One of the fundamental teachings in the Shia religion is tawalli and tabarri. The meaning of the tawalli teaching is that the Shia are taught to love selected Sahabah radiyallahu 'anhum, like the Ahl-ul-Bayt and 3 or 4 others only, to extreme levels. The meaning of the tabarri is to show hatred to extreme levels for the majority of the Sahabah radiyallahu 'anhum, starting with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radiyallahu 'anhu, Sayyiduna Umar radiyallahu 'anhu, Sayyiduna 'Uthman radiyallahu 'anhu, Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah radiyallahu 'anhu, Sayyidah A'isha radiyallahu 'anha, Sayyidah Hafsah radiyallahu anha and others. Now, when this is taught to a person from a young age, and the Shia grows up with these two extreme levels of belief, the extreme love is then displayed by showing loyalty to anyone who believes and calls to the same, i.e., those who believe in a select few Sahabah radiyallahu 'anhum (the Shia). In essence, when the person is taught these ...