Who are Shia's
The Shi!a (or Shi’ites) are those Muslims who follow [after the Prophet Muhammad] !Ali Ibn Abi Talib Commander of the Believers, and his pure progeny, peace be upon them.
Shia's constitute more than 500 million people and are spread throughout all the Muslim lands and make up minorities of differing number in most other countries of the world. Shia's numbers have increased day by day particularly since the crystallisation of Islamic thoughts and the opening of the door to dialogue and the rejection of blind partisanship.
Shia's believe in Allah as their Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer, in Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, as prophet, in Islam as religion, in the Qur’an as holy book, in the Kabah in Mecca as direction of prayer (qiblah), in the questioning in the grave by the angels Munkar and Nakir, in the accounting on the day of resurrection, in heaven and hell, and in all that Allah’s messenger – Muhammad – brought from his Lord.
Shia's also establish the daily prayer (salah), and pay the tithe (khums) and obligatory alms (zakah), and fast the month of Ramadan, and make pilgrimage to the Holy House in Mecca, and shia's make it incumbent to struggle with might and main (jihad) in the way of elevating the word of Islam, and enjoin what is good and forbid what is bad, and ally themselves with the friends of Allah, and are against the enemies of Allah.
Shia's are foremost in good and charitable deeds, and are steadfast in fulfilling extra and recommended acts of worship, and adopting virtues and avoiding unlawful things and vices.
Shia's believe that Islam is a complete religion which was revealed by Allah for the happiness of mankind. Hence, everything in Islam should be implemented in the various areas of life since there is no happiness without implementing the laws of Islam and having no need for the laws of the east or the west.
Almighty Allah has said: And whoever desires other than Islam as a religion, it will never be accepted from him and in the afterlife he will be amongst the losers. Also, in the traditions it is said: That which Muhammad has declared lawful will remain lawful until the day of resurrection and that which he has declared unlawful will remain unlawful until the day of resurrection.
Shia's also believe that it is obligatory to unite the Muslims under one banner as Almighty Allah has ordered: And hold on firmly to the rope of Allah and do not be disunited and And do not dispute amongst yourselves so that you will fail and your power will go.
Shia's also believe that it is necessary to solve the differences that have arisen and caused disunity between Muslims, doing so in the light of the book of Allah and the authentic traditions (sunnah) far from different groupings and hateful and unwarranted partisanships and cliques.
Shia's also believe that any law which goes against Islam is unlawful and wrong and should not be acted upon, as Almighty Allah has said: And whoever does not rule by what Allah has revealed, then they are the unbelievers.
The Shia are distinguished in that they hold that the door to independent legal judgement (ijtihad) remains open; and in that reason (aql) is central to the divine law as well as the Quran, the traditions and consensus.
Shia's have a glowing history from the dawn of the message of Islam until today. The Shite element was the most active in establishing Islamic thought and in building Islamic civilisation. Shia's have to their credit innumerable writings.
Shia's have a tremendous number of schools, institutes, libraries, scholars and preachers in Islamic and non-Islamic lands. Shia's controlled [throughout history] a number of states in differing lands.
Shia's distinguished themselves throughout history with their long struggle against the unbelievers, the crusaders, the heretics, the Zionists and the colonialists.
All along the way there was between them and their Sunni brothers brotherhood and friendship and interaction and companionship.
Shia's are found today in most if not all of the countries of the world. However, the main Shia population centres are Iraq, Iran, the Gulf states, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Indonesia.
Currently Shia's have educational and cultural institutes and top scholars in Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad, Kadhimiyyah, Samarra, Beirut, Cairo, Qum, Khurasan, Tehran, Karachi, Mumbai, Jakarta, Kuwait, Qatar, Ahsa’ and QaUif provinces (Arabia), Afghanistan, Damascus, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, African countries, Europe, America and elsewhere.
The meaning of Shiism
Shia'sm does not represent a personal belonging to Ali (a.s.) and his family (Ahlelbeit (a.s.)), but it represents the belonging to the path of the Prophet (P.) that they followed, worked and struggled for it. He also tells the people about how to be real Shiites. He says to Jabir bin Abdallah: “Is it enough for a person to embellish himself as our Shi'a (follower) by professing love for us, the Ahlelbeit? Nay! By Allah, a person is not our follower unless he fears Allah and obeys Him. Our followers are only recognized, O Jabir, by their humbleness, submission, honesty, abundant praise of Allah, fasting and prayers; goodness to their parents; attention to the poor, needy, debtors and orphans living nearby; speaking the truth; recitation of the Quran; holding their tongues except for good words; and trustworthiness towards relatives in all affairs”. “…If a man says I love the Messenger but does not follow his teachings, his love will do him no good. Therefore be pious and know that has a special relationship with God. God loves those of you who are pious and obedient most. We have no power to save you from the fire! And God is not obliged under any circumstances to save you either. Whoever obeys God is one of our followers and whoever disobeys Him is one of our enemies. Being one of our followers cannot be attained other than thorough hard work and piety.” O Jabir, without 'ita'ah' (obedience and submission), nobody can attain proximity to Allah. We do not like them to claim to be our friends if they do not fulfill all the conditions. A sinful person is our enemy. Without good deeds and abstinence from sins, any claim of friendship to us is of no avail."
The Shi!a (or Shi’ites) are those Muslims who follow [after the Prophet Muhammad] !Ali Ibn Abi Talib Commander of the Believers, and his pure progeny, peace be upon them.
Shia's constitute more than 500 million people and are spread throughout all the Muslim lands and make up minorities of differing number in most other countries of the world. Shia's numbers have increased day by day particularly since the crystallisation of Islamic thoughts and the opening of the door to dialogue and the rejection of blind partisanship.
Shia's believe in Allah as their Lord, Cherisher and Sustainer, in Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, as prophet, in Islam as religion, in the Qur’an as holy book, in the Kabah in Mecca as direction of prayer (qiblah), in the questioning in the grave by the angels Munkar and Nakir, in the accounting on the day of resurrection, in heaven and hell, and in all that Allah’s messenger – Muhammad – brought from his Lord.
Shia's also establish the daily prayer (salah), and pay the tithe (khums) and obligatory alms (zakah), and fast the month of Ramadan, and make pilgrimage to the Holy House in Mecca, and shia's make it incumbent to struggle with might and main (jihad) in the way of elevating the word of Islam, and enjoin what is good and forbid what is bad, and ally themselves with the friends of Allah, and are against the enemies of Allah.
Shia's are foremost in good and charitable deeds, and are steadfast in fulfilling extra and recommended acts of worship, and adopting virtues and avoiding unlawful things and vices.
Shia's believe that Islam is a complete religion which was revealed by Allah for the happiness of mankind. Hence, everything in Islam should be implemented in the various areas of life since there is no happiness without implementing the laws of Islam and having no need for the laws of the east or the west.
Almighty Allah has said: And whoever desires other than Islam as a religion, it will never be accepted from him and in the afterlife he will be amongst the losers. Also, in the traditions it is said: That which Muhammad has declared lawful will remain lawful until the day of resurrection and that which he has declared unlawful will remain unlawful until the day of resurrection.
Shia's also believe that it is obligatory to unite the Muslims under one banner as Almighty Allah has ordered: And hold on firmly to the rope of Allah and do not be disunited and And do not dispute amongst yourselves so that you will fail and your power will go.
Shia's also believe that it is necessary to solve the differences that have arisen and caused disunity between Muslims, doing so in the light of the book of Allah and the authentic traditions (sunnah) far from different groupings and hateful and unwarranted partisanships and cliques.
Shia's also believe that any law which goes against Islam is unlawful and wrong and should not be acted upon, as Almighty Allah has said: And whoever does not rule by what Allah has revealed, then they are the unbelievers.
The Shia are distinguished in that they hold that the door to independent legal judgement (ijtihad) remains open; and in that reason (aql) is central to the divine law as well as the Quran, the traditions and consensus.
Shia's have a glowing history from the dawn of the message of Islam until today. The Shite element was the most active in establishing Islamic thought and in building Islamic civilisation. Shia's have to their credit innumerable writings.
Shia's have a tremendous number of schools, institutes, libraries, scholars and preachers in Islamic and non-Islamic lands. Shia's controlled [throughout history] a number of states in differing lands.
Shia's distinguished themselves throughout history with their long struggle against the unbelievers, the crusaders, the heretics, the Zionists and the colonialists.
All along the way there was between them and their Sunni brothers brotherhood and friendship and interaction and companionship.
Shia's are found today in most if not all of the countries of the world. However, the main Shia population centres are Iraq, Iran, the Gulf states, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Indonesia.
Currently Shia's have educational and cultural institutes and top scholars in Najaf, Karbala, Baghdad, Kadhimiyyah, Samarra, Beirut, Cairo, Qum, Khurasan, Tehran, Karachi, Mumbai, Jakarta, Kuwait, Qatar, Ahsa’ and QaUif provinces (Arabia), Afghanistan, Damascus, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, African countries, Europe, America and elsewhere.
The meaning of Shiism
Shia'sm does not represent a personal belonging to Ali (a.s.) and his family (Ahlelbeit (a.s.)), but it represents the belonging to the path of the Prophet (P.) that they followed, worked and struggled for it. He also tells the people about how to be real Shiites. He says to Jabir bin Abdallah: “Is it enough for a person to embellish himself as our Shi'a (follower) by professing love for us, the Ahlelbeit? Nay! By Allah, a person is not our follower unless he fears Allah and obeys Him. Our followers are only recognized, O Jabir, by their humbleness, submission, honesty, abundant praise of Allah, fasting and prayers; goodness to their parents; attention to the poor, needy, debtors and orphans living nearby; speaking the truth; recitation of the Quran; holding their tongues except for good words; and trustworthiness towards relatives in all affairs”. “…If a man says I love the Messenger but does not follow his teachings, his love will do him no good. Therefore be pious and know that has a special relationship with God. God loves those of you who are pious and obedient most. We have no power to save you from the fire! And God is not obliged under any circumstances to save you either. Whoever obeys God is one of our followers and whoever disobeys Him is one of our enemies. Being one of our followers cannot be attained other than thorough hard work and piety.” O Jabir, without 'ita'ah' (obedience and submission), nobody can attain proximity to Allah. We do not like them to claim to be our friends if they do not fulfill all the conditions. A sinful person is our enemy. Without good deeds and abstinence from sins, any claim of friendship to us is of no avail."
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