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Misconceptions about Shi’ism
In this lesson, we cover a variety of misconceptions, these include:
- Shias believe the Qur’an is distorted.
- Shias believe Imam Ali (as) is God and they worship him.
- Shias worship rocks in their prayers
- Shias believe Sunnis are non-Muslims
- Shias don’t believe in Zakat
- Shias believe that the Angel Jibril (as) made a mistake as he was supposed to give revelation and prophethood to Imam Ali (as) and not the Prophet Muhammad (s).
- Shias believe that the 12th Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (aj), has been hiding in a cave for over a thousand years and when the time is right, he will come out of the cave and conquer the world.