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Shia Islam: The meaning of Taqiyya / 14

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Shia Islam: The meaning of Taqiyya / 14 Shia Islam: The meaning of Taqiyya Taqiyya (‘dissimulation’) is a concept that appears in the Qur’an and has been highlighted in some verses. The Qur’an permits a believer to observe…
Shia Beliefs

Shia Islam: The Awaited Imam 13

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Shia Islam: The Awaited Imam Shia Islam: The Awaited Imam. All Muslims believe in the prophecy that a reformer will come to usher in an age of global justice. This doctrine cannot be denied by anyone with an understanding of the…
The Infallibles

Can Imams (AS) create and give sustenance?

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Can Imams (AS) create and give sustenance? Why does Allah (SWT) address God in the Qur’an sometimes using ‘I’ and sometimes using ‘We’. From the Holy Quran Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Quran: وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا مَا…
Shia Beliefs

Shia Islam (12): Succession to the Prophet

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Shia Islam (12): Succession to the Prophet Ayatullāh Jaʿfar Subḥānī With the exclusion of the ʿAjārida sect of the Khawārij and Ḥatim al-ʿĀsamm of the Muʿtazila, all Muslims agree that after the Prophet there must be a leader…
The Infallibles

The Verse of Wilaya

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The Verse of Wilaya The Verse of Wilaya is a verse of the Quran which the majority of interpreters concur was revealed concerning Imam Ali. It reads: “Your guardian (Wali) is only Allah (SWT), God’s Messenger, and the faithful who…

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