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The Real Shia Beliefs

An academic lecture series, prepared in collaboration with Al-Hujjah Islamic Seminary, examining the beliefs held by a quarter of Muslims worldwide – through Quranic verses, hadiths and rational arguments.Join us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.

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27: Significance of Qada wa Qadar & Does it Imply...

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2024/05/01

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Literal meaning of Qaza wa Qadr- Quranic verses & a Hadith discussing divine decree- Misconstrued belief of pagans regarding Qaza wa Qadr- Role of Umayyads in politicising Qaza wa Qadr- How Aisha tried justifying the Battle of Jamal using Qaza wa Qadr- Prophet's hadith warning Muslims from this deviant beliefJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting

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26: Does Allah Burden Us More Than We Can Bear? | The...

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2024/04/30

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Why the belief in the Justice of Allah is given significance- An understanding of ‘Takleef Bima La Yutaq’- Quranic proof (2:286) that Allah doesn't overburden- Can Allah punish us while stopping us from receiving guidance?- Did Allah overburden angels in verse (2:31)- Alleged overburden in Verse of Polygamy (4:129) and Ahlulbayt’s responseJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your

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25: If God Is Just, Why Is There Pain & Suffering? |...

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2024/04/29

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Impact of self-centeredness in defining evil- How holistic approach provides explanation for natural disasters - Link between human advancement and natural disasters- Why evil is necessary to ensure an adequate testing environment- Role of pain and sufferings in personality development- How our sufferings are a reflection of Allah’s mercy- Necessity of pain to appreciate the blessings of AllahJoin us as we explore the core of Shia

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24: Can God Punish Us For Acts He Did Not Forbid? |...

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2024/04/28

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Why should everything not explicitly forbidden be considered Halal?- Why is it unbefitting for Allah to punish us for acts he did not forbidJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit https://app.thaqlain.org and download the first "Knowledge App" from the School of Ahlulbayt.#TheRealShiaBeliefsSupport this

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23: Is God Bound to be Just or Can He Be Evil? | The...

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2024/04/27

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Meaning of the term ‘Rational Goodness & Evil’- How Ash’ari School and the School of Ahlulbayt differ on this- Role of Allah’s Wisdom in Him being Just- Does Allah being always just limits His power?- Response to Ash’ari argument that goodness and evil can change- Quranic proofs that humans can inherently recognise evil- Why do we need religion if intellect recognises good & bad?- How the Ash’ari argument makes the religion

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22: What is meant by ‘Allah is Just’? | The Real Shia...

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2024/04/26

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Significance of the ‘Justice of Allah’ in theology- Difference between the words 'Aadil’, ‘Adl' & 'Adeel'- What's meant by the ‘Justice of Allah’?- Verses in the Quran that mention Allah as JustJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit https://app.thaqlain.org and download the first

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14:54

21: Significance of Allah’s 99 Names & How to Use...

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2024/04/24

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Are the 99 names of Allah a part of His Essence?- Significance of these names & how to use them in supplications- Problems with ascribing own names for God- Imam Sadiq's hadith forbidding the worship of God's names- Ethics of using Allah’s name as DhikrJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit

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20: Is Allah’s Speech & the Holy Quran Created or...

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2024/04/23

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Significance of the 'Speech of Allah' issue in theology- Verses in the Quran where God 'spoke'- Belief of Sunni literalists' about God's speech- Speech of God & Intrinsic Speech in Ash'ari School- Views of Mutazilites and how Abbasids politicized the entire issue- Stance of the Ahlulbayt on the issue of 'Quran’s createdness'- Who started this fitna in the Muslim society?- How this fitna gave

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19: Understanding the emotions of Allah found in the...

The Real Shia Beliefs ·

2024/04/22

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Similarities and differences between various Schools on Attributes of Glory- Verses in the Quran talking about Allah's emotions- Does God experience emotions like humans?- How do scholars interpret Allah's emotions in the Quran?- Alternate explanation in hadiths on Allah’s emotions- Jewish belief behind Sabbath and its refutation in Ayat al-KursiJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes

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18: Examining Physical Attributes of God Found in...

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2024/04/21

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Similarities and differences between various Schools on Attributes of Glory- Throne of Allah and the view of some Schools about it- Narrations from Ahlulbayt explaining the Throne of Allah- Carriers of the Throne of Allah according to Quran and hadith- Why literalists like Ibn Taymiyyah consider God to have body parts- Ash'ari view of seeing God on Judgement Day- Difference between the Schools of Theology and the Schools of

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17: What is God's Willpower (Irada) and how does He...

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2024/04/20

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- God’s willpower according to Mu’tazili theologians and its analysis- Another theory explaining God's willpower and the problem with it- Literary definition of the word 'willpower'- Is God's willpower an Attribute of Essence or Action?- Does God’s knowledge limit his willpower?- Nature of God's willpower according to Quran and Hadith-What does 'God is always alive' mean?Join us as we explore the core of

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16: Does God Have Free will or is He Bound by His...

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2024/04/19

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Introduction to the Willpower (Al-Irada) of God- Argument by some philosophers negating God's free will- Answer to this argument through logic and Hadith-Quranic verses discussing Allah's free willJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit https://app.thaqlain.org and download the first "Knowledge App"

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15: Can God Create A Stone So Heavy He Cannot Lift...

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2024/04/18

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- What does ‘God is all-powerful’ mean?- How human nature is useful in recognizing the Power of Allah?- Quranic verses 40-48 of Surah An'am about the Power of God- How power held by God’s creations points towards His power- Paradoxical arguments that questions God's Omnipotence- Answer to these arguments using similar hypothetical scenarios- Analogy by Imam Ali to an atheist asking this paradoxical questionJoin us as we explore

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14: Understanding God’s Knowledge & Does He Change...

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2024/04/17

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- What is Acquired Knowledge? Does it apply to Allah?- How is Intuitive Knowledge different from Acquired Knowledge?- Why Acquired Knowledge is dependent on Intuitive Knowledge - Is God's Knowledge Acquired or Intuitive?- Hadith by Imam Jawad explaining the Knowledge of Allah - Does God's knowledge not encompass specifics?- Response to this argument through practical examples- A basic understanding of Bada'a: the contingent

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13: The Common Mistake Made When Understanding Allah...

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2024/04/16

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- How are Allah's Attributes different from human attributes?- Why Allah's Attributes cannot be separated from His Essence?- Highest level of Tawheed in the words of Imam Ali- Examples of assigning physical attributes to Allah in works of Ibn Taymiyya- Hadith on the meaning of the word 'Allah'?- Why trying to understand Allah leads to more bewilderness- Why Imams prohibit thinking about God's Essence- Solution in

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12: 4 Ways to Classify the Attributes of Allah | The...

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2024/04/15

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Why is understanding the attributes of Allah important?- Introduction and examples of the Attributes of Beauty (Sifat al-Jalal)- Attributes of Glory (Sifat al-Jamal) and its examples in Surah Tawheed- Introduction and difference between the Attributes of Essence & Action- Is the Irada (Willpower of Allah) an Attribute of Action or Essence?Join us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your

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11: What's the difference between al-Wahid & al-Ahad?...

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2024/04/14

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Difference between Wahid and Ahad- Why must God be ‘Ahad’ and not have parts?- Do the Imams distribute rizq? Imam Mahdi's answer- Understanding Prophet Isa’s claim of being a creatorJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit https://app.thaqlain.org and download the first "Knowledge App" from the School of

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10: Who Are Dualists? Can there be a 'God of Evil' as...

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2024/04/13

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- A basic understanding of the beliefs of Dualists - Can evil exist on its own? Or is it relative to goodness?- Why did God create evil?- Why do people suffer if Allah is inherently good?-Allah's goodness, in the words of Lady ZaynabJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit https://app.thaqlain.org and download the

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09: 5 Arguments That Prove the Oneness of God | The...

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2024/04/12

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Fundamental reason many humans opt to worship idols- How organisation in the Universe proves the Oneness of God- Quranic verses discussing organisation in the Universe- How lack of representatives from a second God prove Oneness- Why can’t there be a second god with a separate universe and creation- Why does the presence of multiple gods require all gods to compromise- Can an all-powerful god cancel the need for another god?- How

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08: Evidence of the Argument of Design in Quran and...

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2024/04/11

Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:- Evidence of the Argument of Design found in Quran (2:164)- Interaction between an atheist and Imam Jafar SadiqJoin us as we explore the core of Shia Islam like never before. Dedicate episodes to your loved ones by visiting https://thaqlain.org/therealshiabeliefs.Visit https://app.thaqlain.org and download the first "Knowledge App" from the School of Ahlulbayt.#TheRealShiaBeliefsSupport this podcast at —

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