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Those clerics who reach the apex in the hierarchy of theological rank in the centers of Shi'a learning become marja-i taqlids. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Since around 1940, marja-i taqlids are often referred to by their followers with the honorific title of Ayatollah al-`Uzma (Grand Ayatollah – "ayatollah" meaning "sign of God"). [ 2 ]
Imamat, or belief in the divine guide, is a fundamental belief in the Twelver Shia doctrine and is based on the concept that God would not leave humanity without access to divine guidance. [6] According to Twelvers, there is at all times an Imam of the era who is the divinely appointed authority on all matters of faith and law in the Muslim ...
Shia believe in the trilateral structure of authority; authority of God which is absolute and universal as the verse 3: 26 implies, authority of Muhammad which is legitimized by the grace of God as the verse 7: 158 points to it and the authority of the Imams who are blessed for the leadership of the community through Muhammad as the verses 5: ...
It is in this sense that the imam is said to be the Proof of God (hujjat Allah), the Vicar of God (khakifat Allah), and the Threshold of God (bab Allah). [97] In particular, as the divinely-sanctioned guide, imam is the highest proof ( hujjat ) of God on Earth and His evidence on the judgement day against those who deny or disobey Him.
Neutrality policy in the concepts of Shia and the Ahlul Bayt is to be observed in WikiShia. Still, this wiki's contributors consider themselves to be preaching the school of Shi'a, so the entries are written to explain and defend their teachings. However, the judgment about scholarly and historical disagreements is left to the reader. [8]
The beliefs and practices of Twelver Shia Islam are categorised into: Theology or Roots of the Religion - five beliefs Ancillaries of the Faith or Branches of the Religion - ten practices
Shia believe that the study of Islamic literature is a continual process, and is necessary for identifying all of God's laws. [ citation needed ] They believe that the process of finding God's laws from the available Islamic literature will facilitate dealing with any circumstance.
12.2.2 Shia Islam. 12 ... Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God ... [12] Zechariah: 22 Muhammad Muhammad's wives ...