al-Shi'at Ali

Identifying the 'True Dawn'. Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem We live in an era where we have everything at our disposal, we know the time, we know whether or not it may rain the next day, we even know the traffic situation simply by searching on our cell phones or computers, but the world was not always like this, in more remote times there were no watches, cell phones or research tools as accessible as they are today. Many generations of Muslims in the past did not have the convenience we have: a watch in hand to know when to pray.  However, it is obvious that there has always been a way of estimating the time of each prayer, when it starts, when it ends and the best period within the 'time' of each one. We always have the convenience at hand but at some point we may be without access to it, the possibilities that one day we will end up with no signal, no battery or somewhere further away can never be ruled out, so it is important to learn ways of orientation...

What is Irfan according to the words of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him) ? Bismillah al-Rahman al-Raheem  What we're going to approach today is the reality of Irfan, who are the enemies of Allah according to Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) and how all of this correlates to the beliefs of the Imamiyyah. Abu Hamza Thumali reported that Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: "Oh Abu Hamza, he who worships God knows Him. But he who does not know God is as straying as if he were worshipping anothers besides Him." I said: What is the knowledge of God? He (peace be upon him ) said: To affirm God and Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family ), by taking Ali (peace be upon him) and the Imams (peace be upon them) after him as leaders, following them and disassociating themselves from their enemies (Abu Bakr and Umar) before God. This is the exact knowledge of God (Irfan). I said: "May God protect you, through which thing, that I experience, do I ...