Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

THE ORIGIN OF SHI'ITE ISLAM AND IT'S PRINCIPLES (Asl ash-Shi'ah Wa Usuluha)

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

• INTRODUCTION
• PART I : The Origins of the Shi'ahs
• PART II: The Fundamentals of the Religion
• The Fundamental Beliefs
• Tawhid (monotheism)
• Prophethood
• The Imamate
• 'Adl (Justice)
• PART III: The Shi'ah - The Divine Code of Living
• Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
• 1. Salat (prayer)
• 2. Sawm (Fasting)
• 3. Zakat (Taxation)
• 4. Khums
• 5. Hajj
• 6. Jihad
• 7. Amr Bi 'l-ma 'Ruf and Nahy 'ani 'l-munkar (The enjoining of good and the prevention of evil)
• 8. Mu'amalat (Mutual Dealings)
• 8. (a) The Marriage Agreement
• 8 (b) Talaq (Divorce)
• 9. Inheritance
• 10. Endowments (waqf); Gifts (nibah) and Charities (sadaqah)
• 11. Passing Judgement (qadawah)
• 12. Slaughtering and Hunting
• 13. The Nature of Foodstuffs
• 14. Penology (hudud)
• Part IV: Allegations Against the Shi'a
• The Problem of Bada'
• Taqiyah (pious dissimulation or concealing one's faith in dangerous circumstances)
• Endnotes