5 characteristics of Imams
The opposite of badness.
What is Goodness?
What does "Ma'sum" mean?
Infallible, protected from sin
Some of his supplications were compiled in a book called Al-Sahifat al-Sajjadiya
Who is Imam Zayn al-Abidin?
How do the Twelver Shias differ with other muslims in their regards to an Imam's appointment?
Being "Ma'sum" in Arabic. Unable to sin.
What is Infallibility?
What does "Ahl al-Kisa" mean?
"People of the Cloak"
He was buried in Kadhmayn next to his grandfather.
Who is Imam Muhammad at-Taqi?
The purification verse (33:33) refers to who?
The Ahl al-Kisa.
being brave or not scared
What is Courage?
What does "Imamah" mean in the context of Shia Islam?
He is known as "the splitter of knowledge"
What Surah and verse # is the "Purification verse"?
Surah Al-Ahzab (33:33)
Not tempted by material world (wealth, power, vanity, etc.)
What is Abstinence?
What does "Uli al-amr" mean? Who are they referred to?
Those who have authority. They refer to the Imams.
Who is Imam Ali ar-Ridha?
Which verse is used to prove musim's obedience to the Imams?
“O you who believe! Obey God and obey the Prophet and those charged with authority among you...”
Surah an-Nisa (4:59)
This trait allows the imam to ensure muslims do not go astray and stay on the right path.
What is Knowledge?
Both these imams were buried in Samarra.
Who are Imam Ali un-Naqi and Imam Hassan al-Askari?