Abū ʿAbd Allāh Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Makkī b. Muḥammad al-Shāmī al-ʿĀmilī al-Jizzīnī (Arabic: ابوعبدالله شمس الدین محمد بن مکي بن محمد الشامي العاملي الجزیني), (b. 734/1333-4 - d. 786/1384) known as al-Shahīd al-Awwal (the First Martyr) or al-Shaykh al-Shahīd was a great Shiite jurist and Islamic authority in the 8th/14th century. He was also … Continue reading Offensive Jihad (Jihad al-Ibtidai) in the view of Shia Imamiyyah
Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Musawi al-Khoei “Wilayah for the faqih in the age of ghaybah is not approved by any evidence whatsoever - and it's only the prerogative of the Messenger and the Imams peace be upon them all, rather the established fact according to the narrations lies in two affairs: Him exercising the role of … Continue reading The Bid’ah of Wilayatul Faqih
Narrated Al Kishshi from S'ad bin Sabah al-Kishhshi, he said: Narrated to us 'Ali bin Muhammad, he said: Narrated to us Ahmed bin Muhammad bin 'Isa from Muhammad bin Isma'il bin Bazee'a from Muhammad bin Fudhail from Abi 'Omar and S'aad al Hallab on the authority of Imam Abi 'Abdillah (a.s.), he said: “(Even) If … Continue reading Batriyya & Islamic Unity
Sheikh Muhammad Kazim 'al Akhund al Khurasani' Chapter concerning Taqlid:And it is obtaining the saying of another person and his opinion to act (according to) that in matters of furu`, or to commit to the saying in matters of faith (with the intention of) obedience, without demanding the evidence for his opinion and it's not a hidden … Continue reading Definition of Contemporary Taqlid
al-Muhaqqiq al-Sheikh Hussain bin Shehabeddeen al-Karki al 'Amili [d.1076 AH] “The Fifth point: ‘al-Taqlid’ near the Later scholars of Imamiyyah: Is the action of a layman in accordance with the saying of the Mujtahid in which his personal supposition lies from the furu` (al deen) of the islamic law, And near the Classical scholars of … Continue reading The definition of ‘Taqlid’ near the Early and Later Imamiyyah scholars
Sayyid al-Sistani: Then the reasoner (Sayyid al Khomeini) says: “So it is obvious from all this that it will be concluded from his (AS) saying “ So I (as) appoint him (my companion) a Hakim upon you” he (AS) indeed appointed the jurist a Hakim regarding what is from the affairs of judgeship and what … Continue reading Sayyid Sistani’s rebuttal to Khomeini’s version of Wilayatul Faqih
Sayyid al-Khoei: “ The widely famous view near our classical scholars (may Allah sanctify their souls) states the voidness of friday prayers being bindingly obligatory rather it has been stated there is no difference of opinion regarding this view near the classical scholars - rather the apparent implication from their wordings dictates the illegality of … Continue reading Classical Imamiyyah position on Salatul Jumu’ah
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