salaam guest!
it is always wise and as the quran says, be sure before you believe something.
my father is a sunni and almost all of my best friends are sunnis.. they all know what the shias beleive.
i can give you a reference..
"Sunnis say Allah will die before the day of qayamah" - Tarikh maulana ishaq
Does this really make sunnis beleive the above said bullsh*t?
So it is always better to ask a person what he beleives rather than forcing them to beleive something..
Lets say even if some shia book talks crap, that does not represent shiaism or shia beleifs.. To know shiat, know the imams of the shias.
Shia beleifs are exactly as what this website www.sdol.org states.
if you still have any doubts brother, you should be sincere with yourself and live amongst the shias "disguised" so that you can really know their beleifs if you do not trust me. wasalaam |