Proof The Bible Is True

Dr Steve Morrison and Larry Wessels of Christian Answers host this series of shows. Islam is not a monolithic religion and consists of differing belief systems. Program #3 in this presentation series deals with the second largest sect of Islam, the Shi'ites (the Sunnis are the largest). Unlike the Sunnis, the Shi'ites do not accept the traditions of the hadiths, but rather believe in the succession of caliphs with 'Ali being the first one. An Imam is considered by Shi'ites to be the only living interpreter of the Qur'an. Interestingly, the Bukhari hadith 9:57, p. 45 says, "Narrated 'Ikrima: Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to 'Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn 'Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Apostle forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire),' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Apostle, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'" The previous quotation is just one example of why Shi'ites reject the hadiths.