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In [[Sunni Islam]], the most fundamental aspects are categorized as the [[Five Pillars of Islam]]. |
In [[Sunni Islam]], the most fundamental aspects are categorized as the [[Five Pillars of Islam]]. |
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==Theological principles== |
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==The Usool-ad-Deen (Principles of the Religion)== |
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*[[Tawhid]] - the Oneness of God) |
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*[[Adl]] |
*[[Adl]] "divine justice" |
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*[[Nubuwwah]] |
*[[Nubuwwah]] "[[prophet]]hood" |
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*[[Imamate]] "leadership of Mankind" |
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*[[Mi'ad]] |
*[[Mi'ad]] "[[Resurrection]]" of the dead |
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==The Ancillaries of the Faith== |
==The Ancillaries of the Faith== |
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The beliefs and practices of Twelver Shia Islam are categorised into:
- Theology or Roots of the Religion - five beliefs
- Ancillaries of the Faith or Branches of the Religion - ten practices
In Sunni Islam, the most fundamental aspects are categorized as the Five Pillars of Islam.
Theological principles
- Tawhid - the Oneness of God)
- Adl "divine justice"
- Nubuwwah "prophethood"
- Imamate "leadership of Mankind"
- Mi'ad "Resurrection" of the dead
The Ancillaries of the Faith
- Salah "ritual prayer"
- Sawm "Fasting" during the month of Ramadan
- Hajj "pilgrimage" to Mecca
- Zakāt - charitable giving
- Khums - a "Fifth" of specific kinds of income given to charity
- Jihad "struggle"
- Commanding right and forbidding wrong
- Forbidding what is evil
- Tawalla - love of faith and the chosen of God
- Tabarra - disassociation from enemies of the faith and God's chosen.