With Gods grace ill be posting some Misconceptions about Shia ISLAM, today ill start of with the widely misunderstood topic on TAQIYYA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>al-Taqiyyah literally refers to the practice of hiding one’s faith when one’s life is in danger from others who may wish to harm them for what they believe. This concession is one of the most misunderstood practices of the Shi’a and the source of much criticism about Shi’a beliefs. If you examine the Hadith referring to Taqiyyah more closely, it specifies that in certain situations, Muslims should employ the practice of Taqiyyah in matters of life and death. In reality the Shia have found themselves in that very situation on numerous occasions throughout Islamic history. The practice is legitimized during times of danger by the Holy Qur’an in Surah 16: Ayah 106: “Whoever renounces faith in Allah after {affirming} his faith—barring someone who is compelled while his heart is at rest in faith—but those who open up their breasts to unfaith, upon such shall be Allah’s wrath, and there is a great punishment for them.” This verse was revealed in relation to the Prophet’s (s.a.w) companion ‘Ammar b. Yasir, after he was forced to use renounce his faith in order to save his life from the Qurayshi pagans who were torturing and killing Muslims for refusing to outwardly profess disbelief. There are many conditions set by the scholars of Islam pertaining to the practice of Taqiyyah and it is generally not advised to adopt it when one is not in danger. In fact in some cases, it is not even permissible to use the practice of Taqiyyah. It should, therefore, only be used as a last resort.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:24:50 +0000
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