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Really it’s only the Shia who care about the rights of the Palestinian people (may Allah help them).

Saudi Arabia has always been friends with them. Considering their grand Mufti that looks like Dajjal said that it is haram to battle Israel and the Jews.

If you don't find any one to take them, sell them and donate the money.

Salaam Aleikum, Right now my family and I have a hard times ahead and I need your duas. May Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) bless you all.

2020 was for me life changing I failed, I learned to accept my failures and to move on. I shattered in thousand pieces but Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) gave me the power to change myself to come to his path and accept my existence. Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) blessed me and gave me hidayat to follow his path with wasila of Ahlulbayt AS. Maybe 2020 will be considered as the darkest year in the history but for me it is the brightest year of my life because I found the truth.

Concerning that ayah saying obey Allah, his Messenger, and Ulil Amr, we do not disobey them. Why? Because they are Ahlulbayt (عليهم السلام). If it is the “Caliphs” they say they are, then they are proving their ignorance to the whole Ummah. If it is how they say it, their most revered sahaba should be in hell. All they did was argue with each other. Now, as for the Prince of Believers (عليه السلام), he disobeyed them. Does that mean he is in hell (authobillah)? Never. Refer to Verse 33 of Surat al Ahzab. He is purified from sins. It is not a sin in the 1st place. Why? Because he was the divinely appointed Ulil Amr. Hopefully this helps. Wa Salam

I don't know if the hadith is true or not. And I think saying Qur'an has a tehreef is a question upon Allah's book and Allah's words in the verses related to preservation. And I think this should invalidate the authenticity of Hadith. You can question Tafseer al Qummi but not Quran when Allah is saying that Allah is the protector of Quran. Imamate/Wilayat had a purpose of establishment and that was to keep the guidance alive and to provide the real true message. If actual Qur'an is with Imam al Mehdi (عجّل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف), how is it useful for the humanity? If it was kept purely by the Ahlulbayt (عليه السلام), how is it the source of guidance? These are some basic elementary questions. This (if true) will pose a question on Imams. Why did they hide it? As brother @Cool said it contradicts a mutawatir Hadith as Thaqalayn too.

Salam Alaykom a shipment of ostomy supplies arrived at my house cuz I had thought mom would make it. Company couldn’t stop the order after she passed. So as Sadaqa on her behalf I would like to mail it to anyone who is in need as I know they are ridiculously expensive. Plz do not resell for profit but use it genuinely. I want to help others out. If you know someone in the community who uses them let me know. These are brand new never opened boxes.

That’s a brilliant idea! Thank you!

Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like your doing this thread because of someone that has bullied you recently. Yes, throughout childhood by my own family I was fatshamed. Now as a child i thought it was bullying, and even though their intentions as parents were because they were worried for my health, it was still wrong. A bully's intention will always be wanting to make you feel insecure and put out their own insecurities on you, just to make themselves feel better. They want you to become vulnerable to their commentary. Parents on the other hand believe they're doing it for good intentions even though it is detrimental on the child's mental health. Most of the time that I got bullied was in directed. Because of how sensitive I was that I'd be very emotional to everything and anyone, people chose to walk on eggshells around me. But yes, I've been bullied about my weight, my brows, just my appearance in general. I've been told to be a very boring person with no friends. Also I wasn't a social person so that made me feel worse. But people mostly bullied me because I was extremely sensitive and couldn't take a joke. Sometimes we just don't wanna associate ourselves with anyone, but isolation and solitude isn't something most people want either, not for a long period of time.

Salaam, Jordan, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, Saudi Arabia (apparently) and now Morocco: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/12/10/israel-morocco-agree-to-normalise-relations-in-us-brokered-deal#click=https://t.co/banbRgkQLn Who's next in the chain of normalization and how can this change the political situation in the Middle-East in favor of Israel?

Link me the best movie in English for Imam Mahdi (عليه السلام). My heart is filled for Imam Hussein (عليه السلام) but I want to grow the same love for Imam Mahdi(عليه السلام) cuz he is on this earth now. Plz advise

This thread is an eye opener for sunnis. Reasonable, non-nasibi sunnis think twice before dismissing these narrations, since Bibi Fatima ((عليه السلام)) is involved. The fact is, most of them are simply unaware, because Friday khateebs and maulanas never tell them. There's no point debating nasibis (seperate from mainstream sunnis). They will bend over backwards to defend the Shaykhain. They won't even hesitate to degrade the status of the Prophet himself to extol them; the narration of how Umar caused the verse of hijab come to mind. Why would they believe that their idol was involved in the Burning of the Door? They'd never believe this event in the slightest because of their intrinsic hatred for the Ahle Bayt. It can't be helped.

Look above and read all that I said. Hasan Ibn Farhan al Maliki admits to an attack happening, so does Abu Bakr in the Hasan Hadith in Kanz al Ummal, Ibn Tammiya also admits for an attack happening, every Hadith with Umar threatening to burn the house down is Sahih, not only that, they are played with. Do not lie to try do defend a lie. I was giving you a Mathel, I have already proved the Abdullah Ibn Saba Story wrong, I also did it to the SD in their comments and they deleted them. If you are only here to deny what your scholars have admitted to, find another thread to try to deny. 3 Sunnis on SC debated me on this topic and they ran away. 1 of them even became Shia. Wa Salam

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته, بارك الله فيك وأحسن الله إليك. I don't see any reason to believe that there is "no way" he does not speak Arabic proficiently despite his studies. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but take other Ayatollahs who have spent their entire lives studying Arabic; I don't see any of them proficiently speaking Arabic. Reality is, we don't have any record of him speaking Arabic, so we cannot know how well he can or he can't. Therefore, since one of the most famous people on earth (think about that) doesn't have ONE SINGLE RECORDING of his voice available anywhere, you and others have wondered why that is. Since you, as a 12er Shi'i, respect him as an authority, you ASSUME that he must be proficient in Arabic. However, non-12ers are going to assume the most obvious reason why that is; it is because after 40 years of living in Iraq, he is not proficient enough to speak Arabic. As far as your statement that people "learn" Arabic after a short period of time; well of course, no one doubts that. But as-Sayyid as-Sistani حفظه الله is a marj'3, making him one of, if not the, most knowledgeable Shi'i scholar on earth. Therefore, his Arabic would need to be an incredibly high level for him to a marji'3 in fiqh, aqeedah, politics, etc. If he has an accent, or even a speech impediment, then that has no affect on his knowledge. We all know that even Musa عليه السلام had a speech impediment. The question is, is his Arabic proficient on the level that someone who holds his level of authority should have? All signs, in my opinion, point to know. I want to tell a story if you don't mind indulging me, بارك الله فيك. A good decade or so ago, I was a Salafi. One day, I was on YouTube listening to Qur'anic recitations, when I found one by ibn Baz! I was excited since he holds the same status to a Salafi as someone like as-Sayyid as-Sistani حفظه الله holds to a 12er. However, when I heard it, I couldn't believe how weak his tajweed was. Mistakes in makaharij, sifat etc. This immediately put a lot of doubt in mind regarding his knowledge. Had I not heard that recording, it would've been inconceivable to me that someone like him could've gone his whole life without learning tajweed, but yet here he was, making very common mistakes that a beginner student of knowledge wouldn't make, let alone one of the top scholars in the world. Problem is, if he was able to break his anti-politician stance even once, he could've recorded his voice even once. Issuing a "political" fatwa is far more of an act of a "politician" than recording your voice; I think we can both agree to that, أحسن الله إليكم. I also think, that a marji3 not recording his voice looks a lot worse than not issuing a "political" fatwa, والله أعلم. Why are photos inevitable, but recording of his voice are not? Whether he has a "lot" of pictures or not, the fact is he has pictures, some of which he obviously posed for. If there are high quality photos of him, then having his voice recorded shouldn't be a problem at all; unless there was a reason he, or his handlers, wouldn't want us hearing it. Not true, Ayatollah Khaminei حفظه الله's Arabic is also very poor. Practically all of the Ayatollah's that I have seen cannot speak Arabic at a proficient level. Only exception seems to be Ayatollah Haydari حفظه الله. In fact, when comparing him with other Ayatollahs and Maraaji'3, my guess is his Arabic is very similar to theirs. Of course they did not recognize him as a Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, but they recognized if they killed him, they would end his religion. Considering the Shi'as believe that ayah 42:23 was revealed about the Messenger calling Quraysh to his following Imam Ali عليه السلام, then it would be just as logical to try to kill Imam Ali عليه السلام since it would end the religion right then and there. As far as them not having any incentive to killing Imam Ali عليه السلام, I say that if the Shi'a narrative is true, then they would have. As far as being scared of him because he was "known as a" lethal warrior, then when did this happen? Imam Ali was just a teenager at the time and the Muslims had not had any battles with the Meccans; then how would they know that he is a lethal warrior? And are you trying to say that the Meccans feared Imam Ali, but they did not fear the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Also, this doesn't explain why Hind went after Hamza عليه السلام and not Imam Ali عليه السلام. بارك الله فيكم والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

What is the meaning of "Ulil Amr"? Keeping in view the fact that the "Amr" resides with Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) and keeping in view the following verse: تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ 97:4 To whom the Angels & Ruh descends? To whom they give the Amr?

This was one of the verses of Qur'an that eventually led me to Zaidi. After long discussions with different Shia ulema while I was still 12er their rational argument didn't sit with me as the verse seemed very clear. As well as the fact Qur'an has commanded us the obey the Prophet in multiple verses but there is never a clause at the end. Why was this command to obey different ? Third when ever leadership is mentioned in Qur'an with exception of Prophethood there is normally a clause or explication. Ultimately they fell back on 12er hadith. Where as I looked for those whose answer I felt fit the verse better, initially I was drawn towards Sunni but Allahamdullilah I found Zaidiya. My advice is let Quran guide you.

I am pretty sure that it is the criteria of the Sunnis and Shia for grading Hadith.

@313_Waiter, I can't say anything about them. My opinion is that something which refutes the Holy Qur'an is wrong. It is also maybe one of the criterias to check for the authentication of Hadith. My point of view on the verse of obedience brought in this topic is based upon the interpretation of the verse. I don't think the verse is incomplete or incorrect etc. And this verse along with a plethora of Hadith and proofs which are a 100% true is together a proof of authority of Imams and also their infallibility.

Turkey is not that tough on Israel actually: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/turkey-israel-relations https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/12/turkey-name-ambassador-israel-ufuk-ulutas-fidan-erdogan.html Actually, Turkey itself can normalize, you never know. Seeing the turkish position against Syria (which is itself a key player in the axis against Israel), I see Turkey's stances actually benefit Israel many times. And Qatar recently showed the signs to bring it's relations with Saudi back to normal. What if this might get extended towards Israel too? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/8/uae-official-lauds-efforts-to-strengthen-gulf-unity

Yes, although rare, there can be people in this world who are compelled to remain single and have no option of marriage or mutah. Prophet Isa (عليه السلام) is an example whose circumstances did not allow him to get married and he remained celibate all his life. People in today's world who face situations where marriage is not an option, should follow the footsteps of Isa (عليه السلام).

These are two different issues: 1. Issue of obedience 2. Issue of dispute 1. Obedience of Ulil Amr is just like the obedience of Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) and that is why it says obey the messenger and Ulil Amr. It specified the obedience if messenger after the obedience of Allah because Allah is unique and above everything. Also, this assertion can be proved from 'Man Kunto mawla' also which clearly means that you have to obey Ali (عليه السلام) like you obey the messenger'. 2. Obedience for Ulil Amr is without an argument and completely similar to the obedience of messenger. So, the next part of the verse points to a solution to a possible dispute. It says, "if you have any dispute regarding Ulil Amr then don't go to saqeefa or elsewhere but instead refer to the messenger." So, this verse poses a question on Sunnis only. Why they accepted the election of Abu Bakr in Saqeefa when it was asked to refer back to the Holy Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم). Why Umar and others stopped The Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) from giving a pen and paper to write the will?? None of the Sunnis can ever give this answer.

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Salaam according to hubeali this verse (and many other verses) were distorted: https://hubeali.com/books/English-Books/TafseerHub-e-Ali/CH4_SuraNisaa_Verses42-68.pdf#page28

You know what it would mean? Clearly that the Quran which is with us is not the true revealed text, in other words it would mean Tehreef. We have a lot of ahadith like these, mentioning that so & so verse actually revealed like that, specifically those who points towards the wilayah of Amirul Mo'mineen (عليه السلام). I simply cannot accept these narrations which tends to prove tehreef in any way. It contradicts with the hadith e thaqalayn, making one of the two weighty things corrupt anyhow.

There were a few replies so I will try to summarize everything in one post: -Arabic: yes, obviously he does speak it to arabic speakers and it is fus7a. Whether he also speaker local dialect, I don't know. -Political fatawa: yes, there have been instances of this but they are the exception rather than the norm -Leadership: I don't say that ulama cannot be leaders, some of them do have leadership positions such as Sayyid al Khamenei. However being a jurist does not require leading prayers and giving sermons so one shouldn't automatically assume that every jurist will do so. -Islam being a complete way of life: it is, I don't disagree. All this means is that a jurist will address all sorts of fiqhi issues, not only ones related to prayers/fasting etc. Indeed this is the case. The point is that as an expert in fiqh, beyond providing guidance on matters of jurisprudence there is no real need for Sayyid al Sistani to do the activities that some people seem to expect (leading prayers, giving sermons etc)

I am not claiming that their personalities can be compared. Tawhidi is a troubled person. I am just saying that he is very likely to be feigning his beliefs.

thank you Mohammad, that means a lot!

Yeah, Last of Us 1 was so much better. Other than that, I'd rather play Crash Bandicoot.

Salam. Innaa lillahi Wa Innaa Ilayhi Raaji'oon. "Indeed to Allah we belong, and to Him we return." [Holy Qur'an 2:156] There are a few men called "Yazdi" but checking Wikipedia I found out that Ayatullah Mohammad Yazdi passed away yesterday. (fatiha) Of course Wikipedia can be a biased source, but editors there do try to maintain a neutral point of view. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Yazdi

I agree, These ‘Sunnis’ are blind. Even If you prove that Shiaism is right, they still won’t accept it. They are deaf, they can’t hear the truth, and they are blind, they can’t see the truth.

Salam, dear sister! "Whomever Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) loves, He drowns him in a sea of sufferings." - Imam as-Sadiq (عليه السلام) Words, I know, are very poor comforters. But remember that it is the darkest hour before the light of dawn. You have displayed extreme fortitude through these trying times, and I am sure Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) will reward you for your unwavering tawakkul. In the qada and qadr of Allah(سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) there's always a great blessing; only that we know it not. And sufferings, as Ameer-ul-Mu'mineen (عليه السلام) said, are the purification of the believers. There's very little that we can do for you from such a distance. But always remember that we are there for you. May Allah(سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) grant your mother the shafa'ah of the Masumeen (asws). I'm sure she'll be very proud of you! My best wishes. Stay strong.

It has never been physical bullying. But, with words, it has happened. I honestly don’t care what they say about me. Usually, I turn these types or bullies into friends. I ask them why they are bullying. Of course they answer ‘because I can.‘ But it’s not that. The reason people bully is because there is something wrong that he/she does not want to talk about. I ask them what’s wrong. Then we have a conversation, then we become friends.

Yes. Long back in school. I handled it terribly I believe. It had a bad impact on my life. Thanks to Allah and thanks to Islam. It was my religion and the holy teachings that saved me. May Allah protect everyone from such scenarios. I believe the most vulnerable person for bullying is the one who has no real friends. May Allah help the one who has no friend. Surely Allah is the friend of the one who has no friend.

It can also be due to the fact that Prophets(Peace be upon them) just aren't revelation-receivers/guidance for mankind. They are also warriors, Generals, Figureheads. Men are better suited for all those tasks as women lack in those departments(the last one due to the patriarchal settings in those ancient times). Then there would be the threats of rape/murder as men can better deal with those situations. May Allah(سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) keep all women and children safe everywhere.

Certitude (not as a thought or as an idea) but of "BEING certain", certitude in and as Being itself. Is Being itself an axiom, a principle? No.

No brother. Never been to speakers corner. And if I did I would definitely just keep quite lol.

My personal feelings are irrelevant. Also I'm not Sunni I don't view sahaba as they do. What is important are determining facts. Was an action taken that lead to the murder of Bibi Fatima you say yes, I say no. Murder and threat are not the same things in Sharia law.

This is not a belief. :).

There are about 3 refs that I can get off of the top of my head. The 2 above and one more, "So they attacked his (Ali's) house, and they burned his door...And they squeezed the Mistress of Women until she Miscarried Muhsin." Ithbat al Wasiya, Masudi, P.154-155 Someone might say this is a Shia source. It Might be. But in Masudi's Muruj al Dhahab, he says (رضي الله عنه) to Abu Bakr. Honestly, I don't care if he is Sunni or Shia. He is a historian who narrated the truth. Hopefully this helps.

It is interesting reading all these positive comments about doing prayers on time and the results of productivity etc. I want to ask another question. Is 'offering' prayer something we do for our benefit, our berakah? I wonder if prayer is about developing our relationship with God, getting to know him better. As a follower of Jesus the Messiah, I see prayer as opening up myself to God, consciously allowing him to engage with me. It is a time when I rejoice that the shameful deeds that I have done have been cleansed through the work of Jesus the Messiah and I can now rest in God's presence as a Child in his loving arms and learn of him. Yes, as that happens, things change in my life, but ultimately prayer is meeting God and any benefits or blessings are not important compared with knowing him.

There is also something else I've noticed. People might call it placebo, but I like to believe it's barakah. Time seems to have generally slowed down. Before, the hours in the day flew by and I had no idea where they went. Day seemed to become night with indecent haste. Now however, I feel that my days have generally become longer and more productive.

Salaam Brother, It's good. I feel I have experienced something more than this also. Praying Salaat at prime time has countless benefits. What I was bestowed by Allah was an opportunity to attend congregations on Prime time. Literally, it brings such huge spiritual changes that you'll find your entire nature being twisted for the best. What I find is a state of relaxation (itminan), I have controlled my anger a lot. I have worked a lot on a lot of my downsides. Sometimes when I meet my old friends, I feel odd between them and they notice a completely different person in me. I see all the worldly desires exiting my heart slowly. A greater control on my nafs. May Allah give everyone an opportunity to have a mosque near to the house to attend the congregations. I undoubtedly believe that what you said is completely real and if you go on like that you will even see more changes because I have experienced it and I am quite certain about the benefits of this practice. In fact, even if you give up this practice (which should not happen), the impact it has will last for long. May Allah bless you and guard your faith and make you more firm in belief.

I am not an atheist, but getting quite close to it... I was born shia Muslim in a practicing family, was fairly practicing myself, but roughly 5 6 years ago I started having many doubts. I do not consider atheism a religion or set of beliefs. My problem is with being forced to believe in the imaginary. I don't ask to be able to see God, I understand He can't be seen. My primary issue is in having to "believe" in everything that falls under the category of unseen "angels, jinn, heaven, hell, barzakh, reality of actions, soul... etc". The China example isn't that bad actually. In reality China does not exist, I do not believe in the country of China. China is an imaginary man made concept - what exists is a piece of land that humans have agreed to call China and set up artificial borders. Seen from above earth, one would just see land, mountains etc. But since it is helpful to have this artificially made "country" - we all go along with it. Take death as an example... the evidence that our time of death is "written" or fixed time is imaginary just as much as China. Life expectancy and statistics are correlated to many things. Our deaths can be a result of a number of factors including genes, quality of life, medicine, exercise etc. However to help people feel good about deaths, we need to imagine there is fixed time for all of us. So like China, it helps to buy into these beliefs. I've discussed my issues with religion many times over on this forum, I'll just refer you to this post as a summary: https://www.shiachat.com/forum/topic/235068594-atheism/?do=findComment&comment=3319159

You may mean well but you are sugar-coating and that does not do him or anyone favours. Being a Quranist is not a solution, secondly falsely claiming the Prophet "forbade slavery" (pretty sure you ironically will need to rely on ahadith to even try to make this claim) is disingenuous. And FYI the Qur'an referring to those whom our right hands posess is widely understood to refer to slaves. OP should ideally seek help from a learned person in his community. If not, hopefully someone here can address these points individually.

I don't know. Recently I made a dua for an enemy of God and His people to die with this traditional incentive of reading a "mojiza" and distributing sweet rice with it if accepted. It did not get accepted.