QUESTION 1:
Which is the correct phrase according to the Hadith, wa etrati or wa
sunnati
QUESTION 2: What is meant by the termShia?
QUESTION 3 : Why is Ali bin Abi Talib the guardian and
successor of the Holy ophet?
QUESTION 4: Who are the
Imams?
QUESTION 5:Why
is it so that when we send benedictions upon the Holy Prophet, we follow it
with mentioning blessings on his household and recite,
QUESTION 6: How
do you claim that your Imams are infallible?
QUESTION 7: Why do you recite Ash hadu
anna Aliyyan waliyyu Allah in the call of prayer, thereby witnessing the
guardianship of Ali (p)?
QUESTION 8: Who
is the Mahdi from the family of the Holy prophet, and why to you await
for his re-appearance?
QUESTION 9: If
the Shia religion is the true one, then why is it that only a
minority have accepted it, and majority of the Muslims all around the
world have still not acknowledged it?
QUESTION 10: What
is Al-Rajah and why do you believe in it?
QUESTION 11: What
do you mean by your belief in intercession?
QUESTION 12: Is
the asking of intercession from those worthy to intercede, considered as
polytheism?
QUESTION 13 : Is
the asking help from other than God, regarded as Polytheism?
QUESTION 14 : Does calling others imply worship
to them or is it considered to be polytheism?
QUESTION 15 : What is Badaa, and why do
the Shiahs believe in it?
QUESTION 16: Do the Shia believe in the
distortion of the Quran?
QUESTION 17: What
is the opinion of the Shia regarding the companions?
QUESTION 18: What
is meant by temporary marriage? (Mutaa) and why do the Shia believe in
its permissibility?
QUESTION 19: Why
do the Shia prostrate on blocks of earth (clay.)?
QUESTION 20: Why
do the Shias kiss the doors and walls of their holy Shrines whislt paying a
visit to them?
QUESTION 21: According
to the Islamic point of view, is religion supposed to be regarded separate from
politics?
QUESTION 22: Why
do the Shia regard the offsprings of Ali bin Abi talib
(Hassan and Hussein) to be the offsprings of the holy Prophet?
QUESTION 23: Why do the Shias consider caliphate to be through the
appointment of God?
QUESTION 24: Is
the swearing of other than God considered to be polytheism?
QUESTION 25: Does imploring for help through the friends
of God (Tawassul) apply to polytheism or innovation?
QUESTION
26: Is the celebration of the Birthdays of the chosen servants
of Allah regarded to be an innovation or polytheism?
QUESTION 27: Why
do the Shias cut short the five daily prayers joining them to three times a
day?
QUESTION 28: What
do the Shia Jurisprudents use as their sources?
QUESTION 29: Did
Abu-Talib die as a believer of Islam such that the Shia consider
it an honor to visit his shrine?
QUESTION 30: Do the Shia
believe that Gabriel was not faithful in communicating the message and that he
revealed the Quran to Allahs messenger instead of
revealing it to Ali Ibn Abi Talib?
QUESTION 31: What
is the criterion for Taqiyya (precautionary concealment)?
QUESTION 32: In
the Islamic Republic constitution of the Islamic state, why do you the Shias
consider the Jaffari sect as the countrys official sect?
QUESTION 33: Do
the Shia consider the prayer of witr midnight
prayer as being obligatory?
QUESTION 34: Does
the belief in the super-natural power of Gods friends cause polytheism?
QUESTION 35 : Why
is the position of Imamate considered higher that that of Messengership?
QUESTION 36: What is the criterion for distinguishing
unity from polytheism?