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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter One Their Belief Regarding the Oneness of Allah as the Ilah.   The meaning of the Oneness of Allah in terms of him being the Ilah is that Allah should be worshipped exclusively, as He is the only one who deserves to be worshipped. Allah has no partners. Acts of worship should be dedicated entirely to Him. No act of worship should […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Two Wilayah is the Basis for the Acceptance of Deeds   In Islam, the basis for the acceptance of all actions is Tawhid, and they are rejected on account of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Allah says: إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُّشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاءُ Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Three Their Belief that the Imams are the Intermediaries between Allah and the creation   The Shia claim that their twelve Imams are the intermediaries between Allah and His creation. Al Majlisi says regarding his Imams:   فإنهم حجب الرب والوسائط بينه وبين الخلق They are the veils of the lord and the intermediaries between Him and the creation.[1]   In fact, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Four Their Belief That the Imam can Prohibit and Make Lawful What he Desires   One of the fundamental aspects of Tawhid is the belief that Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala alone is the legislator; He can authorise what He desires and prohibit what He desires. The Messengers ‘alayhim al-Salam of Allah are merely propagators of His law. Whoever claims that his […]