{"id":6816,"date":"2024-07-10T07:44:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/are-the-shii-muslims\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T21:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:49:15","slug":"are-the-shii-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/are-the-shii-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Are The Shi’i Muslims?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/h3>\n

Assal\u0101m o alaykum!<\/p>\n

First of all I am really thankful for all your help by answering my questions. Please help me out in this one. Ahmedis\/Q\u0101diy\u0101n\u012bs are considered non-Muslims according to all Muslim sects. Recently I was watching a video on youtube<\/u><\/em> in which an Ahmedi guy was saying that if Ahmedis are considered non-Muslims then why Sh\u012b\u2018ah are not considered non-Muslim as well. I thought very hard and am still confused. My point of view is that there should not be any Prophets\/Im\u0101ms<\/em> after our last Prophet (P.B.U.H) but Sh\u012b\u2018ah also have some weird faiths like: revelation was intended to be conferred on Hazrat \u2018Ali but was mistakenly bestowed upon the Prophet Mohammad (sws). There are some other beliefs openly discussed as well.<\/p>\n

Why only the Q\u0101diy\u0101n\u012b’s were declared non-Muslim? Is there any political scenario involved in it? Or is it a matter of religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

I know my question is a little sectarian but believe me it is just to clear my own mind. Please let me know about Javed Ghamidi\u2019s views on Q\u0101diy\u0101nis and Sh\u012b\u2018ah.<\/p>\n

Regards,<\/p>\n

Saqib Ali Kazmi<\/em><\/p>\n

Answer<\/h3>\n

Please let me comment on two things you mentioned:<\/p>\n

You said: “Ahmedi\/Q\u0101diy\u0101n\u012bs are considered non Muslims according to all Muslim sects.” Please note that it is not the responsibility of any Muslim sect to declare associates of a belief as Non-Muslims and their verdict on this matter carries no authority. It is solely the responsibility of a Muslim state to declare associates of a belief (among its citizens) as non-Muslims and this has to be done after consultation with qualified scholars of Islam. <\/p>\n

You said: “Sh\u012b\u2018ah also have some weird faiths like: revelation was intended to be conferred on Hazrat Ali but was mistakenly bestowed upon the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)\u201d. I can assure you that no learned Sh\u012b\u2018ah holds this belief.”<\/p>\n

You asked: “Why only qadyani’s<\/em> are declared non-Muslim? Is there any political scenario involved in it? Or is this a matter of religious beliefs.”<\/p>\n

For a citizen of an Islamic state, the mere fact that the state has declared associates of a faith as Non-Muslims should be enough, unless one believes that the state has done this without enough consultation with qualified scholars and for dishonest and wrong reasons. Otherwise it is entirely up to the state to decide (where needed and after due consultation with qualified scholars) if a group of believers was Muslim or non-Muslim. <\/p>\n

As for comparison between Sh\u012b\u2018ah and Ahmadis\/Q\u0101diy\u0101nis, I think you need to appreciate that there is a significant difference between the two. Sh\u012b\u2018ahs do believe in divine Imams but consider these Imams as guides who apply and explain the Shar\u012b\u2018ah<\/em> rules and Islamic beliefs, while Ahmadis believe in their Khulaf\u0101\u2019<\/em> as divine reformers of Islam. A reformer of a system has much more potential of introducing significant changes to the system as compared to a guide of a system. This is apart from the fact that the majority sect among Ahmadis considers Mirz\u0101 Ghul\u0101m Ahmad Q\u0101diy\u0101n\u012b to be a Prophet capable of receiving God’s revelation, a claim that goes against the Qur’an and against some of the reliable Ah\u0323\u0101d\u012bth<\/em> narrated from the Prophet (sws). <\/p>\n

As far as I know, what I wrote above is inline with the views of Mr. Ghamidi.<\/p>\n

Answered by:<\/strong> Farhad Shafti<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> 2015-03-28<\/p>\n