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Imamate (Leadership) in Shi‘i Islam
Imamate (Divinely Appointed Leadership) is a very high position, and it is only Allah who can decide who is qualified for it. And if the Prophet Muhammad (S) announced to the people that the Twelve Imams are the leaders, or that the Ahlul Bayt are the people that we must refer to, or in that Imam Ali is his successor, it was only because he was asked...
The reality of Tawakkul (reliance on Allah)
Tawakkul means that man, in the face of the difficulties of life,takes Allah (s.w.t.)...
Resorting to the divine saints (awliya’) for mediation (tawassul)
Tawassul means to resort to a sacred being for mediation with God and the issue of ta...
Degrees of the oneness of God 1 (Oneness of the Essence)
All divinely revealed religions are based on Tawhid, that is, the Oneness of God, and...
What does “Shi‘ah” mean?
In Arabic “Shi‘ah” literally means “follower”. And the Muslims use the word “Shi‘ah” ...
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