Shi'a

There is a big misunderstanding or misguiding regarding the meaning of this verse and another similar verses. شيعا means groups and does not have any link with Shia شيعة.  Allah in Quran Praised the great Prophet Ebraheem of being. Shia وإنَّ مِن شيعته لإبراهيم  (Sura Al-Saffaat, verse 83). Allah (SWT) called the sincere followers of the prophets as their Shia as we read in Quran Sura Al-Qasab, verse 15.

The groups blamed are those who went away from the Prophet and his real successors (Abul Bayt) while the real followers of the Prophet are called his Shia. We thank Allah for granting us with this great bounty of being a Shia of the Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) and saving us from those groups who went away from Ahlul Bayt (AS).

'When we say that we are Shia Muslims, it means that we are following the original Islam of the Prophet and his holy Progeny.

Wassalam.

List of Shia great scholars who allow cryptocurrency dealings include Ayatullah Sayyed Musa Shubayri Zanjani in Qum, and Ayatullah Shaikh Baqir Ayrawani in Najaf Ashraf and Ayatullah Shaikh Hasan Jawahiri in Najaf Ashraf. Late Ayatullah Sayyed Sa'eed Al-Hakeem in Najaf Ashraf allowed also dealing with crypto currencies.

Wassalam.

Sura Al-Ma'ida سورة المائدة  has mentioned the request of the disciples of Jesus to get a table of food from the sky. ( Verse 112, 113, 114 and 115 ). Allah Has Granted them what they asked.for. We can not say whether what is known among Nazaratenes  as Last Supper is the same table of food which was granted by Allah, or another. Some scholars say that is the same. After all, the Quranic fact is clear that the disciples of Jesus have requested a table of food from the sky and Allah Has Granted them what they requested.

Wassalam.

There are many types of Talaq in Islam of Ahlul Bayt (AS) including Khul'i Talaq.but the concept of Khul' is different between the Islamic rules and general public. Many people think that Khul' is divorce enforced with out any consent of approval of the husband. This is not the real meaning of Khul' in Islamic rules. Khul' is a type of divorce when the wife does not like to continue with her husband and offer him any amount to make him give her divorce. When agrees and takes from her what agreed upon for the Talaq, that Talaq is called Khul'i.

If the husband is doing injustice in his wife and not agreeing to divorce her, she can refer her case to the Islamic authority (Marje' of Taqleed) who takes three steps: 1. Ordering the husband to give his wife all her rights with out any injustice. If husband refuse then 2. Order the husband to give divorce to his wife. If refuses again then 3. The Marje' ' himself give Talaq to this woman to release her from injustice.

Wassalam.

No. Such divorce is invalid and has no value at all.

Divorce has strict conditions including two pious men to witness the declaration of the divorce. No divorce can be for a future date at all.

Wassalam.

This narration is not authentic according to the basics of Ilm Al-Rijaal. It is from Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik. Ka'b ibn Malik was one of the three men who disobeyed the Prophet (SAWA) and did not join the army of the Muslims and were been mentioned in Quran (Al-Tawbah, verse 118). Such weak narrations are mentioned the book of Bukhari to justify the claims of Saqeefah group who have taken away the right of Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS).

'Wassalam.

1. This verse (6:159) means something completely different from what seems from your question. شيعا means different groups following different leaders, which is totally different from the word Shi’a which means the followers of the Prophets and their real successors.

2. Shi’a in Arabic language means the followers, who can be followers of true leader, so they are the real believers, or can be following a wrong leader, then they will be mislead.

3. Allah (SWT) Has Granted the title Shi’a to His best servants as you can read in Sura Al-Saffaat after mentioning the Prophet Noah, the mention of Prophet Ebrahim ( And Ebrahim was from his Shi’a) (وإنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإبراهيم. 
4. Allah (SWT) mentioned in Sura Al-Qassass about Prophet Musa and his followers and his enemies. He called the followers of Musa as his Shi’a and the opposite people as his enemies. Al-Qassass, verse 15.

'5. Shi'a is a title granted by Allah, The Glorious, to the sincere followers of the Prophets.

6. Shi'a Muslims are the real followers of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) through following his Progeny Ahlul Bayt (AS) which was been ordered by Allah and the Prophet (SAWA).

7. The Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) has repeatedly called the most sincere believers as "Shi'a of Ali" as you can read in many Sunni books of Hadeeth like

1. Shawaahid Al-Tanzeel by Al-Haakim Al-Hasakaani , V. 2,  P. 356. 
2. Kufa Ayat Al-Talib by Al-Kanji Al-Shafi'ee, P.244.

3. Al-Manaaqib by Al-Khawarizmi Al-Hanafi , P. 62.

4. Al-Fosoul Al-Muhimmah by Ibn Al-Sabbagh Al-Maliki , P. 126

5. Ibn Asaakir in Tareekh Dimishq 2:442.

6. Al-Khateeb Al-Baghdadi in Tareekh Baghdad, V.12, P. 289.

7. Al-Tabarani in Al-Mo'jam Al-Waseet, V. 6, P. 354.

'Wassalam.

There are many useful books e.g. Then I was Guided by Dr Tijani , Thr Right Path by Sayyed Sharafuddin, You can find on these websites lot of useful books

www.Al-Islam.org

www.shiasearch.org

www.aqaed,com

Wassalam.

Abu Lulu was a Muslim, that is why he was praying in the Masjid Al-Nabawi in the first row like any other Muslim. If he was a Zoroastrian as some people claim,he would have been forbidden from entering the Masjid like any non Muslim. I don't want to enter here in details of the reasons of what he did.

Wassalam.

His book Da'aa'im Al-Islam is full of narrations which are from the twelve Imams although he did not mention the names of the six Imams after Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) due to the Fatimi rulers, but used a Kunyah like Abu Jafar for Imam Al-Jawad, Abul Hasan for Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, and Imam Ali Al-Hadi or a famous title like Al-'Aalim, Al-Saamir , Al-Taahir etc of those six Imams. If you go through the books of Qadhi Al-No'man , you will find plenty of points which are not accepted by the twelver Shia. Great Ulama like Al-Majlisi of Biharul Anwar, Bahrul Oloom, Al-Noori of Mustadrak Al-Wasaa'il and Sayyed Al-Khoo'ee who studies the books of Qadhi Al-No'man Al Masri confirmed that he is a follower of the Twelve Imams.

Wassalam.

Majority of our Shia Masjids all over the world do not place pictures of scholars or founders of the mosque, but in some places there are pictures of respected scholars where the culture of that area allows placing pictures. Those who place picture for respected Scholars do so to express gratitude to the great services rendered by them to the community. We don't have any authentic evidence against placing pictures in Masjid as far as it is not for worshiping it and it is just a picture and not a statue. The pictures should not be in the direction of Qibla, means should not be faced by people while performing Namaz because it Is Makrouh (disliked) to face a picture while performing Namaz.

Wassalam.