What is Shia Islam? - Zaydism

In this third and final installment of the introductions to Shi'i Islam, we dive into the history and teachings of the Zaydis, the smallest but stillvery significant school that has been a significant part of the history of Yemen.
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Sources/Recomended Reading:
Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali (1994). "The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism: The Sources of Esotericism in Islam". Translated by David Streight. State University of New York Press.
Amir-Moezzi, Mohammad Ali (2011). "The Spirituality of Shi'i Islam: Beliefs and Practices". I.B. Tauris.
Daftary, Farhad (2007). "The Isma'ilis: Their history and doctrines". Cambridge University Press.
Haider, Najam (2012). "The Origins of the Shi'ia: Identity, Ritual, and Sacred Space in Eighth-Century Kufa". Cambridge University Press.
Haider, Najam (2014). "Shi'i Islam: An Introduction". Cambridge University Press.
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[@ShiaRafidhiAkhbariIslam]

@@parmykumar8592that’s in “Sunni” books yeah

[@bigboi4307]

Can you do a video detailing specifically the differences between Sunni and Shia

[@jonnovember2136]

This religion is going to divide into 73 different sects; why? monetary benefits for some and getting conned by some...

[@tarekmohamed3263]

I am Egyptian, my father lived in Yemen for 7 years, there he prayed in Zaydi mosques and realized that their prayer is identical to Sunni with one exception they didn't say Amen after reciting Al-Fatiha , my father was so well received in the community to the extent that they allowed him to perform the Azaan regularly and even give the Friday khutbah at the local mosque, the Imam of the mosque was friends with him, all this while being known as a Sunni Muslim from Egypt. Keep in mind the civil war in Yemen (North Yemen Civil War 1962) and the Egyptian involvement in that war was fresh in the collective memory of the Yemeni people at the time.

[@moholah3745]

O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as friends if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers. Quran 9:23

[@amarrevolver4452]

​@@moholah3745 he didn't disbelief tho so i don't get your point

[@Chuiboo]

@@amarrevolver4452 Some Sunni Muslims do not consider Shia to be real Muslims.

[@ClubisteM]

@@Chuiboo No Sunni scholar says Zaidis are disbelievers, this opinion is existent about Twelver Shia and Ismailis.

[@ShaffafAhmed]

Salafis also dont say Aaameen right ?

[@jannahm1788]

I'm a Twelver Shia myself and have been hoping to learn more about the Zaydis since I admittedly don't know a lot - so thank you for this video.

[@zaidatimash713]

I’m in the exact same situation 😂 also a twelver with interest in zaydism, and have been researching it for a while now

[@Faraz296]

Same here

[@canaaknight2305]

Same here brother

[@LoudWaffle]

Do Twelvers normally call themselves Twelvers? It always felt like an informal term that English has just defaulted to, I guess 😅

[@nasrazam]

Yup... Ithna Asyari in Arabic, but usually they refer themselves as Syiah or Madhhab Ahlul Bayt ​@@LoudWaffle

[@DomoArigoato]

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[@moholah3745]

Warn the hypocrites that torturous punishment awaits them. The hypocrites take unbelievers as friends rather than believers. Do they look for honor at their hands? Truly all honor belongs to Allah. Quran 4:138-139

[@farhatk6054]

ok whatever@@moholah3745

[@Otashnaari]

I am a Sufi Zaydi from Qarsherskiy ❤ I love this coverage. Very well researched.

[@alexalpine4490]

Qarsherskiy is an interesting micronation

[@Otashnaari]

@@alexalpine4490 Oh, not much happened here. Counting all our overseas territories we have less than 3000 people only. Our country is small.

[@Otashnaari]

@@alexalpine4490 Today there was a rare Carolina Parakeet sighting on mainland Qarsherskiy in Kampen Pasha Province. Thought to be extinct.

[@HardCore_Islamist]

In the path of the misguided

[@Otashnaari]

@@HardCore_Islamist No. Sufi Zaydi js Aliyite. Aliyite are those who follow Ali. The Prophets SAW said the believer loves Ali.

[@ClubisteM]

Amazing video. I'm a Tunisian Sunni who has been to Yemen once (a long time ago). The Zaidis are extremely close to us. Btw I'd really appreciate a video explaining us the differences between Najrani ismailis and the rest of ismailis.

[@adamgulamhusein8768]

*Nizari my friend.

[@ClubisteM]

@@adamgulamhusein8768 You're right but I meant the Ismailis of the region of Najran. They're quite unique. Many greetings. God bless you. ❤️👏

[@adamgulamhusein8768]

@@ClubisteM Please excuse me. I did not know about them. Salam my friend.

[@Aden911]

​@ClubisteM I'm ismaili from yemen we are the same as the najrani ismaili. We have the same creed as the bohra. We are called sulymani ismaili

[@farhatk6054]

@@ClubisteM clubiste metha9ef ?? that's new :p

[@TheMagicofJava]

Thank you so much for this important explanation. Many years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Yemen (including Sana) but really had no idea about the beliefs of local people. Certainly I found the locals so friendly and hospitable compared to Riyadh where I was living. I have to say that despite being Sunni I find the theology of Zaydis very attractive.

[@globalislamicreminders]

This is a very important video as shia beliefs are obscure and not known generally to people outside of their faith tradition. Thank you

[@qboger]

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[@yojan9238]

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[@gergelyszilagyi4694]

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[@killaboomer]

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[@zaidatimash713]

I have been waiting for this for such a long time! Finally

[@lorddiana7746]

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[@adnankagalwala6993]

Very very Informative video...Thank you Filip ....

[@nabeel8633]

I (a hanafi) heard zaydi fiqh (jurisprudence) was super similar to hanafi fiqh but I didn't expect it to be this similar, eye opening tbh

[@DonovanMann]

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[@MatthewMcknight]

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[@romeolee9375]

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[@reyrene]

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[@hamix0137]

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[@razazaidi5564]

I am a Zaidi but I didnt have a clue about a lot of facts stated here so flawlessly. Hats off brother!

[@yojan9238]

Is there any reference for us, to read about Zaidiya?

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[@zaidkiwan5168]

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[@aislingpatrick2721]

Well timed video, thank you. All glory to the resistance!! 🇾🇪💗🇵🇸💗🇮🇷

[@samibabar]

How its well timed? Can you explain?

[@elpito9326]

​@@samibabar by December of last year, if I remember correctly, Ansar Allah (a group from Yemen that's one of the strongest in the country) decided to put up a blockade on the Red Sea for ships involved in trade with "Israel" in order to help Palestine in their national liberation struggle. Ansar Allah originated among Zayidis, although nowadays has people from other religious groups aswell.

[@samibabar]

@@elpito9326 ohhh, I didn't know that.

[@xaviertr6240]

My wife is from Yemen and when she lived in Yemen she thought of the Zaidis as an obscure community in the mountains. The Zaidis taking over Yemen was something no one expected.

[@Otashnaari]

Alhamdulillah

[@HaloJumper7]

I'm Yemeni Shia Zaydi from Sana'a & your wife is just ignorant & delusional to not know that Yemeni highlands with the most agriculture & most powerful tribes have been Zaydi Shia since the Abassids.

[@sus527]

Then your murtad wife don't know the history of yamen, it was always like this be it yamen or iraq or Syria the Shias countering Sunni occupation and imposition succeed in winning but fail with foreign Sunni intervention rinse and repeat ...what we witnessed in 2past decades was nothing but repeating of same with Sunni uprising involvement of foreigners etc

[@user-cd2kn8nl6oo]

🤣🤣🤣 zaydis are 40% of Yemens population and are majority of Saada, Capital Sanaa and Dhamar so all the high density regions!! All yemenese know very well how are zaydis and our madhhab so it’s very bizarre that she thought that about us

[@sus527]

@@user-cd2kn8nl6oo she is most likely Sunni, so you know how these bakris think and believe

[@irreview]

Great topic, I like how you mention both Sunni and Shia are not monolithic movements.

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[@elfarlaur]

From what I've read in my historical research, Zaydism grew prominent at least in the Southern Caspian (I'm not sure how similar the situation is for Yemen) because it was the fringe of the Islamic world in the 8th/9th centuries. Many Alid proto-Shias went there in order to escape Caliphal authority and they managed to gain many converts and supporters in the area which had been up to that point less influenced by Islam (many were still Zoroastrians). This is why it is assumed that the Daylamite Buyid emirs (Daylam being in Northern Iran on the Caspian coast) were originally Zaydis before embracing Twelver Shi'ism, though others have suggested that they may have been Twelvers from the start, and that Twelver/Imami missionaries also had a presence in the area for similar reasons.

[@MuhammadHamza-wj4ev]

My previous manager is Zaydi/Zaidi. Now, he is my colleague in new company where we both applied at different times. Really a Nice Developer and Guy

[@theghazalianway]

Does he live in the U.S I would love to learn the zaydi madhhab from someone here on america

[@MuhammadHamza-wj4ev]

@@theghazalianway no, but his brother does

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32:30 I love seeing the children in this artwork. 🤗

[@human4076]

Please make a video on Baba Bulle Shah a Punjabi Sufi poet. I have seen all of your videos about sufis and they are exceptional and at the same time informational. I truly admire your work and pray that you keep presenting it in the best way possible Assalam o Alikum.

[@ZombieCast115]

zaydi here. 1. Imam Ali b. Husayn Zayn Al-Abideen is not one of our canonical Imams, negating the graph thing shown at multiple points 2. we lack almost every single Jarudi belief 3. the Imam is not the "highest authority in ijtihad," by necessity, although the person with that quality is often preferred for the role 4. Imam Al-Shawkani said Imam Ali deserved the caliphate, I dont know if calling him "Sunni" really grasps the nuance, he definitely rejected all alleigance to any school identity in favor of return to the quran and ahadith

[@BronzetheGolden]

Peace be upon you Do you have a discord? If you do, can you add me as a friend? I want to know more about Zaydism. You are free ofcourse.

[@Damin05]

I want to ask what do the zaidi shias say regarding sahabs?

[@HaloJumper7]

He is an Imam, but not one who rose up in revolution in a Zaydi sense.

[@HaloJumper7]

​@@Damin05 It's a Shia Zaydi view to state their disobedience to god&his prophet but not to do Tafsiq/Takfir. Tawaquf we do not endorse their sins by taradhi. However, those who openly called prophet Muhammad a sorcerer in Hunayn like Abu Sufian & his family are fasiqeen, tyrants & tolaqa.

[@shahesfelazi8549]

Jaafar As Saddiq is a teacher to many sunni imams as well

[@danielvanhuizen1253]

I recently wrote a paper on the impact of the VOC on trade in Yemen, specifically on the coffee trade and also came across the zaydis and their wars (which they called jihads, I didn’t know that was possible between muslims) against the ottomans. Funny to see your video on it now afterwards, I found Zaydism very interesting, but my topic was very different.

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I've watched 10s of your videos, I am impressed. Just noticed I am not a subscriber!! just fixed right now.

[@unknown__adz855]

Can u make a video on akhbari and usuli shias. And if u have can u tell me which video or put a link?

[@nawafdreams]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *🌍 Introduction to the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam* - Zaidi Shias are a distinct branch of Shiism, alongside Twelvers and Ismailis - They make up a significant portion of the population in Yemen 01:26 *👥 Origins and definition of Shia Islam* - Shias believe political authority passed to Ali and his descendants after Prophet Muhammad - Sunnis believe it passed to elected caliphs from the wider community 03:04 *👱‍♂️ The concept of the Imam in Shiism* - Twelvers and Ismailis: The Imam is appointed by divine decree, infallible, has complete religious knowledge - Zaidis: Any pious Alid descendant with knowledge can become an Imam by gaining followers 06:18 *🕵️‍♂️ The Zaydi view of early Islamic history* - "Batriyya" moderate view: Abu Bakr and Umar made forgivable errors in leadership - "Juddiyya" view: Their caliphates were outright apostasy 09:07 *💥 Origins of Zaidism from the rebellion of Zayd ibn Ali* - Zayd rebelled against Umayyads but was killed, laying basis for Zaidi doctrines 11:12 *🗣️ Zaidis closer to Sunnis theologically?* - Sometimes seen as closer to Sunnis than other Shia groups - But classical Zaidism adopted Mu'tazili theology which differed from Sunni schools 15:36 *🧠 Mu'tazili theological doctrines in Zaidism* - Emphasis on rationalism and metaphorical Quranic interpretation - Strict monotheism, viewing God's attributes as identical to His essence - The Quran as created rather than co-eternal with God 21:39 *⚖️ Key Mu'tazili principles adopted by Zaidis* - Divine justice based on human reason - Free will and human responsibility for evil - Fulfillment of God's promises and threats - Intermediate position on grave sinners - Enjoining good and forbidding evil 23:07 *⚖️ Zaidi jurisprudence and legal methodology * - Reliance on Quran, hadiths including from Alid scholars, consensus, analogy - The Imam as final legal authority with powers of interpretation 26:53 *👳‍♂️ Important Zaidi figures and reform movements* - Imam al-Mutawakkil, formulator of Zaidi jurisprudence - 19th century "Sunnification" critique from Sunni traditionists like al-Shawkani - Continuing debates between classical and reformed Zaidism Made with HARPA AI

[@Mutazili]

As a Mu'tazili, I really appreciate our strong kinship to the Zaydis.

[@jtb229]

Are you being serious? You people still exist ?

[@Mutazili]

@@jtb229 Yes, what's wrong with that?

[@PapaDuSavantDeLaRepublique]

​@@Mutazilieverything 😂😂😂

[@Mutazili]

@@PapaDuSavantDeLaRepublique prove it 😂

[@jtb229]

@@Mutazili Arguing with you is the biggest waste of time, the ummah of Mohammad ﷺ was purged of your creed, philosophies and power

[@Silverdust-ch6uu]

The intro music was catchy.

[@MSS-nt9ko]

I love it… to me it has become a musical identifier of the Islamic civilization

[@mechaeladam6424]

Very interesting topic Really Zaidi is one of great Muslims school

[@tsgillespiejr]

Overall a nice and tidy introduction to the madhhab. I can't be too critical, as I've been a practising Muslim for 20 years and a student of the Zaydi madhhab for the last four or five. I would like to voice my appreciation for you at least pointing out that the division of views regarding the Sahabah into Batri, Jarudi, Sulaymani, etc. didn't reflect a reality on the ground. And that is indeed the case, as heresiographers like al-Shahrastani (author of al-Milal wa al-Nihal) seemed to be rather fond of such artificial stratification. In reality, the spectrum of opinions on them are scattered amongst scholars and Imams of the madhhab (e.g. with some Imams favouring 'tardiyyah' [saying 'May Allah be pleased with him'] for al-Shaykhayn [Abu Bakr and Umar] and others adopting 'tawaqquf'). You also mentioned the 'Hadawi' school, which I feel the need to point out is more like a Sunni madhhab of fiqh (and historically there were others, e.g. Nasiri and Rassi), and the one practised in the mainstream by the Zaydis of Yemen today. And regarding the portion highlighting the affinity between the Mu'tazilah and the Zaydis, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Manekdim (a famous commentator on the Usul al-Khamsah of al-Qadi 'Abd al-Jabbar) was actually a Zaydi Imam himself!

[@theghazalianway]

Salam brother I would love to learn the zaydi madhhab more

[@rashedsyed9402]

Hi I saw in the video that you have written and said "Ihtihsan". Did you mean Istihsan? ( استحسان ). Just wanted to point it out...

[@devaughnfalls5928]

Brother you have so many videos idk where to start. Where do you think I should start?

[@tropicaltroll2288]

5:55

[@elluisito000]

Hi! Have u ever made a video about nestorian Christians? Thanks

[@rezaheidargholi631]

I wished he would also talk about "Quranism" It's the most BASIC form of Islam, and I really wished he would cover and expand on it

[@anistohirov4555]

He did in another video

[@jeremias-serus]

He did a while ago

[@iamleoooo]

He already did

[@user-ky8ym7le9m]

Most basic yet its history only goes back to a few hundred years ago by moderns affected by liberalism lol. No tradition

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

It is not a form of Islam.

[@abusaleh7798]

Hi.i am from sanaa and the update of zaydism now is that 90% r similar to Sunnis except one major difference and that the Muslim r allowed to rebel against the unjust ruler in three stages: 1.Advising the ruler,if not worked then 2.civil disobedience(protest) 3.armed rebellion Sunnis r not allowed to rebel against rulers even if they whipped you, stole ur property and imprisoned you without right...in short term the ruler in Sunnis r treated like god and in zaidy somehow treated as prophet but not exactly

[@yaseencygra2127]

do you know most sunni believe rebeling against unjust ruler, it's just madhkalis (found in gulf countries and very little amount in North Africa) rest of sunnis which probably make more than 80% sunnis they do believe rebeling against unjust rulers

[@hanizaidi600]

As a Itna Ashari Shia ( twelver) who is a Syed Zaidi, we are descended from Zaid ibn Ali who is the first imam of the Zaidis I didn't know there was a sect called Zaidism. I just assumed when people said Zaidis they were speaking about us, very interesting learning about our cousins in fiqh.

[@andrewliberman7694]

Thanks!

[@bajramtahiri1576]

Can you do a video on the Bektashi Sufi Order , they I believe even believe in the 12 imams like the 12er shias they are Sufis but also fall under the Shia category. It be interesting to learn it from you being an expert on sufism 😊

[@absolute6422]

A video about the religion of dune and it’s similarities to real faiths would be so cool

[@yusuf619rahmani]

Our maternal family are Sunnis and from the descendants of Sayyidina Zayd bin Ali and his son Sayyidina Yahya who also organised an uprising. One of our ancestors in the family lineage leading up to Zayd was called Sayyid Dawood Buzurg who was the governor of Kufa. Of course some many deny this, but it’s reported that Sayyidina Zayd was deserted by many of his supporters after showing unwavering support and respect for Sayyidina Abu Bakr as Sideeq and Sayyidina Umar رضي الله تعالى عنهم After this he called them the ‘Rafida’ which is term used for Shias today meaning something like rejectors.

[@mhmadbedrddeen3414]

false hadith made by the shia enemies

[@Jakub7009]

Babe, wake up, Let’s Talk Religion made a video on Zaydism!

[@sayyedal-afghani7896]

Shout out to my Zadiyyah brothers and sisters! May Amina the Holy Mother of Allah bless you all and may the Banat Allah (Manat, Al-Uzza, and Allat) truly show you the way! Ameen!

[@muhammadasadabbas5479]

I am descendent of zaid bin zain ul abideen so it always made me wanted to know about my ancestors like my mom side is Naqvi syed which was known for active role in Abbasid period but i learn about zaidi being killed during the reign of ummayad which created a spark of Abbasid revolt against ummayad as zaid was their son in law

[@Acesinz]

Subhanallah May Allah bless you my syed brother

[@m.a9388]

I was born a zaydi. Thank you for this video

[@theghazalianway]

Can you teach me the zaydi madhhab

[@sherali64]

​@@theghazalianwayworship only ALLAH swt as per teachings of beloved Prophet Muhammad ❤️ ﷺ and understanding of pious predecessors

[@samibabar]

Thanku a lot!!

[@singam7436]

I just realised that you have yet do a video on Ahmadiyah, potential video idea maybe?

[@kesorangutan6170]

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[@abbaskoko204]

something even Muslims do not know usually is that there are five rightly guided caliphs ; as Al Hassan son of Ali is also considered one but is overlooked because he was both the last and only ruled for six months.

[@Merle1987]

What branch does the artist formerly known as Filip Holm practice?

[@abedmarachli7345]

According to my analysis, it is Islamic Sufism because it brings together all religions and all gods in one idea

[@TheMagicofJava]

Christian he's already disclosed this.

[@abedmarachli7345]

@@TheMagicofJava It is impossible for someone who possesses this knowledge to limit himself to an imaginary god, I bet you on that

[@TheMagicofJava]

​@@abedmarachli7345of course God is God, however, we name him. Philip certainly has a strong knowledge of the Sufi tradition.

[@sheyna5848]

Could you please make a video on the Kurdish religion of Yarsanism next, would be much appreciated. Thank you.

[@SORENA_FAR]

Im persian Zoroastrian and Im know yarsian or اهل حق Is very similar to our Religion

[@Ismedeo]

"I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate." As said by the holy prophet Muhammad.

[@seriouspotato_420]

Im interested in knowing the events that took place at ghadir khumm.

[@dronestar1118]

I'm simply a Muslim with no connection to any certain sect. Alhamdulillah

[@romildapearl4445]

How do you pray? Arms folded or no?

[@eltiko2670]

Salafi detected

[@gergelyszilagyi4694]

It was mentioned that some ismailis don't take Hassan as an imam, than how they see them? The imamate just passed down to Hussein after Ali?

[@DrWoofOfficial]

Zaydiyyah is the closest Shia sect to Sunnism, and I like that they respect all companions

[@jeanblique389]

The king of Morocco should convert to zaydism and claim to be the imam. There's at least three great reasons for him to do so : - he can, since Hasan ibn Ali is his ancestor. - that would be a great reclaiming of the roots of his country, since Morocco was founded by Idris I, a zaydi imam himself. - that would really annoy Algeria, and as far as I understand it, that seems to be one of the main political goal of Morocco.

[@HaloJumper7]

Or just start a Zaydi Republic similar to Iran

[@LawOfMomentivation]

@@HaloJumper7Iran isn’t a Zaydi Republic if that’s what you meant

[@HaloJumper7]

@@LawOfMomentivation Shia Zaydi version

[@marisabolins6523]

Why you blur the faces in those paintings?

[@mvvx313]

holy figures

[@nour4351]

Was the Iranian poet Fardosi Shia or Zoroaster? I hope you make an episode about that soon.

[@SORENA_FAR]

He doesnt like arab and islam because of Destroying Sassanid Iran but Because of the strict rules of Muslims, if someone they respect is insulted, they will kill you, or if you are not a Muslim, they will harass you. He also wrote a poem for the prophet

[@shiyas9321]

Ferdousi was a Sunni, he lived under the ghaznavi dynasty. Iran became shia long after ferdousi's period, the safavid dynasty changed the official religion of iran into shia

[@pabloruano3421]

Why were the faces of those to men in the image at 13:40 blurred?

[@mvvx313]

they’re the prophet of Islam ﷺ and his highly esteemed cousin Imam Ali. they’re sanctified figures so it would be inappropriate to display their faces.

[@pabloruano3421]

@@mvvx313 Thank you! Very interesting. So although the paintings do have their faces depicted, it is blurred when displayed to the public because it is considered inappropiate right? or are the actual paintings censored in some way?

[@enemia93]

​@@pabloruano3421 pictures of prophets and key figures are usually strictly forbidden in Sunni Islam but sometimes allowed in Shia Islam (although it probably depends on the sub-branch), so I guess these pictures are from Shia artists, but are blurred in this video to avoid offense to other beliefs

[@pabloruano3421]

​@@enemia93And is there a specific reason that they can be found offensive? Or is it more of a tradition? Or maybe based in something prophet Muhammed said?

[@iishadyii]

In short we do not want the later generations who are unfamiliar with the context of the original art to misinterpret these art to be items of worship and to start worshipping it which is the biggest sin a muslim can commit@@pabloruano3421