5 roots of usul ad-Din Shi’a

• 5 roots


  Tawhid (oneness of god), Risalah (Prophets), Imamate, Adalat (justice), Day of judgement/ resurrection
• Tawhid

   There is only one God (who is not divided into parts).
• Risalah


  Prophets are an important channel of communication between God and humans.
• imamate


  Divinely appointed leaders, from the descendants of Muhammad, who guard the truth of the religion without error and helped to interpret the Qur'an.
• Adalat

  • God is just and fair.
  • When he judges humans, he will base it on how they have behaved and will reward the good and punish the bad.
• Day of resurrection/ judgement


  Muslims  believe they will be resurrected from the dead on the Day of Resurrection and then judged by God on the Day of Judgement.

  • This is the start of the afterlife (Akhirah).