Al-Haqiqat-u ka ma hy-a (book)
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| Author | Ja'far al-Hadi |
|---|---|
| Original title | الحقيقة كما هي |
| Language | Arabic |
| Series | 1 vol. |
| Subject | Introduction of Shi'a |
| Genre | Belief |
| Published | 1426/2005 |
| Publisher | Publishing center of the World Assembly of Ahl al-Bayt (a) |
| Pages | 62 |
| English translation | |
| En. title | The Truth As It Is |
Al-Ḥaqīqat kamā hīya (Arabic: الحَقیقَةُ کَمَا هِيَ) is a short book explaining Twelver Shi'a thought, written by the Shi'a cleric, Ja'far al-Hadi (d. 2020). In this book, the author has introduced Shi'a by verses of the Qur'an and hadiths without using arguments. The book is written in Arabic. The Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly published this book in 2005, and until October 2023, has translated it into thirty-three languages. The English translation has been published under the title The Truth As It Is
The audio version of this book is also available in Spanish, French and Indonesian.
Introduction
Al-Haqiqat kama hiya (Truth as it is), is a book in Arabic introducing the beliefs of Twelver Shiites using only verses of the Qur'an and hadiths.[1] The author of the book, Ja'far al-Hadi (d. 2020), was an Iraq Shiite cleric and a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.
In this book, it has been tried to provide a brief definition and explanation of the framework of Shi'a thoughts, regardless of any arguments and references to questions, accusations, and disagreements between Islamic sects.[2] The author aims to point out the differences between Shi'a beliefs and the beliefs of other Islamic schools in forty topics.[3] Al-Haqiqat kama hiya has been translated and published in thirty-three languages.[4]
Structure and Content
Al-Haqiqat kama hiya, is a short book, including an introduction by the publisher, an introduction by the author and the text of the book, without a list of contents or chapters.[5] The content of the book is numbered in forty topics and introduces Shi'a and their beliefs.[6] The content of the book based on the text is briefly as follows:
- The need of all followers of Islamic schools for mutual recognition and peaceful life
- Shi'a opposition to colonialism-founded sects such as Bahaism, Babism and Qadiyaniyyah
- Introducing Twelver Shi'a beliefs (God's Oneness and Justice, prophethood, Resurrection and Imamate)
- Shi'as' beliefs in the infallibility of Imams (a), the existence of Imam al-Mahdi (a) and the expectation of Faraj and Imam al-Mahdi's (a) general representation by the jurists in the Age of Occultation.
- The practical beliefs of Shi'as on the obligation of daily prayers, fasting, Hajj, zakat, khums, jihad, Tawalli and Tabarri, and enjoining the good and forbidding the evil.
- Belief in the permission and validity of fixed-term marriage, as well as the prohibition of adultery, pederasty, riba, drinking alcoholic drinks, murder, gambling, hoarding, usurpation, slander, backbiting, cursing, and lying as greater sins.
- Shi'a's special attention to moral virtues and striving for spiritual self-building and paying attention to du'as received from the Ahl al-Bayt (a)
- Twelver Shiites' respect for the graves of the prophets (a), the Prophet Muhammad (s), the infallible Imams (a) and the descendants of Imams (a).
- Answering questions and accusations of the opponents of Shi'a about ziyara, intercession, tawassul, mourning, taqlid, commemoration of the Infallibles (a), cursing the Caliphs, etc.
- Introduction of the most important Shi'a sources of hadiths such as the Four Major books, Nahj al-balagha and al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
- Twelver Shi'as' belief about the right of Muslims to have Islamic governments based on the Book of God and the Sunna in order to preserve the rights of Muslims, establish fair and good relations with other governments, guard the borders of the Islamic world and guarantee the cultural, economic and political independence of Muslims to achieve the dignity the Qur'an wants for them.[7]
Publication and Translation
This book was published in 1426/2005 by the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly in six thousand copies.[8] This book has also been translated into thirty-three other languages:
- Persian
- Albanian
- German
- Urdu
- Spanish
- Indonesian
- English
- Italian
- Burmese
- Bulgarian
- Bengali
- Bosnian
- Portuguese
- Pashto
- Tagalog (Filipino)
- Thai
- Turkish
- Chewa
- Danish
- Rwandan
- Russian
- Romanian
- Japanese
- Sindhi
- Swahili
- French
- Fulani
- Kyrgyz
- Khmer (Cambodian)
- Kurdish (Kurmanji)
- Lezgian
- Polish
- Hausa[9]
The audio version of this book in Spanish, French and Indonesian languages, has been produced and published by the scientific and cultural department of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly.[10]
Notes
- ↑ The audio book of "Truth as it is" was produced in three languages (Persian)
- ↑ Kirmānī and Rūzbih, Āʾina-yi āthār, p. 339.
- ↑ Kirmānī and Rūzbih, Āʾina-yi āthār, p. 339.
- ↑ Kirmānī and Rūzbih, Āʾina-yi āthār, p. 18.
- ↑ Al-Hādī, al-Ḥaqīqat kamā hīya, 1426 AH.
- ↑ Al-Hādī, al-Ḥaqīqat kamā hīya, 1426 AH.
- ↑ The book "Truth as it is" is published by the Deputy of Cultural Affairs of the World Assembly of Ahl al-Bayt (Persian).
- ↑ Al-Hādī, al-Ḥaqīqat kamā hīya, 1426 AH.
- ↑ Kirmānī and Rūzbih, Āʾina-yi āthār, p. 18.
- ↑ The audio book of "Truth as it is" was produced in three languages (Persian).
References
- Al-Hādī, Jaʿfar. Al-Ḥaqīqat kamā hīya. 1st edition. Qom: Markaz-i Chāp wa Nashr-i Majmaʿ Jahānī Ahl al-Bayt (a), 1426 AH.
- Kirmānī, ʿAbd al-Karīm and Sayyid ʿAlī Rūzbih. Āʾina-yi āthār: kārnāma-yi tarjuma-yi Majmaʿ Jahānī Ahl al-Bayt (a) 1369-1399 SH. Qom: Majmaʿ Jahānī Ahl al-Bayt (a), 1401 AH.
- The book "Truth as it is" is published by the Deputy of Cultural Affairs of the World Assembly of Ahl al-Bayt (Persian). Accessed: 2024/02/04.
- The audio book of "Truth as it is" was produced in three languages (Persian). Accessed: 2024/02/04.