By Jamiatul Ulama Gauteng

Taqiyya means to conceal, to lie, to deceive, to deny, to camouflage the truth and to double speak etc. Never admit a truth, never surrender a corrupt belief, never show your true self, hide like a lizard, re-act like a chameleon, change your colours to match your situation – this is Taqiyya. It is a fun-damental belief of all Shias. This is clearly proven from their following Kitaabs:

“From ten parts of Deen, nine parts of the Deen (the Shia Deen) depends upon Taqiyyah.”(Usool-e Kafi, part 2, Kitaabul Imaan wal Kufr, Babut Taqiyyah, line 5)

In another narration in Al-Kafi, we read: “The Imam mentioned that the most beloved thing on the surface of earth is Taqiyyah.”(Usool-e Kafi, part 2, Kitaabul Imaan wal Kufr, Babut Taqiyyah, line 12, Riwayah 4, p.217)

“The Imam has mentioned that Taqiyyah is the coolness of his…