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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   The Second Angle to the discussion: The Viewpoint of the Contemporaries regarding Interpreting the Book of Allah   Are the contemporary Shia free from the approach of Qur’anic exegesis which is steeped in esoteric interpretation which was adopted by their early scholars like that of al Qummi, al Kulayni, al Kashani, al Bahrani and their likes, or did they unhesitantly follow in their […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 2: The Sunnah according to the Contemporaries   None of the views of the contemporary Shia scholarship has changed regarding any of the issues we discussed under the discussion of the Sunnah. To date, they consider the verdicts of their Twelve Imams equal to the verdicts of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala and His Rasul salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Their scholar […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 3: Consensus of the Ummah according to the contemporaries   There is nothing new in this discussion that we can shed light on. Yes of course with the exception of them trying to fit their dogma into the consensus of the Ummah by deploying deceitful ways due to which a person who is not really aware of their reality can be easily […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 4: Their Belief regarding the Fundamentals of Din   When talking of Tawhid al Rububiyyah, the oneness of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala in terms of him being the nourisher, some of their contemporaries have made such statements in conceding for their Imams attributes which purely belong to Allah that were not previously reported from their early scholars. One of their scholars […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 5: Imamah   Imamah as per the acknowledgement of the contemporaries is just like Nubuwwah[1] and a continuation of Nubuwwah,[2] or it is a station granted by Allah which is like Nubuwwah.[3] It is one of the fundamentals of Islam according to them, Kashif al Ghita’ says:   إن الشيعة زادوا في أركان الإسلام ركنا آخر وهو الإمامة The Shia have added […]