The belief of Al-Bada' which the Shia believe in
Al-Bada' means to appear after having been hidden. It also refers to the birth of a new opinion.
Ar-Rayan b. as Sult said: 'I heard ar-Ridha saying: "Allah has not sent a prophet but to forbid intoxicants and affirm the belief of al-bada' for Allah." (Usool al-Kafi pg. 40)
Abu Abdullah said: 'Allah has not been with anything better than believing that he is affected by al-bada.' (Usool al-Kafi for al-kulaini vol 1 pg. 331)
Allah says: Say: "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected." (Qur'an 27:65)
At the same time the Shia state that their Imams know everything and nothing is hidden from them. Is this the message of Islam that our Prophet Muhammad PBUH was ordered to convey?
What is the belief of the Shia about seeing Allah
They reject that a Muslim will see Allah in the hereafter as is mentioned in Bihar al-Anwaar. It is stated there that Abu Abdullah Jafar as-Sadiq was asked about Allah, 'Will we see Allah on the Day of Resurrection?' He said: 'Subhanallah (far removed is Allah from every imperfection)! The eyes can only see with color and shape, and Allah is the creator of color and shape!' (Bihar al-Anwaar for al-Majlisi vol. 4 pg. 31)
They stated that if one was to attribute to Allah some attributes such as the fact that believers will see him on the Day of Resurrection, that person will become an apostate, as is mentioned by their Sheikh Jafar an-Najafi. (Kashf al-Ghata pg.417)
Allah says: "To your Rubb, is the (place of) permanence. Man will be informed that day of what he sent ahead and kept back (Qur'an 75:22-3)
Also in the Sunnah there is the Hadith of Jarir b. Abdullah al-Bujali. He said: 'We were sitting with the Prophet PBUH and he looked at the moon on the 14th night, and said: 'You will see your Rubb as you see this moon, clearly without a shed of doubt.' (Sahih al-Bukhari #455 and Muslim #633)
What is the belief of the Shia in relation to the Qur'an we have today?
The Shia state that the Qur'an we have in our possession is not the Qur'an that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad PBUH. They claim it has been tampered with and verses have been removed and others put in.
The majory of Shi'ite Traditionalists belief that the Qur'an has been tampered with as is mentioned by an-Noori at-Tabrisi in his book: 'Faslul-Khetaab fi Tahreef Ke'tab Rab'bil Arbaab'.
Muhammad b. Yaqoob al-Kulaini said in his book 'Usool al-Kafi' under the chapter: ' No one was able to gather the Qur'an except for the Imams': 'Jabir said that Abu Ja'far said: 'No one claims to have gathered the Qur'an, but is a liar. No one was able to gather it and memorize it as it was revealed by Allah except Ali b. Abi Talib and the Imams that came after him.'
Jabir also reported that Abu Jafar said: ' No one can claim to have gathered the entire Qur'an except for the Imams.'
Hisham b. Salim reported that Abu Abdullah said: 'Indeed the Qur'an that was brought by Jibreel to Muhammad had 17,000 verses.'
This means the Qur'an the Shia claim to have is more than the Qur'an we have today by three times!
So it seems that there are two versions of the Qur'an; the first is know to us and the second is a secret, hidden away from the eyes of the people. Of the chapters that are hidden away is the chapter al-Waliyah, which the Shi'ites claim was removed from the Qur'an, as was mentioned by an-Noorsi at-Tabrisi in his book: 'Faslul-Khetaab fi Tahreef Ke'tab Rab'bil Arbaab'. He also mentioned that a verse 'wa rafa'na laka dhikrak' which they claim was dropped from surat ash-Sharh (Chapter 94)
The Shi'ites are not ashamed to say this openly, even though it is well known that this chapter was revealed in Makkah and Ali at that time was not married to the Prophet's daughter.
Common traits between Jews and Shia
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 'The sign of this is that the ordeal of the Raafidhah (Rejectionists) is similar to that of the Jews. The Jews said kingship can only be in the family of Dawood and the Raafidhah said the Imamate can only be from the children of Ali.'
The Jews said: 'There can be no Jihad in the path of Allah until the Pseudo-Christ emerges forth and the command to fight is given. The Raafidhah said: 'There is no Jihad in the path of Allah until the Mahdi emerges and a caller calls from the heavens to fight.'
The Jews delay their prayers till the stars are ablaze at night and the Shia delay Maghrib prayer till that time at night. The Prophet PBUH said:
"My ummah will be in a good state of affairs as long as they do not delay Maghrib prayer till the stars are ablaze at night." (Abu Dawood, Ahmed, and Ibn Majah - Hasan)
The Jews distorted the Torah, as did the Shia with the Qur'an. The Jews do not see it lawful to wipe over the socks during ablution, as is the belief of the Shia.
The Jews despise Jibreel, and they say 'He is our enemy from amongst the angels.' The Shia say: 'Jibreel made a mistake in giving the Wahi (revelation) to Prophet Muhammad.' (There is a group of Shia who claim that Jibreel was treacherous in delivering the Message and gave it to Muhammad instead. Ali was more righteous than the Prophet in this regard! Dear Muslim look at this flagrant lie, Allah says: 'The trustworthy spirit (i.e., Gabriel) has brought it down')
The Shia also agreed with the Christians in relation to the Dowry; they do not give their wivcs Dowry, for the Shia believe in temporary marriages and see it lawful.
In a way the Jews and Christians are better than the Shia, for when the Jews were asked who the best of all Jews were, they replied 'the companions of the Prophet Musa' and when the Christians were asked who the best of all Christians were, they said the companions of Jesus. And when the Shia were asked who the worst amongst them were, they said the companions of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. (Minhaaj as-Sunnah for Sheik Islam b. Taymiyyah 1/24)
The Jews divide people into two categories, Jews and other nations. The other nations include anyone who is not a Jew. The Jews believe that they themselves are the believers. As for other nations, they believe them to be polytheists, disbelievers who know nothing about Allah. It is mentioned in the Talmud: 'All nations other than the Jews are polytheists'. Their rabbis inculcate this teaching among the Jews. Jesus himself was not safe from their treachery. In the Talmud it is mentioned that Jesus was a 'disbeliever who knew nothing about Allah.'
The Shia believe themselves to be the only believers; all other groups other than them are non-Muslim, who have apostatized and have no share in Islam. The reason the Shia impute disbelief to other Muslims is that they do not recognize the Walayah (guardianship/power) of their Imams. The Shia consider this to be a pillar of Islam. The Walayah is given importance over all other pillars of Islam.
Al-Burqi narrated that Abu Abdullah said: 'There is no true believe except us and our Shi'ite brethren, and all other people are not true believers.'
In the exegesis of al-Qummi it is narrated that Abu Abdullah said: 'There is no one on the religion of Islam except us until the Day of Ressurection.' (Badthlol Majhood fe Moshabahtil Rafidhah bil Yahood for Abdullah al-Jamili 2/599 and 568.
This isn't even half the stuff I found in the book "Fundamental Shi'ite Beliefs"
Al-Bada' means to appear after having been hidden. It also refers to the birth of a new opinion.
Ar-Rayan b. as Sult said: 'I heard ar-Ridha saying: "Allah has not sent a prophet but to forbid intoxicants and affirm the belief of al-bada' for Allah." (Usool al-Kafi pg. 40)
Abu Abdullah said: 'Allah has not been with anything better than believing that he is affected by al-bada.' (Usool al-Kafi for al-kulaini vol 1 pg. 331)
Allah says: Say: "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected." (Qur'an 27:65)
At the same time the Shia state that their Imams know everything and nothing is hidden from them. Is this the message of Islam that our Prophet Muhammad PBUH was ordered to convey?
What is the belief of the Shia about seeing Allah
They reject that a Muslim will see Allah in the hereafter as is mentioned in Bihar al-Anwaar. It is stated there that Abu Abdullah Jafar as-Sadiq was asked about Allah, 'Will we see Allah on the Day of Resurrection?' He said: 'Subhanallah (far removed is Allah from every imperfection)! The eyes can only see with color and shape, and Allah is the creator of color and shape!' (Bihar al-Anwaar for al-Majlisi vol. 4 pg. 31)
They stated that if one was to attribute to Allah some attributes such as the fact that believers will see him on the Day of Resurrection, that person will become an apostate, as is mentioned by their Sheikh Jafar an-Najafi. (Kashf al-Ghata pg.417)
Allah says: "To your Rubb, is the (place of) permanence. Man will be informed that day of what he sent ahead and kept back (Qur'an 75:22-3)
Also in the Sunnah there is the Hadith of Jarir b. Abdullah al-Bujali. He said: 'We were sitting with the Prophet PBUH and he looked at the moon on the 14th night, and said: 'You will see your Rubb as you see this moon, clearly without a shed of doubt.' (Sahih al-Bukhari #455 and Muslim #633)
What is the belief of the Shia in relation to the Qur'an we have today?
The Shia state that the Qur'an we have in our possession is not the Qur'an that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad PBUH. They claim it has been tampered with and verses have been removed and others put in.
The majory of Shi'ite Traditionalists belief that the Qur'an has been tampered with as is mentioned by an-Noori at-Tabrisi in his book: 'Faslul-Khetaab fi Tahreef Ke'tab Rab'bil Arbaab'.
Muhammad b. Yaqoob al-Kulaini said in his book 'Usool al-Kafi' under the chapter: ' No one was able to gather the Qur'an except for the Imams': 'Jabir said that Abu Ja'far said: 'No one claims to have gathered the Qur'an, but is a liar. No one was able to gather it and memorize it as it was revealed by Allah except Ali b. Abi Talib and the Imams that came after him.'
Jabir also reported that Abu Jafar said: ' No one can claim to have gathered the entire Qur'an except for the Imams.'
Hisham b. Salim reported that Abu Abdullah said: 'Indeed the Qur'an that was brought by Jibreel to Muhammad had 17,000 verses.'
This means the Qur'an the Shia claim to have is more than the Qur'an we have today by three times!
So it seems that there are two versions of the Qur'an; the first is know to us and the second is a secret, hidden away from the eyes of the people. Of the chapters that are hidden away is the chapter al-Waliyah, which the Shi'ites claim was removed from the Qur'an, as was mentioned by an-Noorsi at-Tabrisi in his book: 'Faslul-Khetaab fi Tahreef Ke'tab Rab'bil Arbaab'. He also mentioned that a verse 'wa rafa'na laka dhikrak' which they claim was dropped from surat ash-Sharh (Chapter 94)
The Shi'ites are not ashamed to say this openly, even though it is well known that this chapter was revealed in Makkah and Ali at that time was not married to the Prophet's daughter.
Common traits between Jews and Shia
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 'The sign of this is that the ordeal of the Raafidhah (Rejectionists) is similar to that of the Jews. The Jews said kingship can only be in the family of Dawood and the Raafidhah said the Imamate can only be from the children of Ali.'
The Jews said: 'There can be no Jihad in the path of Allah until the Pseudo-Christ emerges forth and the command to fight is given. The Raafidhah said: 'There is no Jihad in the path of Allah until the Mahdi emerges and a caller calls from the heavens to fight.'
The Jews delay their prayers till the stars are ablaze at night and the Shia delay Maghrib prayer till that time at night. The Prophet PBUH said:
"My ummah will be in a good state of affairs as long as they do not delay Maghrib prayer till the stars are ablaze at night." (Abu Dawood, Ahmed, and Ibn Majah - Hasan)
The Jews distorted the Torah, as did the Shia with the Qur'an. The Jews do not see it lawful to wipe over the socks during ablution, as is the belief of the Shia.
The Jews despise Jibreel, and they say 'He is our enemy from amongst the angels.' The Shia say: 'Jibreel made a mistake in giving the Wahi (revelation) to Prophet Muhammad.' (There is a group of Shia who claim that Jibreel was treacherous in delivering the Message and gave it to Muhammad instead. Ali was more righteous than the Prophet in this regard! Dear Muslim look at this flagrant lie, Allah says: 'The trustworthy spirit (i.e., Gabriel) has brought it down')
The Shia also agreed with the Christians in relation to the Dowry; they do not give their wivcs Dowry, for the Shia believe in temporary marriages and see it lawful.
In a way the Jews and Christians are better than the Shia, for when the Jews were asked who the best of all Jews were, they replied 'the companions of the Prophet Musa' and when the Christians were asked who the best of all Christians were, they said the companions of Jesus. And when the Shia were asked who the worst amongst them were, they said the companions of Prophet Muhammad PBUH. (Minhaaj as-Sunnah for Sheik Islam b. Taymiyyah 1/24)
The Jews divide people into two categories, Jews and other nations. The other nations include anyone who is not a Jew. The Jews believe that they themselves are the believers. As for other nations, they believe them to be polytheists, disbelievers who know nothing about Allah. It is mentioned in the Talmud: 'All nations other than the Jews are polytheists'. Their rabbis inculcate this teaching among the Jews. Jesus himself was not safe from their treachery. In the Talmud it is mentioned that Jesus was a 'disbeliever who knew nothing about Allah.'
The Shia believe themselves to be the only believers; all other groups other than them are non-Muslim, who have apostatized and have no share in Islam. The reason the Shia impute disbelief to other Muslims is that they do not recognize the Walayah (guardianship/power) of their Imams. The Shia consider this to be a pillar of Islam. The Walayah is given importance over all other pillars of Islam.
Al-Burqi narrated that Abu Abdullah said: 'There is no true believe except us and our Shi'ite brethren, and all other people are not true believers.'
In the exegesis of al-Qummi it is narrated that Abu Abdullah said: 'There is no one on the religion of Islam except us until the Day of Ressurection.' (Badthlol Majhood fe Moshabahtil Rafidhah bil Yahood for Abdullah al-Jamili 2/599 and 568.
This isn't even half the stuff I found in the book "Fundamental Shi'ite Beliefs"