The Faith of Shi'a Islam
(Aqaed-ul-Imamia)

Muhammad Rida al-Muzaffar

Table of Contents

 

INTRODUCTION
1. Doctrine of the Necessity for Seeking Knowledge
2. Doctrine of the Necessity for Imitation (taqlid) in the Various Branches of the Religion (furu' ad-din)
3. Doctrine of the Necessity for Juristic Reasoning
4. Doctrine Concerning the Position of mujtahid

TAWHID
5. Doctrine of Belief in Allah
6. Doctrine of Divine Unity (tawhid)
7. Doctrine of the Attributes of Allah
8. Doctrine of the Justice of Allah
9. Doctrine of the Commands of Allah
10. Doctrine of al-qada' (Predetermination) and al-qadar (Divine Decree)
11. Doctrine of bada'
12. Doctrine of Religious Ordinances

THE PROPHETHOOD
13. Doctrine of Prophethood
14. Prophecy is from Divine Grace (lutf)
15. Doctrine of Prophetic Miracles
16. Doctrine of the Infallibility of the Prophets
17. Doctrine of the Attributes of the Prophet
18. Doctrine of the Prophets and their Books
19. Doctrine of Belief In Islam
20. Doctrine of the Lawgiver of Islam
21. Belief in the Qur'an
22. The Proof of Islam and the Previous Religions

THE IMAMATE
23. Doctrine of the Imamate
24. Doctrine of the Infallibility of the Imam
25. Doctrine of the Attributes of the Imam and Knowledge of the Imam
26. Doctrine of Obedience to the Imams
27. Doctrine of Love for the Household of the Prophet
28. Our Belief in the Imams
29. The Imamate must be from Allah
30. Doctrine of the Number of the Imams
31. Doctrine of the Mahdi
32. Doctrine of the Return (raj'ah)
33. Doctrine of Dissimulation (taqiyyah)

TEACHINGS FOR THE SHI'A FROM THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE PROPHET
34. The Doctrine Concerning du'a'
35. Themes in the ad'iyah from as-Sahifat as-Sajjadiyyah
36 Our Belief in Pilgrimage (ziyarah) to the Holy Shrines
37. The meaning of "Shi'a" in the Opinion of the Household of the Prophet
38. The Avoidance of Oppression
39. Doctrine of Non- Cooperation with Oppressors
40. Doctrine of Non-Participation in Oppressive Government
41. The Imams call People to Islamic Unity
42. Doctrine of the Rights of Brotherhood between Muslims

ESCHATOLOGY
43. Doctrine of the Resurrection
44. Doctrine of Bodily Resurrection

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