Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Kitab Al-Irshad 1

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• CHAPTER I: VIRTUES, QUALITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL
• Introduction
• Reports of him, Peace be on him, Mentioning and Knowing about the Event (of his Death) before its Occurrence
• Reports which have come down of the Motive for his Murder and how the Event occurred
• Reports about the Place of the Grave of the Commander of the Faithful, Peace be on him, and an Explanation of the Circumstances of his Burial
• NOTES
• CHAPTER II: BACKGROUND TO THE LIFE OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL
• Reports of his Priority in Belief in God and His Apostle and of his Being the First of all Responsible Men in (Faith)
• Reports of his Outstanding Merit, Peace be on him, over Everybody in Religious Knowledge (Ilm)
• Reports of his Outstanding Merit, the Blessing of God be on him
• Reports of Love for him, Peace be on him, Being a Sign of Faith (in a Person) and Hatred of him Being a Sign of Hypocrisy (in a Person)
• Reports of him, Peace be on him, and his Shi'a Being the Successful Ones
• Reports of Friendship to him, Peace be on him, Being a Sign of Good Birth and Enmity to him, Being a Sign of Disgraceful Birth
• His Qualities
• 1. The Meeting of the Banu 'Abd al-Muttalib
• 2. The Circumstances of the Prophet's Emigration from Mecca
• 3. The Commander of the Faithful fulfils the Prophet's Obligations in Mecca
• 4. The Commander of the Faithful puts right Crimes committed by Khalid b. al-Walid
• 5. Keeping the Conquest of Mecca Secret
• 6. The Carrying of the Standard at the Conquest of Mecca
• 7. The Conversion of Yemen
• 8. Taking up the Standard at Khaybar
• 9. Delivery of the Verses of Renunciation in Mecca
• NOTES
• CHAPTER III: THE MILITARY EXPLOITS OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL
• The Battle of Badr
• The Battle of Uhud
• The Campaign against the Banu al-Nadir
• The Campaign against the Allies (Ahzab)
• The Campaign against the Bang Qurayza
• (The Campaign of Dhat al-Salasil)
• The Campaign against the Banu al-Mustaliq
• (The Expedition to al-Hudaybiyya)
• The Campaign against Khaybar
• The Conquest of Mecca
• The Campaign against Hunayn
• Expeditions to Awtas and al-Ta'if
• The Expedition to Tabuk and the Commander of the Faithful's Deputising for the Prophet at Medina
• (The Campaign against 'Amr b. Ma'dikarib)
• (The Campaign of (Dhat) al-Silsila)
• NOTES
• CHAPTER IV: THE ROLE OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE PROPHET'S LIFE
• (The Deputation of Christians from Najran and the Contest of Prayer)
• The Circumstances of the Last Illness and Death of the Prophet
• NOTES
• CHAPTER V: LEGAL DECISIONS OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL
• A. (Judgements of the Commander of the Faithful during the Lifetime of the Prophet)
• 1. His Judgements in Yemen
• 2. A Case outside Yemen during the Life of the Prophet
• B. Judgements of the Commander of the Faithful during the Rule of Abu Bakr
• C. Reports of the Judgements of (the Commander of the faithful) during the Rule of 'Umar b. al-Khattab
• D. Reports of the Judgements of the Commander of the Faithful during the Rule of 'Uthman b. 'Affan
• E. Reports of the Judgements of (the Commander of the Faithful), peace be on him, after the Pledge of Allegiance of the General Populace to him and the Death of 'Uthman
• NOTES
• CHAPTER VI: MEMORABLE WORDS AND SPEECHES OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL
• His Words about God
• His Words about Knowledge ('Ilm)
• His Words about this World and the Next
• His Words about Companions, Ascetics and his Shi'a
• His Words concerning Death
• Speeches Urging Men to Himself and his Family
• His Words before and after the Battle of the Camel
• His Words about the Campaign against Mu'awiya and the Battle of Siffin
• His Words about the Truce and the Revolt of the Kharijites
• His Words concerning the Syrian Raids after the Truce
• His Words about the Succession and Men's Desertion of him
• Some of his Words of Wisdom and Warning, Peace be on him
• NOTES
• CHAPTER VII: SOME OF THE MIRACLES OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL
• The Miracle of his Wisdom while still a Boy
• The Miracle of his Military Prowess
• The Miracle of the Survival of his Reputation and his Family despite Suppression and Oppression
• The Prophecies and Inner Knowledge of the Commander of the Faithful
• His Miraculous Strength at Khaybar
• The Miracle of Moving the Rock and the Water under it
• His Miraculous Victory over the Jinn
• His Sending back the Sun
• The Miracle of Speaking to the Fish
• The Commander of the Faithful and the Jinn
• Some other Miracles of the Commander of the Faithful
• NOTES
• CHAPTER VIII: THE CHILDREN OF THE COMMANDER OF THE FAITHFUL