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10. The conditions of the imamate (caliphate).
The First Pillar
The first among the pillars of belief is the knowledge of the Essence of Allah - the Exalted, the
High - and
that Allah - the High - is One.
It consists of ten principles:
(i-a) The Knowledge of His Existence
The first principle is the knowledge of the existence of Allah - the High:
The first light which should be used for illumination and the first thing to be followed on the
road of
admonition are the instructions of the Koran, because there is no explanation beyond that of Allah
- the
The First Pillar
The first among the pillars of belief is the knowledge of the Essence of Allah - the Exalted, the
High - and
that Allah - the High - is One.
It consists of ten principles:
(i-a) The Knowledge of His Existence
The first principle is the knowledge of the existence of Allah - the High:
The first light which should be used for illumination and the first thing to be followed on the
road of
admonition are the instructions of the Koran, because there is no explanation beyond that of Allah
- the