8: WHY ARE YOU CALLED SHI'A?

8: WHY ARE YOU CALLED SHI'A? A. The word 'Shi'a' is from Arabic word At-Tashayo, which means 'to follow'. Thus the word, Shi'a, means "follower". We are called Shi'a because after the Holy Prophet we follow Sayidana 'Ali and other sinless members of the family of the Holy Prophet. Q. 9: "ITHNA- 'ASHARIYA": WHAT DOES IT MEAN? A. Ithna-'ashar in Arabic means twelve. As we believe in 12 Imams (successors of the Holy Prophet of Islam), we are called Shi'a Ithna-'ashariya. Previous…