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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shi'a and Their Beliefs Shiite Doctrine Sh:!ite doctrines and beliefs are derived from two original sources of Islam – the Qur’"n and the sunnah (the teachings of the prophet Muhammad).

They can be summarised as follows: Divine Unity (tawhid) The Sh:!a believe that Alla>h (All"h) is the Lord and sustainer and that he is the creator of this wide existence which contains millions of galaxies in which are stars larger than our sun by sixty million times, the sun being larger than the earth by thousands of times.

This is Alla>h who has no partner or associate and He is just in his acts and commands, everlasting and subsisting, eternally living, all knowing and all powerful, giving of life and death. In His hands is all good and He has power over all things. Prophethood (nubuwwah) The Sh:!a believe that Mu9ammad (N) is their Prophet and that he was sent as a mercy to the worlds by Alla>h, and that he is the last and ‘seal’ of the prophets.

He came to the world with the religion of Islam as Almighty Alla>h’s chosen religion. The Prophet Mu9ammad (N) is the one who teaches humanity what will benefit them in this world and the next; beginning from the advent of his mission in the holy city of Mecca until the end of time. His religion (Islam) abrogates all previous religions. The Prophets The prophets according to Sh:!ite belief are the messengers of Almighty Alla>h to His creation.

They were sent to the people with Alla>h’s laws, and Alla>h authorised them to lead the people in their worldly lives and direct them towards paradise in the next life. They are 124,000 in number; the first being Adam and the last and best of them being Mu9ammad ibn !Abdull"h (N). May Alla>h’s blessings be upon them all. There are five ‘Arch prophets’ meaning that their divine messages were universal – Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mu9ammad (Blessings and peace be upon them all.).

The prophets are all brothers in Alla>h and we venerate and are allied to them all and, as the Qur’"n says: eWe do not distinguish between any of His messengersf123. Islam The Sh:!a believe that Islam is the religion of Alla>h sent down from the heavens to rescue mankind from all problems and to bring about the people’s happiness in this world and the next.