‘(We sent) messengers as the givers of good news and as warners, so that people should not have a plea against Allah after the (coming of) messengers…(4:165).’ This holy Ayah leads to the same logic that necessitated the appointment of prophets and the establishment of the system of religious invitation. After the demise of the…
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Shias believe that, after the demise…
Shias believe that, after the demise of the Holy Prophet (S), the Imam must be appointed by the Almighty Allah to act as a custodian and guardian of the sciences and commandments of Islam and to lead the people onto the right path. Whoever truly investigates and conducts a thorough study and research on Islamic…
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After describing the qualities of the Shias…
After describing the qualities of the Shias, Imam Muhammad Baqir (A) observed; ‘O Jabir, is it enough for one to say that ‘I love ‘Ali (A) and I have achieved his Wilāyat,’ whereas he does not act upon it?’ ‘If someone says, ‘Surely, I love the Holy Prophet (S) because he was superior to ‘Ali…
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Know that ‘ujb in itself is a destructive…
Know that ‘ujb in itself is a destructive and dangerous vice which spoils the faith and the deeds. In answer to the question by the narrator of the tradition about ‘ujb which corrupts human deeds, the Imam (A) mentions the ‘ujb in faith as one of its forms. We have read in the previous tradition…
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In another successive hadith…
In another successive hadith, related by Sunni and Shia ‘ulama’, the Holy Prophet (S) has stated: ‘I leave two valuable things for you which will never be separated from each other till they meet me at Hawd al-Kawthar. They are the Allah’s Book, Quran and the Ahlulbayt. You will not go astray after me as…
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