format_quote Originally Posted by
thetopfacts
What do you think about Shia Islam? Do you consider them as Muslims? Some Sunni Muslims didn't consider them as Muslims. What's reason behind this
There are far too many different shia groups to give you one proper answer.
the first shia's were shia's purely for political reasons. They just wanted Ali as to be the first khalifa...thats all. they were just muslims.
nowadays there are shia's who pray to imams instead of Allah, believe in Ali as as a prophet, etc.
If a person rather goes to karbalah for pilgimmage instead of Mecca, or prays to an imam instead of directly to Allah, or something else which goes directly against Islaam...big chance they are not muslim...
But...basic rule for us is, if the person claims that he is a muslim...we are obligated to believe him/her.
It is not on us to decide who is muslim and who isn't.