Preface

The First Spurious Argument: Seeing Allah

The Second Spurious Argument:Constraint and Free Will

The Third Spurious Argument:Visiting the Shrines of the Prophets, Imams, and Saints

The Fourth Spurious Argument: The Interncession of the Prophets, Imams and Saints

The Fifth Spurious Argument: Beseeching the Prophets, Imams and Saints

The Sixth Spurious Argument: Inheriting from the Prophets

The Seventh Spurious Argument: The Fabrication that the Shias believe the prophetic mission belonged to Imam Ali

The Eighth Spurious Argument: The Traditiongs that the Prophet appointed Imam Ali as guardian and successor

The Ninth Spurious Argument: Who is the family of the Prophet

The Tenth Spurious Argument: The Infalibility of the Twelve Imams

The Eleventh Spurious Argument: The Miracles of the Imams

The Twelfth Spurious Argument: Naming Persons with names such as Abdun-Nabi and the like

The Thirteenth Spurious Argument: Loving the Prophet’s Family

The Fourteenth Spurious Argument: Exergesis and Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur’an

The Fifteenth Spurious Argument: Immoderation

The Sixteenth Spurious Argument: Shia Opinon about Hafsa and Aisha

The Seventeenth Spurious Argument: The Peace Treaty between Imam Hassan and Muawiya

The Eighteenth Spurious Argument: Swearing by the Prophet and the Imams

The Nineteenth Spurious Argument: The Criterion for Accepting and Rejecting Hadith

The Twentieth Spurious Argument: Rejecting Analogy and Discretion

The Twenty-first Spurious Argument: Joining the Prayers

The Twenty-Second Spurious Argument: Temprorary Marriage

The Twenty-Third Spurious Argument: The Origin of Shiism

Shias have been accustomed to receiving accusations and having to put up
with them. The accusations against Shias started on the death of our
Prophet (blessings and peace be upon him) and thus, Shias were made the
adversary in the history of Islam. As the adversary, Shias had to bear
the persecution and torture of the ruling authorities and the
accusations, annoyance, and hurt from people across the ages. In this
text, the great scholar Abu Talib At-Tabrizi presents a collection and
analysis of some of the arguments which the Shias face.


Spurious Arguments about the Shia

The Twelfth Spurious Argument: Naming Persons with names such as Abdun-Nabi and the like
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Some criticize the Shias because they give their sons names like
Abdun-Nabi óthe Prophet’s slaveó, Abdur- Rasul óthe Messenger’s slaveó,
Abd Ali óthe slave of Alió, Abdul-Husayn óthe slave of Husaynó, whereas
such names are not permissible because servantship for other than Allah
is polytheism.

The Answer
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Associationism is to worship other than Allah, either worshipping that
thing alone or along with Allah. Worship is submitting to the worshipped
taking it to be divine and godlike. However the mere using of the word
servant in front of a created thing does not mean worshipping. The Holy
Qur’an and many Prophetic traditions confirm this fact. Allah says,

***And marry those among you who are single and those who are fit among
your male slaves and your female slaves. (Qur’an 24:32)***

It does not mean that the slave worships his master. The same is said
about names like Abdun-Nabi and Abdul- Husayn. At the same time, those
who criticize the Shias for using these names, they themselves call
their bosses “my master’ and they have no problem with it!


