Shia Islamic beliefs and practices

The beliefs and practices of Twelver Shia Islam are categorised into:

Theology or Roots of the Religion - five beliefs Ancillaries of the Faith or Branches of the Religion - ten practices

Theological principles

Tawhid - the Oneness of God Adl "divine justice" Nubuwwah "prophethood" Imamate "leadership of Mankind" Resurrection of the dead

The Ancillaries of the Faith

Salat "ritual prayer" Sawm "Fasting" during the month of Ramadan Hajj "pilgrimage" to Mecca Zakāt - charitable giving Khums - a "Fifth" of specific kinds of income given to charity Jihad "struggle" Commanding right and forbidding wrong Forbidding what is evil Tawalla - love of faith and the chosen of God Tabarra - disassociation from enemies of the faith and God's chosen.

See also

Principles of Shia Islam jurisprudence

References