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Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Hadith on how death can wash away a Shia's sins- How the amount of sins will call for punishment- 300,000-year punishment for the worst of the Shia- Imam's words for the Shias who are too full of sins- The importance ...  Show more

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Fate of scholars who don't share their knowledge- Fate of scholars who don't accept good advice- Fate of scholars who only focus on guiding the rich- Fate of scholars who are tyrannous with people- Fate of scholars w ...  Show more

In this episode, I attempt to give you an overview of the vast and complex Twelver school of Shi'ism across history.

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Explore the complexities and challenges of Sunni-Shia marriages in this insightful podcast episode by Sayed Jawad Qazwini. Delve into the Islamic perspective on education, emphasizing the importance of teaching morality and justice. Gain insights into Islam's stance on gender dys ...  Show more

In this episode we discuss the formation of Shia orthodoxy. Picking up from our earlier episode on early Shi’ism we explore how the experience of persecution under the Umayyads and Abbasid shaped Shia thought and doctrine. We discuss the Muhammad al Baqir and Jaffar as Sadiq and ...  Show more

Karbala and the events following can be viewed in several angles in ways affecting Shia Muslims and the general Muslim world. This week, Sheikh Mohamed Abbas Panju of Najaf joins us to discuss the following and more: the wilayah of Imam Hussain (as), the concept of Ulama-al-Ab ...