Article Series
A summary of Why I Did Not Become Shia by Shaykh Professor Ahmad Abd al-Rahman al-Naqeeb, an account of Imami Shia beliefs based on quotations from their own authoritative sources. The series opens with the emergence and development of the Shia sects, then follows the topics of the book: their positions on the categories of tawhid, belief in the messengers and angels, and the claim that the Qur'an was altered; their belief in the Mahdi; their stance on the Companions; dissimulation (taqiyya); and their stance on Muslims at large. The author of this site first published the summary on the Alukah Network.
Series parts
The opening summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, introducing the book's central questions about Shi'i origins, the alleged Jewish connection, and whether the sect belongs within Islam.
The second summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, centered on the article's argument that Twelver Imami doctrine compromises tawhid al-rububiyyah by assigning divine powers and unseen knowledge to the Imams.
The third summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, addressing the article's critique of Twelver Imami doctrine in divine names and attributes, worship, prophecy, angels, and claims of Qur'anic alteration.
The fourth summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, presenting the article's critique of Twelver Imami portrayals of the awaited Mahdi and contrasting them with Sunni expectations.
The fifth summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, centered on the article's claim that Twelver Imami doctrine condemns the overwhelming majority of the Prophet's companions.
The sixth summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, focusing on taqiyyah as presented in the article as a central and far-reaching doctrine within Twelver Imami thought.
The seventh and concluding summary in the Why I Did Not Become Shia series, focusing on the article's presentation of the Twelver Imami position toward the wider body of Muslims.