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BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Three Attributing Cosmic Occurrences to the Imams   Whatever happens in the cosmos is all because of the command of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala and His arrangement, in which he has no partner. However the books of the Shia intrigue ones interest in this regard, for they have attributed some of the occurrences of the cosmos to their Imams. Sama’ah ibn […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Four A Divine Portion has Translocated into the Imams   The Shia have narrations which suggest that a fraction of Allah’s Nur translocated into ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu. Abu ‘Abdullah says:   ثم مسحنا بيمينه فأفضي نوره فينا Then we rubbed his right hand. His light thus permeated our existence.[1]   و لكن الله خلطنا بنفسه But Allah made us mingle with […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Five Their Belief That Days and Nights Secure Benefit and Cause Harm   Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala says: وَمَا بِكُمْ مِّنْ نِّعْمَةٍ فَمِنَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْأَرُوْنَ Whatever bounties you enjoy are all from Allah. Then when difficulty afflicts you it is Him that you beseech.[1]   So benefit and harm is only from Allah subhanahu wa ta […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Chapter Three Their Belief Regarding Allah’s subhanahu wa ta ‘ala Names and Attributes   There are four deviations of the Shia in this regard: The deviation of Tajsim (anthropomorphism) The deviation of the Ta‘til (denying) of some of his names and attributes. The deviation of ascribing the names of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala and his attributes to the Imams. The deviation of […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion Two Their Denial of the Attributes of Allah   After they had exaggerated in affirming the attributes of Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala, the Shia dogma began to change in the latter portion of the third century. This was primarily due to the Shia being highly influenced by the school of the Mu’tazilah (rationalists) whose salient feature was the denial of the […]