Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Origins and Early Development of Shi’a Islam

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Editor's preface
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Conceptual Foundations
• Chapter 2: Saqifa: The First Manifestations
• Chapter 3: Ali and the First Two Caliphs
• Chapter 4: The Re-emergence of the 'Alid Party
• Chapter 5: Kufa: Stage of Shi’i Activities
• Chapter 6: The Abdication of Hasan
• Chapter 7: The Martyrdom of Husayn
• Chapter 8: The Reaction after Karbala
• Chapter 9: The Struggle for Legitimacy
• Chapter 10: The Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiq
• Chapter 11: The Doctrine of the Imamate
• Bibliography
• A. Primary Sources
• B. Secondary Sources
• Notes
• Notes to Chapter 1
• Notes to Chapter 2
• Notes to Chapter 3
• Notes to Chapter 4
• Notes to Chapter 5
• Notes to Chapter 6
• Notes to Chapter 7
• Notes to Chapter 8
• Notes to Chapter 9
• Notes to Chapter 10
• Notes to Chapter 11