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The Saba ites used the tactic of Taqiyyah in order to avoid persecution and to avoid detection from the authorities. They were a secret society much like the Free Masons, Illuminati, and other such cults. Throughout history, the Shia have used Taqiyyah in order to avoid persecution and to avoid detection. The practise of Taqiyyah allowed the Shia cult to spread and grow. According to one Shia scholar:  Shi ism would not have spread if it wasn t for Taqiyyah. ( Tarikhush Shi ah by Muhammad Husain Jafari Sahiwal, p.230) <p>Taqiyyah ('D*BJ)) is translated literally as  speaking contrary to one s inner beliefs. It is often translated by the Shia propagandists as  dissimulation and in fact this definition of Taqiyyah is a sort of Taqiyyah in and of itself! The Shia use the word  dissimulation only because nobody really knows what the word means, and it is a euphemism for the word  deceit. The Shia propagandists are hiding behind the word  dissimulation in the hopes that nobody will take the time to look up this word in the dictionary. <p>According to http://www.dictionary.com/, the word  dissimulation translates to: <p><b>Dissimulation: n.</b>, the act of deceiving [Synonyms: deception, deceit, dissembling] <p>Thus, let us be honest when we discuss Taqiyyah and use words that the common man will understand. Taqiyyah translates to  the act of deceiving. An explanation of Taqiyyah was given by the Infallible Imam of the Shia as recorded in Al-Kafi, the most reliable of the Shia books of Hadith: The Imam said that Taqiyyah is to say one thing outwardly but to believe another inwardly. There is another term for this: lying. <p>It is a very odd faith that allows for lying, and not only allows for it, but commands it! The Shia have gone on to say that Taqiyyah is a virtuous act and a highly encouraged act. It is classed as Mustahabb (highly recommended). <p>The Shia propagandists will use Taqiyyah when they explain what Taqiyyah is. They will argue that Taqiyyah is allowed when one s life is in danger. However, this is not the only time in which Taqiyyah is observed by the Shia! We read on Grand Ayatollah Sistani s official website the following Fatwa: <p><b>Question:</b> <p>What are the kinds of Taqiyah (dissimulation) and when is it obligatory? <p><b>Answer:</b> <p>There are different types of Taqiyah: <blockquote> <ol> <li id=quote2>Taqiyah is done for safety reasons. For example, a person fears that he might be killed or harmed, if he does not observe Taqiyah. In this case, it is obligatory to observe Taqiyah. <li id=quote2>Reconciliatory Taqiyah. This type of Taqiyah is done when a person intends to reconcile with the other side or when he intends to soften their hearts. This kind of Taqiyah is permissible but not obligatory. <li id=quote2>Sometimes, Taqiyah may cause a more important obligation to be lost or missed, if so it is forbidden& <li id=quote2>Sometimes, Taqiyah may lead to the death of an innocent person. If so, it is not permissible. It is therefore haram (forbidden) to kill another person to save your own life. </ol> <p id=source2>(source: Grand Ayatollah Sistani s official website,<br> http://www.sistani.org/html/eng/menu/4/?lang=eng&view=d&code=36&page=1) </blockquote> <p>In other words, Taqiyyah is permitted to: <ol> <li>Save oneself (mandatory) <li>Reconciliatory Taqiyyah: Softening hearts (permissible, not mandatory) <li>To escape an obligation such as speaking out against oppression or infidelity (forbidden) <li>To preserve one s life if it means someone else may die (forbidden) </ol> <p>Firstly, we see that there are different types of Taqiyyah. What the Shia propagandists do is that they simply talk about the first type mentioned above (i.e. to save one s life) but they do not discuss the second type of Taqiyyah mentioned. <p>It is the second type of Taqiyyah reconciliatory Taqiyyah which interests us. It can better be explained by none other than the Infallible Imam of the Shia. According to the Shia s Al-Kafi, Imam Sadiq is reported to have said in an authentic narration: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Mix with them (i.e.non-shia) outwardly but oppose them inwardly. (Al-Kafi, vol.9, p.116) </blockquote> <p>Thus, there should be no confusion as to the intent of Taqiyyah. Softening the hearts is an attempt to weaken the enemy s defenses against an imminent and clandestine attack by the Shia. <p>The claim by the Shia propagandists that Taqiyyah is only permissible to save one s life is false. It is also permissible to do Taqiyyah in order to save one s religion, as this is considered more sacred than one s life. In order to further Shi ism, it is permissible to lie. This falls under the category of  softening hearts (i.e. softening their hearts to the call of Shi ism). Thus, the Shia are allowed to lie when they discuss their faith with others. <p>For example, we will see that that the Shia will oftentimes avoid insulting the Sahabah and Wives of the Prophet in front of the followers of the Ahlus Sunnah. If we ask them why they hate the friends and wives of the Prophet, they will feel no qualms in lying to us and saying that they don t hate them at all. But when they are alone with their fellow Shia, they will insult and degrade the Sahabah and the Wives of the Prophet. The Shia will raise their children with malicious fairy-tales designed to malign these people, calling them murderers and fabricators. <p>According to the rightly guided Ahlus Sunnah, Taqiyyah of the Shia is none other than Nifaq (hypocrisy). The Imam of the Shia has said that Taqiyyah is to: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Mix with them (i.e.non-shia) outwardly but oppose them inwardly. (Al-Kafi, vol.9, p.116) </blockquote> <p>Allah describes the Munafiqoon (hypocrites) in the Quran: <blockquote> <p id=quote1> When they [hypocrites] meet those who believe, they say:  We believe. But when they are alone with their evil ones, they say:  We are really with you, we (were) only jesting.  (Quran, 2:14) </blockquote> <p>When the Shia meet with the mainstream Muslims, they will say  We don t hate the Sahabah and the wives of the Prophet; but when they are in their own Shia circles, they spend all their time spewing forth hatred and slander against them. <p>Taqiyyah is a most peculiar institution. No other religion in the world advocates its followers to lie. Lying is considered a sin in all other religions. Lying about one s religion is especially heinous but it is a must for the Shia. <p>The Shia also believe in the concept of Kitman. Kitman means hiding one s faith from non-Shias. It is considered necessary in the Shia doctrine to hide certain aspects of one s faith from non-Shias, as well as ignorant Shia who don t really know their faith. Taqiyyah and Kitman are one of the reasons that the Shia have so many beliefs (presented in this site) that the Shia masses are ignorant about. They are purposefully hidden and kept secret; as can be seen, Shi ism has the characteristics of a secret cult, no doubt a reflection of its Saba ite origins. <p>Taqiyyah is considered obligatory on the Shia up until the day Imam Mehdi (al Qa im) returns. According to Shaykh Saduq ibn Babawayhi, who is considered one of the foremost authorties of Shi ism: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Our belief concerning taqiya (permissible dissimulation) is that it is obligatory, and he who forsakes it is in the same position as he who forsakes prayer& Now until the Imam al-Qa im appears, taqiya is obligatory and it is not permissible to dispense with it. He, who abandons it before the appearance of the Qa im, has verily gone out of the religion of Allah, Exalted is He, and the religion of the Imams, and disobeys Allah and His Messenger and the Imams. <p id=quote2> Imam Ja far was asked concerning the Word of Allah, Mighty and Glorious is He:  Verily the noblest among you, in the sight of Allah, is the most pious [49, 13]. He said:  (It means) he who adheres most scrupulously to the practice of taqiya.  <p id=quote2>(source:  On The Beliefs of the Shi a Imamiya , as reproduced on the official website of the  Shia Ithna Ashari Community of Middlesex , http://www.sicm.org.uk/index.php?page=suduk/Suduk39) </blockquote> <p>The importance of Taqiyyah cannot be understated. The Infallible Imam of the Shia has said: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> He who conceals his religion has saved it, and he who makes it public has destroyed it. </blockquote> <p>The Shia scholars have written about the many virtues of Taqiyyah so that their followers can use this weapon to the utmost. They say:  He who conceals his religion has saved it, and he who makes it public has destroyed it. <p>In Al-Kafi, the most reliable of the Shia books of Hadith, it is narrated: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> From ten parts of Deen, nine parts depend upon Taqiyyah. (Usool-e Kafi, part 2, Kitaabul Imaan wal Kufr, Babut Taqiyyah, line 5) </blockquote> <p>We wonder: if 90% of the Shia religion is based on lies, what else do we expect from them than being chronically lying deviants? In another troublesome narration in Al-Kafi, we read: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> The Imam mentioned that the most beloved thing on the surface of earth is Taqiyyah. (Usool-e Kafi, part 2, Kitaabul Imaan wal Kufr, Babut Taqiyyah, line 12, Riwayah 4, p.217) <p id=quote2> The Imam has mentioned that Taqiyyah is the coolness of his eyes. (Usool-e Kafi, part 2, Kitaabul Imaan wal Kufr, Babut Taqiyyah, line 1, Riwayah 14, p.217) </blockquote> <p>The fifth Infallible Imam of the Shia, Abu Jafar, says: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Taqiyyah is from my religion and the religion of my fathers; whoever doesn t have Taqiyyah doesn t have Iman. (Al-Kafi, Chapter Taqiyyah, Vol. 2, p.219) </blockquote> <p>The corollary of this would be that the one who prefers to always stick to the truth cannot have Iman, and thus must be a disbeliever. This is a truly troublesome belief, and completely counter-intuitive. Imam Abu Abdullah is narrated to have said: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> O Sulaiman, you are on a religion that he who hides it is honored by Allah, and the one who propagates it [openly] will be humiliated! (Al-Kafi, Vol. 2, p.217) </blockquote> <p>This is in direct contradiction to what Allah says in the Quran: <blockquote> <p id=quote1> Surely those who hide from people the clear proofs and guidance, which We clarified in the Book (the Quran), will be cursed by Allah&  (Quran, 2:159) </blockquote> <p>In Tafseer al-Askari which the Shia adhere to, we read the following commentary: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Taqiyyah is a distinguishing factor between a Shia and a Sunni& one who abstains from Taqiyyah has commited an unforgiveable sin& A believer who does not do Taqiyyah is like a body without a head& Taqiyyah is the best amongst all deeds& A Shia, acting upon Taqiyyah, performed Salah behind a hypocrite (Sunni) Imam upon which the Imam commented that the angels of the seven planets and skies are sending salutations upon you and curses upon the Imam behind whom you performed Salah. A reward of 700 Salah will be recorded for the one Salah which you performed through Taqiyyah. (Tafseer al-Askari) </blockquote> <p>In Tafseer-e Safi, we read: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> He who does not act upon Taqiyyah is void of faith. (Tafseer-e Safi, Part 1, Faiz Kashani, p.253) </blockquote> <p>A confusing aspect of Shi ism is that their Infallible Imams even would answer with Taqiyyah when asked questions by their followers. We read in Al-Kafi: <blockquote> <p id=quote2> Three people questioned Imam Baqir about an issue and the Imam replied to each person differently acting upon Taqiyyah and he said that if any person hears from us [Imams] such a thing which is against the Law of Allah then he should remember that we have acted upon Taqiyyah. (Usool-e Kafi) </blockquote> <p>This really destroys the foundation of the belief: how does one determine which sayings of the Imams are correct and which were simply said under Taqiyyah? Perhaps every saying of the Imam against the first Three Caliphs was Taqiyyah? <p><b>Conclusion</b> <p>Lying is a big sin in Islam, and the best believer is the one who always tells the truth. The Shia faith is a deranged ideology, one which advocates cussing (Tabarra), prostitution (Mutah), self-flagellation (Matam), and deceit (Taqiyyah). It is not possible that the Deen of Haqq (the Religion of Truth) would advocate deceit, lying, and hiding. Taqiyyah is a practise of a cult or a secret society, and it is not used by those who follow the Religion of God. Declared one Imam of the Shia:  & Taqiyyah is the distinctive feature of the Shia. We would have to agree with him on this point. <p id=quote1>Article Written By: Ibn al-Hashimi, www.ahlelbayt.com</center><br><br> <H2><a name="Shaykh al-Mufid, Tahreef, Taqiyyah">Shaykh al-Mufid, Tahreef, Taqiyyah, <br>and Half-Quoting</a></h1> <p>One of the most troublesome points for the Shia faith is the fact that its central tenet, the concept of Imamah and the designation of the twelve Infallible Imams, is altogether missing from the Quran. To the Shia, the belief in the twelve Imams is central to one s faith and the one who denies the Imamah of these twelve men does not die a complete believer. Therefore, it is mysterious that Allah did not include this belief in the Quran, even though much lesser important matters were in fact mentioned therein. <p>The classical Shia scholars rectified this discrepancy by claiming that the Quran was tampered with by the Sahabah (the Prophet s Companions) who sought to prevent the rule of Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) and the line of Imams after him; according to these Shia, the Sahabah removed verses and even entire Surahs from the Quran (including the so-called Surah al-Wilayah) in order to hide Allah s Commandments to follow the twelve Imams. This belief in Tahreef (corruption or manipulation) of the Quran became a central part of the classical Shia theology. However, when the mainstream Muslims heard of this deviant belief, they reacted by burning to the stake the heretics who claimed such a thing. It was thus that the Shia scholars decided upon using Taqiyyah (lying to save oneself) in order to save the Shia masses from extinction. These classical Shia scholars feared that the welfare of the Shia masses was far too important and it was best to hide this view using Taqiyyah. <p>In the modern day, the Shia scholars have continued this tradition of Taqiyyah, publically denying even to their own followers the belief in Tahreef. The Shia propagandists have taken Taqiyyah one step further by simply denying that this was ever a Shia belief to begin with. Unfortunately, the classical Shia books written by the founding fathers of Shia theology are evidence to the contrary: the prevailing view of the men who founded the Shia theology, whose books form the basis for modern day Shia scholarship, was that Tahreef of Quran did in fact happen. <p>In this article, we will examine the view of ash-Shaykh al-Mufid, one of the most well-respected Imami scholars of theology; he is cited by the Shia as being one of the pivotal thinkers who contributed to the development of Imami doctrine. It would not be an overstatement to say that the Shia hold Shaykh al-Mufid in higher regard than all of the contemporary Ayatollahs combined. <p>As we all know, it was Caliph Uthman bin Affan (16QI 'DDG 9FG) who completed the compilation of the Quran into what became known as the Mushaf. Shaykh al-Mufid claimed, like his other Shia colleagues, that Uthman (16QI 'DDG 9FG) did not properly compile the Quran and that parts of the Quran were left out (i.e. omitted) from the Mushaf, in particular those verses in the Quran in which the names of the twelve Imams were mentioned. Shaykh al-Mufid claimed that Amir al-Mu mineen Ali (16QI 'DDG 9FG) was the only one who compiled the entire Quran and that this edition was currently being held by Al-Qaem (i.e. Imam Mehdi) who would reveal this complete version when he would return from his occultation. <p>And yet, in the typical tradition of Taqiyyah, the Shia propagandists provide a half-quote to make it appear as if Shaykh al-Mufid did not believe in Tahreef. This is the half-quote that is commonly propagated by the Shia: <blockquote> <p id=quote2>All of what is between the two covers of the Quran is the Speech of Allah Ta ala and His revelation; it does not contain any sayings of human beings& Authentic Hadiths have passed from our Imams (A.S.) that they have ordered (us) to read what is between the two covers, and that we do not resort to any other, be it in addition or subtraction& They (A.S.) prevented us from reading the Quran contrary to what is mentioned between the two covers. <p id=source2>Source:<br> Book Title: Masa il as-Sarawiyya<br> Author: ash-Shaykh al-Mufid<br> Publisher: Dar al-Mufid in Lebanon, Beirut [1993]<br> Editor: Sa ib `Abd al-Humayd<br> Page(s): 78-81 </blockquote> <p>And we find this misleading half-quote dutifully reproduced by many Shia propagandists and even by many Shia lay-persons who have never actually opened this book in their lives. It is altogether stunning at how deceptive this half-quoting is. Let us then turn to these same pages from that same book and expose the Shia deception by reading the entire passage in lieu of this cut and spliced version. Shaykh al-Mufid says: <blockquote> <p id=quote2>All of what is between the two covers of the Quran is the Speech of Allah Ta ala and His revelation; it does not contain any sayings of human beings, and it is most of what has been revealed, and the rest of what Allah Ta ala has revealed as Quran is bestowed with (Al-Qaem) the Preserver of Shariah and Custodian of Rulings with none of it being omitted, even though the one who has compiled what is between the two covers as present today (Uthman) did not include this in the compilation due to reasons such as: his shortcomings in knowing some (of it), what he had doubts about, and some which he included and others he meant to exclude, while Amir al-Mu mineen (Ali) compiled the revealed Quran from beginning to end, and collated it as it is supposed to be collated: so he put the Makki (verses) before Madani, and abrogated verses before those abrogating them, and put all of it as it is required to be put, and for this reason (Imam) Jafar ibn Muhammad as-Saddiq said:  By Allah if the Quran was read as it was revealed you would have found our names as those before us were named & <p id=quote2>Authentic Hadiths have passed from our Imams (A.S.) that they have ordered (us) to read what is between the two covers, and that we do not resort to any other, be it in addition or subtraction until the Qaem emerges and he would read to people the Quran as Allah Ta ala revealed it and as collected by Amir al-Mu mineen (Ali) and they forbade us from reading what is mentioned in Hadith of words that are in excess of what is established in the Mushaf because it did not come through Mutawatir (narrations), but through individual (narrations), and a person can commit mistakes in conveying it, and whenever a person reads what is contrary to what is in the two covers he will make himself prone to (the attacks) of those who differ with us (i.e. Sunnis), and to the mighty (Sunni rulers) and thus he would expose himself to perishing. Thus, they (A.S.) prevented us from reading the Quran contrary to what is mentioned between the two covers. <p id=source2>Source<br> Book Title: Masa il as-Sarawiyya<br> Author: ash-Shaykh al-Mufid<br> Publisher: Dar al-Mufid in Lebanon, Beirut [1993]<br> Editor: Sa ib `Abd al-Humayd<br> Page(s): 78-81 </blockquote> <p>How dramatically different is the truth from what the Shia try to portray! The very quote that the Shia use to defend Shaykh al-Mufid is the very proof that we use to damn him. Let us summarize what Shaykh al-Mufid said in the above quote: <blockquote> <ol> <li id=quote2>Yes, everything in the Quran that we have now is from Allah and nothing in it is from humans. So there are no additions to the Quran. <li id=quote2>However, there are deletions (i.e. omissions) from the Quran! These missing parts of the Quran are with Imam Mehdi (i.e. Al-Qaem). Uthman (16QI 'DDG 9FG) did not include these parts in the Mushaf we have today for a variety of reasons (and he names those reasons). <li id=quote2>The names of the twelve Imams are actually mentioned in the complete Quran which is with Al-Qaem, and these verses were omitted by Caliph Uthman (16QI 'DDG 9FG). Al-Qaem will reveal the missing verses when he returns from his occultation. <li id=quote2>Yes, we know for sure that there are missing parts to the Quran, but we cannot be sure what exactly those missing parts are; we don t know which of those Hadith which tell us the missing verses are correct and which are not. We will have to wait for Al-Qaem to come and inform us which are the true additions to the Quran. <li id=quote2>Taqiyyah: We should deny that anything is missing from the Quran for fear of the Sunni reaction and backlash against the Shia masses. </ol> </blockquote> <p><b>May Allah guide us to the Truth!</b> <hr> <p><center><font size="+1" color="#660000">Article Written By: Ibn al-Hashimi, www.ahlelbayt.com</font></center> </div> </div> <center> <a href="http://www.alminbar.com/"><img src="http://www.alminbar.com/images/topbanner.gif" width="468" height="61"></a> </center> </body> </html>