Do lafz "Shia" aur "Shi'at" sunne me to ek jaise hi lagte hai lekin dono me zameen aasmaan ka farq hai.
Aaj ke zamane me ek taraf Shia use kehte hai jo kisi Shia ke ghar me paida hua aur apni zindagi me Shia rasmo riwaj pure karta hai, phir wo samajh ke kare ya baghair samjhe.
Wahi dusri taraf "Shi'at" ek maktab / institution/ fikr / Soch ka naam hai jiske liye kisi ko Shia ke ghar me paida hone ki zarurat nahi, rasmo riwaj pure karna wajib nahi balki Shi'at ke batae hue usoolo ko apne zindagi me utarna zyada zaruri hai.
Shi'at ka Sabse bada usool hai Zulm ke samne khada hona aur Mazloom ki himayat karna. Yehi baat Imam Ali (a) ne apni Wasiyat me kahi aur isi usool ko samne rakh kar Imam Hussain (a) ne Karbala me qayam kiya tha.
Kisi Shaaer ne bahot khoob kaha hai:
Suno sadae Karbala, Hussain ki zuban se!
Ye tauqe Jabr tod do sitam ke waar mat saho
Humara saath do na do, Ghulam ban ke mat jiyo.
Agar hum Shia ke ghar me bhi paida hue hai aur saare Rasmo Riwaj bhi ada kar rahe hai lekin Shi'at ke usool humari zindagi me nahi hai to hume sochna padega ki hum sahi hai ya nahi.
