A brief personal note before I begin: I am not a Muslim- I want to be clear about that. However, I have studied religious history and religious studies at university level.
But if I ever were to convert to Islam, I would follow the Maliki school. No hesitation.
Why? Because Maliki jurisprudence roots itself in something rare: the living, continuous traditions of Medina - the city where the Prophet actually lived, governed, taught, and died alongside his companions. Malik ibn Anas made a powerful argument: that this unbroken, generation-to-generation practice carried a weight that written texts alone simply couldn't replicate. The people of Medina were the living Sunnah. I find that deeply compelling.
The school also developed something I think is underappreciated - Sadd al-Dharai, or blocking the means. The idea is simple but sharp: if an otherwise neutral act almost certainly leads to harm, you prohibit it at the source. As a tool against religious radicalization, it's remarkably well-suited. More schools could learn from it.
Now for the harder part.
I don't believe Shia Islam represents authentic Islam as understood from its original sources. That's a personal view, and I hold it carefully. It doesn't mean I want Shia Islam suppressed, and it certainly doesn't mean I look down on Shia Muslims. I don't. But I think the tradition departs from some core Islamic principles in ways that deserve honest discussion rather than polite avoidance.
So here's my thinking.
The Imamate. The doctrine that divine, infallible leadership passed through a specific bloodline after the Prophet's death simply isn't in the Quran. Islam's whole foundation is Tawhid - the absolute, uncompromising oneness of God. When you start attributing infallibility and divine appointment to human beings, however noble their lineage, you're introducing something that Islamic theology was never designed to accommodate! That's not a footnote. That's a foundational problem.
The seal of prophethood. The Quran is clear: Muhammad was Khatam an-Nabiyyin - the final prophet. Revelation ended with his death. But the Shia concept of Ilham - that the Imams received divine inspiration and held exclusive authority over hidden Quranic meanings - effectively extends prophethood under a different label. The theological issue doesn't disappear just because the word changes.
The Sahaba. The entire chain of Islamic transmission rests on the companions who memorized, recorded, and passed down the Quran and Hadith. If you argue that most of them became corrupt or went astray after the Prophet died, you've created a serious logical problem: you can't discredit the transmitters while trusting what they transmitted. The chain of custody matters. It always does.
Infallibility. God alone is perfect. God alone knows the unseen. That's not a minor theological preference in Islam - it's the whole point. Claiming the Twelve Imams were entirely free from error and possessed knowledge of the unseen assigns divine attributes to human beings. I think that crosses a clear line!
Taqiyyah. I understand the historical context - practicing concealment under threat of persecution.
But from an evidentiary standpoint, it creates a problem that's hard to get around: if any historical statement that contradicts current doctrine can simply be dismissed as an instance of concealment, how do you verify anything? It becomes an unfalsifiable system!
The Occultation. The belief that the Twelfth Imam went into supernatural hiding in the ninth century and is still alive today, waiting to return - there's no Quranic foundation for this! It arose during a moment of acute political crisis, when the Eleventh Imam died without an obvious successor. The imagery - a hidden savior, a messianic return - maps closely onto pre-Islamic mystical traditions of the region. That's not coincidence. That's historical borrowing!
So for me shia islam is not real Islam.
@ANHMM1418 بنتي اعطيتها البيض بعمر ال٧ شهور وتحسست منه حساسيه شديدة شوي (تورم اليدين والاقدام والشفايف وتغيير لون الشفايف وحبوب) فيه أمل تروح الحساسيه بعد السنة ؟