This Is My Faith

Symposium 1

Symposium 2

Following a Religious Scholar (Taqlid)

Symposium 3

Religious Experts (Moqallad)

CHAPTER ONE

(At-Tawhid)

Symposium 4

Existence of the Glorious Allah

Symposium 5

Existence of the Glorious Allah

Symposium 6

Qualities of the Glorious Allah

Symposium 7

Demonstration of Types of Monotheism

Symposium 8

Glorifying Ahl Al-Bait (PBUT) is not Polytheism

Symposium 9

Demonstration of Other Types of Monotheism

Symposium 10

Seeking for Assistance from Other than Allah

is not Polytheistic

Symposium 11

There is Neither Strength Nor Power

But Through Allah

Symposium 12

More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah

Symposium 13

More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah

Symposium 14

More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah

Symposium 15

More on Qualities of the Glorious Allah

CHAPTER TWO

Divine Justice

(Al-‘Adl al-ilahi)

Symposium 16

Introduction to Divine Justice

Symposium 17

Is It One of the Essence Qualities or Deed Qualities?

Symposium 18

Interpretation of Evils and Tribulations

Symposium 19

Are Misfortunes Punishment?

Symposium 20

Is Punishment Equal to Sin?

Symposium 21

Fate and Destiny

Symposium 22

More on Fate and Destiny

Symposium 23

More on Fate and Destiny

Symposium 24

Are Good Deeds and Bad Deeds From

Allah or Mankind?

Symposium 25

What is the Implication of ‘Guidance and Aberration

are in the Hands of Allah’?

Symposium 26

Is Happiness and Misery from Allah?

CHATPTER THREE

Symposium 27

Demonstrating the Meaning of Prophecy and the

Benefits of Prophethood (Bi’tha)

Symposium 28

More on the Benefits of Prophethood (Bi’tha)

Symposium 29

Is Prophethood Divine’s Grace?

Symposium 30

Demonstration of Miracles

Symposium 31

What is the Difference Between

Miracle and Magic?

Symposium 32

Approaches to Proving Prophecy

Symposium 33

Attributes of Prophets

Including Infallibility (‘Isma)

Symposium 34

Is Infallibility Against Free Choice?

Symposium 35

Infallibility of the Prophets (PBUT) in

Individual and Social Affairs

Symposium 36

More on Attributes of the Prophets (PBUT)

Symposium 37

Words on Special Prophecy

Symposium 38

Attributes of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH)

Symposium 39

Elements of Building Human Personality

Symposium 40

Words on Fluency and Eloquence

of the Noble Quran

Symposium 41

Words on the Noble Quran

Symposium 42

Words on Universality and Finality of the Message

Symposium 43

More on the Message

CHATPTER FOUR

Symposium 44

The Concept of Imamate

Symposium 45

Is Imamate One of the Pillars of Islam or

the Branches of the Pillars?

Symposium 46

Is Imamate Established through Allegiance (Bai’a) or the Scripture (Al-Nas)?

Symposium 47

What are the Attributes and the Responsibilities of Imam?

Symposium 48

What is the Imam’s Source of Knowledge?

Symposium 49

Does the Imam Know About the Divine Secrets?

Symposium 50

Why Don’t Ahl Al-Bait (PBUT) Teach

Their Knowledge to All of People?

Symposium 51

Is it Requisite to Obey and Love

the Imams (PBUT)?

Symposium 52

Why Is ‘Loving The Imams (PBUT)’ Requisite?

Symposium 53

More on Affection

Symposium 54

Is Imamate Established through

the Scripture or Election?

Symposium 55

The Evidence to Imamate of Ali Bin Abi Talib and His offspring (PBUT)

Symposium 56

Is it Requisite to Believe in the Existence of

Imam Al-Mahdi (AHHR)?

Symposium 57

The Details of the Two Conceals (Al-Ghaibah)

Symposium 58

Our Role During the Conceal

Symposium 59

Words on Claiming His Mediation

Symposium 60

On Falsely Claiming Seeing and Representing

CHATPTER FIVE

The Hereafter

Symposium 61

The Meaning of the Hereafter (Mi’ad)

Symposium 62

The Holy Verses and Hadith Indicative of the Purgatory (Al-Barzakh) and the Hereafter

Symposium 63

Resurrection of Animals

Symposium 64

Words on the Secrecy (Taqiyeh)

Symposium 65

Words on the Returning (Raj’a)

Symposium 66

Words on Visiting Graves

Symposium 67

What is Shi’ism?

This Is My Faith - Al-fatlawi, Ali - الصفحة ٢٤٠ - What is the Imam’s Source of Knowledge?

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· If the Imam were of less rank and status or even if he were of the same status to other people, it would not be permissible for him to be favored. This concludes the fact that the Imam has to be superior to everyone.

· There is still more concrete evidence on the necessity of distinguishing the Imam over the subjects. However, what we mentioned is adequately satisfactory.

Anwar: God bless you. Your knowledge is so valuable.

Hasan: I am at the service of my brother Muslims.

Anwar: Now, it is time to raise the third question which is related to the knowledge of Imams (PBUT). It is actually one multifaceted question; what is the Imam’s Source of Knowledge? Does the Imam know about the Divine secrets? What is the difference between the knowledge of Imams (PBUT) and our knowledge?

Hasan: Your questions are highly significant as all people need to be aware of such inquiries. That is why I am going to answer them one by one.