I was watching some videos from Anti-Shia, where they start saying that Shia believe that the 12 Imams are equal to Allah (Swt) because some Shia say’s (Ya Ali) or (Labaika Ya Hussein) when they are making Dua for help or forgiveness. Is this true? Or are they liars?
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Zoheir Ali Esmail,
Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD from the University of Exeter in the philosophical and mystical readings of Mulla Sadra in the context of the schools of Tehran and Qum. 354 Answers
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Mahmood Abu Maryam,
Trying to make sense of it all... 50 Answers
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Zeinab Donati,
Zeinab Donati has been studying books about various Islamic subjects for more than 19 years. She is deeply interested in history and politics as well as social issues in particular those pertaining to women. 25 Answers
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Saleem Bhimji,
Shaykh Saleem Bhimji was born and raised in Canada. After completing his post-secondary education at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), he moved to Medina, New York, to study at the Imam al-Asr Theological Seminary. He later continued his religious studies at the Hawza of Qum. To date he has translated over 40 full-length books into English that have been printed worldwide. 15 Answers
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Abbas Jaffer,
Sheikh Abbas Jaffer is an optometrist by profession and has a Master’s degree in Islamic Sciences. He is a part time lecturer at the Islamic College in London and is currently writing his doctoral thesis on the challenges faced by educators of young Muslims in modern day Britain. He has also co-authored a book on Qur’anic sciences for the Islamic College as well as translating several works from Persian into English. 14 Answers
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Rebecca Masterton,
Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been teaching for seventeen years through different media, and has also worked in media for ten years, producing and presenting programs for several TV channels. 102 Answers
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Nour Tessie Jørgensen,
Nour Tessie Jørgensen has an MA in Islamic studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and a degree in Philosophy of Ethics at Al Mustafa International University in Qum, Iran. She works as an Islamic Studies teacher and a counselor in spiritual and female-related issues. 18 Answers
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Abbas Di Palma,
Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in London, Damascus and Qom and taught for different institutions in Italy and UK. 208 Answers
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Thank you for your question. This is an unfortunate misconception. There is nobody or nothing that is equal to God. He possesses every beautiful Attribute and cannot be fathomed by the intellect or described by words. The Shia believe this and so if they ask for help from the Imams (as) it is in the same way that the sons of Ya'qub asked Ya'qub (as) to seek forgiveness for them after they realized their mistake in dealing with Prophet Yusuf (as) (see Qur'an, 12:97) where Allah quotes the sons as saying to their father:
"O our father, ask for us forgiveness of our sins...".
Hence asking for the intercession of those who are closer to God is a Qur'anic concept as well as an intellectual one. But the ultimate forgiver and provider is Allah.
May you always be successful