Faith Of Shi'a Islam

40. Doctrine of Non-Participation in Oppressive Government &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Since our Imams have firmly warned us not to help oppressors, even to the extent of giving them half a date, and...

40. Doctrine of Non-Participation in Oppressive G...

THE FAITH OF SHI'A ISLAM by ALLAMAH MUHAMMAD RIDHA AL-MUZAFFAR INTRODUCTION 1. Doctrine of the Necessity for Seeking Knowledge 1 2. Doctrine of the Necessity for Imitation (taqlid) in the...

THE FAITH OF SHI'A ISLAM by ALLAMAH MUHAMMAD RID...

APPENDIX The life of ash-Shaykh Muhammad Rida al-Muzaffar &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The writer of this book comes from a respected family called by the name of al-Muzaffar. This family of academics and...

APPENDIX The life of ash-Shaykh Muhammad Rida al...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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 (...

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

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...

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