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Event of Ghadir Khummpick
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Scholarly examination of sources and narrators of the tradition of Al-Ghadir as well as maps of Ghadir Khumm. |
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Ahl-al-Bayt (a): Its meaning and Origin
by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari
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A short article from the quarterly journal Message of Thaqalayn, on the history of the term Ahl al-Bayt, and traditions which make use of this title. |
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Authority and Tradition
by Dr. Ghasem Kakaie
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An article explaining the different types of authority (wilayah) in Shi'a Islam, in particular the religious authority of a jurist in society after the Greater Occultation. |
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Authority from a Shi‘ite Perspective
by Dr Muhammad Legenhausen
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A paper describing the nature of religious authority in Shi'a Islam with emphasis on comparing and contrasting this topic with the analogous concepts in Catholicism and Sunni Islam. |
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Concise Treatise on the Twelve Imams
by Ayatullah Al-Mirza Jawad Al-Tabrizi
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A concise collection of authentic narrations from the Ahlulbayt ('a) that specifically name the twelve Imams of the Ahlulbayt ('a). This short text is the translation of the original document authored by the late Ayatullah Jawad Tabrizi in response to spurious claims that the Shi'ah do not have any narrations that mention the names of the twelve Imams ('a). |
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Day of Al-Ghadir
by Salma Yusufali
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The following essay was written on the 1400th anniversary (1990) of Eid Al-Ghadeer by a 14-year old. |
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Did the Prophet Appoint a Successor?
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An Islamic Factsheet: Short and concise articles on a single subject in numerous languages. Excellent for quick reading, Muslim centers or places of learning, da'wah purposes, or to give to your friends and coworkers. Part of the Beliefs Factsheets. |
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Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib (views of Non Muslims)
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An Islamic Factsheet: Short and concise articles on a single subject in numerous languages. Excellent for quick reading, Muslim centers or places of learning, da'wah purposes, or to give to your friends and coworkers. Part of the Personalities Factsheets. |
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Imamate and Leadership
by Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari
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Translated by Dr. Hamid Algar, includes leadership in Islam, leadership of the Prophet and appointment of Imam Ali, responsibility of the companions, necessity of Imamate, and interesting accounts of Imam's communication with the unseen including the story of Maitham al-tammar. |
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Imamate: The Vicegerency of the Prophet (s)
by Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi
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Meaning of Imamate and Khilafah, as well as Shi'i and Sunni views on topics such as necessity of Imamate, infallibility, and Shura. |
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Imams - Clear and Coherent Policy
by S.J Hussain
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Coherent methods and goals of all the Imams, despite the apparent differences in the methods in which they carried out their policies. |
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Master and Mastership
by Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari
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Views: 8860 |
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Definition of the words stemming from the arabic root wala, types of wala, wala of Imamate, leadership and control. |
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Shiism in Sunnism
by Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reza Mudarrisi Yazdi
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Views: 23775 |
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A discussion providing evidence of Shi'a ideology and practice from the Quran & Sunni sources. |
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Shiism: Imamate and Wilayat
by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi
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Origin of Shi'ism, self-censorship in Muslim history, Ghadir Khumm and the Orientalists, appointment of Imam 'Ali (a) explicit or implicit?, concept of Ahlul Bayt, Wilayat, and the knowledge of the Ahlul Bayt (a). |
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Taharah & ‘Ismah of The Prophets, Messengers, Awsiya', And Imams (Peace Be Upon Them)
by Dr. Hatem Abu Shahba
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Views: 4742 |
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This text, written by Dr. Hatem Abu Shahba and translated into English by Jerrmein Abu Shahba, is a brief delineation of one of the major foundations of the Islamic faith, namely the concept of Taharah and 'Ismah (Purification and Infallibility) of all the Prophets, successors, and divine guides. Using logical reasoning, Quranic verses, and prophetic narrations, the inevitability of this concept is proved and some of the most frequently asked questions are addressed. |
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