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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Label Occurrences
Shia theology canonical 2
Shi‘i theology 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theology
branch of Shia Islam
religious doctrine
affirms Day of Judgment NERFINISHED
Qurʾan as the final revelation
Sunna of the Ahl al-Bayt NERFINISHED
Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad
angels
divine decree (qadar)
human moral responsibility
associatedWith Ismaili Shia Islam NERFINISHED
Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED
Zaydi Shia Islam NERFINISHED
centralConcern divine unity (tawhid)
imamate (leadership of the Imams)
prophethood (nubuwwa)
resurrection (maʿad)
developedIn Hijaz NERFINISHED
Iran NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
greater Middle East NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Allama al-Hilli NERFINISHED
Jaʿfar al-Sadiq NERFINISHED
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi NERFINISHED
al-Majlisi NERFINISHED
al-Mufid NERFINISHED
al-Sharif al-Murtada NERFINISHED
influencedBy Muʿtazilite kalam NERFINISHED
influences Shia devotional practices
Shia jurisprudence (fiqh)
Shia political thought
keyConcept Ahl al-Bayt (family of the Prophet) NERFINISHED
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 Shia theology
this entity surface form: Shi‘i theology
The Sufficient usedFor Shia theology