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The reality of bada' is founded upon two principles. The first is that God has absolute power and authority over the whole of existence, and whenever He wills, He can replace a given destiny with another one... The second principle regarding bada' is that acts of supreme power and authority issue from God; and when He brings about the replacement of one destiny for another, it is not without wisdo...

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Sermon of Imam Sajjad (A.S.) in the court of Yazeed

Qur’an & Ahl al-Bayt » Infallibles » Imam al-Sajjad (Zayn al-‘Abidin) (as)

am the son of the one who defended the Muslims, killed the oath breakers of allegiance and the unjust and the renegades, struggled against his tiring enemies, the most excellent one of those who walked (to war) from among Quraysh, the first to respond to Allah from among the believers...

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The Supplication of Kumayl

Qur’an & Ahl al-Bayt » Words of Ahl al-Bayt » Supplications

The supplication of Kumayl is one of the most beautiful Islamic Du'as which is named after Kumay ibn Ziyadl; who was taught this Du'a by his master, Imam Ali (as).

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Imamate (Leadership) in Shi‘i Islam

Beliefs & Creeds » Prophethood & Imamate

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 by Allah to do so...

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Who are the ‘Twelve Imams’?

Beliefs & Creeds » Prophethood & Imamate

A set of hadiths narrated by our Sunni brothers about twelve successors of the Prophet will be presented in this article. There are different versions of these hadiths; sometimes the term amir, or ruler/leader is used for the twelve Imams and sometimes the term caliph, or successor, is used. It is interesting to note that in these sets of hadiths, the number twelve is always used...

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Who are the Ahlul Bayt?

Qur’an & Ahl al-Bayt » About Ahl al-Bayt

The Shi‘a agree that the Ahlul Bayt, because of their high status of being alongside the Qur’an, must be infallible, and that this group is a select group of the Prophet’s relatives. The Prophet himself clarified who the Ahlul Bayt are in many narrations (hadith)...

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The authority of the Ahl al-Bayt in Hadith of Safinah

Qur’an & Ahl al-Bayt » About Ahl al-Bayt

In a well-known hadith narrated by both Shi‘a and Sunni Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad (s) has likened his household to the ship, or safinah, of Prophet Noah: Be aware that surely the parable of my household among you is like the ship of Noah: Whoever embarked on the ship of Noah was saved, and however refused so was drowned...

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The authority of the Ahl al-Bayt in Hadith of Thaqalayn

Beliefs & Creeds » Prophethood & Imamate

The famous narration of the Prophet, the Hadith of Thaqalayn, is narrated in different versions by all Islamic schools of thought with regards to the Ahl al-Bayt. The Prophet may have mentioned it on different occasions due to its importance and to ensure that many can hear it: O People, I leave among you two precious things: the book of God and my household. As long as you hold on to them, you w...

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The Importance of Imamate (Leadership of Ahlulbayt)

Beliefs & Creeds » Prophethood & Imamate

A person who does not know the Imam of his age is likened to a person who died before Islam, or more specifically, the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah). In any case, the saying “Whoever dies while he does not know the imam of his age” indicates the necessity of an Imam and the responsibility Muslims carry to identify, know, and believe in him...

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Spirituality as a Journey

Lifestyle » Spirituality

In Islamic literature, spirituality is described as a journey. We should think of ourselves as wayfarers. We have all embarked on a journey away from God and then we are going back to Him. We have all been created by God and this creation is a sort of separation from our origin. Before we were created we were not separate from God but now we are. However, God has given us the chance to return to H...

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