Re: Presence of Shirk among sunni and shia muslims
According to shia doctrine, Ali (a.s.) is solver of problems (mushkil khusha (persian)); from this concept the dua of Nanday Ali comes.
However, this does not mean that Ali is a higher figure than Allah (swt) (nauzibllah); yet it is because of Allah's command through Muhammad (sas) that imam Ali (as) is held in such high esteem.
Ya Ali Madat!!