Muslim Sects – Page 2

“Submission.org” is it Islamic?

May 5, 2004

Question Sir, I want to ask you, is this web site www.submission.org has any errors? Please guide me. Answer The Submitters, who run the mentioned website, are a group who follow the concepts of a man named Rashad Khalifa. They believe in the Qur’an only and no other source.1 They reject the Sunnah of the Prophet completely.2 […]

About the Purity of Ahl’l Bayt (The Prophet’s Household)

January 25, 2004

Question Shia community claims that the Prophet’s house hold i.e. Hz Ali (R), Hz Fatima (R), Hz Hassan (R), Hz Hussain(R) and their off spring are pure as our Prophet (pbuh) was. They usually refer the verses from our Holy Quran 33:33. But I think their claim is not correct. What do you think about […]

Regarding the Narratives of Abu Hurairah

October 8, 2003

Question Shites claim that it is impossible for one man, Abu Huriara, to hear so many hadith, from our prophet (saws), hence a large number of them are fabricated. So my question is, can you please explain to me how one man, Abu Huriara, can narrate so many hadith from our beloved prophet (saws), when […]

Who is Right & Who is Wrong

May 26, 2003

Question Every religious denomination knows the consequences of prayer, fast & pilgrimage etc. These Muslim Scholars have a great knowledge of sharia & they have read hundred books of different sects & they know that what is right or wrong, but on different issues they have different views e.g., let say, issue of intercession, coming […]

Regarding the Difference Between Shiites and Sunnis

April 27, 2003

Question What is the difference between Sunnis and Shias? Please make a clear distinction b/w the ideas of these two groups of Muslims. Are the Shias “Muslims”. How can we say that Shias are not right in their beliefs. Please give a complete view about this matter, and how we can convince Shias towards the […]

Shaykh Ahmad as-Sirhindi and Sufism

December 16, 2002

Question Who was Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi and what was his role in the reformation of Sufism? Did he really profess to having prophetic guidance from God? And what was the concept of Tajdid-e-Alaf he propounded? Salaam `alaykum Answer Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was born in Sirhind in 971 A.H. Sirhind is really Sarhand, which means the […]

Regarding Hadiths Relating to the Shiite Belief of Imamah

July 29, 2002

Question Recently, I was a bit confused by a Shia brother who tries to convert me to Shia. Please help me in understanding the following: What is the real meaning of the Hadith of Ghadir where the prophet declared Ali to be “Maola” of people? What is the Hadith of Jaberebne Samareh in Bukhari and […]

Regarding the Shiite Sect

May 12, 2002

Question As we know the shiah sect is about 13 centuries old and obviously is a bad mark over purified face of islam. I think this is of no use to continue dialogue between the two sects. Is it not in the interest of Islam to declare this sect as non Muslim so as Islam […]

Following One of the Four Imams & the Opinion regarding Music

February 26, 2002

Question As far as I know that all four Imams consider any type of singing and musical instrument as haraam. I also know that you have to follow at least one Imam, if possible, in totality. Does this mean that you do not agree with any one of them regarding singing? Or I am wrong […]

Shiite Practices of Islam

January 18, 2002

Question Ali (ra) was the one of the companions and also the son in law of the prophet (pbuh). He must have without any doubt followed the same practices (sunnah) in the religion as our prophet (pbuh) did. How can shias who consider Ali (ra) as first Khalifa has a total different ways of practising […]