Which is correct, “wa ‘iṭratī” [and my progeny], or “wa sunnatī” [and my tradition]?
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What does “Shī‘ah” mean?
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Why is ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (‘a) regarded as the waṣī [executor of will] and successor of the Prophet (ṣ)?
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Who are the Imāms?
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When invoking blessings [ṣalawāt] on Muḥammad (ṣ), why do you also associate his progeny [ā] to him by saying, “Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa Āli Muḥammad” [“O Allah! Bless Muḥammad and the progeny of Muḥammad”]?
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Why do you regard your Imāms as “infallible” [ma‘ṣūm]?
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In adhān [call to prayer], why do you say, “Ashhadu anna ‘aliyyan waliyyullāh” [“I bear witness that ‘Alī is Walī of Allah”] and give testimony to the wilāyah [guardianship] of ‘Alī (‘a)?
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Who is the Mahdī of Muḥammad’s Progeny [Āl Muḥammad] and why are you waiting for his advent?
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If the Shī‘ah are right, then why are they in the minority and why do most Muslims in the world not recognize them (as Muslims)?
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What is raj‘ah [“return”] and why do you believe in it?
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What is shafā‘ah [intercession], which you believe in?
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Is asking the rightful intercessors for intercession [shafā‘ah] tantamount to polytheism [shirk]?
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Is seeking help from someone other than God regarded as a kind of polytheism [shirk]?
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Is calling on someone tantamount to worshipping him and to polytheism?
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What is badā’ and why do you believe in it?
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Do the Shī‘ah believe in the taḥrīf [distortion] of the Qur’an?
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How do the Shī‘ah view the Ṣaḥābah [Companions]?
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What is meant by “temporary marriage” [mut‘ah] and why do the Shī‘ah regard it as lawful?
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Why do the Shī‘ah prostrate on turbah [dried clay]?
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During ziyārah, why do the Shī‘ah kiss the doors and walls of the shrine of awliyā’ and seek blessings [tabarruk] whereby?
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Is according to Islam religion separate from politics?
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Why do the Shī‘ah regard the sons of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (‘a) (Ḥasan and Ḥusayn (‘a)) as the sons of the Messenger of Allah (ṣ)?
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Why do the Shī‘ah believe that caliphate [khilāfah] is a matter of appointment [tanṣīṣī]?
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Is to swear by other than God regarded as a kind of polytheism?
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Is to resort to the divine saints [awliyā’] for mediation [tawassul] regarded as polytheism [shirk] and tantamount to innovation in religion [bid‘ah]?
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Is celebrating the birthday of the saints [awliyā’] of God a kind of polytheism and innovation [bid‘ah]?
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Why do the Shī‘ah perform the five daily prayers in three periods?
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What are the sources of Shī‘ī jurisprudence [fiqh]?
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Did Abū Ṭālib die a believer on account of which you visit [ziyārah] his shrine?
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Do the Shī‘ah think that Jibra’īl (Archangel Gabriel) has committed treachery when he conveyed the message [risālah] to Muhammad instead of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib?
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What is the criterion of taqiyyah [dissimulation]?
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Why is the Ja‘farī school of thought [madhhab] stipulated in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the official madhhab of the country?
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Do the Shī‘ah regard witr prayer as obligatory?
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Is the belief that great divine people [awliyā’] have supernatural power tantamount to polytheism [shirk]?
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Why is the station of Imamate [imāmah] higher than that of prophethood [nubuwwah]?
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What is the criterion for distinguishing monotheism or the Unity of God [tawḥīd] from polytheism [shirk]?
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