Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Political Dimension of Religion in Shiism

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

• Preface
• 2. Shiism, the historical moment of division
• 3. Philosophy- Politics and the great thinkers of Islam
• 4. The relation between religion and power
• 5. Islam and Terrorism
• The Holders of Authority and Legitimacy in Mahdism Doctrine
• A Divine Chain of Leadership
• 1. The Prophets of God- Guidance and Leadership for Humanity
• 2. Imamate
• 3. The holders of authority during the age of occultation of Imam Mahdi
• Wilayat is a part of marjayat in the culture of the Shia
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Stereotyping of Arabs and Muslims in the Western Mass Media: An Obstacle to the Movement of al-Imam al-Mahdi that Must be Confronted
• Toleration of Stereotyping Breeds Discrimination
• Overall Coverage of the 2006 Israeli-Hizbullah Conflict
• The Detroit Free Press Coverage
• The Holders of Authority and Legitimacy in Mahdism Doctrine The Detroit News Coverage
• Conclusion
• Comparative Views on Mahdism The Divine vs The Human
• 1.1 The Nature of Man
• 1.2 The Pathway of Man as Commanded by Allah
• 1.3 The fulfilment of Allah's promise
• 2.1 Man's tendencies to follow false pathways
• 2.2 Historical Evidence of false pathways
• Religious deviations
• Hindusim, Buddhism and tribal cultures
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Contemporary New Age Religions
• 2.3 Human responses to deviations - revolutions without divine guidance
• 3.1 Responses to revolutions and wars - the UN and its background
• UNITED NATIONS
• 3.2 UN in practice as opposed to its charter
• 4.1 False Mahdism from non-religious viewpoint, political and apolitical
• 4.2 False Mahdism from religious aspect
• 5. Conclusion: Recognition of true Mahdi (a.s.) and its outcome
• References