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Shia Islamic beliefs and practices

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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"
Mi'ad "Resurrection" of the dead

The Ancillaries of the Faith

Salat "ritual prayer"^[1]
Sawm "Fasting" during the month of Ramadan^[1]
Hajj "pilgrimage" to Mecca^[1]
Zakāt - charitable giving^[1]
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

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Armanios, Febe (23 February 2004). "CRS Report for Congress:Islam: Sunnis and Shiites" (PDF). Congressional Research Service| The Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

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