Hizbollah Is Not......

[abdulwalee]

Well, ask them to contact <b>George Galloway</b> and watch his recent video. maybe they will change their "criminal code".


ah by the way what they are saying about Israel? .... oh wait... i know the answer, <b>they are not terrorists.
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<b>"Hezbollah has never been a terrorist organization."
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another video by George Galloway


"Hezbollah has never been a terrorist organization."


<b>Galloway Praises Hezbollah in London </b>





















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Salam


Wael.

The Shi'ites and Hezbollah from an Islamic Perspective


An Explanation - by Dawud Adib


What is the meaning of the phrase Hezbollah?


First you should know that this phrase is comprised of two words:


Hezb (more properly spelled Hizb) and the word 'ollah' (God). Together they mean 'The Party of God'. Similar to saying the Democratic Hezb or party.


This phrase is found in the Qur'aan (the book of the Muslims) three places and in none them do they have to do with a political movement or organization.


Are they considered Muslims and do they represent Islam?


This question can only be answered with details.


For some of them, have gone beyond the pale of Islam and indeed they should be called Hezboshaytan which meant 'The Party of the Devil' for they do not represent Islam in the least.


Additionally, they are not upon the correct religion.


While some have not completely left the fold of Islam and therefore are not considered disbelievers.


Who is Hasan Nasrullah?


Nasrullah was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1960 into a Shi'ites family.


Because of his distortion of passages in the Sacred book; the Qur'an, pantheistic beliefs, statements of blasphemy of God, reviling the wives and disciples (called Companions) of Prophet Muhammad, elevation of religio-political Shi'ites (also called Raafidah or rejectors) leaders and clerics to the level of gods, grave worshiping etc. he is considered a miscreant and a heretic and therefore considered outside of the fold of Islaam.


He has no right whatsoever to speak on behalf of Muslims nor the community of Muslims worldwide.


I have heard that the only difference between the Sunni and the Shi'ites is political revolving around Ali; the son in-law of Muhammad the Prophet, is that true?


No! Actually that is very far from the truth! The differences between Sunni and Shi'ites are too numerous to mention.


Most of them, religious but not excluding political. In fact, these days it is interesting to find some world governments who claim Christianity as their foundational doctrine befriending Iran and even calling them 'brothers'. We consider this an 'unholy alliance'.


We believe that it is very possible that their (the Shi'ite) role in Lebanon and Iraq is a plot to totally surround and destroy the Muslims.


As for the differences between the Sunnis and Shi'ites, then some of the glaring differences are as follows:


The View of God with the Sunnis and the Shi'ites


The correct Islamic view for example, regarding God or the term in Arabic Allah is given to the One who has no beginning or end. He was not born having neither father nor mother nor does have children; son or daughter. He is independent with no needs whatsoever and everyone and everything needs him. He is the giver of life and the causer of death.


He has no human qualities, but rather all of his attributes are divine and holy, and he has the most perfect qualities and characteristics. He feeds all and is not fed. He is prayed to and does not pray nor cries out for help or assistance to anyone. He is the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting.


With the Shi'ites (and the group Hezbollaah) they attribute divine attributes to their clerics called mullah. Making them infallible, divine and holy. They say that they have knowledge of the unseen, partake in the administration of the Universe.


According to the Shi'ites, knowledge of God is obtained via reason and logic not through divine revelation.


Sources contacted for this article said that the key to approaching either group for evangelism and Muslim-Christian dialogue is to show respect for their individual history. However, there are theological and historical points on which Shi'ites can better relate to Christians.


A veteran in Muslim evangelism who asked not to be named told a well known Chirstian magazine that Shi'ites have been more likely to accept Christianity. "Historically in the heartland of Islam—the Middle East and North Africa—Iran has been by far the most responsive country to the gospel," the source said. "Most people believe that is because of the Shi'ite belief system."


Woodberry says there are interesting parallels between Shi'ites and Christianity. "What we have been seeing this month take place in Iraq is a commemoration in Karbala to recognize the death of Muhammad's grandson Hussein," Woodberry says. "His death to Shi'ites has a similar function to the way Christians look at Jesus."


In the first month of the Islamic calendar; Muharram there is a commemoration of Hussein's death, Shi'ites perform the Taziya, or passion play, that has Hussein speaking lines such as, "I offer myself as a sacrifice for the sins of my people that they will be saved from the wrath to come." Hussein is called redeemer and intercessor.


"The Shi'ites say Hussein gave his life for them," says George Braswell, professor of missions and world religions at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. "From the Christian perspective, you can draw a redemptive analogy here. They cry, mourn, and pray that Imam Hussein will hasten the return of the 12th imam to bring them peace, justice, and righteousness."


Sunnis, however, find offensive the idea that the Messiah would be crucified. (According to the Qu'ran, Jesus did not die on the cross.)


"For Sunnis, the issue is not just a historical and exegetical question but a theological one," he said. "They feel God would not allow his holy, chosen prophet to suffer a humiliating death. That is not the case for Shi'ites, who have a tradition of imams who were martyred. If we can deal with the historical or exegetical issues, they have no difficulty seeing this as a heroic and beautiful thing."


Regarding the Qur'an, the Shi'ites says that its authenticity is doubtful.


The Qur'an should be the comprehensive reference for both Sunnis and Shi'ites, and a means of bringing about unity and mutual understanding. Unfortunately, it has been grossly misunderstood and misinterpreted by the Shi'ites and given a meaning other than that which was understood by the noble disciples (companions of Muhammad) who received it directly from the Prophet, and other than that which was understood by the Imams of Islam who received it from the very generation amongst whom the Qur'an descended by way of Divine Revelation.


Shi'ite scholars in different eras have alleged that the Qur'an has been tampered with, that there have been both additions to it and omissions from it, whereas the Sunnis say that it is the uncreated, perfect word of God needing no alterations, additions or deletions.


In short, there exist a world of differences between the Sunni religion and the Shi'ite religion.

[Karbala]

Abdulwalee your posts about Shia are just hilarious, almost childlike.