Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Shia Per Islam

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

• Introduction
• The Meaning of Religion (din), Islam, and Shi'ism
• PART I: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SHI'ISM
• CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF SHI'ISM
• The Cause of the Separation of the Shi'ite Minority from the Sunni Majority
• The Two Problems of Succession and Authority in Religious Sciences
• The Political Method of the Selection of the Caliph by Vote and Its Disagreement with the Shi'ite View
• The Termination of the Caliphate of 'Ali Amir al-mu'minin and His Method of Rule
• The Benefit which the Shi'ah Derived from the Caliphate of Ali
• The Transfer of the Caliphate to Mu'awiyah and Its Transformation into a Hereditary Monarchy
• The Bleakest Days of Shi'ism
• The Establishment of Umayyad Rule
• Shi'ism During the 2nd/8th Century
• Shi'ism in the 3rd/9th Century
• Shi'ism in the 4th/10th Century
• Shi'ism from the 5th/11th to the 9th/15th Centuries
• Shi'ism in the 10th/16th and 11th/17th Centuries
• Shi'ism from the 12th/18th to the 14th/20th Centuries
• CHAPTER II DIVISIONS WITHIN SHI'ISM
• Zaydism and Its Branches
• Isma'ilism and Its Branches
• The Batinis
• The Nizaris, Musta'lis, Druzes and Muqanna'ah
• Differences Between Twelve-Imam Shi'ism and Isma'ilism and Zaydism
• Summary of the History of Twelve-Imam Shi'ism
• PART II: Shiites Religious Thought
• CHAPTER III THREE METHODS OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
• FIRST METHOD: THE FORMAL ASPECT OF RELIGION
• The Different Facets of the Formal Aspect of Religion
• Traditions of the Companions
• The Book and Tradition
• The Outward and Inward Aspects of the Quran
• The Principles of Interpretation of the Quran
• Hadith
• The Method of Shi'ism in Authenticating the Hadith
• The Method of Shi'ism in Following the Hadith
• Learning and Teaching in Islam
• Shi'ism and the Transmitted Sciences
• SECOND METHOD: THE WAY OF INTELECTION AND INTELLECTUAL REASONING
• Philosophical and Theological Thought in Shi'ism
• Shi'ite Initiative in Islamic Philosophy and Kalam
• Shi'ite Contributions to Philosophy and the Intellectual Sciences
• Outstanding Intellectual Figures of Shi'ism
• THIRD METHOD: INTELLECTUAL INTUITION OR MYSTICAL UNVEILING
• Man and Gnostic Comprehension
• Appearance of Gnosis (Sufism) in Islam
• Guidance Provided by the Quran and Sunnah for Gnostic Knowledge
• PART III: Islamic Beliefs From The Shiites Point Of View
• CHAPTER IV ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
• The World Seen from the Point of View of Being and Reality ; The Necessity of God
• Another Point of View Concerning the Relation Between Man and the Universe
• The Divine Essence and Qualities
• The Meaning of the Divine Qualities
• Further Explanation Concerning Qualities
• Qualities of Action
• Destiny and Providence
• Man and Free Will
• CHAPTER V ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPHET
• Toward the Goal: General Guidance
• Special Guidance
• Reason and Law
• That Mysterious Wisdom and Consciousness Called Revelation
• The Prophets - Inerrancy of Prophecy
• The Prophets and Revealed Religion
• The Prophets and Proof of Revelation and Prophecy
• The Number of the Prophets of God
• The Prophets Who are Bringers of Divine Law
• The Prophecy of Muhammad
• The Prophet and the Quran
• Chapter VI Eschatology
• Man is Composed of Spirit and Body
• A Discussion of Spirit from Another Perspective
• Death from the Islamic Point of View
• Purgatory
• The Day of Judgment - Resurrection
• Another Explanation
• The Continuity and Succession of Creation
• CHAPTER VII ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMAM (IMAMOLOGY)
• The Meaning of Imam
• The Imamate and Succession
• Affirmation of the Previous Section
• The Imamate and Its Role in the Exposition of the Divine Sciences
• The Difference Between Prophet and Imam
• The Imamate and Its Role in the Esoteric Dimension of Religion
• The Imams and Leaders of Islam
• A Brief History Of The Lives Of The Twelve Imams
• The First Imam
• The Second Imam
• The Third Imam
• The Fourth Imam
• The Fifth Imam
• The Sixth Imam
• The Seventh Imam
• The Eighth Imam
• The Ninth Imam
• The Tenth Imam
• The Eleventh Imam
• The Twelfth Imam
• On the Appearance of the Mahdi
• The Spiritual Message of Shi'ism