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The Qibla of the Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir Billah in the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo showing the Shia shahada that ends with the phrase "'Aliyyan Waliyyullah" ("Ali is the vicegerent of God") The first phrase of the Shahada in kufic calligraphy (1309), Kashan, Iran The Shia Shahada on the mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur, Iran. The first phrase ...
In the Shia belief, Kitab al-Jafr is a mystical book with esoteric teachings of Muhammad for Ali. [2] [3] In support of its existence, Ali was once seen transcribing in the presence of Muhammad, as reported by the Shia scholar Ali ibn Babawayh (d. 939) and the Sunni scholars Ibn al-Sam'ani (d. 1166) and Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (d. 1403). [4]
It narrates traditions from such Shia collections as Kitab al-Kafi and Man la Yahdhuruhu'l Faqih. A Shi'ah Anthology [3] — by William Chittick, Hossein Nasr and Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i; a brief introduction to exemplary hadith from the 12 Imams.
The second al-Sahifa was compiled in 1643 by al-Hurr al-Amili, a renowned Shia scholar. The third al-Sahifa was collected by Afandi, a student of Majlisi. The fifth al-Sahifa by Muhsin al-Amin, a well-known contemporary Shia scholar, is the longest such collection and subsumes all other collections. [27] Oldest document from al-Sahifah al ...
The Six Kalmas (Urdu: چھ کلمے chh kalme, Arabic: ٱلكَلِمَات ٱلسِتّ al-kalimāt as-sitt, also spelled qalmah), also known as the Six Traditions or the Six Phrases, are six Islamic phrases often recited by Pakistani Muslims. [1]
The use of the word "blessings" (ṣallā, صَلَّى) can be used for all Islamic prophets (and Shia Imams) equally, however it is almost exclusively used with Muhammad. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] [ 71 ] Sallā -llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam ("blessings of God and peace be upon him") written in Arabic "Blessings of God be upon him and his progeny" in Arabic
Al-Irshad (Persian: ارشاد), also called the Book of Guidance into the Lives of the 12 Imams, [1] is a biography of the lives of the 12 Shia Imams. It describes their historical circumstances, miracles and virtues. [2] The book also includes evidence for Imamates among Shia.
This is a list of flags used by Shia Muslims. Shia Muslim flags usually include the color green in them, which is a symbol of Islam , and also a symbol of purity, fertility and peace. Common colors in Shia Muslims flags are red, white and green; common symbols include the Lion and Sun , the Zulfiqar and the Shahada .