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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Wahabis use the term bid'at in abundance. Everything they see, they label as bid'at.@) I thus feel that it is very important to mention the true meaning of the term bid'at. That bid'at which is an evil innovation and which is against the Sunnah is makrooh and haraam. As for that innovation which is of benefit to religion, then this is sometimes, desirable, sunnat, compulsory and can even be obligat0rY to act upon. Hazrat Umar-e-Faruq (radi Allahu anhu) says as follows concerning Taraweeh, "This is a good innovation" even though Taraweeh is Sunnat-e-Muakkadah. That which is proven in some way through the Shariah can never be an evil innovation. If this is the case that everything is bid'at, then even the Wahabi's madressas, lectures and gatherings will all be labelled as bid'at. Why don't they stop these actions? If anything has to do with the beloveds of Allah, they label it as bid'at and if it has to do with themselves then it is halaal and sunnat. "Wa Laa Hawla Wa Laa Quwatta il 'laa bil laahi." Chapter Ten: Imaamat (Proper Religious Leadership) Imaamat is of two types. 'Sughra' and 'Kubra' Imaamat-e-Sughra refers to the Imaamat in Salaah. Imaamat-e-Kubra refers to leading the Muslims in religious and worldly issues as the representative of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). The authority that has been bestowed to the Imams is very powerful. The people do not even have the right to disobey their commands. Every Muslim is obligated to follow them and adhere to their commands. There are however certain preconditions for a person to be appointed as the leader. The Imam must be a free person (not a slave). He must be a very capable and brave personality. The Rafzis (shias) do not agree with these conditions. They insist on one other condition which they feel is the most relevant. They claim that that the Imam must be of Hashmi and Alawi origin. Their aim for making this condition is to try and nullify the positions of the other three khulafa, because these Khulafa were not from the families and lineage mentioned above. It must be noted their Khilafat has been unanimously accepted by all the companions (may Allah be pleased with them). MouIa 'Ali and Imam Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him) also accepted the Khilafat of the other three Khulafa. As for the condition of being from the lineage of Ali (Alawi), This, will also make AIi's Khilafat 1 1 5