Ancillaries of the Faith


In Twelver Shia Islam, the Ancillaries of the Faith (Arabic: فروع الدين furūʿ ad-dīn) are a set of practices that Shia Muslims have to carry out.[1][2][3]

According to Twelver doctrine, what is referred to as pillars by Sunni Islam are called the practices or secondary principles or obligatory acts.[citation needed] After the pillars of Islam, the Ancillaries of the Faith include jihad, Commanding what is just (Arabic: أمر بالمعروف), Forbidding what is evil (Arabic: النهي عن المنكر),[4][5][6] Khums, a 20 per cent annual tax paid on any profit earned by Shi’a Muslims; Tawalla, showing love to God and other good Muslims; Tabarra, disassociation from the enemies of God.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Practices in Islam". BBC News. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Islam Revision. Practices" (PDF). Whitworth Community High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ Momen (1987), p.180
  5. ^ Momem (1987), p.178
  6. ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Pillars of Islam". Britannica. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)