Praying for Iran with Duas that their Highest Scholarship Discredit? | Dr. Syed Ali hur Kamoonpuri

When fear spreads and emotions run high, communities instinctively turn to prayer. But what happens when the very supplications some people rely on are called into question, not by outsiders, but by the highest-ranking scholars within the tradition itself? In the wake of recent global tensions, Duʿā’ Tawassul is increasingly being recited in some Twelver circles as a means of seeking protection. Yet this lecture uncovers a striking irony: That the very supplication chosen in a moment of crisis… has been explicitly rejected, scrutinised, and even labelled a fabrication by leading Twelver scholars based in Iran itself. So what are these scholars actually saying? And on what historical grounds have they reached such serious conclusions? This eye-opening lecture takes you deep into Twelver hadith and early Shia history, revealing: Why the very presence of neatly listed names of the 12 Imams in any text or narration is considered by top scholars to be clear evidence of its fabrication How early Shia communities themselves fell into confusion after the death of Imams (as) proving no such “pre-known list” existed And how later theological constructs may have been retroactively inserted into devotional literature But the discussion doesn’t stop at this. It also raises a far more unsettling question: Why do Twelver Resident Alims and their congregations persist on practices that hand the enemies of Shiism their strongest arguments? Why fuel voices calling for disunity with the Shia at times like this through acts that lack any roots in original Shia teaching? Grounded in Qur’anic principles, historical evidence, and the admissions of the tradition’s own leading scholars, this lecture challenges assumptions many have never thought to question. Because sometimes… the most deeply rooted practices… are the ones least examined. Watch till the end, and confront a reality that may change how you understand Duʿā’, early Shia history, and Tawhid forever.