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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 5) Q. 10: Who Can Become a Shia Ithna-'ashariya? Who can become a Shi'a Ithna'ashariya? A. Any person, irrespective of his race, origin, colour or language, can become a Shi'a Ithna-'ashari, if he sincerely believes in our tenets and faithfully acts upon them. Q. 11: MAIN FEATURES OF ISLAM Will you explain to me the main features of Islam in short? A. Islam consists of three parts.

Matters concerning belief which are called Roots of Religion. Rules of Shari'ah which govern every aspect of our lives; they are called Branches of religion. Islamic Ethics and Morality. Q. 12: ROOTS OF RELIGION? What are the roots of Religion? A. There are five Roots of Religion: They are called: Tawheed : Oneness of God Adl : Justice of God Nubuwwat: Prophethood Imamat : Vicegerency of the Prophet Qiyamat: Day of Judgement. Q. 13: ONENESS OF GOD What does Tawheed mean? A.

It means that there is only one God - Eternal, Self-sufficient; He has no beginning or end; He is Omnipotent, has power ever everything and every affair. He is Omniscient, knows everything, nothing is ever a secret from Him. He has His own discretion in all affairs, does not do anything under compulsion. He is All-perceiving, All-hearing, All-seeing and Omnipresent. He sees and hears everything though He has neither eye nor ear.

He has no partner or colleague, nor has He any son, daughter or wife. He is neither made nor composed of any material substance. He has no body nor is He confined to a place. He is not afflicted by anything related to body; He is not governed by time, space, change or things like that. He is not visible. He has not been seen, and will never be seen either in this world or the hereafter. His attributes are not separate from His person. Q.

14: MORE ABOUT ONENESS OF GOD Will you throw some more light on the belief in oneness of God? A. The belief in the Unity of God is the foundation stone of Islam. This belief governs the religious faith, designs the social patterns and gives life to the moral codes. The first sentence of the Islamic Kalimah, i.e., "There is no god except Allah", leads a Muslim throughout his life not only in religious matters but in social behaviour also.

"There is no god" shows a Muslim that nothing in the universe is superior to him. It is observed in the Qur'an that "He it is Who has created for you all that is in the earth." So a Muslim knows that nothing in this world is to be worshipped.