What to do about thoughts when reading Verses used by Shias to show their beliefs?

[DefendingIslam]

Salam Alaykum,

I want to know what should a Muslim do if he knows that certain heretics use some Verses of the Qur'an to propagate their beliefs, and then goes to some of their stores or offices and sees these Verses there and starts to get bad feelings due to that.

For example, many Twelver Shias have the following Verse framed on their walls:


وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

Of course, the Verse is one of the true Verses of the Qur'an. However, when I see this Verse I remember that:

Shias say that this Ayah was revealed after the Prophet (SAW) supposedly appointed Ali (RAA) as the leader of the Muslims at Ghadeer Khumm. As the Shia story goes, the Sahabah did not accept this ruling, and they tried to kill the Prophet (SAW) by throwing a boulder from a high place while he was going back to Madinah.

So Allah, according to the Twelver Shia narrative, sent this Verse to expose the likes of Umar, Abu Bakr, etc., who were bent on killing the Prophet (SAW) in order to do away with his orders and to finish of Islam once and for all. So this and another Ayah:

يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللّهِ مَا قَالُواْ وَلَقَدْ قَالُواْ كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِسْلاَمِهِمْ وَهَمُّواْ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُواْ

Were revealed in order to expose these Sahabah and show that they were hypocrites. This is the Shia narrative.


So I want to know what should be our emotive response when reading or seeing such a Verse or other Verses like this. On the one hand, it is a Qur'anic Verse and it deserves full respect and adherence, yet on the other side those Muslims who know what the Twelver Shias say about this Verse cannot help but get upset and angry.

[goharjanjua]

Let yourself not be a part of Matters you have no knowledge about . .
the best answer to such problems is. .

لَکُمۡ دِیۡنُکُمۡ وَلِیَ دِیۡنِ

"For you is your faith, and for me, my faith"

[Shuayb Abdul-Khaaliq]

You should do what I just did with your post (not read it). I read a couple of lines and got the gist of what you were trying to say, so didn't read the rest. Now Insha'Allah no weird thoughts will be in my head due to it. Problem solved.

If you can't handle it (and most of us can't), don't get involved with it. Leave it to the 'professionals' and work on your personal improvement and beg Allah to make you a 'professional' for His sake alone. Until then, keep working on your islah.

[John The First]

I have a friend who is a 12th-Imamite. The two verses you mentioned

وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

AND

يَحْلِفُونَ بِاللّهِ مَا قَالُواْ وَلَقَدْ قَالُواْ كَلِمَةَ الْكُفْرِ وَكَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِسْلاَمِهِمْ وَهَمُّواْ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَالُواْ

What is their Interpertation in accordance with the Sunni Schollers?

[hmraja]

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[muslima1234]

I don't even bother reading them. Who cares what other groups think? People need to focus more on themselves and let people believe whatever they want. You have the choice not to agree with them.