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01-Jul-2004, 09:32 AM
Question:
There are many groups of Shiah, are they Muslim??
Answer:
There are a total of five major Shi`a groups. These groups are known as Druze, Isma`iliyyah, Aaga Khaani, Zaidiyyah, Mutawalliyun and the Twelver.
The Druze in particular are based in Lebanon and Syria and some of their beliefs are that alHaakim, the Faatimiyyah sect leader of Egypt and North Africa in the 11th century, was the physical manifestation of Allah on earth. They also believe that he was a prophet and that all dogs must be killed on the Earth. These people have their own secret rituals, as well as the fact that they don't pray and that they believe in reincarnation. These people are kuffar and are completely unrelated to Islam.
The Isma`iliyyah have the same understanding that Allah is physically manifested on Earth in the form of one of the seven imaams that they follow. The belief is that the seventh imaam is the hidden imaam and those that come after are likewise the mahdi. These people are complete kuffar and are not Muslims.
The Aagha Khaani have the exact same belief as the Isma`iliyyah but they believe that their sect, Aagha Khaani, is the pure and only real one. Aagha Khaan is believed to be related to the Prophet (SAW) and only people related to the Prophet (SAW) are allowed to rule. He has godly powers and Surat ulIkhlaas and Surat un-naas are claimed to be about him and that he is Allah. And the relation to the Prophet (SAW) must be through Hussain, no one else. No other relation is accepted. They are kuffar and have no relation to Islam.
The Zaidiyyah are a group that was founded by Zaid ibn `Ali and is based on some of the teachings of Muhammad alBaaqir and Jaafir as-Saadiq. They are primarily Hanafi in fiqh and are almost completely based in Yemen. One of their well-known scholars is Shaikh ulIslam Muhammad ibn `Ali ash-Shawkaani.
The Mutawalliyun were founded by Al `Allamah Muhammad Jawaad Shirri from Iraaq and these people left the Twelver movement. Shaikh Shirri spoke to these people from the bottom of his heart. He would give khutbah in Tehran for years and the major Shi`a `ulama would tell the common people not to pray behind him. He continued on and they grew to respect him. As time went on, many of them came to the belief of Ahl us-Sunna and left the Twelver movement.
When Shirri left Iraaq to come to the United States, the Mutawalliyun followed and came to Detroit, Michigan with him. They are now spreading the da`awa of Ahl us-Sunna in the US.
He is one of the great scholars of Islam and is well respected by the knowledgeable ones of Islam. The reason why the Zaidiyyah are still classed as Shi`a is their belief about leadership. Their belief is that all governments today should be patterned after the khilaafa of `Ali, since it was the most recent of the four rightly guided khulafaa.'
Unlike all the other Shi`a sects, they accept all the previous khulafaa and they don't make it a condition that you have to be related to Muhammad in order to be a khalifa. They also belief the Qur'an is unchanged and they don't follow any interpretation on the text of the Qur'an not based on the Prophet and the Sahaaba.
These people have been known in history for their bravery and have fought against the Khawaarij of Umaan as well as the other Shi`a for centuries. They are our brothers in Islam and they are good Muslims.
As regards just the Twelver Shi`a, they fall into three categories:
The first category are the `ulama or their scholars. These people are the ones that write the books and give their people information about the Shi`a way, as they are the movement's propagators. They are also people of knowledge, who know the Arabic language and among them are those who say that the Qur'an has been changed and/or is incomplete and that Jibril made a mistake when he came to Muhammad instead of 'Ali. Among their other excesses are that they curse the Sahaaba and that they have changed some laws of the Qur'an, for example, instead of cutting the hand for theft, they merely cut one finger. And instead of getting married as a sacrament, they use temporary marriage, which has become a form of prostitution. Some of the major Twelver scholars are `Allamah Tabataba'i, Khumaini, Murtada Mutahhaari, `Ali Shari`aati and many others. This group is outside of the fold and thus are kuffar.
The second category are the people of the population that believe in the what the `ulama are teaching and they have knowledge, so they know what is kufr and imaan. Some of these people are the Shi`a scholars of tomorrow. They are closed to the elders of the movement and they know the Arabic text as well as many verses from the Qur'an like their teachers. Some are the Shi`a 'mujaahidin' like the Army of Spilled Blood and so forth. They are kuffar.
The third category are those that are culturally Shi'a. They are told by their parents that they are shi'a, so they say that they are Shi`a. So while they may tell you that they are Shi`a, and they do some Shi`a acts, such as celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (SAW), lashing themselves or things like this, under careful examination, it is found that they have some beliefs of Ahl us-Sunna and some deviant beliefs. However, they do not believe in the major kufr of the Shi`a and many of the rituals they just mimic blindly. Many of these people just need good education, and if taught properly about Allah's mercy on them, they will leave the Shi`a movement. This third group are ignorant and have some bid`ii traits, but they are not kuffar.
Al-Jihaad Magazine
There are many groups of Shiah, are they Muslim??
Answer:
There are a total of five major Shi`a groups. These groups are known as Druze, Isma`iliyyah, Aaga Khaani, Zaidiyyah, Mutawalliyun and the Twelver.
The Druze in particular are based in Lebanon and Syria and some of their beliefs are that alHaakim, the Faatimiyyah sect leader of Egypt and North Africa in the 11th century, was the physical manifestation of Allah on earth. They also believe that he was a prophet and that all dogs must be killed on the Earth. These people have their own secret rituals, as well as the fact that they don't pray and that they believe in reincarnation. These people are kuffar and are completely unrelated to Islam.
The Isma`iliyyah have the same understanding that Allah is physically manifested on Earth in the form of one of the seven imaams that they follow. The belief is that the seventh imaam is the hidden imaam and those that come after are likewise the mahdi. These people are complete kuffar and are not Muslims.
The Aagha Khaani have the exact same belief as the Isma`iliyyah but they believe that their sect, Aagha Khaani, is the pure and only real one. Aagha Khaan is believed to be related to the Prophet (SAW) and only people related to the Prophet (SAW) are allowed to rule. He has godly powers and Surat ulIkhlaas and Surat un-naas are claimed to be about him and that he is Allah. And the relation to the Prophet (SAW) must be through Hussain, no one else. No other relation is accepted. They are kuffar and have no relation to Islam.
The Zaidiyyah are a group that was founded by Zaid ibn `Ali and is based on some of the teachings of Muhammad alBaaqir and Jaafir as-Saadiq. They are primarily Hanafi in fiqh and are almost completely based in Yemen. One of their well-known scholars is Shaikh ulIslam Muhammad ibn `Ali ash-Shawkaani.
The Mutawalliyun were founded by Al `Allamah Muhammad Jawaad Shirri from Iraaq and these people left the Twelver movement. Shaikh Shirri spoke to these people from the bottom of his heart. He would give khutbah in Tehran for years and the major Shi`a `ulama would tell the common people not to pray behind him. He continued on and they grew to respect him. As time went on, many of them came to the belief of Ahl us-Sunna and left the Twelver movement.
When Shirri left Iraaq to come to the United States, the Mutawalliyun followed and came to Detroit, Michigan with him. They are now spreading the da`awa of Ahl us-Sunna in the US.
He is one of the great scholars of Islam and is well respected by the knowledgeable ones of Islam. The reason why the Zaidiyyah are still classed as Shi`a is their belief about leadership. Their belief is that all governments today should be patterned after the khilaafa of `Ali, since it was the most recent of the four rightly guided khulafaa.'
Unlike all the other Shi`a sects, they accept all the previous khulafaa and they don't make it a condition that you have to be related to Muhammad in order to be a khalifa. They also belief the Qur'an is unchanged and they don't follow any interpretation on the text of the Qur'an not based on the Prophet and the Sahaaba.
These people have been known in history for their bravery and have fought against the Khawaarij of Umaan as well as the other Shi`a for centuries. They are our brothers in Islam and they are good Muslims.
As regards just the Twelver Shi`a, they fall into three categories:
The first category are the `ulama or their scholars. These people are the ones that write the books and give their people information about the Shi`a way, as they are the movement's propagators. They are also people of knowledge, who know the Arabic language and among them are those who say that the Qur'an has been changed and/or is incomplete and that Jibril made a mistake when he came to Muhammad instead of 'Ali. Among their other excesses are that they curse the Sahaaba and that they have changed some laws of the Qur'an, for example, instead of cutting the hand for theft, they merely cut one finger. And instead of getting married as a sacrament, they use temporary marriage, which has become a form of prostitution. Some of the major Twelver scholars are `Allamah Tabataba'i, Khumaini, Murtada Mutahhaari, `Ali Shari`aati and many others. This group is outside of the fold and thus are kuffar.
The second category are the people of the population that believe in the what the `ulama are teaching and they have knowledge, so they know what is kufr and imaan. Some of these people are the Shi`a scholars of tomorrow. They are closed to the elders of the movement and they know the Arabic text as well as many verses from the Qur'an like their teachers. Some are the Shi`a 'mujaahidin' like the Army of Spilled Blood and so forth. They are kuffar.
The third category are those that are culturally Shi'a. They are told by their parents that they are shi'a, so they say that they are Shi`a. So while they may tell you that they are Shi`a, and they do some Shi`a acts, such as celebrating the birthday of the Prophet (SAW), lashing themselves or things like this, under careful examination, it is found that they have some beliefs of Ahl us-Sunna and some deviant beliefs. However, they do not believe in the major kufr of the Shi`a and many of the rituals they just mimic blindly. Many of these people just need good education, and if taught properly about Allah's mercy on them, they will leave the Shi`a movement. This third group are ignorant and have some bid`ii traits, but they are not kuffar.
Al-Jihaad Magazine