Shia theology

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Shia theology is the branch of Islamic thought that articulates the doctrinal beliefs, principles of faith, and distinctive views on leadership and authority held by Shia Muslims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theology
branch of Shia Islam
religious doctrine
affirms Day of Judgment
Qurʾan as the final revelation
Sunna of the Ahl al-Bayt
linked to: Sunnah

Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad
angels
divine decree (qadar)
human moral responsibility
associatedWith Ismaili Shia Islam
linked to: Ismaili Shia

Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia

Zaydi Shia Islam
linked to: Zaydi Shia
centralConcern divine unity (tawhid)
imamate (leadership of the Imams)
prophethood (nubuwwa)
resurrection (maʿad)
developedIn Hijaz
linked to: Hejaz

Iran
Iraq
greater Middle East
linked to: Greater Middle East
differsFrom Sunni theology in doctrine of imamate
Sunni theology in understanding of religious authority
emphasizes divinely designated leadership after Muhammad
infallibility (ʿisma) of the Imams in major branches
legitimacy of Ali ibn Abi Talib as first Imam
spiritual and temporal authority of the Imams
historicalFigure Ali ibn Abi Talib
Allama al-Hilli
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
linked to: Ja'far al-Sadiq

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
al-Majlisi
al-Mufid
linked to: Shaykh al-Mufid

al-Sharif al-Murtada
influencedBy Muʿtazilite kalam
linked to: Muʿtazila
influences Shia devotional practices
Shia jurisprudence (fiqh)
Shia political thought
keyConcept Ahl al-Bayt (family of the Prophet)
linked to: Ahl al-Bayt

intercession (shafaʿa)
justice of God (ʿadl)
occultation (ghayba) of the Twelfth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam
wilaya (guardianship/authority)
religion Islam
uses Qurʾanic exegesis
hadith of the Prophet and Imams
philosophical reasoning
rational theology (kalam)
viewsAli rightful successor to Prophet Muhammad

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Shia Sufism hasComponent Shia theology
Sunni theology distinguishesFrom Shi‘i theology
linked to: Shia theology
The Sufficient usedFor Shia theology
Temple and Contemplation influencedBy Iranian Shi'ism
linked to: Shia theology
Man and Islam influencedBy Shia Islamic thought
linked to: Shia theology
House of Ali linkedToConcept Imamate in Shia Islam
linked to: Shia theology
Shia Irfan relatedTo Shia kalam (theology)
linked to: Shia theology
Aqidah hasShiaSubtradition Twelver Shia theology
linked to: Shia theology