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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Question & Answer Question 33 : Do the Shia Consider the Prayer of 'witr' Midnight Prayer As Being Obligatory? Furthermore, in the territories where each of the mentioned sects are a majority, the local regulations are all in the limits of the councils authorities and is in accordance to that particular sect, at the same time, the rights of the followers of the other sects are also respected.

Now in order to provide further clarification on this matter, let us go on and present the twelfth rule of the first section from this constitution of the Islamic republic to this regard: The official religion is obviously Islam and the Jaffari Ithna ashri sect. This rule is unchangeable.

Other Islamic sects including the Hanafi, Shafe-ee, Maliki, Hanbali and Zaidi, who maintain perfect respect and the followers of these sects are free to apply their own regulations in performing religious ceremonies, religious teaching and education, other privileged conditions (marriage, divorce, inheritance, wills) and the related litigations have officially, in courts and in any territory where the followers of these sects are in majority.

The local regulations in the limits of the council authorities are according to the sect, with the protection of the rights of the followers from other sects. In the light of this rule, the respect and position of all the Islamic sects becomes clear from the viewpoint of the Islamic republic constitution. ANSWER: The 'witr' is one of the supererogatory night-prayers, and its performance is recommendary for all the Muslims and the followers of the messenger of Allah.

However, the Shia jurisprudents, in the light of the book and the tradition, have mentioned certain specific matters as the 'characteristics of the honorable prophet, one of which being the witr prayer that was made obligatory for him' Allama Hilli in the , 'Tathkirat Al-Fuqaha' mentions about seventy things to being unique and exclusive to the prophet (p), it starts by mentioning, "As for the duties obligatory only toward him and not the others in his nation are: a. Brushing of the teeth. b.

Al-witr prayer. Question 34 : Does the belief in the super-natural power of God's friends cause polytheism? ANSWER: It is quite clear that whenever a human requests something from someone, it is because of his ability of performing that particular thing.