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

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 belive that one should not take a social stance unless the Imam of time orders so, while others belive in the Waliyat al-Faqih. Those not using the Waliyat al-Faqih are Quietists, al-Sistani being one of them.

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

External links

http://www.harunyahya.com/truthtext.php
http://www.geocities.com/islamicsite786/truebelievers.html
http://salam.muslimsonline.com/~bern/believers.html

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