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In the Shite sect of Islam known as the Ithna-ashariyyah or Twelvers, the articles of faith or fundamentals of Islam differ from those of the Ahle Sunnat or Sunnis. These are also known as Usool -ad-Deen or Roots of Religion. They are 1. Tawheed or the Oneness of God 2. 'Adl or the belief that God is Just and He will reward or punish any person according to his deeds. 3. Nubuwwat or belief in the Messengers. 4. Imamat or belief in the divinely appointed leadership or Imams 5. Qiyaamat or belief in the Day of Judgment. Amongst the above, we shall study Imamat or belief in the Twelve Imams.
Belief in Imamate
Belief in Imamat, the divinely appointed leadership after the death of the Holy Prophet is an integral part of Shite faith Only Ali & the Prophets descendents can be Imams Their role is to protect and guide mankind with the revealed Truth, the Holy Qur'an and the true practices of the Holy Prophet himself They play an integral part in the protection of all the Messengers and their divine Messages Allah appointed them through the Holy Prophet himself to protect mankind from misrepresenting and misinterpreting the Truth Imams have direct knowledge from God, and their verdict is the verdict of God
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Known as As-Sadiq, or the Truthful One Son of the fifth Imam and after the death of his father, became Imam by Divine Command and decree of those who came before him Favourable climate existed to propagate religious teachings He had a free hand for the propagation of the true teachings of Islam and the sciences of the Household of the Prophet. He instructed many scholars in different fields of the intellectual and transmitted sciences Produced four thousand scholars of hadith and other sciences The Imam was arrested several times by both Umayyads and Abbasids Finally released & spent the rest of his life in hiding in Madinah. He too was poisoned and martyred through the intrigue of the Abbasid Caliph Mansur.
He is the promised Mahdi & called Imam-i 'Asr (the Imam of the "Period") and Sahib al-Zaman (the Lord of the Age) The son of the eleventh Imam. He was born in Samarrah and until his fathers martyrdom, lived under his care and tutelage Kept hidden from public view After the martyrdom of his father he became Imam and by Divine Command went into occultation (ghaybat) Appointed deputies for his work & met them only when absolutely necessary In 329 AH, he went into Occultation which will continue as long as God wills it Shall eventually return as per the prophecy of the Prophet to lead his followers once again. Even now it is he who directs man's spiritual life and orients the inner aspect of human action toward God Awaited by the Shiah When he shall return , shall perform many great tasks and rid the world of evil.