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| | The Origins of the Sunni/Shia split in Islam |
 | | Shia theology is distinguished by its glorification of Ali. | | | The term Shia or Shi'ite derives from a shortening of Shiat Ali or partisans of Ali. | | | The Shia Imam has come to be imbued with Pope-like infallibility and the Shia religious hierarchy is not dissimilar in structure and religious power to that of the Catholic Church within Christianity. |
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http://www.islamfortoday.com/shia.htm
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| | Shiia Islam |
| | The five Shia principles of religion (usul ad din) are: belief in divide unity (tawhid); prophecy (nubuwwah); resurrection (maad); divine justice (adl); and the belief in the Imams as successors of the Prophet (imamah). | | | Shias believe that during the occultation of the Twelfth Imam, he is spiritually present--some believe that he is materially present as well--and he is besought to reappear in various invocations and prayers. | | | Shias revere Ali as the First Imam, and his descendants, beginning with his sons Hasan and Husayn, continue the line of the Imams until the twelfth, who is believed to have ascended into a supernatural state to return to earth on Judgment Day. |
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/intro/islam-shiia.htm
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| | Special specifications of Imam al-Mahdi (AS) |
| | His lineage, traced back to Imam Ali (AS), is: Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Musa Ibn Ja'far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn al-Husain Ibn Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS). | | | The Shia believe that Imam al-Mahdi is the only son of Imam Hasan al-Askari (the 11th Imam) who was born on the 15th of Sha'ban 255/869 in Samarra, Iraq. | | | Shaikh Abdul Haq Dehlawi, in his book "Jazb e Qulub", narrates the statements of Hakima, the daughter of the ninth Imam who was asked by the eleventh Imam, Imam al-Askari, to stay with Narjis, mother of the last Imam during the night at the end of which she gave birth to her son. |
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http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter2/3.html
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| | US Risks Fury of Shia as Imam Ali's Shrine is Hit |
| | It is the Shias' belief that Ali was cheated of his rightful place as caliph, the Prophet's successor, that is at the heart of the schism between Sunni and Shia. | | | Shia religious leaders expressed concern for the safety of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the spiritual head of Iraq's Shia, who was inside his compound, close to the fighting. | | | The shrine is the final resting place of the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law, Imam Ali. |
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| | Shia News Front Page |
| | Abbas, the brave and valiant son of Imam Ali (A.S.), the shining and radiant moon of Bani Hashim and the Standard Bearer of Imam Husain's army in the historical Battle of Karbala was born in the holy city of Madinah on the 4th of Shaban, year 26 Hijrah. | | | Imam Muhammad Al Mahdi (AS), according to the Hadith (traditions) and scholars of Sunni Muslims | | | In the month of Muharram 61 AH, grandson of Prophet Muhammad was martyred along with his family by Nasbis (Wahabis) in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates.... |
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http://www.shianews.com
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| | BBC NEWS Middle East Karbala and Najaf: Shia holy cities |
| | Hussein's father, Imam Ali - the founder of what became the Shia movement - is buried at Najaf, 190 km south of the capital and 80 km from Karbala. | | | Karbala, 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Baghdad, is revered as being the site of the death of the great Shia martyr Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. | | | They are home to some of the most magnificent and sacred shrines of the Shia branch of Islam and are leading centres for scholars of Islamic theology. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2881835.stm
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| | Shia Imam |
| | According to the majority of Shia or Twelvers the following is a listing of rightful sucessors of Muhammad according to their Each Imam was the son of the Imam except for Hasan and Husayn who brothers and both sons of Ali. | | | Unlike the Caliph the Imam be descended from Muhammad through his daughter Fatima Zahra and her husband Ali. | | | The Shia Imam refers to the Imamate of the Shia sect of Islam. |
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http://www.freeglossary.com/Shia_Imam
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| | Shia |
| | This section should be particularly enlightening since bahaullah used so-called sayings of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq to justify his claims and bahais base their theory of the 1844 AD prediction of Islam (for the coming of the Imam Mahdi) on sayings only of the Shia Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. | | | Nonetheless, be aware that whoever acknowledges all the Imams after the Prophet, and rejects my son (the Imam Mahdi of the Shias born almost 1200 years ago), will resemble someone who will acknowledge all the Prophets but will deny the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny). | | | He is the one invested with God's command (al-qa'im bi-amr allah), the proof of God's existence for God's creatures, the remaining one (baqiyyat allah) among the servants of God, the Mahdi who will guide people to the mysterious matters. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3016/shia.htm
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| | Ahl al-Bayt's Website of Genuine Islam |
| | Narrations of the Holy Prophet Stipularing the Number of Imams. | | | Those who die without recognizing the imam (one of the 12 appointed religious leaders) of their time die as unbelievers. |
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http://www.geocities.com/zamaninimami
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| | Imam1 |
| | Shia brothers say that just as we have verses in Quran on important issues like Salat and the details are in ahadith, we also have verses on Imamat and the details are in ahadith. | | | According to Shia, the holy prophet himself was an Imam and we cannot have two imams in one time. | | | I asked verses that explicitly and with no need to Hadith proves Shia definition of Imamah and a brother is suggesting a verse that Shia use, with reference to some Ahadith to prove Ali (RA) was appointed by Allah. |
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http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/azarinni/Imam1.htm
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| | The Truth about Shia |
| | Imam Malik recited the verse, "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and those with him are harsh with the disbelievers and gentle among themselves. | | | In fact, reverence for these Imams is so great amongst the Shia that the Imams are believed to be on a level above even the Prophets or the highest ranking angels; A level wherein even the particles of the universe are subservient to them. | | | The Imams are thought to have absolute and infinite knowledge, despite what Allah says in the Quran; "Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). |
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http://campus.fortunecity.com/harvard/773/shia.html
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| | Moharram, islamic festival muharram, Imam Hussein, Shia Muslims |
| | For the first ten days of Muharram, which begins this year on July 13, Muslims gather in mosques and shrines, in mosques and shrines, dressed in black to mourn for Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammed who was slain with his family and followers in the battle of Karbala in the year 680. | | | To the Shia Muslims around the world Muharram is like a season-dark, somber and sacred. | | | For ten days the people mourn the death of the Imam, his family and followers. |
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| | ICCIRAN.com |
| | The Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation is an international, religious, charitable institution established by the Late Ayatullah Sayyid Abulqasim Musawi Al-Khoei. | | | Imam and Director Of Islamic Republic of iran. | | | Information about the Holy Quran, the 14 Infalliables and Imam Mehdi (a.s.). |
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| | Encyclopedia: Islamic |
| | NOTE: For the Shi'a a sect of Islam, the Five Pillars (uṣūlu-d-dīn), or more correctly translated "the principles of religion", are the five fundamental principles of Islam; no more, no less. | | | According to Islam, all nations were given a Messenger and guidance from This article focuses on the monotheistic concept of a singular God. | | | Christians and A Muslim is a believer in or follower of This article forms part of the seriesIslam This article forms part of the seriesIslam Vocabulary of Islam Five Pillars Profession of faith Prayer ÃÂ÷ Alms ÃÂ÷ Fasting Pilgrimage to Mecca Jihad (See Sixth pillar of Islam) People Muhammad Prophets of Islam Caliph ÃÂ÷ Shia... |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Islamic
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| | Shi'a-Islam and Middle East |
| | Imam Ali: History and doctrine of the Shiite's first Imam, Ali | | | AL-SHIA HOMEPAGE: links to all aspects of the shia religion including the qur'an, hadith, ahlulbayt, ahkam, and library information. | | | The Shi'a Homepage: contains links to the fundamentals of Islam, important muslims, textual information, Islamic organizations, and much more. |
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http://www.ou.edu/mideast/category/shia.htm
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| | Shia News Articles: Islam Sunni Traditions on Imam Al Hussain (AS) |
| | The last part of the above tradition probably means that Imam Husain (AS), by sacrificing himself and his family, preserved the religion of Prophet Muhammad (PBUHandHF) from full annihilation. | | | To make people believe that Ashura is a blessed day, day fabricated that it was in that day when Allah saved Bani Israel from Pharaoh. | | | Not only human beings, but also the Jinns mourn for Imam al-Husain. |
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| | Iraq : Sunnis demonstrate against election results :: moroccoTimes.com |
| | Thousands of Sunni Iraqis demonstrated Friday in Baghdad and Samarra (north of Baghdad) against the election results which gave a majority to conservative Shia. | | | Other banners accused Iran of meddling with Iraq's internal issues asking “Iran to keep away for Baghdad to be free.” | | | Holding up the national flag and banners, Iraqis demonstrate in the Yarmuk neighborhood of western Baghdad, following Friday noon prayers. |
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| | IMAM HASSAN-E-ASKARI (ELAHIS SALAM) |
| | The holy Imam gained the imamate after the death of this noble father, through the devine command and through the decree of the previous imams,During the seven yearsof his imamate,due to untold restrictions placed upon him by the king, he lived hiding and dissimulation. | | | The eleventh Imam was burried in his house in Samarra next to his noble father.. | | | He did not have any social contact with even the common people among shia populations.Only Elite of the shia;s were able to see him. |
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| | BBC NEWS In Pictures In pictures: Shia imam's birthday |
| | In Mashhad, the Shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia imam, was festooned with lights. | | | There was similar treatment for Imam Reza's sister's shrine in Qom, where many families headed on Friday. | | | Iranians marked the anniversary of the birth of the 12th Shia imam, Mahdi, also known as the Hidden Imam with celebrations across the country. |
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