than atheists or apostates. Obviously this is because they are more easily identifiable, but what would you predict the reaction to your conversion to be?
This is complicated so I'll try carefully to explain.
I'm from Northern Ireland, and we have a history of religious conflict between Protestants and Roman Catholics, a situation which is sometimes compared to Lebanon's sectarian problems for example.
Nowadays, like most of Europe, Northern Ireland has many secular people, but many people who don't even consider themselves Christian still identify as "cultural" Protestants or Catholics, stick fiercely to their group, and continue to stereotype the other community based on behaviours.
If you ask a "Catholic" to sum up Protestants, for example, the Catholic will not talk about the importance of scripture, or the number of sacraments, or Original Sin - they will say that Protestants are rich, emotionally reserved, arrogant, love horse-riding and baking and cleaning, and have no sense of humour. If you ask a Protestant to sum up Catholics, he might say that they are lazy, alcoholic, sociable, and love gambling.
To a slightly lesser extent, these stereotypes are true across Europe and the US - generally, Catholics are seen to be more fun, a bit lazy, to care more about family and the community, and to have lots of babies. Most of these stereotypes originate from the lifestyle in Catholic Mediterranean countries like Italy and Spain. By contrast, the countries of northern Europe like Germany, Britain, Netherlands and Sweden have a reputation for being hardworking, dull, and individualistic, which mostly originate from the Industrial Revolution beginning in these places. Even within countries these stereotypes exist, like in Germany, where there is a noticeable north/south divide based on religious tradition.
So anyway, I've been trying to research the main traditions of Islam out of an interest in Middle Eastern culture, and it's just not connecting with me because I'm only seeing theological explanations about Ali and Abu Bakr. I know that people are more devout in the Middle East, but I'm struggling to accept that these small religious details are the only difference between the two main branches of Islam. I'm wondering if cultural divides are also a feature of the split, like in Christianity, because it would make a lot more sense to me if bricklayers in Riyadh make jokes about Iranians being arrogant / lazy / bad at driving etc, rather than distrusting them because of a 1300+ year old disagreement over inheritance law.
I hope none of this is offensive. Just trying to make sense of a very different worl
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Just had a quick question because I'm curious what the Shia view is on this issue because it's pertinent to me.
So if somebody is diagnosed with a condition at birth, say for example Autism, do Shias believe that condition is a punishment from Allah for any sins that child will commit in the future?
Thank you and I appreciate any answers people could give me.
If Muhammad didn't forget to choose a successor, muslims wouldn't be divided into sunnis and shias. How was muhammad flawless when he couldn't be bothered to do a simple task which resulted in huge consequences in the islamic world
selamünaleyküm. i am sunni turkish i dont know so much about shia but i know you follow 12 imam. anyway i heard there are muta niqah in shia , is it true? and it isnt legalize zina? dont misunderstand me its not offensive post i just wonder.
There are no Sunni Shia and Wahhabi in Islam or Quran.
Allah says in Quran Surah Ale Imran Ch.3 V.103 hold the rope of Allah strongly and do not be divided. We have to hold the rope of Allah and authentic Hadith of our beloved prophet Mohammad (PBUM) and Allah says in Surah An’aam Ch.6 V.159 oh prophet if anyone make sects or division in Islam we have nothing to do with him. Allah will judge in the day of judgment.
You're all Muslims.
And as long as you continue divisions (egos, tribalism, being born into a forefathers legacy, cultural), you'll continue to have no honor in this world
Hello. I am a 17 year old Sunni Muslim and I’ve recently taken a interest in the Shia sect (Twelver) can you give me a good synopsis of basic beliefs as well as stuff I can read and watch to learn more? Also I think it’s important to say that my interest in Shiism started when I began to read about the martyr Hussain (A.S) and the sacrifice he made to uphold righteousness.
Salam Alaykum,
What are some Quranic verses, Ahadith and historical facts that allow Shia Muslims to visit Shrines? Sunnis argue that it is Haram, what is the Shia argument/proof to this? Why/how do Shia's consider it okay? Did the Prophet Muhammad allow it/do it? Did past prophets do it?
Thank you
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "There will be after me twelve Amir (Princes / Rulers), all of them from Quraysh."
— Sunan al-Tirmidhi[19]
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "Islam will continue to be triumphant until there have been twelve Caliphs, all of them from Quraysh."
— Sahih Muslim[17]
"Your guardian is only Allah, His Messenger and those who believe, establish prayers and pay the zakat while they are bowing in prayer." (Surah al-Ma'ida, 5:55)“It is narrated by ‘Ammār bin Yāsir that a beggar came up to ‘Alī and stood beside him. He was kneeling in prayer. He (the beggar) pulled out his ring and he gave the ring to the beggar. Then ‘Alī called on the Prophet and told him the news. At this occasion, this verse was revealed to him: (Surely your (helping) friend is Allāh and His Messenger and (along with them) are the believers who establish prayers, pay zakāhand bow down (in humility before Allāh).Allāh’s Messenger read out the verse and said: One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master. O Allāh! Be his friend who befriends him (‘Alī) and be his enemy who is his enemy.”1
- Qur'ān (al-Mā’idah, the Table spread) 5:55.
- Tabarānī related it in al-Mu‘jam-ul-awsat(7:129, 130 # 6228), al-Mu‘jam-ul-kabīr(4:174 # 4053; 5:195, 203, 204 # 5068, 5069, 5092, 5097), and in al-Mu‘jam-us-saghīr (1:65). Ahmad bin Hambal narrated it in al-Musnad (1:119; 4:372); Hākim, al-Mustadrak (3:119, 371 # 4576, 5594); Diyā’ Maqdisī, al-Ahādīth-ul-mukhtārah (2:106, 174 # 480, 553); Haythamī, Majma‘-uz-zawā’id (7:17), Mawārid-uz-zam’ān (p.544 # 2205); Ibn Athīr, Asad-ul-ghābah fī ma‘rifat-is-sahābah (2:362; 3:487); Hindī, Kanz-ul-‘ummāl (11:332, 333 # 31662; 13:104, 169 # 36340, 36511); and Khatīb Baghdādī in Tārīkh Baghdad (7:377). Hindī has written in Kanz-ul-‘ummāl (11:609 # 32950): Tabarānī related this tradition from Abū Hurayrah and twelve Companions, and Imām Ahmad bin Hambal has related it fromAbū Ayyūb al-Ansārī and a larger number of Companions. Hākim has narrated it from ‘Alī and Talhah in al-Mustadrak. Imām Ahmad bin Hambal and Tabarānī have related this tradition from ‘Alī, Zayd bin Arqam and thirty Companions. Abū Nu‘aym has copied it from Sa‘d in Fadāilus-sahābah and Khatīb Baghdādī has copied it from Anas. Khatīb Baghdādī has copied it in Tārīkh Baghdad(12:343) from ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Abbās along with the words:
One who has me as his master has ‘Alī as his master.
Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, The Ghadir Declaration (Lahore, Pakistan: Minhaj-ul-
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Hi I am looking for the differences of branches of Shia islam. For Sunnis we have Hanbali, Shafi’i, Maliki, and Hanafi. But I have only heard of Twelver Shia Islam even though there are other ways of practice. Can someone explain the differences between various branches of Shia Islam? I am genuinely curious.
جزاك اللهُ خيرا
