Forbidding What is Evil
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- This article is about the Shia doctrine. For the Qur'anic term, see Enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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Shia Twelvers Principles of the Religion |
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Tawhīd - Oneness |
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Salat - Prayer |
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Forbidding what is Evil (Arabic: "Nahy an al-Munkar"), is a part of Shia Islam's Branches of Religion and means, for example, to oppose injustice. In a more political and social context, Shi'a are divided: Some believe that one should not take a social stance unless the Imam of time orders so, while others believe in the Waliyat al-Faqih. Those not using the Waliyat al-Faqih are Quietists, al-Sistani being one of them.
[edit] Etymology
It is derived from the Quranic Enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong
The phrase "Forbidding what is Evil" comes from several Qur'anic ayah (verses). "al-Munkar" means literally "the rejected".
See also: Ma'ruf