My post in Hazrat Ali Roza deleted by Mod, can't post in that thread anymore

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Re: My post in Hazrat Ali Roza deleted by Mod, can’t post in that thread anymore

@hanibal

Picture, statue and any object which shall be made, purchased with the intention of praying and anything related to pray is haram as it is source of Shirk.. and shirk is strictly forbidden in Islam, …

I absolutely agree that intetion holds the key. If its salat time and I am watching TV instead would it be shirk because I am prefering TV over my creator? Yes ONLY if my intention is that of giving glory to TV as a powerful deity that does actually have control over some or all of my affairs. But If my intention is that I am lazy to get up and pray then I may be obeying Satan but I am not making Shirk.

…taking pictures for memories and/or legal purposes has never been haram and has been in use by the muslims since the invention of such…

Actually when cameras first came out they were declared haraam by many Muslim scholars. In Saudi Arab they did not start using the video cameras until much later because it was declared “eye of the devil”!

One thing i do not understand about the SHIA.. they do remember and mourn the day their Imams died, they do have ceremonies and gatherings on the day of their birth.. but there is nothing they do to practice how the Imams have lived their lives! i wonder why? when we read about the great virtues of these Imams, the thing comes to mind is that the followers of the same would be of geat character… but all what is seen is mourning ceremonies and birth ceremonies… all they remember is the day they died, they never seem to care why they select the path of death.. as if they do, then the same death becomes the reason to live..

but maybe it is too difficult to follow Their life-style and it is 100 time easier to mourn and curse… and that is why it is practiced…

All the religious or political groups have their ideals. You could argue that none of them fulfill their ideals 100% but that is the goal of rememberence one would think. You seem to have generalised your views of the Shia people if indeed that is your actual view.