Is saying ‘LABBAYK YA HUSAYN’ a form of Shirk (Polytheism)?

16 June 26 Question and Answer
Is saying ‘LABBAYK YA HUSAYN’ a form of Shirk (Polytheism)? Question: I am still learning about my religion. I saw an image that read ‘Ya Husayn’. Someone told me that this is a form of shirk (polytheism). That person explained to me that ‘Ya Husayn’ is shirk because it is a call to other than Allah (swt), and the Shia intend with this call to al-Husayn that he do with them what …
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Remembering Imam Mahdi in Muharram

15 June 26 Articles
Remembering Imam Mahdi (ajtf) in Muharram   Give Condolences to the Imam (aj) – The Most Aggrieved One “I will, therefore, lament you morning and evening, and will weep blood in place of tears, out of my anguish for you and my sorrow for all that befell you…” – Imam Mahdi (aj) Imam Mahdi (ajtf) is struck with sorrow and grief as expressed by himself in Ziyarat Nahiyah. He is …
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Why did Shias take their Imams from Imam Hussain's progeny?

15 June 26 Question and Answer
Why did Shias take their Imams from Imam Hussain's progeny? Whether Mahdi is from Hussein's or Hassan's generation has nothing to do with people's opinion. Choosing an Imam is up to Allah, not people (73 Surah Anbia' / 24 Surah Sajdah). It is like saying why most of the prophets should be from Abraham's second son Isaac and not his first son Ishmael, it is God's will to place his …
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