Beliefs

The Eighteenth Spurious Argument: SWEARING BY THE PROPHET AND THE IMAMS Some people spuriously find fault with the Shias because they swear by Prophet Muhammad, the Imams and by their progeny whereas swearing by any other than Allah is null and void....

The Eighteenth Spurious Argument: SWEARING BY THE ...

The Twenty-Third Spurious Argument: THE ORIGIN OF SHIISM Some people fabricate lies against the Shias claiming that Shiism is a new doctrine and that it was originated by the influence of the Persian Magi and the Jews. THE ANSWER Neither the followin...

The Twenty-Third Spurious Argument: THE ORIGIN OF ...

The Twenty-Second Spurious Argument: TEMPORARY MARRIAGE Some people spuriously criticize the Shias for permitting temporary marriage while they think that it is a ruling that has been repealed. THE ANSWER The Holy Qur'an has permitted temporary marri...

The Twenty-Second Spurious Argument: TEMPORARY MAR...

The Twenty-first Spurious Argument: JOINING THE PRAYERS Some people criticize the Shia for combining the five prayers offering them at only three times. They combine the Zhuhr and Asr Prayers and the Maghrib and 'Isha Prayers, whereas the Prophet (s)...

The Twenty-first Spurious Argument: JOINING THE PR...

The Twentieth Spurious Argument: REJECTING ANALOGY AND DISCRETION Some people erroneously criticize the Shias in that they reject analogy and discretion, and the expediencies transmitted in jurisprudence upon which the Companions and their successors...

The Twentieth Spurious Argument: REJECTING ANALOGY...

The Sixteenth Spurious Argument: SHIA OPINION ABOUT HAFSA AND 'AA'ISHA Some people spuriously criticize the Shias cursing the wives of Prophet Muhammad (s), especially 'Aa'isha (daughter of Abu Bakr; the first caliph) and Hafsa (daughter of Umar; the...

The Sixteenth Spurious Argument: SHIA OPINION ABOU...

The Seventeenth Spurious Argument: THE PEACE TREATY BETWEEN IMAM HASAN AND MU'AWIYA Some criticize the Shias saying that Imam Hasan had made peace with Mu'awiya (the first Umayyad caliph) and put an end to the conflict between them, and that he did n...

The Seventeenth Spurious Argument: THE PEACE TREAT...

The Fifteenth Spurious Argument: IMMODERATION Some spuriously criticize the Shia for having an over excessive love for the Prophet's family and they diminish the dignity of the Companions because they prefer Imam Ali and his family above all the othe...

The Fifteenth Spurious Argument: IMMODERATION Some...

The Fourteenth Spurious Argument: EXEGESIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE VERSES OF THE QUR'AN Some people fabricate lies against the Shias claiming that they interpret the Qur'anic verses not according to what they mean but just to support their beliefs ...

The Fourteenth Spurious Argument: EXEGESIS AND INT...

The Thirteenth Spurious Argument: LOVING THE PROPHET'S FAMILY Some people spuriously argue that the Shia love the Prophet's family more than Allah and His Messenger Muhammad (s), and they believe that their love for them is enough to get them into Pa...

The Thirteenth Spurious Argument: LOVING THE PROPH...

The Eleventh Spurious Argument: THE MIRACLES OF THE IMAMS Some people criticize the Shias of believing that the Imams had miracles like the miracles of the Prophets. THE ANSWER What we mean by the miracles of the Imams is the charismata that prove th...

The Eleventh Spurious Argument: THE MIRACLES OF TH...

The Twelfth Spurious Argument: NAMING PERSONS WITH NAMES SUCH AS ABDUN-NABI AND THE LIKE Some criticize the Shias because they give their sons names like Abdun-Nabi -the Prophet's slave-, Abdur-Rasul -the Messenger's slave-, Abd Ali -the slave of Ali...

The Twelfth Spurious Argument: NAMING PERSONS WITH...

The Tenth Spurious Argument: THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE TWELVE IMAMS Some people criticize the Shia for believing that the Imams of the honorable Prophet's family were infallible. THE ANSWER The Shia believe that the Imam, who has been appointed by All...

The Tenth Spurious Argument: THE INFALLIBILITY OF ...

The Ninth Spurious Argument: WHO IS THE FAMILY OF THE PROPHET? Some people criticize the Shias for limiting the Prophet's family to Imam Ali, Fatima and their sons Hasan and Husayn (peace be upon them) and excluding the Prophet's wives and uncles. TH...

The Ninth Spurious Argument: WHO IS THE FAMILY OF ...

The First Evidence: The Prophet Muhammad (s) asked the people before appointing Imam Ali as guardian by saying, "Am I not worthier of your selves than you are?" Then he said: "Of whomsoever I had been guardian, Ali here is to be his guardian." The Pr...

The First Evidence: The Prophet Muhammad (s) asked...

The Arabic word (Mawla) means to take charge of something and to achieve it. The author of As-Sihah says: "The ruler is the mawla i.e. he takes charge of the country. A man is mawla i.e. he takes charge of something, for example, selling. One says th...

The Arabic word (Mawla) means to take charge of so...

The Eighth Spurious Argument: THE TRADITIONS THAT THE PROPHET APPOINTED IMAM ALI AS GUARDIAN AND SUCCESSOR The Shias are criticized for saying that the Prophet Muhammad (s) had recommended that the Imamate and the caliphate were for Ali and his sons ...

The Eighth Spurious Argument: THE TRADITIONS THAT ...

The Seventh Spurious Argument: THE FABRICATION THAT THE SHIAS BELIEVE THE PROPHETIC MISSION BELONGED TO IMAM ALI There is a widespread spurious argument that the Shias believe that -Allah forbid- the prophecy had been intended for Imam Ali, and the A...

The Seventh Spurious Argument: THE FABRICATION THA...

The Fifth Spurious Argument: BESEECHING THE PROPHETS, IMAMS AND SAINTS Some people criticize the Shias of beseeching the Prophets, Imams and virtuous Saints, and of adjuring Allah through them believing that it has an effect upon their supplications ...

The Fifth Spurious Argument: BESEECHING THE PROPHE...

The Sixth Spurious Argument: INHERITING FROM THE PROPHETS The Shias are suspected of believing that the prophets bequeath what they possess to their inheritors like the rest of Muslims and they believe that the tradition which was narrated by Abu Bak...

The Sixth Spurious Argument: INHERITING FROM THE P...

The Fourth Spurious Argument: THE INTERCESSION OF THE PROPHETS, IMAMS AND SAINTS Some people find fault with the Shias claiming that they believe in the intercession of the Prophet, the Imams and Saints and that they ask them to be intercessors for t...

The Fourth Spurious Argument: THE INTERCESSION OF ...