The Beliefs of the Imamiyyah


 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

APPENDIX

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