- 21 Oct 2004, 00:34
#95
I am not joking at all brother.
All the Mujtahids from time imemorial have agreed to the concept of Taqleed and of the fact that taqleed is in matter of law...and that rules of different marajah may differ. However, this is not such a huge problem as you seem to portray...because the fatwa (verdicts) are not regarding the fundamental beliefs of Islam... (Fundamental beliefs are the only beliefs which can never change and are the same any time for all time till the day of judgement)...but with rulings of law...there is definitely possibility of differences and indeed possibility of change...and all the Ulemas are unanimous about it...IF you disagree about that....then you are in effect challenging all the marjas who have agreed to it...and you are challenging their ruling...in effect challenging the rulings of the Imams....(as the article i posted earlier explains)
This is one of the most common knowledge beliefs among the Shias. I can cite a few examples....for example....IF I am in a country where people are oppressed and killed if they are Muslims...then for me, hiding my true belief is not only allowed but becomes wajib in order to save my life. But at the same time, if I am in a peaceful country, hiding my belief is haraam.
Another good example is the ruling about slave women during the time of the prophet...At that time slavery was common...and sexual relations with slave women were lawful without marriage, by the slave master. The same today is Haraam.
As regards to reappearance...
Once again...site as many signs as you may...the point stands that the imam of our time, Imam Mehdi (AS) having reappeared is again debateable.
Secondly the hadeeth does not specify how soon after the appearance of the signs will the appearance be. It maybe a day or two after...it maybe 100 years after...for to GOD time is not what it is to us.
If you insist that the Imam appeared at the same time of the signs, then you are in effect saying that the time of his appearance is known exactly, which is against the belief that only Allah (swt) alone knows the exact time of his reappearance.
Besides, if he had appeared...there would be a huge movement of people to Mecca....which has nto happened yet. (in relevance to the hadith that upon appearing he will go to Mecca and a voice shall be heard by the Mu'mins and they will all go to Mecca overnight and pray behind the Imam)
In Quran is guidance for those who seek knowledge. For me, and for all the scholars whose answers I have read...the ayat I mentioned i.e
NOTE: Others on the forum, please post your views on what this ayat means to you?
Your reference once again forces me to ask you the same question...are you associated with Taliyah al mehdi?
All the Mujtahids from time imemorial have agreed to the concept of Taqleed and of the fact that taqleed is in matter of law...and that rules of different marajah may differ. However, this is not such a huge problem as you seem to portray...because the fatwa (verdicts) are not regarding the fundamental beliefs of Islam... (Fundamental beliefs are the only beliefs which can never change and are the same any time for all time till the day of judgement)...but with rulings of law...there is definitely possibility of differences and indeed possibility of change...and all the Ulemas are unanimous about it...IF you disagree about that....then you are in effect challenging all the marjas who have agreed to it...and you are challenging their ruling...in effect challenging the rulings of the Imams....(as the article i posted earlier explains)
This is one of the most common knowledge beliefs among the Shias. I can cite a few examples....for example....IF I am in a country where people are oppressed and killed if they are Muslims...then for me, hiding my true belief is not only allowed but becomes wajib in order to save my life. But at the same time, if I am in a peaceful country, hiding my belief is haraam.
Another good example is the ruling about slave women during the time of the prophet...At that time slavery was common...and sexual relations with slave women were lawful without marriage, by the slave master. The same today is Haraam.
As regards to reappearance...
Once again...site as many signs as you may...the point stands that the imam of our time, Imam Mehdi (AS) having reappeared is again debateable.
Secondly the hadeeth does not specify how soon after the appearance of the signs will the appearance be. It maybe a day or two after...it maybe 100 years after...for to GOD time is not what it is to us.
If you insist that the Imam appeared at the same time of the signs, then you are in effect saying that the time of his appearance is known exactly, which is against the belief that only Allah (swt) alone knows the exact time of his reappearance.
Besides, if he had appeared...there would be a huge movement of people to Mecca....which has nto happened yet. (in relevance to the hadith that upon appearing he will go to Mecca and a voice shall be heard by the Mu'mins and they will all go to Mecca overnight and pray behind the Imam)
In Quran is guidance for those who seek knowledge. For me, and for all the scholars whose answers I have read...the ayat I mentioned i.e
"Question the people of remembrance if you do not know." (21:7)very clearly is talking about taqleed...and is explaining it most explicitly. It explains the fact that the masses of the muslims do not have enough knowledge about Islamic jurispundence to know everything...and hence in this situation they have to refer to those who know i.e the scholars (Marjahs)
NOTE: Others on the forum, please post your views on what this ayat means to you?
Your reference once again forces me to ask you the same question...are you associated with Taliyah al mehdi?
- Watch 'The Mukhtar Narrative / Mukhtar Nama' on Ask - a series narrating Mukhtar al-Thaqafi's revenge for Karbala.
- Watch 'The life of the Father of Chemistry, Jabir ibn Hayyan'