Why Is Shi'ism not Islam? Why can’t we Unite upon some common grounds?
Shi’ism is an off-shoot of mainstream Islam, and many of the concepts of mainstream Islam were borrowed and incorporated. Not only this, but the Shia–like deviant sects of any religion–have always sought to justify their own deviant beliefs by basing them, albeit loosely, in the books of the mainstream.
The difference between shi,as and mainstream muslims is in AQEEDAH! (doctrines of FAITH).
Many people mistakenly think that Muslims are divided into two halves: Sunnis and Shi'it. In reality Shia are between 7.5% to 11%. All the rest (93.5%) are Sunnis (ignoring the fact the Shi'ism is a totally different religion than Islam).
In Islam, there are six articles of faith.
1. Belief in Allaah (God),
2. Belief in His Angels,
3. Belief in His Books,
4. Belief in His Messengers,
5. Belief in the Last Day, and:
6. Belief in the Divine Preordainment and Divine Decree (Qadhaa' and Qadr).
In Islam, there are six articles of faith.
1. Belief in Allaah (God),
2. Belief in His Angels,
3. Belief in His Books,
4. Belief in His Messengers,
5. Belief in the Last Day, and:
6. Belief in the Divine Preordainment and Divine Decree (Qadhaa' and Qadr).
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Shi'as have different articles of faith and one of their articles is not even mentioned in the Quran. I refer to the article of imamate:
- what is the Shia doctrine of Imamah?
Apart from the Prophets, there are another group of God-appointed persons called Imams. These are people who possess Ismah (infallibility) and have access to a knowledge that is not accessible by ordinary people.
The world cannot be empty of an Imam otherwise it will be destroyed.
The world cannot be empty of an Imam otherwise it will be destroyed.
In the Islamic context, these individuals are twelve people among the descendants of the Holy Prophet (sallalau alaihi wassalam) who are appointed by nobody except Allah (swt) alone to lead the Muslims. Anyone who chooses a leader other than these twelve is misguided and not a complete believer.
The twelvth (last) of the Imams is the Mehdi and, although he has been in occultation for more than one thousand years, he will return when Allah (swt) wishes and then justice will prevail.The above stated doctrine of Imamah is the core belief of the Shi'a. The Shia consider five articles of belief as fundamentals of religion.
Articles of faith in Shi'ism
The articles of faith of shi'ism are:
The twelvth (last) of the Imams is the Mehdi and, although he has been in occultation for more than one thousand years, he will return when Allah (swt) wishes and then justice will prevail.The above stated doctrine of Imamah is the core belief of the Shi'a. The Shia consider five articles of belief as fundamentals of religion.
Articles of faith in Shi'ism
The articles of faith of shi'ism are:
- Tawheed (Oneness of God)
- Nabuwwah (Prophethood)
- Ma’ad (Day of Judgement)
- Adl (Justice of God)
- Imamah (the above stated doctrine)
Imamah is considered by the Shia to be one of the Usool-e-Deen [fundamentals of religion].
Why is this all so important pillar of faith not even mentioned in the Quran ?
The Quran Challenge for the Shi'as
Give a Quran (the translation) to an English man who has no idea about Islam and ask him to read it and write down five important articles of Islamic belief based on his understanding from the Quran. We imagine that he will write down the Oneness of God, Prophethood, the Day of Judgment, perhaps the rewards and punishments, prayer, Zakat, and so on. But is there any chance that he writes the doctrine of Imamah as the Shia put it? Surely not!
Can any Shia produce even a single verse outlining Imamah:
- 1. without any additions to the translation,
- 2. without parenthetical insertions to the translation,
- 3. without Hadith to “support” their interpretation,
- 4. without Tafseer, and\
- 5. without their own personal commentaries leading us from verse to verse?
When the Shia is forced to produce the Quranic verses without any additions, he will find it impossible to even come close to fulfilling the “Quran Challenge.”
- Not a single verse in the Quran says anything even remotely close to “O believers, after the Prophet, there will be twelve Imamschosen by Allah and you should follow them.”
The Shia can never produce a single verse in the Quran that shows anything even similar to this. In fact, the Shi'a will be forced to produce long Tafseer andcircuitious arguments involving certain verses with added meanings to them; but if we ask the Shi'a to simply read the verse without any insertions, then suddenly they cannot produce even a single verse in the Quran to justify Imamah. Suffice to say that the Shi'a becomes polemically incapacitated if he isforced to use the Quran and Quran alone.
Imamah Not Mentioned in Quran
Every single fundamental of Islam is mentioned in the Quran numerous times. Tawheed and the concept of Allah (عز و جل) are mentioned over two thousand times. The concept of Messengers and Prophets [Risalah and Nabuwwah]is mentioned repeatedly; in fact, the words “Rasool” and “Nabi” is used over four hundred times. All of the other Usool-e-Deen (fundamental of religion),other than Imamah, are mentioned hundreds of times in the Quran. Yet, the Quran remains completely silent on the issue of Imamah.
TheShia say that Imamah is one of the Usool-e-Deen, but we see that even the Furoo-e-Deen (the subsidiary and secondary parts of religion) are mentioned much more than Imamah is (which is actually never mentioned). Salat (prayer),the second pillar of Islam, is mentioned 700 times in the Quran. Zakat (charity), the third pillar of Islam, has been mentioned over 150 times. And yet, where is Imamah? The Quran is the complete guide for humanity, and yet the Shia are saying that the fundamental core belief (i.e. Imamah) is not in it.
The Quran clearly says that Muhammad (صلّىالله عليه وآله وسلّم) is divinely appointed as the the Messenger of Allah (عز و جل) and that we should follow him. If there was another divinely appointed person we were supposed to follow after him,shouldn’t his name also be mentioned in the Quran? Why is it too much to ask that the twelve Imams be named in the Quran? Or how about even one of them? Not even Ali (رضّى الله عنه) is named in the Quran.For argument sake, we will not even demand names; what about even the very concept of divinely appointed Imams that will come after the Prophet (صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم) and that we must follow them? We would argue that Allah (عز و جل) should have included the names of such people for the book to really be complete, yet we are unable to find even a single verse in the Quran which describes even the concept of Imamah. Not a single verse can the Shia produce in this regard.
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The Quran is the ultimate guide for humanity. It contains all the fundamental beliefs of our faith. If Imamah was really a part of our faith, then it would be in the Quran. But Imamah is not in the Quran and we reject whatever belief is not justified in the Quran. There are many verses in the Quran that say that the believers are those who pray, give alms to the poor, do good deeds, and other such things; but why is it that not a single verse says the believers are those who follow and obey the Infallible Imam?
Conclusion
Both Sunni and Shi'a, as well as all other Islamic-oriented sects, have their own set of Hadith, Tafseer, historical accounts, and rituals. However, the Quran should be mutually agreed upon by both sides as being an authentic guide to the truth.In the words of Sidi Abu Salih, in order for a dialogue between Sunni and Shi'a to be fruitful,
…the Lowest Common Denominator should be found, a work that will be accepted as fully authentic in terms of its message and its integrity by both the Sunni and Shi'a sides. This book is, of course, the Noble Quran. Therefore, the first and most important place to look for resolving big differences of doctrine such as those between the Sunni and Shia sects should be the Quran.
Thus,whichever group has basis for its beliefs in the Quran, it is this group that we should adhere to. A group whose beliefs are not in the Quran cannot be followed as this would be refuting the Word of Allah (عز و جل). The Quran is complete in its guidance; Allah Almighty (عز و جل) says: “We have left nothing out of the Book.” (Quran,6:38)
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So muslims and non muslims identify shia religion is NOT in the Quran. For #Example :
Give a Quran (the translation) to an English man who has no idea about Islam and ask him to read it and write down five im...عرض المزيد
- Shia-ism is NOT IslamShare this with Muslims and Non muslims to get a clearer picture of the CORE difference between the Two Faiths.
Shi'ism = NOT = Islam.
There can be NO Unity upon Falsehood and Deception.
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