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The Epilogue   All praise is due to Allah by Whose grace all good actions reach culmination. May His peace descend upon the one with whom He terminated prophethood, upon his household, and his Companions, who were loyal to Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the truth that he came with, were partisans thereof, and were by the grace of Allah brothers at all times. I have […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Second Discussion The Ruling regarding their Kufr This is the view that majority of the great Muslim scholars have held throughout history, the likes of Imam Malik, Ahmed, al Bukhari, etc. Hereunder I will present the exact quotations of the great scholars of Islam regarding the Rawafid who are otherwise known as the Twelvers and the Jafariyyah.[1] I will start with the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Ruling regarding them The First Discussion The Ruling regarding them being Innovators and not Disbelievers   Imam al Nawawi[1] says:   إن المذهب الصحيح المختار الذي قاله الأكثرون والمحققون أن الخوارج لا يكفرون كسائر أهل البدع Surely the correct and preferred opinion which is held by the majority and research scholars is that the Khawarij are not to be excommunicated like the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Economical Sphere   Shi’ism has left its effects in the economical sphere of the Muslims’ lives in different ways. One among them is that Shia figures have since the bygone eras taken the wealth of the Muslims under the deceiving pretext of the ‘right of the Ahlul Bayt’, for which Allah has revealed no evidence. This wealth was always utilised in fulfilling […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Social Sphere   This is a very vast topic, but I will allude to some aspects thereof.   Firstly: Their rapport with the Muslims The Shia live with the Muslims and carry a Muslim identity and there is no difference between them and the rest. And the default ruling in the relationships within Muslims is love, affection, mutual care and preference. Islam […]