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ʿIṣma (Infallibility of the Imams)

The doctrine that the Prophets and (for Shīʿīs) the Imams are divinely protected from sin and error.

The doctrine that the Prophets and (for Shīʿīs) the Imams are divinely protected from sin and error.

Key passages(10)

Kitab Alfayn · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Mustasfa · al-Ghazali

Very high

Tathbit Dalail Nubuwwa · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

High

Fusul Mukhtara · al-Mufid

High

Tanzih Anbiya · al-Sharif al-Murtada

High

Bustan Carifin · Abu al-Layth al-Samarqandi

High

Bustan Carifin · al-Nawawi

High

Ikhtiyar Macrifat Rijal · Shaykh al-Tusi

Moderate

Ikhtisas · al-Mufid

Moderate
Imama 315challenges

Imama · Ibn Taymiyya

Moderate