The True Shias are Those Who Follow (Obey) the Imams (A). Yes, we can give the title of ‘Shia’ to that individual who follows the Imams (A) in all aspects of character and speech. Thus, Bab-ul-Hawaij Imam Musa al-Kadhim (A) says: ‘Our Shias are only those who follow us (in every respect), walk in our…
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According to the Shi‘a ‘ulama’, in proving…
According to the Shi‘a ‘ulama’, in proving a religious injunction, our proof should not necessarily be based on a Qur’anic verse or a hadith but a religious injunction in Islam can [also] be established through reasoning and a sound intellectual proof. As such, according to Islamic jurisprudence, citing an intellectual proof for proving wilayat al-faqih…
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The proofs which are introduced to establish…
The proofs which are introduced to establish Wilayat al-Faqih are classified as: intellectual [‘aqli] and transmitted [naqli]. It is worth noticing that the Shi‘a ‘ulama believe that in proving a religious injunction, we can make use of four types of proofs: The Qur’an Sunnah of the Infallibles (A) Consensus [ijma‘] Reason [‘aql]. SOURCE: A CURSORY…
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During the time of al-‘Imam al-Hasan al-‘Askari (A)…
During the time of al-‘Imam al-Hasan al-‘Askari (A), the institution of the khilafah had decided to kill the successor of the Imam (A) by all the ways and means possible in an effort to put an end to the subject of Imamah and consequently to Shia faith. In addition to other aspects, al-Imam al-Hasan al-‘Askari…
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The speeches delivered by al-‘Imam al-Ridha’ (A)…
The speeches delivered by al-‘Imam al-Ridha’ (A) on the principles of Islamic knowledge and sciences are equal in number to those delivered by the Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (A), and they exceed the number of speeches delivered by all the other Imams (A) in these fields. One of the blessings of al-‘Imam al-Ridha’ (A) was that…
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