کتاب This Is My Faith

This Is My Faith

Simplified Ideological dialogue-Based Series

Written By

Sheikh Ali Al-Fatlawi

Translated By

Haydar Najee Al-Lami

Published By

Intellectual and Cultural Affairs Department

In The Holy Shrine Of Imam Hussain (AS)

Studies and Researches Section

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’)

as well as Practices (Sonan). They are also known as Ideology, Jurisprudence and Ethics. Through these three pillars one can attain the Divine vicinity; each has also its own role in building the human personality.

Ideology orients the human mind to the right direction away from myths and superstitions, ignorance and perversity. Jurisprudence is interested in the relation between mankind and their Creator in addition to the relation between people themselves. Ethics tries to refine the human soul from vice and to beautify it with virtue.

This book – This Is My Faith – comes to highlight the first science which is Ideology in a simplified dialogue-based style. All can understand its content as it is free from complicated reasoning and difficult demonstration. Some texts have been changed for the sake of simplification as the definitions to the five Principles are also provided. Thus, here we offer you this book in the form of dialogue-based serial stories between two friends seeking only truth and knowledge.

Sheikh Ali Al-Fatlawi