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36. Our Belief in Pilgrimage (ziyarah) to the Holy Shrines &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp One of the practices which distinguish the Shi'a from all other Islamic sects is the attention paid to pilgrimage to the Holy Shrines, such as those of the Prophet (A S) and...

36. Our Belief in Pilgrimage (ziyarah) to the Hol...

33. Doctrine of Dissimulation (taqiyyah) &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It is related from Imam Sadiq in an authenticated tradition: &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Taqiyyah in mu din and the din of mu forefathers. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Whosoever has no taqiyyah has no din &nbsp&nbs...

33. Doctrine of Dissimulation (taqiyyah) &nbsp&nb...

31. Doctrine of the Mahdi &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Many people have narrated from the Prophet concerning the reappearance, at the end of time of the Mahdi, who is a descendent of ( 41 ) his daughter Fatimah, and how he will spread justice and equity throug...

31. Doctrine of the Mahdi &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Many pe...

21. Belief in the Qur'an &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp We believe that the Qur'an was Divinely inspired, and revealed by Allah on the tongue of His honorable Prophet, making clear everything, an everlasting miracle. Man is unable to write anything like it because...

21. Belief in the Qur'an &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp We belie...

PART TWO : THE PROPHETHOOD 13. Doctrine of Prophethood &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp We believe that prophethood is a Divine duty and a mission from Allah; He appoints to it those whom He selects from among His good servants, from those who are exalted among ma...

PART TWO : THE PROPHETHOOD 13. Doctrine of Proph...

INTRODUCTION 1. Doctrine of the Necessity for Seeking Knowledge &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp We believe that Allah has endowed us with the faculty of the intellect ('aql), and that He has ordered us to ponder over His Creation, nothing with care the signs of H...

INTRODUCTION 1. Doctrine of the Necessity for Se...

The Emergence of Shiism and the shiites by Imam sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-sadr Translated from the arabic by ASAADF.SHAKER IMAMALI FOUNDATION page I - XI page 1 - 12 page 13 - 22 page 23 - 32 page 33 - 42 page 43 - 52 page 53 - 62 page 6...

The Emergence of Shiism and the shiites by Imam ...

`Death; A beautiful Gift for a believer Introduction 1 The Truth of the life of this world 3 The Reality of "Departing from the World" 4 Philosophy of Death 5 `Death'- according to the Holy Qur'an 6 1. Meeting with Almighty God 6 2. Retu...

`Death; A beautiful Gift for a believer Introduct...

Man's Negligence: Old age is a completely new experience for a person. Life loses all its meaning. One sees that one is about to plunge into an unknown world. One longs for a ray of hope at this decisive time; but death catches one unprepared. Sudde...

Man's Negligence: Old age is a completely new exp...

Why do we fear Death? The fear of death, for most of the people, is not a matter which requires any evidence because it is totally obvious and we also see that a lot of people manifest extra-ordinary sensitivity with respect to the term `death' and ...

Why do we fear Death? The fear of death, for most...

Introduction: "To Allah (Almighty God) we belong, and to Him is our return." (Qur'an 2:156) Multitudes of men have walked on the surface of this Earth. They all belonged to different nations and cultures. A few of them made history for which they w...

Introduction: "To Allah (Almighty God) we belong,...

THE ORIGIN OF THE SHI'ITE ISLAM AND ITS PRINCIPLES (ASL ASH-SHI'AH WA USULUH) BY ALLAMAH SHAYKH MUHAMMAD HUSAYN AL KASHIFTU 'L-GHITA' Introcution 3 Part One: The Origins of the Shi'ahs 25 Part Two: The Fundamentals of the Religion 41 Part...

THE ORIGIN OF THE SHI'ITE ISLAM AND ITS PRINCIPLE...

Part IV Allegiations Against the Shi'a Refutation of the Claim that their are Un-Islamic Borrowings in Shi'a Beliefs. All that we have set down in this book is but a mere indication of the beliefs and convictions of the Imamiyah sect. It would req...

Part IV Allegiations Against the Shi'a Refutatio...

12. Slaughering and Hunting The basic principle in Shi'ah jurisprudence concerning animals whose blood spurts is that they become "najis" (impure) when they die, and that it is unlawful (haram) to eat their flesh. There is also a division of animal...

12. Slaughering and Hunting The basic principle i...

8 (b) Talaq (Divorce) It is clear that the essence of marriage is the very special union which makes the two different individuals close companions and partners to each other. The cooperation and communication between wife and husband may be compare...

8 (b) Talaq (Divorce) It is clear that the essenc...

8. Mu'amalat (Mutual Dealings) ( 75 ) In mutual dealings there must be two individuals or two parties (the one has something to offer and the other accepts)> Proposal and acceptance is a necessary condition. Mu'amalat are of two kinds: in the first...

8. Mu'amalat (Mutual Dealings) ( 75 ) In mutual ...

PART III The Shi'ah - The Divine Code of Living The Imamiyah Shi'as believe that an ordinance or order from the Islamic code exists for every matter of life. The Divine law has not even ignored the "diyat" (concilation money) for injury of a very m...

PART III The Shi'ah - The Divine Code of Living ...

PART II THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE RELIGION Before we deal with the roots and the articles of faith in detail, we may divide our study of the Shi'a religion according to five principles: 1. Knowledge of God. 2. Identification of His Prophet. 3. How...

PART II THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE RELIGION Before ...

PART I The Origins of the Shi'ahs Shi'ism is not a new religion. It begins with the beginning of Islam. The embodiment of the code of religion, that is, the seal of the Prophets (s.a.w.) planted the tree of Shi'ism together with Islam; with his own...

PART I The Origins of the Shi'ahs Shi'ism is not...

The fact is that the Shi'as attained such an exalted rank in the field of literature that experts had to say: 'Is there any literary man who is not a Shi'a?' It is worth noting that in praising some piece of composition, there was a common saying tha...

The fact is that the Shi'as attained such an exalt...

THE ORIGIN OF SHI'ITE ISLAM AND ITS PRINCIPLES (asl ash-shi'ah wa usuluha) by 'ALLAMAH SHAYKH MUHAMMAD HUSAYN ALKASHIFU 'L-GHITA' ( 3 ) INTRODUCTION It was about two years ago that I received a long letter from an Iraqi student in Egypt. Brie...

THE ORIGIN OF SHI'ITE ISLAM AND ITS PRINCIPLES (...