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No migration from areas of Ahl ul-Sunnat

No migration from areas of Ahl ul-Sunnat
 

According to Sharhe Lumah and Jameal Maqasid, the first Martyr[11]is believed to have said: “It is incumbent for a Muslim to migrate if he is living in the midst of infidels and is unable to follow Islam or perform his religious duties. In the same way a Shia who is living among the Ahl ul-Sunnat and is not able to perform the ritual acts of Shias is similarly required to migrate to areas populated with Shia people.”

 However this view which is attributed to Muhammad Ibn Makki is not compatible with the general Islamic principle. Because if a Shia is living among Sunnis he does not need to forgo his religious obligations. He can follow Taqiyya (dissimulation) and fulfill his ritual acts. He can perform the Islamic acts in the same manner as the Sunnis if he fears for his life or property. We do not have any tradition exhorting such people to migrate to another area. On the other hand the Holy Imams (a.s.) have time and again emphasised upon the adherence to dissimulation under such circumstances.

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