ISBN: 9789933489540
Al-fatlawi, Ali, 1960
This Is My Faith, Ali Fatlawi, Revised First Edition, Karbala, Holly Housani Shrine, 1434 AH =2013 AD
391 pgs – Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department: 5
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Shi’a – Osoul Al-Din (Pillars of Islam) – Hiwarat (Dialogues)
Shi’a – Aqa’ed (Ideologies)
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BP 194.16.F384 H384 2013.C-3.
This Is My Faith
Simplified Ideological dialogue-Based Series
Written By
Sheikh Ali Al-Fatlawi
Translated By
Haydar Najee Al-Lami
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In The Holy Shrine Of Imam Hussain (AS)
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CONTENTS
Symposium 1:Preface. 11
Symposium 2:Following a Religious Scholar (Taqlid) 17
Symposium 3:Religious Experts (Moqallad) 21
CHAPTER ONE
Monotheism(At-Tawhid)
Symposium 4:Existence of the Glorious Allah. 27
Symposium 5:Existence of the Glorious Allah. 30
Symposium 6:Qualities of the Glorious Allah. 34
Symposium 7:Demonstration of Types of Monotheism.. 38
Symposium 8:Glorifying Ahl Al-Bait (PBUT) is not Polytheism.. 43
Symposium 9:Demonstration of Other Types of Monotheism.. 47
Symposium 10:Seeking for Assistance from Other than Allahis not Polytheistic 52
Symposium 11:There is Neither Strength Nor PowerBut Through Allah. 56
Symposium 12:More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah. 60
Symposium 13:More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah. 64
Symposium 14:More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah. 69
Symposium 15:More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah. 74
CHAPTER TWO
dIvine justice(Al-‘Adl al-ilahi)
Symposium 16:Introduction to Divine Justice. 81
Symposium 17:Is It One of the Essence Qualities or Deed Qualities?. 86
Symposium 18:Interpretation of Evils and Tribulations. 90
Symposium 19:Are Misfortunes Punishment?. 95
Symposium 20:Is Punishment Equal to Sin?. 100
Symposium 21:Fate and Destiny. 103
Symposium 22:More on Fate and Destiny. 106
Symposium 23:More on Fate and Destiny. 110
Symposium 24:Are Good Deeds and Bad Deeds FromAllah or Mankind?. 114
Symposium 25:What is the Implication of ‘Guidance and Aberrationare in the Hands of Allah’? 117
Symposium 26:Is Happiness and Misery from Allah?. 121
CHATPTER THREE
Prophecy(Nobowa)
Symposium 27:Demonstrating the Meaning of Prophecy and theBenefits of Prophethood (Bi’tha) 129
Symposium 28:More on the Benefits of Prophethood (Bi’tha) 133
Symposium 29:Is Prophethood Divine’s Grace?. 138
Symposium 30:Demonstration of Miracles. 143
Symposium 31:What is the Difference BetweenMiracle and Magic?. 147
Symposium 32:Approaches to Proving Prophecy. 151
Symposium 33:Attributes of ProphetsIncluding Infallibility (‘Isma) 154
Symposium 34:Is Infallibility Against Free Choice?. 160
Symposium 35:Infallibility of the Prophets (PBUT) inIndividual and Social Affairs 167
Symposium 36:More on Attributes of the Prophets (PBUT) 171
Symposium 37:Words on Special Prophecy. 174
Symposium 38:Attributes of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) 180
Symposium 39:Elements of Building Human Personality. 185
Symposium 40:Words on Fluency and Eloquenceof the Noble Quran. 189
Symposium 41:Words on the Noble Quran. 196
Symposium 42:Words on Universality and Finality of the Message. 200
Symposium 43:More on the Message. 207
Imamate(Imamah)
Symposium 44:The Concept of Imamate. 213
Symposium 45:Is Imamate One of the Pillars of Islam orthe Branches of the Pillars? 222
Symposium 46:Is Imamate Established through Allegiance (Bai’a) or the Scripture (Al-Nas)? 229
Symposium 47:What are the Attributes and the Responsibilities of Imam?. 234
Symposium 48:What is the Imam’s Source of Knowledge?. 238
Symposium 49:Does the Imam Know About the Divine Secrets?. 243
Symposium 50:Why Don’t Ahl Al-Bait (PBUT) TeachTheir Knowledge to All of People? 250
Symposium 51:Is it Requisite to Obey and Lovethe Imams (PBUT)?. 256
Symposium 52:Why Is ‘Loving The Imams (PBUT)’ Requisite?. 262
Symposium 53:More on Affection. 266
Symposium 54:Is Imamate Established throughthe Scripture or Election?. 270
Symposium 55:The Evidence to Imamate of Ali Bin Abi Talib and His offspring (PBUT) 276
Symposium 56:Is it Requisite to Believe in the Existence ofImam Al-Mahdi (AHHR)? 280
Symposium 57:The Details of the Two Conceals (Al-Ghaibah) 288
Symposium 58:Our Role During the Conceal 296
Symposium 59:Words on Claiming His Mediation. 309
Symposium 60:On Falsely Claiming Seeing and Representing. 322
CHATPTER FIVE
The Hereafter(Mi’ad)
Symposium 61:The Meaning of the Hereafter (Mi’ad) 327
Symposium 62:The Holy Verses and Hadith Indicative of the Purgatory (Al-Barzakh) and the Hereafter 336
Symposium 63:Resurrection of Animals. 341
Symposium 64:Words on the Secrecy (Taqiyeh) 346
Symposium 65:Words on the Returning (Raj’a) 353
Symposium 66:Words on Visiting Graves. 365
Symposium 67:What is Shi’ism?. 375
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Introduction
Praise be to Allah, the One, the eternally Besought of all who bestowed upon all people with His knowledge. Peace be upon His last messenger, Mohammad Al-Mustafa, and people of his kindred who preserved the Shari’a.
Nothing will endure unless it is built right; it might have appearance but with no content. This is a rule agreed about by the wise that is also emphasized by the Creator of the wise; He put Principles for His religion to found on, bases to lean on, and branches through which to worship Him.
The religion of Islam – the last of religions, the Mohammedan law that crowned all preceding celestial laws – is no exception to this rule. Our religion has principles (Osul) and branches to those Principles (Foru’)