ethics
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The Section on Describing Hypocrisy and the Evidence that Every Disobedient Person is a Hypocrite Answered by Imam Nasir al-Utroush – Zaydi Imam Bismillah “Know, may Allāh guide you that whoever disobeys Allāh with a major sin, and insists upon that then his doing so is indicative of his lack of certainty regarding the promise
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How did Ali b. Abi Talib react to getting threatened and insulted during his leadership? Al-Shaybani narrated that Kuthayyir al-Hadrami heard a group of people cursing and insulting Ali b. Abi Talib. One of them said “I swear by Allah that I must kill Ali”. When Kuthayyir heard him, he caught him and then took
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Sunni view: وَلَا نَرَى الْخُرُوجَ عَلَى أَئِمَّتِنَا وَوُلَاةِ أُمُورِنَا وَإِنْ جَارُوا وَلَا نَدْعُو عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا نَنْزِعُ يَدًا مِنْ طَاعَتِهِمْ وَنَرَى طَاعَتَهُمْ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَرِيضَةً مَا لَمْ يَأْمُرُوا بِمَعْصِيَةٍ وَنَدْعُو لَهُمْ بِالصَّلَاحِ وَالْمُعَافَاةِ “We do not rebel against our leaders or those in charge of our affairs, even if they are tyrannical. We
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Social Ethics from a Pro-Alid Zaydi perspective Amīr al-Muʾminīn, ʿAlī, peace be upon him, said that the Messenger of Allāh, peace be upon him and his Ahl al-Bayt, said, “Faith stands on four pillars: patience, conviction, justice, and Jihād.” Then he elaborated on this until he mentioned Jihād, and then he said, “Beside these, there
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Zaydi Usul: Chapter on Afflictions – by Imam Muhammad b. Yahya (a.s) ‘It is also obligatory for every rational person among the people of Islam, when severe calamities befall themselves or their children, to have good expectations regarding Allāh. Whatever trials and afflictions have come before from Allāh, one should consider them with proper reflection
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Is Islamic Law arbitrary, random or are the Divine laws decreed with purpose of Maslaha (greater well-being)? Views of the Ash’arites, Mu’tazila & al-Razi Fakhr al-Din al-Razi mentions, “Our companions (the Ash’arites) maintain that God, Glorious and Exalted is He, performs no action with an objective (li gharar), for if this were the case, it
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Was Husayn b. Ali thoughtless & hasty? A reply to Dr Israfil Balci of Turkey Dr Israfil Balci, a known academic in Turkey said, “As much as Yazid & Ibn Ziyad were tyrannical & oppressive, Husayn was equally hasty & thoughtless. His relatives & friends begged him not to go. Not only did he fall
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Different methods of Islamic Law: A comparison between the Usuli and Traditionist methods When properly understanding Islamic Law (Shari’a), it is necessary to completely examine all the texts collectively. It is especially important to examine the texts chronologically & it is even more important to examine the clear commands & injunctions of the Qur’an and
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