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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...
A Brief Biography of the ninth Imam; Muhammad Ibn Ali al-Jawad (as)
Imam Muhammad at-Taqi was born in 195/809 in Medina. The news of his birth caused ext...
What is Meant by ‘Shaytan’ in the Noble Qur’an?
Shaytan refers to an entity that is rebellious - irrespective of whether it is of the...
The oneness of God (Tawhid)
Belief in the reality of God is a principle held in common by all heavenly religions:...
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...
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