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Walāya (Devotion to the ahl al-bayt)

The Shīʿī principle of loyalty and spiritual allegiance to ʿAlī and the Imams, regarded as a pillar of faith.

The Shīʿī principle of loyalty and spiritual allegiance to ʿAlī and the Imams, regarded as a pillar of faith.

How it traveled

  1. Ikhtisas
    Baghdad · 1022
    explains
  2. Mazar
    Baghdad · 1022
    applies

Key passages(20)

REF ref-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai-shi-ite-islam

Shi'ite Islam · Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i

Citation only · not on Sefaria
Very high

Tadhkirat Fuqaha · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Ikhtisas · al-Mufid

Very high
Imama 10explains

Imama · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Kafi Fi Fiqh · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Kashf Yaqin · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Majmucat Rasail Wa Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Manahij Yaqin · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Mazar · al-Mufid

Very high

Musnad · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Very high

Nafais Tawil · al-Sharif al-Murtada

Very high

Minhaj Karama · al-'Allama al-Hilli

High

Bab Hadi Cashar · al-'Allama al-Hilli

High

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

High
Irshad 83explains

Irshad · al-Mufid

High

Irshad Adhhan · al-'Allama al-Hilli

High

Madarij Salikin · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

High

Awail Maqalat · al-Mufid

High

Risala Fi Macna Mawla · al-Mufid

High
Ifsah 100explains

Ifsah · al-Mufid

High

Modern teachers who discuss this idea

Modern and living teachers whose books take up Walāya (Devotion to the ahl al-bayt). These works are still in copyright, so we can’t show the text here — each links out to the book.