ni, are represented differently
in the Shi’a faith: Shi’a Islam, as well as having five principal pillars different to those of Sunnis, also has 10 ancillaries, which incorporate
the ideas expressed
in the five Sunni pillars.
https://telegram.me/joinchat/Bo4wSj3ujS80CWGq_Fq-qQThe five principal Shi’a pillars are Tawhid (
the Oneness of God), Nubuwwah (Prophethood), Resurrection, Divine Justice
and Imamah (belief
in the political
and spiritual supremacy of
the Prophet’s successors).
For the 10 ancillaries,
the Shi’a faith includes Prayer, Fasting, Charity
and Pilgrimage, but adds Khums (
the tax of one-fifth), Enjoining what is Just, Forbidding what is Evil, Tawallá (loving what is Good)
and Tabarra (disassociation with those who oppose Good
and those who caused harm to Islam). Another ancillary
in Shi’a Islam is Jihad,
the meaning of which continues to be debated by Islamic scholars. Traditionally Jihad is composed of two elements: an inner
struggle with oneself to maintain
the way of God
and an outer
struggle against Islam’s enemies which can be either violent or non-violent.
The Shia Crescent
Most of Shi’a populations are found
in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon
and Bahrain,
and make up what’s called
the ’Shia crescent’ because of
the shape of these territories on a map.