Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

A Shi'ite Anthology

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

• Introduction
• Notes
• Translator's Introduction
• The Present Collection
• The Sources
• The Translations
• Notes
• Foreword
• PART 1
• On the Unity of God
• A. The Prophet
• 1. Profession of Faith
• 2. God's Attributes
• B. Ali (as), the First Imam
• 1. The Transcendent Lord
• 2. Via negativa
• 3. Firm Rooting in Knowledge
• 4. The Fairest of Creators
• 5. Oneness
• 6. Discernment
• 7. The Vision of the Heart
• C. al-Baqir, the Fifth Imam
• The Incomparable Lord
• D. Ja'far al Sadiq, the Sixth Imam
• 1. Seeing God
• E. Musa, the Seventh Imam
• God's Might and Majesty
• F. Ali al-Rida, the Eighth Imam
• 1. Profession of Unity
• 2. The Veil
• Notes
• PART II
• The Ruler and Society
• 'Ali's Instructions to Malik al-Ashtar
• Part One: Introduction
• Part Two: Commands and Instructions Concerning Righteous Action in the Affairs of the State
• Part Three: Concerning the Classes of Men
• Part Four: Commands and Prohibitions in Malik al-Ashtar's Best Interest
• Notes
• The Spiritual Life: Prayer and Supplication
• A. al-Husayn, the Third Imam
• Prayer for the Day of Arafah
• B. 'Ali Zayn al-'Abidin, the Fourth Imam
• C. Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam
• Notes
• Appendix: The Twelve Imams
• Fatimah
• The Imams
• I. The First Imam, 'Ali (b. A.D. 600, d. A.H. 40/A.D. 661)
• II. The Second Imam, al-Hasan (3/62 -50/670)
• III. The Third Imam, al-Husayn (4/62 -6I/680)
• IV. The Fourth Imam, 'Ali, known as Zayn al-'Abidin and al-Sajjad (38/65895/7I2)
• V. The Fifth Imam, Muhammad, known as al-Baqir (57/675II4/732)
• VI. The Sixth Imam, Ja'far, known as al-Sadiq (83/702-148/765)
• VII. The Seventh Imam, Musa, entitled al-Kazim (128/744-183/799)
• VIII. The Eighth Imam, 'Ali, known as al-Rida (148/765-203/817)
• IX. The Ninth Imam, Muhammad, known as al-Taqi (195/809-220/835)
• X. The Tenth Imam, 'Ali, known as al-Naqi (212/827-254/868)
• XI. The Eleventh Imam, al-Hasan, called al-'Askari (232/845-260/872)
• XII. The Twelfth Imam, Muhammad, known as al-Mahdi (b. 256/868)
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Sources of the Selections
• A. The Prophet
• B. 'Ali
• C. al-Baqir: The Incomparable Lord: vol. 4, pp. 299-300
• D. Ja'far
• E. Musa: The Mighty and Majestic: vol. 4, p. 298
• F. Ali al-Rida
• Part III: The Spiritual Life
• Other sources