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Shi'ah Ali
For those who are interested in the Shafi'i Madhab, I have gathered a few links and articles on this historic, traditional madhab.
Here is an excerpt from The Ship to salvation (Safinat Al-Naja) by Salim ibn Sumair Al-Hadrami translated by Mostafa Azzam
Here is an excerpt from The Ship to salvation (Safinat Al-Naja) by Salim ibn Sumair Al-Hadrami translated by Mostafa Azzam
Foundations
Pillars of Islam
The pillars of Islam are five: (1) testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; (2) performing the prayer; (3) paying the zakat; (4) fasting Ramadan; and (5)pilgrimage (hajj) to the House for whoever is able to find a way.
Pillars of Faith
The pillars of faith are six: that you have faith in (1) Allah; (2) His angels; (3) His books; (4) His messengers; (5) in the Last Day; and (6) in faith in destinythat its good and evil are from Allah (how high is He!).
The Meaning of There is no God but Allah
The meaning of There is no god but Allah is There is none in existence rightfully worshipped but Allah.
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Logical Rulings
Logical rulings are three: (1) necessary; (2) impossible; (3) possible.
Articles of Belief
Articles of belief are fifty: twenty necessary for Allah, twenty impossible for Allah, one possible for Allah, four necessary for the messengers, four impossible for the messengers, and one possible for the messengers.
Necessary for Allah
Necessary for Allah are twenty1) existence; (2) beginninglessness; (3) endlessness, (4)dissimlarity to all else; (5) independence; (6) singularity; (7) ability; (8)will; (9) knowledge; (10)life; (11) hearing; (12( sight; (13) speech; (14) being able; (15) being willing; (16) being knowing;(17) being living; (18) being hearing; (19) being seeing; (20) being speaking.
Impossible for Allah
Impossible for Allah are twenty, the opposites of the necessary: (1) non-existence; (2) beginning;(3) ending;Him (4) similarity to another; (5) dependence; (6) multiplicity; (7) inability; (8)unwillingness; (9) ignorance; (10) death; (11) deafness; (12) blindness; (13) dumbness; (14) being unable; (15) being unwilling; (16) being ignorant; (17) being dead; (18)being deaf; (19) being blind; (20) being dumb.
Possible for Allah
Possible for Allah is one: (1) doing or not doing anything potential.
Necessary for Messengers
Necessary for the messengers are four: (1) truthfulness; (2) loyalty; (3) intelligence; (4) conveyance.
Impossible for Messengers
Impossible for the messengers are four, the opposites of the necessary: (1) lying; (2) treachery; (3)stupidity; (4) concealing.
Possible for Messengers
Possible for the messengers is one: (1) any human condition that does not entail a decrease in theirhigh ranks.
Messengers Necessary to Know
The messengers necessary to know in particular are
twenty-five: (1) Adam; (2) Idris; (3) Nuh; (4)Hud; (5) Salih; (6) Ibrahim; (7) Lut; (8) Isma`il;(9) Ishaq; (10) Ya`qub; (11) Yusuf; (12) Ayyub;(13) Shu`ayb; (14) Harun; (15)Musa; (16) al-Yasa`; (17) Dhu l-Kifl; (18) Dawud; (19) Sulayman;(20) Ilyas; (21) Yunus; (22)Zakariyya; (23) Yahya;(24) `Isa; (25) Muhammad.
Books Necessary to Know
The books necessary to know in particular are four: (1) the Tawrah;(2) the Zabur; (3) the Injil; (4)the Quran.
Angels Necessary to Know
The angels necessary to know in particular are ten: (1) Jibril; (2) Mikail; (3) Israfil; (4) `Azrail; (5)Munkar; (6) Nakir; (7) Raqib; (8) `Atid; (9) Malik; (10) Ridwan.
Kinds of Following (Taqlid)
Following (taqlid) is two kinds: (1) following inthe foundations of belief (usul al-din); (2)following in derived legal rulings (furu`). Following in the foundations of belief is forbidden;
following in derived legal rulings
is forbidden to someone able to
derive them and necessary upon
someone unable.
Schools of Belief
The schools of belief are two:
(1) Ash`ari; (2) Maturidi.
Schools of Law
The schools of law are four: (1) Hanafi; (2) Maliki; (3) Shafi`I; (4) Hanbali.
Legal Rulings
Legal Rulings are five: (1) necessary (wajib); (2) praiseworthy (mandub); (3) permitted (mubah);(4) detestable (makruh); (5) forbidden (haram)
