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surah al-bayyinah

‘Shi’a’ and Imamate

The term ‘Shi’a’ means ‘follower’, and now refers, conventionally, to the group of Muslims who, after the death of the Holy Prophet, believed that the function of leadership in the Islamic community was the prerogative of ‘Ali and his successors, regarded as ma’sum.

Al-BAYYINAH (Evidence)

The Surah is so designated after the word al-bayyinah occurring at the end of the first verse.

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