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Who is Shia ?The true follower of
Ahlul Bayt (a)
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Perhaps... one may think that the Shia ofAhlul Bayt (a) is someone who is born in ashia family, or someone who participates inthe azadari of Imam Husain (a) someonewho only claims to love Prophet (s) and His
Ahlul Bayt (a)... but has nothing to do withobedience to the teachings of Islam
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Imam Ali (a): My Shias ! By God ! The
forbearers, the knowledgeable of Godand His religion, actively followingHim and His orders, guided by His
love, appear weak because of worship,seekers of seclusion for theirpiousness, of pale complexion because
of their night prayers
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... ...
their eyes are weak because of
weeping, their lips are dry because ofremembrance of God, their stomachsare sunken because of eating in
moderation, their faces revealGodliness, and simplicity is apparentfrom their appearance, they are guiding
lights in every darkness
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they are not recognized even whenseen, they are not remembered whennot present, these are my pure shias
and my respected brothers. Ah ! I wishso much to meet them
[al-Amali, Toosi, p. 1189, hadith # 576]
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: Imam al-Baqir (a): No one is ourshia except by the fear of Godand His obedience, and they arenot recognized except by their
humbleness, reverence,trustworthiness, and abundanceof remembrance of God.
[Tuhaf al-Uqool, hadith # 295]
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Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Our shias are
those who are pious and men of solidopinion, they are loyal andtrustworthy, they are men of piety
and worship, they pray fifty onerakats prayers during day andnight
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they are usually awake in thenight, they observe fasts during theday, they purify their property (by
paying poor-rate) they perform Hajjof Kaaba, they abstain from all thatwhich is forbidden.
[al-Bihar, v.68, . 167, hadith # 23]
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Imam al-Baqir (a): You shouldnt bemislead by different views (in Islam),for by God nobody is our shia except
by obedience to God, the powerfuland magnificent.
[al-Ka i, v.2, . 73, hadith # 1]
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Imam al-Kazim (a) : the Shia ofAli (a) is the one whose action
testifies his words.
[al-Kafi, v.8, p. 228, hadith # 290]
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Imam Ali (a): Our Shia are those who
are gnostics of Allah, they actaccording to the orders of God, theypossess excellences, they speak only
truth, their food is limited to gainingstrength, their dress is simple.
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...their behavior is humble, you thinkthat they have lost their senses, but itsnot like that, instead, the greatness oftheir Lord has made them oblivion andHis power has overwhelmed theirhearts and taken over their intellects
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So when they strongly wish of
Him, they promptly strive to dopure actions before God, the mostHigh; they are not happy with few
good actions, and they never taketheir abundant good actions to besufficient.
[al-Bihar, v.78, . 29, hadith # 96]
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Imam al-Baqir (a): (describing theattributes of Shias): They are like strong
fortress, their chests are trustworthy,they are men of prudence and self-control, they are not extravagant, theyare neither oppressors nor ostentatious,they are devoted worshippers in nightand brave like lion in day.
[Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 62]
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Imam al-Sadiq (a) : He is not fromour shia who lives in a populationof several thousand people and
someone else is more pious thanhim among them.
[al-Bihar al-Anwar, vol.2, p. 80, hadith # 76]
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Imam al-Sadiq (a): He is not from ourShia who accepts us by only his tongue
and is against our actions and ourlegacy.
[al-Bihar al-Anwar, v.68, p. 164, hadith # 13]
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: :
Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Test our shias on
three occasions: At the time of prayersas to how they safeguard their prayers,and when they have a secret as to how
they keep them from our enemies andby their properties (and wealth) as tohow they spend on their brethren.
[al-Bihar, v.83, . 22, hadith # 40]
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Imam al-Sadiq (a): Verily the shia of Aliis the one who is purified of (influence
of) stomach and sexual desires, andintense is his struggle...and his action isfor his creator, and his hope is for
divine reward and he is afraid of hisend so if you see someone like that,then that is the shia of Jafar (Imam
Jafar al-Sadiq).[al-Ka i, v.2, . 233, hadith # 9]
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: :
Imam al-Sadiq (a) : He is not from our
shias who denies four things:Mairaj(heavenly ascension of Prophet (s)),
and questioning in grave, and creationof heaven and hell and shafaat(intercession).
[al-Bihar al-Anwar, v.69, . 9, hadith # 11]
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Imam al-Sadiq (a): Verily our shias are
known for their following attributes: Bytheir generosity towards their brethrenand by their praying of fifty one rakatsof prayers during night and day.
[Tuhaf al-Uqool, hadith #303]
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Imam al-Kazim (a) said : He is notfrom our shia whose heart is notafraid of God in his loneliness.
[Basaer al-Darajat, p. 247, hadith # 10]
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Imam Ali (a) : Our Shiasthey
spend on each other for the sake ofour wilayah, they love each otherfor the sake of our love, they visiteach other for the sake of keepingalive our affair
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they never oppress if they
become angry with someone andthey never become extravagant intheir happiness, they are mercy for
their neighbors, and a source ofpeace and security for those wholive with them.
[al-Ka i, v.2, . 236, hadith # 24]
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Soit is not easy to claim for a Muslim
to be a shia of Ahlul Bayt (a)
It demands a lot of continuous struggleand hardship in the way of God to become
a true follower of Ahlul Bayt (a)...
That is why the Prophet of God (s) hassaid
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Prophet of God (s): O Alimy friendhere Gabriel has informed me fromGod, the magnificent that certainly He
has blessed your lovers and your shiawith seven attributes
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... ease at the time of death and
familiarity in the lonelinessandlight in the darkness (of grave) andpeace in the fear (of the day of
judgment) and justice when thedeeds will be judged and crossingof the (bridge) sirat
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And entry in the paradise eightyyears before all other human beings.
[al-Bihar al-Anwar, v. 68, . 4, hadith # 9]
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The Prophet of God (s): The Shia ofAli, they will be successful on the
day of Judgment.