Taqieh
English translation: dissimulation of one's faith
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|  Selected response from: Amir Lezgui Iran Local time: 11:29 | ||||||
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| 5 | dissimulation of one's faith |
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| 3 | to hide one's faith |
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3 mins confidence: 
to hide one's faith Explanation: Yet Shi'ite teaching also enjoins the avoidance of martyrdom, even recommending taqieh ("hiding one's faith") as a way of saving one's life from murderous persecutors. http://www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/zz12.htm Good luck! |
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4 mins confidence:
dissimulation of one's faith Explanation: other meaning offered for that term is guarding oneself. |
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