Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Faith of the Imamiyyah Shi'ah

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

• Preface
• Introduction
• Glimpses into the Life of Shaykh al-Muzaffar
• His Family
• His Birth
• Intellectual Growth
• His Scientific Revenue
• His Poetry
• His Role in Developing Curricula and in Reformation
• Notes
• Foreword
• Notes
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preamble
• Prelude: Ijtihad and Taqlid
• Necessity of Seeking Knowledge
• Following an Authority in the Secondary Religious Affairs
• Ijtihad
• The Mujtahid
• Notes
• Part 1: Doctrines Pertaining To Divinity
• Almighty Allah
• Attributes of Almighty Allah
• Divine Justice
• Religious Duties
• Predetermination and Divine Decree
• Laws Of Religion
• Notes
• Part 2: Prophethood
• Prophethood
• Prophethood being part of Divine Grace
• Miracles of the Prophets
• Infallibility of the Prophets
• Attributes of the Prophets
• Prophets and their Books
• Islam
• The Lawgiver of Islam
• The Holy Qur’an
• Proving The Divine Status Of Islam And Past Religious Laws
• Notes
• Part 3: Imamate
• Imamate
• Infallibility of the Imam
• Attributes and Knowledge of the Imam
• Obedience to the Imams
• Love for the Ahl al-Bayt
• The Holy Imams
• Imamate Being Decided by A Divine Commission
• The Number of Imams
• Al-Mahdi
• Notes
• Part 4: Teachings of the Ahl Al-Bayt for Their Followers
• Prelude
• Would that I knew - my Master, My God and my Protector
• The Supplications of Al-Sahifah al-Sajjadiyyah
• Pilgrimage to the Holy Shrines
• Forms of Ziyarah
• Etiquettes of Visiting the Holy Shrines
• The Meaning of Shi`ism According to the Ahl al-Bayt
• Imam al-Baqir’s Conversation with Sa`id ibn al-Hasan
• Imam al-Sadiq’s Conversation with Abu’l-Sabbah al-Kinani
• Aphorisms of Imam al-Sadiq
• Oppression and Injustice
• Cooperation with Oppressors
• Holding offices in Despotic Governments
• Calling upon Islamic Unity
• Mutual Rights of Muslims
• Notes
• Part 5: Eschatology
• Resurrection and Final Assemblage
• Somatic Resurrection
• Note
• Bibliography