Problems that reverts have

**Hameedeh** · September 11, 2017

Probably the first problem is that your family thinks you are crazy.

Then your friends stop calling you.

**Gaius I. Caesar** · September 11, 2017

1. Judgment from friends and family for converting.

2. Never quite fitting in a Muslim community.

3. Language and culture barriers.

4. Being assumed that I don't take my faith seriously, I was told on here that "One day, I will follow Islam, the next day I will follow Buddha."

5. Dealing with pork and alcohol at the dinner table. (Especially since I can't move away from it)

6. Missing salat.

7. Marriage, I haven't found the right one yet but you will be surprised at how some born Muslimas/Muslims love to waste your time.

8. Being misunderstood/judged/taken for granted.

9. I am nervous about going through number 8 because of my disability.

@Hameedeh Did I miss anything else?

**notme** · September 11, 2017

Holidays!

The family ones aren't right for my religion and the religious ones are rather more solitary than for those people who have Muslim relatives. Islam isn't meant to be a solitary religion.

Zavon · September 13, 2017

Being questioned for about every single LITTLE thing!

**Qa'im** · September 13, 2017

Being considered spies, assumed that you are/were more promiscuous, being treated like a mascot, being recommended to people for marriage that the community does not want, being considered less knowledgeable than the average person in the community, racism...

**notme** · September 13, 2017

2 minutes ago, Qa'im said:

assumed that you are/were more promiscuous

Oh my goodness yes! "Sorry to disappoint, but I really don't have any wild past!"

For women there is also the persistent assumption that she must have converted for a man. Why is it so difficult to believe that Islam is much bigger than any person?

ArifHussainRajabali · September 20, 2017

The personal things I came across were:

1) Family thinking I will be radicalised. I don't blame them for this tbh because this is the narrative fed by the media. Alhamdullilah, they came round and realised that this is not the case, as more time passed and they saw my behaviour remained normal.

2) A slightly light hearted one...making a mess in the sink when learning wudu lol

3) Dealing with alcohol on table, alhamdullilah over time, I have managed to establish boundaries and there is mutual respect

4) If you are a convert from hinduism, its the food issue. Fortunately, the opinion that food prepared by polytheist being physically najis is not as widespread as before I think.

5) Waking up for fajr alone !

6) Not celebrating eid cos you're the only muslim

7) If you are a shia, its trying to keep into a sombre mood during Muharram, especially first 10 days.

8) Social hijab - trying to explain to female family members such as cousins that you can't hug them as you previously did, this is something I still have not addressed

just what i can think off on top of my head.

Just remember that although there are challenges alhamdullilah always be grateful that Allah swt saw you as someone worthy of this blessed guidance and put you on this blessed path and that He will always find you a way out of whatever revert problem you are facing. If we are thankful Allah swt will give us more and open new doors for us.

David Cruz · September 20, 2017

We can add to the big list above mention one more.

- Being tag and/or accused as a highly potential apostate. (basically for ask logic questions but considered tabu).

**Hameedeh** · September 20, 2017

8 hours ago, ArifHussainRajabali said:

Just remember that although there are challenges alhamdullilah always be grateful that Allah swt saw you as someone worthy of this blessed guidance and put you on this blessed path and that He will always find you a way out of whatever revert problem you are facing. If we are thankful Allah swt will give us more and open new doors for us.

Thank you so much! I need to read this more often.

MuslimahAK · September 24, 2017

Has anyone had problems of having to decrease friends? Like after becoming Shi'a because the Sunnis that know you - its just not so good anymore?

**notme** · September 24, 2017

4 hours ago, MuslimahAK said:

Has anyone had problems of having to decrease friends? Like after becoming Shi'a because the Sunnis that know you - its just not so good anymore?

That's pretty much universal.

MuslimahAK · September 24, 2017

oh ok. I didn't really have this problem until now. when I originally converted I was 19 and it just didn't come up then.

**Ali Mahdi** · September 25, 2017

Salām ‘Alaykum,

We have started a group on Telegram to discuss the problems and issues facing Muslims.
If you're a convert to Islam, please join our group: https://t.me/joinchat/AUnBFz_f9b_tw19FwRdfiA

You can download Telegram from: http://telegram.me

**Gaius I. Caesar** · October 5, 2017

On 9/25/2017 at 6:34 AM, Ali Mahdi said:

Salām ‘Alaykum,

We have started a group on Telegram to discuss the problems and issues facing Muslims.
If you're a convert to Islam, please join our group: https://t.me/joinchat/AUnBFz_f9b_tw19FwRdfiA

You can download Telegram from: http://telegram.me

Telegram is a scam, it always tries to use data secretly. Whatsapp is much better for that purpose.

Jimmy Boy · October 5, 2017

On ‎11‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 4:16 AM, Gaius I. Caesar said:

1. Judgment from friends and family for converting.

2. Never quite fitting in a Muslim community.

3. Language and culture barriers.

4. Being assumed that I don't take my faith seriously, I was told on here that "One day, I will follow Islam, the next day I will follow Buddha."

5. Dealing with pork and alcohol at the dinner table. (Especially since I can't move away from it)

6. Missing salat.

7. Marriage, I haven't found the right one yet but you will be surprised at how some born Muslimas/Muslims love to waste your time.

8. Being misunderstood/judged/taken for granted.

9. I am nervous about going through number 8 because of my disability.

@Hameedeh Did I miss anything else?

Why the number 2?Aren't Muslims supposed to treat converts as any other Muslim?

**Gaius I. Caesar** · October 5, 2017

43 minutes ago, Jimmy Boy said:

Why the number 2?Aren't Muslims supposed to treat converts as any other Muslim?

They are, but they don't always treat us as equals, see Qaim's post above.

**Hameedeh** · October 5, 2017

On 9/10/2017 at 10:16 PM, Gaius I. Caesar said:

@Hameedeh Did I miss anything else?

^^^ I liked your post when you made it. I couldn't think of anything to add. You have a long list of problems. InShaAllah these obstacles will be solved one by one.

On 9/13/2017 at 7:22 AM, Qa'im said:

assumed that you are/were more promiscuous

^^^ This is one that sisters always face. It makes me upset (angry or depressed) that people assume that because I am an American woman who converted to Islam that I had a sinful past.

1 hour ago, Jimmy Boy said:

Aren't Muslims supposed to treat converts as any other Muslim?

^^^ Everyone is equal but some people look down on reverts because they think we were brought up under nonIslamic conditions, eating pork and drinking alcohol 24/7/365. From two years old I was in Sunday School and when I was five I started attending Church with my mother and sometimes my father would join us. My family didn't eat pork or drink alcohol. We ate chicken or beef once a week. Mostly we ate vegetarian food, boiled beans and fried potatoes.

Ashvazdanghe · October 7, 2017

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Ashvazdanghe · October 8, 2017

http://www.shia.org/organizations.html

Washington

Zainab (A.S.) Organization of Greater Seattle
PO Box 5196 Lynnwood, WA 98046
http://www.zainab.org
http://en.wikishia.net/view/Islamic_Education_Center_(Washington)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Islamic+Education+Center/@39.0578536,-77.1654144,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xf6283f2f0d5d11e4!8m2!3d39.0578356!4d-77.1654716
7917 Montrose Road
Potomac, Maryland 20854
View a street map
AMERICA (UNITED STATES)

California

Islamia Mosque
42 Dena Plaza, Concord Ave, Concord, CA 94518

Islamic Center of North California
1433 Madison Street, Oakland, CA 94601
Phone Number: (415) 522-9591

Ja'faria Islamic Society
7333 Wilcox Avenue, Cudahy California 90201
Phone Number: (213) 773-8114
Contact: Br. Shiraz Dharas

Shia Association of Bay Area
2725 South White Road, San Jose California 95148
Phone Number: (408) 238-4109
Contact: Syed Mudassir Ali Shah

Shia Ithna-Asheri Islamic Jamaat of Los Angeles
7925 Serapis Avenue, Pico Rivera California 90660
Phone Number: (310) 942-SHIA
Contact: Iqbal Somji

Stockton Islamic Library
1223 stratford #8, Stockton, CA 95207
Phone Number: (209) 957-5130
Contact: Mahdi Saleh Hussein
Comments: Everybody is welcomed

Zainabia Islamic Society
509 College Avenue, Claremont CA
Phone Number: 909/823-8490
Contact: Sajjad Kazmi
Contact E-Mail: zainabia_la@yahoo.com
URL: http://zainabia.net

Institute of Islamic Philosophy and Mystical Thought
9010 Tobias Ave. #202, Panorama City, CA 91402
Phone Number: (818)830-0655
Contact: Ali Husain
Contact E-Mail: ali.h.husain@www.csun.edu

Connecticut

Islamic Institute of Ahl'albait
82 Somerset Street, West Hartford, CT 06110
Phone Number: (860) 232-8954
Contact: Rifaat Bachir
Contact E-Mail: RBachir@ZipLink.net
Florida

Islamic Education Center of Tampa
6450 Rockpointe Dr., Tampa Florida 33634
Phone Number: (813) 884-0847
Contact: Hamid Faraji or Dr. Rashid

Georgia

Caravaan-e-Haider
4949 Memorial Dr. #33-46, Stone Mountain Georgia 30883
Phone Number: (404)298-6213
Contact: Asad Rizvi

Sahebozzaman Islamic Center of Atlanta
4853 Old Mountain Park Rd.
Roswell, GA, 30075
Phone_Number: (770) 642-9411
Contact: Seyed Morteza Safavynia

Zainabia Youth
1735 Seasons Parkway, Norcross, GA 30093
Phone Number: (770) 449-3055
Contact: Asad A.Rizvi
Contact E-Mail: Zainabia@hotmail.com
Zainabia Islamic Educational Center
1100 Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30350
Phone Number: (770) 645-5413
Contact: Haider Shirazi/Akbar Zaidi
Contact E-Mail: zainabia@hotmail.com

Idaho

ISU Muslim Students Association
343 South 4th, Apt 3
Pocatello, ID 83201
Contact: Raza Zaidi, (208) 234-1130

Imam Al Mahdi (AF) Islamic Center
1613 Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho 83706
Phone Number: 208-376-4467
Contact: Khuram R. Rizvi
Contact E-Mail: khuramrizvi@yahoo.com
Illinois

Al Asr Organization of Chicago
6229 N. Albany Street, Suite # 2,
Chicago, IL 60659
Phone Number: 773-743-2617
Contact: Asif Raza
Contact E-Mail: qaisarabbas14@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.al-asr.com

Islamic Education Center
2N121 Goodrich Ave, Glen Ellyn IL 60139-3371
Phone: (630) 469-5533 Fax: (630) 469-5598
Contact: Maulana Mehboob Mehdi Abidi
Contact Tel: (630) 871-6064
E-mail: Najafi@hotmail.com
Comments: P.O.Box 18381, Chicago, IL 60618-0381

Midwest Association. of Shia Organized Muslims (MASOM)
6111 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634
Phone: (773) 283-9718
Contact: Mahmood Dhanji
Contact Phone: (773) 685-2588
E-Mail: Info@masom.com
http://www.masom.com

United Muslims of America
One Bloomingdale Place, Suite 718
Bloomingdale, IL 60108 USA
Phone: (708)539-0786
Contact: Raza Haq

Maryland

Idara-e-Jafria
3140 Spencerville Rd,
Burtonsville Maryland 20866
Phone Number: (301) 421-1962
Contact: Nazim Alvi
http://www.gcol.com/jafri

Imamia Center Inc
P.O.Box 275, Lanham, MD 20706
Contact: W. A. Zaidi, 301-552-2912

Islamic Education Center
7917 Montrose Road
Potomac, MD 20854 USA
Phone: (301) 340-2070, 340-6584
FAX: (301) 424-5089

Massachusettes

Islamic Educational Center
47 Poplar St
Roslindale MA 02131-2505

Islamic Ma'sumeen Center of New England
115 Wood Street,
Hopkinton Massachusettes 01748
Phone Number: (508) 497-3462

Michigan

Ansar Imam Mahdi Islamic Educational Services
6345 Schaefer Rd.,
Dearborn, MI 48126
Phone Number: 313-508-2966
Contact E-Mail: Ansarimammahdi@aol.com

Followers of Ahl-ul-Bayt Islamic Organization
P.O. Box 1841, Dearborn MI 48126
Phone Number: 313-933-7363
Contact: Kallil Kazan, Head of Public Relations
Goodwill Charitable Organization
P. O. Box 1794
Dearborn, Michigan 48121

Project of Sponsoring Orphans in Lebanon
Project of Supporting Poor Families in Lebanon

Office:(313) 581-6113
Pager: (313) 840-7783
Fax: (313) 581-1355
Toll Free:(800) 734-3151

Contact Person: Ahmad A. Ghosn

Kerbalaa Islamic Education Center
15332 W. Warren Ave. (Warren & Greenfield)
Dearborn, MI 48126
Contact: Sh. Hisham Hussaini
Phone: (313) 584-2077 Fax: (313) 584-2753

Mosque of Imam Ali (AS)
6361 Whiteford Center Rd, Lambertville MI
Phone Number: (313) 856-8266
Contact: Dr. T. H. Refai

Comments: The mosque is in Michigan but on the Ohio border, serves N.W Ohio (Toledo) and S.E. Michigan. Services in Arabic, but will do translation if necessary by 'Allama Al Mujtahid Ayatullah As Sayyed Talib Al Husainy Ar-Refai (ha), who only speaks Arabic.

The Fadak Foundation
7261 Middlepointe Rd.
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Phone Number: (313) 582-7052
Contact: Kamyar M. Hedayat
Contact E-Mail: khedayat@med.wayne.edu

Comments: A not-for profit organization dedicated to the dessimination of the social, medical and religious aspects of Islam. Available for sale: prayer books, religious book marks, and pamphlets on Muslim patient health care.

Islamic Institute of Knowledge
6345 Schaefer Rd., Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Phone Number: (313) 584-2570
Contact: Imam Abdl-Latif Berry
Contact E-Mail: islamicinst@starmail.com
URL: www.iiok.com
Minnesota

Anjuman-e-Asghari Jaffery Islamic Center
10301 Jefferson Highway,
Brooklyn Park, MN 55429
Phone: (612) 424-4909 Recording
Contact: Hussein Walji (President)
Phone Number: (612) 533-2629
Missouri

Shia Islamic Education Center
5904 Waterman, St.Louis Missouri 63112
Contact: Mohammed Shahriary

Nebraska

Guidance (Al-Hedayah) Foundation
P.O. Box 84283, Lincoln NE 68501
Contact: Saeed Talebanfard, Abdul Lateef

New York

Howza Ilmiyya Jami'a Wali-ul-Asr
P.O.Box 436, Medina, NY 14103
210-567-5993
Contact: Syed S. Hasan

Imam Al-Khoei Islamic Center
89-89 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11435
Phone: (718) 297-6520
Contact: Muhsin M. R. Alidina
Contact E-mail: Alkhoei@aol.com
http://www.al-khoei.org

Islamic Institute of New York
55-11 Queens Boulevard, Woodside, NY 11375
(718) 651-5888
http://iiny.org

Islamic Seminary
http://www.tiac.net/users/islam/index1.htm

Plaques by Azra
Unique Islamic Gifts
80-10 51st Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373-4141
Phone Number: (718) 779-6505, fax (718) 779-6532
Contact: Sajjad Khalfan
Contact E-Mail: webmaster@azra.com
http://azra.com

Shahe Najaf Islamic Center
124 Street, Brentwood NY 11717
Phone Number: 516-273-7353
Contact: Istafa Naqvi

Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of NY
48-67 58th Street, Woodside NY 11377
Phone: (718) 507-7680
Contact: Secretary

Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an
Publishers and Distributors of Islamic Books
P.O. Box 1115
Corona, Elmhurst Station
Elmhurst, NY 11373-1115
Phone Number: (718) 779-6505
Contact: Br. Aunali Khalfan
Contact E-Mail: ttq@n-site.com
http://koranusa.org

New Jersey

Shia Association of North America
Address: 144 Jacqueline Ave. Delran, NJ 08075-2122
Tel No. (609) 461-2221 or (609) 764-9650
Contact : Vilayeth Moosavi

Muslim Foundation, Inc.
22 Tomar Ct, Bloomfield NJ 07003
Contact: Manzoor Rizvi

Astane-Zahra
14 Mt. Vernon Road, Englishtown, NJ 07726
Phone: 908-446-0554
Contact: Mohammed Ali Naqvi

Bait-ul-Qaim
337 Conrow Road, Delran, NJ 08075
Phone: 609-231-0357
Contact: Wilayat Moosvi

Mehfile Shahe-Khorasan
36 Tenafly Road, Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone: 201-567-6577
Contact: Sultan Karamali

Muslim Foundation, Inc.
22 Tomar Court, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-4014
Contact: Syed Rizvi or Nasir Shamsi
Fax: 973 338-7696

Message of Peace, Inc. (Pyame Aman)
PO Box 390, Bloomfield, NJ 07003-0390
Contact: Hussen Syed or H. Rizvi
Contact E-Mail: hrizvi786@aol.com
Fax number: 973 338-7696
Comments: This is an organization that publishes Islamic books for children and adults on variety of topics.

MFI Mosque Project
PO Box 8129, Bridgewater NJ 08807-8129
Contact: Iqbal Naqvi, Aftab Hussain
Contact E-Mail: hrizvi786@aol.com
Fax 973 338 7696
Comments: Building of the MFI complex

Imam-a-Zamana-Foundation of North America
235 georgia road, freehold new jersey, 07728.
Contact: Dr. Moosa Jaffari at (732) 349-5111
North Carolina

Islam Awareness Organization
P.O. Box 9237, Winston-Salem North Carolina 27109
Phone Number: (910) 759-8580
Contact: Husein Madhany

ICJ ( Islamic Community of Jacksonville )
206 Henderson Dr., Jacksonville, North Carolina 28540
Phone Number: (910) 938-4598
Contact: R . A . Muhammad
Contact E-Mail: i.c.j@usa.net
URL: http://www.angelfire.com/nc/ICJ/index.html

Ohio

Muslim Students Group
OCMR 1791, Oberlin Ohio 44074

Jaffery Union of N.E. Ohio
189 Chapel Hill Dr. N., Warren Ohio 44483
Phone Number: 330-847-7280
Contact: Dr. Naushad Khimji
Oregon

Islamic Center of Portland
4420 S W 110th Ave., Beaverton Oregon 97005
Phone Number: (503) 526-9305
Contact Person: Ali Houdroge

Pennsylvania

Imamia Medics International (IMI)
P.O Box 338, 45 N. Union Ave.,
Lansdowne, PA 19050-9998
Phone Number: (516) 542-9181
Contact: Sarfaraz Hasni, MD

Mahdieh
7420 Brockton Rd.,
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Phone Number: (215) 871-7656
Contact: Dr. M. Alavi
Contact E-Mail: alavi@voicenet.com
URL: www.mahdieh.org

Islamic Studies Association
P.O. Box 630A Burrowes Hall, Millersville University,
Millersville Pennsylvania 17551-0302
Phone Number: (717)871-4641
Contact: Umar Abdullah-Johnson

Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of PA
1335 Chew Street
Allentown, PA
Contact: Asgar Bhallo (Secretary)
http://sijpa.org
Texas

Anjuman Pasban-e-Aza
P.O.Box 770308
Houston, Texas 77215-0308
Phone: (713) 952-4384
Contact: Raza Zaidi or Imran Rizvi
Contact E-Mail: rzaidi@aol.com
http://www.pasban-e-aza.com

Islamic Ahlul Bayt Association
P.O.Box 151231
Austin, TX 78715
(512) 291-9855
Contact: Hasnain Yusufali
Contact E-Mail: webmaster@iaba-austin.org
URL: http://www.iaba-austin.org

Anjuman Haideria
Islamic Education Center - Houston
2313 S. Voss, Houston, Texas 77089
Phone number: 713-787-5000, 281-584-5706
Contact person: Jafar Nouchedehi
E-mail: jafar@aspentec.com
http://www.iec-houston.org

Islamic Propagation Foundation
6315 Gulfton, Houston TEXAS 77274
Phone Number: (713) 981-4934
Contact: Syed Mohammed Alsuwaij

The Metroplex Organization of Muslims in North America (MOMIN)
1019 Perry Road, Irving Texas 75060
Contact Phone - 972-554-0200

Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning
2313 S. Voss, Houston, TX 77043
Phone Number: 713-787-0207
Contact: Jafar Nouchedehi
Contact E-Mail: jafar@aspentech.com

Virginia

Kufa Center of Islamic Knowledge (KCIK)
AL-Kufa Newsletter, Monthly Message and Reply (email)
P.O. Box 11771, Roanoke, Virginia 24022-1771
Tel./Fax: (540) 563-8471
E-mail: alkufanewsletter@kufa.org or al_kufa@hotmail.com
http://kufa.org
Contact person: Amer A. AL-Zubaidi

Mohammadia Center of Virginia
P.O. Box 15432, Alexandria, Virginia 22309
Phone Number: 703-256-9326
Contact: syed zulfiqar haider
Contact E-Mail: mohammadia@aol.com

Washington

Zainab (A.S.) Organization of Greater Seattle
PO Box 5196 Lynnwood, WA 98046
http://www.zainab.org
ARGENTINA

Organizacion Islamica Argentina
Condarco 345, Buenos Aires, 1406, Argentina
Phone Number: 4637-4907
Contact: Abdulkarim Medina
Contact E-Mail: akarim@topmail.com.ar

AUSTRALIA

Imam Husain Islamic Centre
6 Lang Road, Earlwood, NSW, 2206
Australia
Phone Number: +61 29558 1114
Contact: Dr. (Sheikh) Mansour Leghaei
Contact E-Mail: mansour@connectivity.net.au
URL: http://www.iqra.org.au

Al Zahra Muslim Association
9 Martin Ave Arncliffe, Sydney NSW 2205 Australia
Phone Number: (02) 95973553
Contact: Moussa Chahine
Contact E-Mail: azma@ozemail.com.au
URL: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~azma
BAHAMAS

Ummat-ul-Muslimeen
Palmdale Ave., Palmdale
Nassau, West Indes
Phone: (242) 328-5227
Contact: Abdul Majeed
Contact E-Mail: Warrior@batelNET.bs

CANADA

Alberta

ISLAMIC SHIA ITHNA'ASHERI JAMAT OF EDMONTON
4307-33 AVENUE, EDMONTON ALBERTA
CANADA
Phone Number: 403 463 4660
Contact: MAULANA SHAFIQ HUDDA - RESIDENT ALIM
British Columbia

SHIA MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
3360 SEXSMITH ROAD
RICHMOND, B.C., CANADA V6X 2H8
PH# (604) 270-3923, MAJLIS INFO (604) 279-1535

VANCOUVER MUSLIM COMMUNITY
A1-6420 BERESFORD STREET
BURNABY, B.C., CANADA V5E 1B6
PHONE: (604) 430-2379, MAJLIS INFO (604) 430-0229

ORGANIZATION FOR YOUNG SHI`AHS
3360 SEXSMITH ROAD, RICHMOND B.C. V6X 2H8
CANADA
Phone Number: (604)273-4786
Contact: HASNAIN & TAHERA

Tayyiba Publishers & Distributors
P O Box 88003 Lansdowne Mall, Richmond B.C. V6X 3T6
CANADA
Phone Number: (604)273-4786
Contact: Hasan Ali & Tayyiba
Fax: (604) 279-0786
http://www.al-islam.org/publishers/tayyiba/

Great Prophet Islamic Association
7753 Edmons Street, Burnaby, BC, V3N-1B9
Phone Number: (604) 515-4843
Contact: Abu Husayn
E-mail: Adham@sprint.ca

Ontario

D.T.A. (Dawah & Tabligh Association)
1007 Strathmore St.
Windsor, Ontario N9C 3N2
Canada
Phone: (519) 254-5121
email: jomaa@uwindsor.ca

Islamic Humanitarian Service
410 Pioneer Drive #6
Kitchener, Ontario N2P 1H6
Canada
Contact: Br. Shafiq Hudda
Phone: (519) 895-1381
Fax: (519) 895-2117

Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto
7340 Bayview Avenue
Thornhill, Ontario L3T 2R7
Phone Number: (905)881-1763
Contact: Shabbir Mohamed
Contact E-Mail: editor@jaffari.org
http://www.jaffari.org

Islamic Shia Ithn'Asheri Community of London
48 Downing Street, London Ontario N6C 3C8
Phone Number: (519) 681-7829
Contact: Ali-Asgher Pardhan

Shia world wide matrimonial service
http://www.matrimony.org/

The Council of Islamic Guidance
The center is:
Al-Mahdi Islamic Center
510 Concession 3 Road, Pickering, Ontario, L1X 2R4
http://www.globalserve.net/~baqri
E-mail : asad@shaw.wave.ca

Al Mahdi Youth Society
510 Concession 3 Road, Pickering Ontario L1X 2R4
Phone Number: (905) 837-1572
Contact: Br. Asad Jafri

Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Association of Ottawa
3856 Richmond Road, Nepean, Ontario, K2H 5C4
Mailing address only: 37 Brady Ave, Kanata Ontario K2K 2R2
Phone Number: (613) 592-8368
Phone Number: (613) 829-6931 Recorded programs only
Fax: (613) 567-0731
Contact : Br. Mujahid Abbas Syed - President
Br. Shabbir Ramzanali Mawani - Secretary
Br. Mahmood G. Damji - Treasurer
Br. Syed Rashid Naqvi - Program Organizer

Ahlul-Bayt Centre - Ottawa
2285 Saint Laurent Blvd, Unit 10, Row B, Ottawa Ontario K1G 5A2
Phone Number: (613) 526-1259
Contact: Leave a message and we will call you back

Al-Huda Lebanese Muslim Society
10 Codeco Ct., Don Mills, Ontario M1R 1T1
Phone Number: (416) 446-0935
Contact: Khaled Kefel
Contact E-Mail: Al-Huda@ica.net

Islamic Museum Toronto
328 Passmore Ave, Scarborough, Ontario M2K 2T6
Phone Number: 416-754 7906
Contact: Farhat Moosavi
Comments: The site provides info about Shiism. It also provides details
of the activities of the Islamic Museum. The site showcases
a comprehensive and categorized Shia links page.

Quebec

Shia-ne Haidery International Association (SHIA)
2174 Belgrave Street, N.D.G.-Montreal QUEBEC H4A 2L8
Phone Number: (514) 483-1273
Contact: Husein Nazerali - President

GERMANY
Islamischer Weg e.V.
Postfach 1321, 27733 Delmenhorst
Germany
Phone Number: fax 04221/44435
Contact: Br. Abu Hussain

Muslim Studenten Vereinigung in Deutschland e.V.
Marbacher Weg 26a, Marburg Hessen 35037
Germany
Phone Number: ++49-6421-65535
Contact: Yaser El-Zayat

Vereinigung Muslimischer Studierender Bremen (VMSB), Bremen, GERMANY
Phone Number: +49-0421-18548
Contact: Br. G. Khan & Br. Taner
HUNGARY
TUB Technical University of Budapest
Bartsk Bila Ut. 152, Budapest
Hungary

HONG KONG

Hong Kong Shia Ansa-I-Ashri Association
3/F., 69 Wyndham Street, Central, (SAR) Hong Kong.
Phone Number: (852) 28401454

INDIA

Haji Naji Memorial Trust.
Ambachowk, Near Police Station.
Bhavnagar. 364002, Gujarat
Phone Number: 0091-278-423746
Contact: Gulam Hussain
Contact E-Mail: iscship@ad1.vsnl.net.in

Imaan Foundation / Jafari Observer
Najafi House,
159 Nishanpada Road off Imam Hussain (as) Chowk
Mumbai 9

Ja'fari Observer
Najafi house, Nishanpada Road, Bombay, Maharashtra, 400009
Phone Number: 3720350
Contact: Mohammed Haider
Contact E-Mail: jafari_observer@hotmail.com

Safina-tul-Hidaya Trust
40-41 Imambara Lane
New Delhi, Metropolitan 110051
Phone Number: +91 11 2206727
Contact: Al-Gharavi

Tanzim-Ul-Makatib
Gola Ganj, Lucknow, up 226018
Phone Number: 91-522-215115
Contact: Safi Haider
Contact E-Mail: SAFIHAIDER@YAHOO.COM

Al Madrasha
Mohamedali Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400003, India
Contact: Altaf Husein
Contact E-Mail: zainab@giasbmc.vsnl.net.in

World Islamic Network
67/69 Hazrat Abbas (a.s.) Street, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 009 India
Phone Number: 377 3648
Contact: Imran Abdul Rasool
Contact E-Mail: win@bom4.vsnl.net.in
URL: www.winislam.com

INDONESIA

Yayasan Fatimah ( Fatimah Islamic Organization )
Jl. Batu Ampar III No.14 Condet
Jakarta, Timur, Indonesia
Phone Number: 62-21-80880066
Contact: Hery
Contact E-mail: yayasan_fatimah@yahoo.com
URL: http://fatimah.spancity.com

Bab-Ilm Islamic Foundation
Jl. KH. Wahid Hasyim No. 55
Jember 68137, Indonesia/Jawa Timur
Phone Number: 0331-483147
Contact: Jamaluddin Asymawi
Contact E-mail: bab_ilm@telkom.net

ITALY

Associazione Islamica "Ahl-Al-Bait"
Confalone, 7, Napoli, 80136 Italia
Phone Number: (+39) 0815441587
Contact: Ammar De Martino
Contact E-Mail: ilpuroislam@iol.it
URL: http://www.shia-islam.org

KUWAIT

Shia Association of Kuwait
P.O.Box 25628, Code 13117
Safat, Kuwait
Phone Number: (965)539-8395.(965)244-3408
Contact: Sajid A.Rizvi

Husainiyat Al-Yasseen
Block 4, street 14, building 13, Al-Mansouriyah, Kuwait
Phone Number: 011-965-2541718
Contact: Ali Ibn Bu'Ayish
Contact E-Mail: 4fp1alhamada@vms.csd.mu.edu
URL: http://www.karbala.com
Comments: Maqtal Imam Hussain, Peace be upon Him, by Sayyid Ameen Ibn Sayyid Jawad Shubbar.

LEBANON

Editions Africaines
P.O.Box 3176, Beirut, Lebanon
Contact: Mohamed El-Zein
Contact E-Mail: wbookpub@inco.com.lb
URL: http://www.arabook.com/arabook/editions/edmain.htm
Comments: Islamic book publisher and distributor

MALAYSIA

Al-Jam'iyah Al-Khairiyah
7, Pesiaran Lidcol, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Malaysia
Phone Number: 03-4511803
Contact: Mr.Alatas
MAURITIUS

Shia Ithna Asheri Jamat of Mauritius
57, Madad ul islam street, Port- Louis
Mauritius
Phone Number: 2406539
Contact: Raza Hussein Kassamally Esmael

NEW ZEALAND

Islamic Ahl-ul-Bayt Foundation of New Zealand
P.O. Box 9962
Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone Number: 64 - 9 - 525-6533
Fax Number: 64 - 9 - 525-8083
Contact: Mohamed Raza Rashid (Secretary [Trustee])
Contact e-mail: ahlulbayt@xtra.co.nz

PAKISTAN

Al-Gardez
Mohallah Shah Gardez, Undroon Bohar gate, Multan
Contact: Hassan Shezad
Contact E-Mail: agardazi@paknet4.ptc.pk
www.angelfire.com/al/Gardez
Comments: Al-Gardez is a non-profit organization working to spread the word of the Ahlul-Bait across Pakistan.

Anjuman All A Aba Saddat Wastian Shadhora
Imam Barga Saddat, Alipur Chatta District Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Phone Number: 92 431 267270
Contact: Syed Imran Raza Zaidi
Contact E-Mail: imran@compcare.com.pk

Anjuman Darbar-e-Hussain
Jarrar Zaidi Shaheed, Sheihkhupura, Punjab, 3068, Pakistan
Phone Number: 04931-53488
Contact: Ali
Contact E-mail: Aly@myownemail.com

Imamia Marriage Network
c/o Imam Bargah Hussainia, Gujrat, Punjab 50700 Pakistan
Phone Number: 092-4331-525391
Comments: Mail us personal data of your children and your
requirements. After careful evaluation we shall contact you for
the nearest match available.

Imamia Student Organization Pakistan
5 Wahdat Road Muslim Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Phone Number: 5834689 FAX 5831555
Contact: Sarfaraz Hussain
Contact E-Mail: pathanht@pes.comsats.net.pk

Sada-e-Khairulamal
R-298 Sec 11c 3, Karachi, Sindh 75535, Pakistan
Phone Number: 021-6905211
Contact: Jamal
Contact E-Mail: sj_haider@yahoo.co.uk

Shia , Sunni Ittehad
Near Masjid Al-Qaim Suraj Miani
Multan, Punjab, 60000, Pakistan
Phone Number: 009261-571412
Contact: Siddiqui
Contact E-Mail: MULJA@MUL.PAKNET.COM.PK

Tahreek-e-Jaffria of Pakistan
71-C Chirah Road, Sattalite Town, Rawalpindi
Ph. (0092-51-4421157-60) Fax (0092-51-4451150)
Contact: Gulam Haider Hyderi
Contact E-Mail: tjp@apollo.net.pk
URL: http://www.tjpak.org

World Ahle Bait Women Organization
H# 6 Noor pur Shahan, Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone Number: 278775
Contact E-Mail: najafi@rafed.net
URL: http://wawo.cjb.net
PORTUGAL
Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Jamaat of Portugal
R. Antsnio Nobre, n: 2, 1: Esq., 2800 Almada, Portugal, Almada - 2800
Portugal
Phone Number: 351-1-2754203
Contact: Safdar Bachir
SINGAPORE
Islamic Fellowship Association
39 Ernani Street, Singapore Singapore 458644 NA
Singapore 458644
Phone Number: (65)2413327
Contact: Ameerali Abdeali

Muslim Youth Assembly
Bukit Batok Central P.O.Box 0296 Singapore 9165,
Singapore
Phone Number: 5645990 Fax 5643463
Contact: Samsudin Atan
SOUTH AFRICA
Ahlul Bayt Foundation of South Africa
9 Port Jackson Road Lincoln Estate, Cape Town Western Cape 7764
South Africa
Phone Number: 27-21-633-1574
Contact: Mariam Navsa
SOUTH KOREA
Ali Mola Org
pupyung ku,Shipjung 2 dong 578-7
Inchon City, Inchon, S. Korea
Phone Number: 82-011-417-5319
Contact: Naveed Shah
Contact E-Mail: alishahbaba@yahoo.com
SWEDEN
Muslim Shia Församling (Community) of Trollhättan
Lextorpsv. 976
Trollhättan
Phone Number: +46 520 703 33, 703 34
Contact: Shafique Govani
Contact E-Mail: shafique@algonet.se

"The Young Muslim In Europ"
FatbursBrunsg.13, Stockholm, 118 28, Sweden
Phone Number: 08- 720 21 36
Contact: Hamid Ali Al Mostafa
Contact E-Mail: hamidalshamaa@hotmail.com

Zainabia Islamic Centre
Mjolnergatan 11
195 51 Marsta
Sweden
Phone Number: +46 8 591 29 786
Contact: Mohamed Rai
http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-27765/

UNITED KINGDOM
Leicester

International Islamic Link
24 Shanti Margh
Leicester, Midlands, LE4 6SN
Phone Number: +44 116 2612157
Contact: Sayed Razavi
Contact E-Mail: szr@iislamiclink.prestel.co.uk

London

Al-Hujjat
P.O Box 11067
London E17 4UY
E-mail: al-hujjat@mahdi.clara.net
URL: www.al-hujjat.grid9.net

Al-Khoei Foundation
Chevening Road, London NW6 6TN
Phone Number: +44(0171)-3724049
Contact: Nadeem A. Kazmi

Hydery Islamic Center
26 Estherem Road, London SW16 5PQ
Phone Number: 0181 769 7553
Contact: Murtaza Bharwani

Imam Khoei Islamic Centre
28A St Helen Road (Next to Crown Court),
Swansea, Wales, SA1
Phone Number: 44-1+44(0) - 1792 - 458372
Contact: Syed Saleem Ahmed
Contact E-Mail: chahmed@swan.ac.uk
http://www.ummah.net/khoei

International Colleges for Islamic Studies
144-189 Cricklewod Broadway,
London, NW2 6NN, U.K.
Phone Number: (44)181 450 8383
Contact: Ali Morsel
Contact E-Mail: icis@ayna.con
URL: http://mypage.ayna.com/icis

Islamic Centre of England-London (ICEL)
5 St. Mary's Mansions, London W2 1SY
Phone Number: 0171 285 0526
Contact: Hyder Shirazi

The Islamic Digest On Line
London, Middlesex
Phone Number: +44 0 181 423 6832
Contact: Shabbir R Hassanally
Contact E-Mail: shabbir@irisid.com
Comments: A new Islamic E-Zine you must read!

Islamic Human Rights Commission
P.O.Box 598, Wembley, HA0 4XX
Phone Number: (+44) 181 931 1919 Fax (+44) 181 931 1920
E-Mail: ihrc@dial.pipex.com
URL: http://members.tripod.com/~Bregava/index-9.html

Islamic Universal Association
20 Penzance Place, London England W11 4PG
Phone Number: +44 0171 6025273
Contact: SMH Faghihe-Moussavi

Sakina Trust
21 Alexandra Road, London Walthamstow E17 8DU
Phone Number: +44 (0181) 925 7940
Contact: S A Bukhari

World Ahlul-Bayt Islamic League
17A Phillimore Gardens, London, England NW10 3LL
Phone Number: 44-181-4598475
Fax: 44-181-451 7059
Contact: Sayd Mohammed Al-Musawi
Contact E-Mail: wabil@wabil.demon.co.uk
Comments: Wabil is a non profit organization dedicated to the service of Ahlul-Bayt. It has a wide range of activities involving educational, medical, charitable works and most importantly, the spread of Ahlul-Bayt teachings across the world.

Middlesex

Mehfil-e-Ali
Shia Ithnasheri Community of Middlesex
North Harrow Assembly Hall, Station Road,
North Harrow Middlesex
Phone Number: 0181-861-1500
Contact: Mustafa Walji

World Federation of KSIMC
Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middle Sex
Phone Number: 44-181-9549881
Contact: Br. Muhsin Jaffer
http://www.dircon.co.uk/worldfed

Mehfil-e-Imame Zamana
Moelyn Mews, Harrow, Middlesex, England
Phone Number: 0181-861-0786
Contact: Raza Juma
Contact E-Mail: al-mahdi@dircon.co.uk
Bradford

One Nation Society
54 Rugby Place, Bradford England
Contact: Faisal Zeeshan
aandaz@brad.ac.uk
Leeds

K. S. I Muslim Community
168 Beeston Road Beeston, LEEDS, ENGLAND LS11 8BD
Phone Number: 01132765558
Contact: Rizvi
Sussex

Innovative Minds
17 Brisbane Close, Crawley, Sussex RH11 7UE UK
Phone Number: 01293 525792
URL: http://www.inminds.com
Comments: Innovative Minds specialises in producing
Islamic Software. Developers of Islamic Thought CD-ROM
ZIMBABWE

Ahlul-Bayt (A.S) Foundation of Zimbabwe
c/o 19 Woodholme Rd, Emerald Hill
Harare, Mashonaland
Zimbabwe
Phone Number: (263-11) 401302
Contact: Turab Asharia
Contact E-Mail: ali@primenetzw.com

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Ashvazdanghe · October 8, 2017

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Ashvazdanghe · October 11, 2017

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Imam Musa Kadhim (as) spent approximately 16 years in prison, including a prison which was so small that he could neither stand nor sit, so was forced into a rukuh position. in the kadhamiyyah museum, you can see the actual weighted metal balls tied to his hands and feet to keep him in agony while imprisoned.

after he was martyred, his kaffan was left abandonned on a bridge and guards posted - anyone who was caught even crying was immediately arrested and killed.

if the criteria for OP to join a madhab is who was persecuted more, then Imam Musa Kadhim (as) is clearly the one who was persecuted the most. what persecution did hazrat Ismail face according to OP by the way?

Sisterfatima1 · March 28, 2018

Salam I think most reverts struggle with been taken seriously

some are put in the too hard category and don’t get the help they deserve

JannahLM · November 19, 2023

For me biggest problem is not really having a community. Where I am all the Shia communities are very ethnic and I'm literally the only convert (as far as I know). This means any local Shia community comes with problems like cultural and linguistic barriers. Oftentimes those born into Muslim families are difficult to relate to as well since they don't always understand the struggles that we face.

Not to mention that in my specific case all the Shia communities are quite far. This is an issue for me as I don't drive due to personal reasons. I can't just ask my family to drive me to a masjid either as they don't even know I'm a Muslim. They can't know as they hate religion. Asking other sisters to pick me up is hardly an option either as I don't really have any connections with any of them (for the reasons mentioned above) and plus if random Muslims came to my house my family would begin asking questions (despite being an adult I live with family for the time being due to financial reasons).

I wish I had another convert, even just one, to connect with. I know some local ones, but they're all Sunnis. It's not the same when I cannot even be myself around them as I'm too afraid of them discovering that I'm a Shia. It's not like I can pray in their masjids anyway as I was told it's haram (information I got from the internet since, again, no community to confide in).

Anyway, I'm just tired and needed a place to vent. This is just all too much. I feel like I'm close to abandoning the faith again

taze88Canada · October 28

On 11/18/2023 at 10:19 PM, JannahLM said:

For me biggest problem is not really having a community. Where I am all the Shia communities are very ethnic and I'm literally the only convert (as far as I know). This means any local Shia community comes with problems like cultural and linguistic barriers. Oftentimes those born into Muslim families are difficult to relate to as well since they don't always understand the struggles that we face.

Not to mention that in my specific case all the Shia communities are quite far. This is an issue for me as I don't drive due to personal reasons. I can't just ask my family to drive me to a masjid either as they don't even know I'm a Muslim. They can't know as they hate religion. Asking other sisters to pick me up is hardly an option either as I don't really have any connections with any of them (for the reasons mentioned above) and plus if random Muslims came to my house my family would begin asking questions (despite being an adult I live with family for the time being due to financial reasons).

I wish I had another convert, even just one, to connect with. I know some local ones, but they're all Sunnis. It's not the same when I cannot even be myself around them as I'm too afraid of them discovering that I'm a Shia. It's not like I can pray in their masjids anyway as I was told it's haram (information I got from the internet since, again, no community to confide in).

Anyway, I'm just tired and needed a place to vent. This is just all too much. I feel like I'm close to abandoning the faith again

I relate to your situation. I feel like I have read has much has I can and that I can't learn anything more that way. There is a tiny Shia community in my city and there is a language barrier.

What helps me is having religious conversations about Islam and shia with people that are willing to have them. It keeps me sharp if nothing else. I think there are alot of people like us that are around us.

But I really relate to your experience of lack of community. That is ablsutley true with my situation also. When I get depressed about it i think about how I got here in the first place and how empty all the alternatives were along the way. I really don't feel like I have much of a choice if I want to be someone who pursues what's true and right and that makes me feel better for a bit.

I hope your situation improves for you soon and know there are lots of people like you. Maybe we are just scattered.

Ashvazdanghe · October 29

On 11/19/2023 at 9:49 AM, JannahLM said:

I know some local ones, but they're all Sunnis. It's not the same when I cannot even be myself around them as I'm too afraid of them discovering that I'm a Shia. It's not like I can pray in their masjids anyway as I was told it's haram (information I got from the internet since, again, no community to confide in).

Salam attending Sunni Masjid or community is not haram also attending between Sunnis & cooperation is highly recommended ; if it doesn't cause harming you which in case of emergency due to fear of harming you can practice Taqiyya among them .

Can a Shia person join prayers, including Juma prayers, being conducted in a Sunni mosque? Can he pray according to their way?

It is highly recommended for every Shia Muslim to pray with Muslims from other sects in their congregational prayers, but we need to recite Sura Al-Hamd and other Sura for ourself. Such Salaah will be valid if it was performed inside the time not before it.
Jum'a prayers with non Shia Muslims is good but we need to recite Dhuhr Prayer as well.
Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to...Answered 4 years ago

https://www.al-islam.org/ask/can-a-shia-person-join-prayers-including-juma-prayers-being-conducted-in-a-sunni-mosque-can-he-pray-according-to-their-way

Participation in Muslim Worship Gatherings

The Shiite Imams always emphasized the participation of Shia in Muslim worship gatherings. In one narration, Imam Sadiq ((عليه السلام).) said: “The reward for praying with the Sunnis is equal to the reward of praying with the Messenger of God (s.a.) or striving in the way of God.[11]” Ishaq ibn Ammar narrates that Imam advised him to pray with non-Shia in the mosque, as the person praying in the first row is like one who has drawn his sword in the way of God.[12]

[11] . Wasa’il al-Shi’a, al-Hurr al-‘Amili, 1414 AH, Volume 8: 299-300.

[12] . Ibid, 301.

https://ic-el.uk/blog/2024/09/17/the-conduct-of-imam-sadiq-a-s-in-interacting-with-followers-of-other-intellectual-schools-and-religions/

Significance of unity in Imam Sadeq’s view: praying behind Sunnis in Masjid Al-Haram is like praying behind Prophet

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ‏ صَلَّى‏ مَعَهُمْ‏ فِي‏ الصَّفِ‏ الْأَوَّلِ كَانَ كَمَنْ صَلَّى خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏

‘Alī bin Ibrāhīm from his father, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr from Ḥammād from al-Ḥalabī from Abī ‘Abdillah (a) who said: Whoever prays behind them in the first row, is like the one who prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (p).^[3]

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In one tradition [attributed to Imam Sadiq], participating in congregational prayers in Masjid al-Haram has been equated to saying one’s prayers led by the Holy Prophet ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم).a.). What is the meaning of this tradition? Obviously, Imam Sadiq would not have compared the prayers led by an ordinary prayer leader with the prayers led by the Prophet (s.w.a.). What is the meaning of this tradition then? It highlights the importance of unity. You should show unity in practice.

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ‏ مَعَهُمْ‏ غُفِرَ لَكَ‏ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ خَالَفَك‏

Imām al-Ṣādiq (a) said: If you pray alongside them, an amount will be forgiven for you that equals the number of people who oppose you.^[4]

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قَالَ: وَ سَأَلْتُهُ أَنَ‏ لِي‏ جِيرَاناً بَعْضُهُمْ‏ يَعْرِفُ‏ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ وَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا يَعْرِفُ وَ قَدْ سَأَلُونِي أُؤَذِّنُ لَهُمْ وَ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَخِفْتُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ مُوَسَّعاً لِي فَقَالَ أَذِّنْ لَهُمْ وَ صَلِّ بِهِمْ وَ تَحَرَّ الْأَوْقَات‏

Jābir al-Ju’fī said: I told him (al-Bāqir) that I have neighbours, some of whom know about this affair^[1], while some of them don’t. They ask me to recite the call to prayers for them and expect me to pray with them, but I am afraid that it may not be feasible for me. So, he (a) responded: Recite the call to prayers for them, lead them in it, and find the times to do so.^[2]

https://hadana.ir/en/significance-of-unity-in-imam-sadeqs-view-praying-behind-sunnis-in-masjid-al-haram-is-like-praying-behind-prophet/

https://iqraonline.net/shii-ruling-on-praying-in-congregation-behind-a-sunni-imam/

https://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol-13-no-2-summer-2012/biography-imam-al-sadiq-muhammad-alai/biography-imam-jafar

https://ic-el.uk/blog/2024/09/17/the-conduct-of-imam-sadiq-a-s-in-interacting-with-followers-of-other-intellectual-schools-and-religions/

https://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol-13-no-2-summer-2012/biography-imam-al-sadiq-muhammad-alai/biography-imam-jafar

Edited October 29 by Ashvazdanghe

Ashvazdanghe · October 29

Salam related thread

JannahLM · November 27

On 10/28/2024 at 11:12 PM, Ashvazdanghe said:

Salam attending Sunni Masjid or community is not haram also attending between Sunnis & cooperation is highly recommended ; if it doesn't cause harming you which in case of emergency due to fear of harming you can practice Taqiyya among them .

Can a Shia person join prayers, including Juma prayers, being conducted in a Sunni mosque? Can he pray according to their way?

It is highly recommended for every Shia Muslim to pray with Muslims from other sects in their congregational prayers, but we need to recite Sura Al-Hamd and other Sura for ourself. Such Salaah will be valid if it was performed inside the time not before it.
Jum'a prayers with non Shia Muslims is good but we need to recite Dhuhr Prayer as well.
Wassalam.

https://www.al-islam.org/ask/can-a-shia-person-join-prayers-including-juma-prayers-being-conducted-in-a-sunni-mosque-can-he-pray-according-to-their-way

Participation in Muslim Worship Gatherings

The Shiite Imams always emphasized the participation of Shia in Muslim worship gatherings. In one narration, Imam Sadiq ((عليه السلام).) said: “The reward for praying with the Sunnis is equal to the reward of praying with the Messenger of God (s.a.) or striving in the way of God.[11]” Ishaq ibn Ammar narrates that Imam advised him to pray with non-Shia in the mosque, as the person praying in the first row is like one who has drawn his sword in the way of God.[12]

[11] . Wasa’il al-Shi’a, al-Hurr al-‘Amili, 1414 AH, Volume 8: 299-300.

[12] . Ibid, 301.

https://ic-el.uk/blog/2024/09/17/the-conduct-of-imam-sadiq-a-s-in-interacting-with-followers-of-other-intellectual-schools-and-religions/

Significance of unity in Imam Sadeq’s view: praying behind Sunnis in Masjid Al-Haram is like praying behind Prophet

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: مَنْ‏ صَلَّى‏ مَعَهُمْ‏ فِي‏ الصَّفِ‏ الْأَوَّلِ كَانَ كَمَنْ صَلَّى خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‏

‘Alī bin Ibrāhīm from his father, from Ibn Abī ‘Umayr from Ḥammād from al-Ḥalabī from Abī ‘Abdillah (a) who said: Whoever prays behind them in the first row, is like the one who prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (p).^[3]

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ‏ مَعَهُمْ‏ غُفِرَ لَكَ‏ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ خَالَفَك‏

Imām al-Ṣādiq (a) said: If you pray alongside them, an amount will be forgiven for you that equals the number of people who oppose you.^[4]

https://hadana.ir/en/significance-of-unity-in-imam-sadeqs-view-praying-behind-sunnis-in-masjid-al-haram-is-like-praying-behind-prophet/

https://iqraonline.net/shii-ruling-on-praying-in-congregation-behind-a-sunni-imam/

https://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol-13-no-2-summer-2012/biography-imam-al-sadiq-muhammad-alai/biography-imam-jafar

https://ic-el.uk/blog/2024/09/17/the-conduct-of-imam-sadiq-a-s-in-interacting-with-followers-of-other-intellectual-schools-and-religions/

https://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol-13-no-2-summer-2012/biography-imam-al-sadiq-muhammad-alai/biography-imam-jafar

Yea, I go to the nearby Sunni masjid now occasionally. First time I went they fittingly had a khutbah about Muslim unity. That put me at ease a bit since I was so nervous going in. I kept thinking I was going to be attacked if people noticed me praying the Shia way.

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Significance of unity in Imam Sadeq’s view: praying behind Sunnis in Masjid Al-Haram is like praying behind Prophet

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ‏ مَعَهُمْ‏ غُفِرَ لَكَ‏ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ خَالَفَك‏

Significance of unity in Imam Sadeq’s view: praying behind Sunnis in Masjid Al-Haram is like praying behind Prophet

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ‏ مَعَهُمْ‏ غُفِرَ لَكَ‏ بِعَدَدِ مَنْ خَالَفَك‏

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