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Newsletter for May 2012
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAITH OF THE
SHI'Í IMAMÍ ITHNA ASHARÍ
Compiled by Ilyás Islám
THE SHAHADAH: THE DECLARATION
OF FAITH
La iláha il Alláh, Muhammadan Rasúl Alláh, Alíyun Walí-Alláh,
Wasíyu Rasulillah, wa Khalífa tuhu bila fasl. There is no god
but Alláh, Muhammad is the Messenger of Alláh, 'Alí is the
Friend of Alláh. The Successor of the Messenger of Alláh And his
first Caliph.
USUL AL-DÍN: THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF ISLAM
1) Tawhíd (The Oneness of Alláh)
2) 'Adl (Divine Justice)
3) Nubuwwah (The Prophethood)
4) Imámah (The Imamate)
5) Qiyámah (The Day of Judgement)
FURU AL-DIN: THE MAIN BRANCHES OF ISLAM
1) Salat (Prayer)
2) Sawm (Fasting)
3) Zakát (Poor-due of 2.5%)
4) Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah)
5) Khums (The Charity of 20%)
6) Jihad (To Struggle in the Path of Alláh)
7) Amr bil ma'ruf (To Promote the Good)
8) Nahy 'an al-munkar (To Forbid the Wrong)
9) Tawalla (Loving the Prophet's Family)
10) Tabarra (Shunning the Enemies of the Prophet's Family)
THE PROPHETS OF ALLÁH (mentioned in the Holy
Qur'án)
1) Adam
2)Idrís (Idrees)
3) Núh (Noah)
4) Húd
5) Sálih
6) Ibráhím (Abraham)
7) Ismá'íl (Ishmael)
8) Isháq (Isaac)
9) Lút (Lot)
10) Ya'qúb (Jacob)
11) Yúsuf (Joseph)
12) Shu'aib
13)Ayúb (Job)
14) Músa (Moses)
15) Hárún (Aaron)
16) Dhu l-kifl (Ezzekiel)
17) Dawúd (David)
18) Sulaimán
19) Ilyás (Elijah)
20) al-Yasa' (Elisha)
21) Yúnus (Jonas)
22) Zakaríya (Zakariyah)
23) Yahyá (John the Baptist)
24) 'Ísa (Jesus)
25) Muhammad
In a famous hadith (prophetic tradition), the number of prophets
given was 124 000. May the blessings of Alláh be upon them all.
Prophethood ended with Muhammad (peace be upon him and his
progeny). Then, Alláh deputed Imams to guide us.
THE LAW-BRINGING PROPHETS
1) Núh
2) Ibráhím
3) Músa
4) 'Ísa
5) Muhammad
THE BOOKS OF ALLÁH
1) Sahífa (scroll revealed to Nuh)
2) Sahífa (scroll revealed to Ibráhím)
3) Taurat (the book revealed to Músa)
4) Zabúr (the psalms revealed to Dawúd)
5) Injíl (the gospel revealed to 'Isa)
6) Qur'án (the Koran revealed to Muhammad)
THE PANJATAN: THE FIVE HOLY ONES
Muhammad, Fátima al-Zahra, 'Alí, Hasan, Husayn
THE FOURTEEN MASUMIN: THE RIGHTLY-GUIDED
Muhammad, Fátima al-Zahra and the Twelve Imams
THE TWELVE IMAMS
1) Imam 'Alí ibn Abu Talib al-Murtadha (The Satisfied One)
2) Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtabah (The Chosen One)
3) Imam al-Husayn Sayyid al-Shuhudah (The Lord of the Martyrs)
4) Imam 'Alí Zayn al-Ábidín (The Jewel of the Believers)
5) Imam Muhammad al-Báqir (The Spreader of Knowledge)
6) Imam Ja'far al-Sádiq (The Truthful One)
7) Imam Músa al-Kazim (The Patient One)
8) Imam 'Alí al-Ridhá (The Accepted One)
9) Imam Muhammad al-Taqí (The Pious One)
10) Imam 'Alí al-Naqí (The Pure One)
11) Imam Hasan al-Askarí (The One with an Army)
12) Imam Muhammad al-Mahdí (The Rightlyl-Guided One)
The Twelth Imam is still alive. He is in a state of occultation.
He will reappear at a moment determined by Alláh. He is the
Awaited One who will spread justice throughout the world.
THE PROFESSION OF FAITH OF THE TWELVER SHI'I
I bear witness that there is no god but Alláh and that Muhammad,
peace be upon him, is His servant and Messenger, and that 'Alí,
the Commander of the Faithful, and the Chief of the Deputies of
Alláh, is the Imam whose obedience has been made incumbent by
Alláh on all people; and that Hasan and Husayn, 'Alí ibn al-Husayn,
Muhammad ibn 'Alí, Ja'far ibn Muhammad, Musa ibn Ja'far, 'Alí
ibn Musa, Muhammad ibn 'Alí, 'Alí ibn Muhammad, Hasan ibn 'Alí,
and the Living One, the Mahdí (the blessings of Alláh be upon
them all), all the Imams of the believers and the Proofs of
Alláh for the whole of creation are my Imams, the
rightly-guiding and the pious. I bear witness that: Alláh is my
God, Muhammad is my Prophet, Islam is my religion, the Qur'án is
my scripture, the Ka'aba is my qibla, 'Alí ibn Abú Tálib is my
Imam, Hasan ibn 'Alí is my Imam, Husayn, the Martyr of Karbala,
son of 'Alí, is my Imam, 'Alí Zayn al-'Ábadín is my Imam,
Muhammad al-Báqir is my Imam, Ja'far al-Sádiq is my Imam, Musa
al-Kádhim is my Imam, 'Alí al-Ridhá is my Imam, Muhammad al-Taqí
is my Imam, 'Alí al-Naqí is my Imam, Hasan al-Askarí is my Imam,
and al-Huja al-Muntazar is my Imam. They, upon whom be peace,
are my Imáms, Masters and Intercessors before Alláh. I love
them, all of them, and shun their enemies in this life and the
next.
I bear witness that: Alláh, the Almighty, the Exalted, is the
best Lord; that Muhammad, the blessings of Alláh be upon him and
his Family, is the best Prophet; and that the Commander of the
Faithful, 'Alí ibn Abú Tálib, and his offspring, are the best
Imams; and that the message Muhammad brought from Alláh is true,
death is true, the questioning in the grave by Munkar and Nakír
is true, the Resurrection of the dead is true, the appearance
before Alláh is true, the Bridge (al-sirát) is true, the Divine
Scales are true, the dissemination of the book of one's deeds at
Doomsday is true, paradise is true, and hell is true; and that
there is no doubt about the coming of the inevitable Hour of
Reckoning; and that the rising of the dead from their graves is
true.
THE POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES OF ALLÁH
1) Qadím: Alláh is eternal. He has neither a beginning nor an
end.
2) Qadir: Alláh is omnipotent. He has power over all things.
3) 'Alim: Alláh is omniscient. He is all-knowing.
4) Hai: Alláh is living. He is alive and will remain alive
forever 5) Muríd: Alláh has his own discretion is all affairs.
He does not do anything out of compulsion.
6) Mudrik: Alláh is all-perceiving. He is all-hearing,
all-seeing, and is omnipresent. Alláh sees and hears everything
though he has neither eyes nor ears.
7) Mutakalim: Alláh is the Lord of the Worlds. He can create
speech in anything: the burning bush for Musa and the curtain of
light for Muhammad.
8) Sadiq: Alláh is truthful. His words and promises are true.
THE NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTES OF ALLÁH
1) Sharík: Alláh has no partners.
2) Murakab: Alláh is neither made, nor composed, of any
material.
3) Makán: Alláh is not confined to any place and has no body.
4) Hulúl: Alláh does not incarnate into anything or anybody.
5) Mahale hawadith: Alláh is not subject to changes. Alláh
cannot change.
6) Marí: Alláh is not visible. He has not been seen, is not
seen, and will never be seen, because he has no form or body.
7) Ihtiyaj: Alláh is not dependant. Alláh is not deficient, so
he does not have any needs.
8) Sifate zayed: Alláh does not have added qualifications. The
attributes of Alláh are not separate from His being.
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