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Lastly, I have to say that me considering someone kafir or opposing someone in politics and being harsh in my tone while stating what I think is true without any negative intention, doesn’t mean I can’t be sincere & talk to/about them with respect where it’s due.

Benefitting from the Shia تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا ۚ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ As for that life in the hereafter, We grant it only to those who do not seek to exalt themselves on earth, nor yet to spread corruption: for the future belongs to the God-conscious. I'm deeply grateful for your support habibi. Let us remember, nonetheless, that in the pre-modern Islamic world Sunni and Shia scholars used to befriend one another, study with one another and benefit from one another freely. Many centuries ago al-Sayyid al-Sharīf قُدس سرّه warned against تعصّب against the Shia. I hope that they will engage with our reappraisal of the foundations of Islamic metaphysics fairmindedly, by engaging the actual arguments. That exchange could yield much benefit for both parties. We should moreover acknowledge that because of how much more intact the hawza system is than our own madrasas, we also have a lot to learn from them.