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History of Shi'ism: From the Advent of Islam up to the End of Minor Occultation

Author: Ghulam-Husayn Muharrami
Translator: Mansoor L. Limba
Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center
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• Foreword
• Reference
• Preface
• History of Shi‘ism as the History of a Living School and Combatant Followers
• References
• Part 1: A Cursory Glance at the References
• Lesson 1: Historical References
• Special References
• 1. Maqatil at-Talibiyyin
• 2. Ad-Darajat ar-Rafi‘ah fi Tabaqat ash-Shi‘ah
• 3. A‘yan ash-Shi‘ah
• 4. Tarikh ash-Shi‘ah
• 5. Shi‘eh dar Tarikh
• 6. Jihad ash-Shi‘ah
• 7. Tarikh-e Tashayyu‘ dar Iran az Aghaz ta Qarn-e Haftum-e Hijri
• Lesson 1: Summary
• Lesson 1: Questions
• References
• Leswson 2: General References
• 1. General History
• 2. Biography of the Imams (‘a)
• 3. Books on Revolts and Wars
• 4. Books on Rijal and Classes
• 5. Books on Geography
• 6. Books on Narrations
• 7. Books on Genealogy
• 8. Books on Hadith
• 9. Books on Nations and Religions
• Lesson 2: Summary
• Lesson 2: Questions
• References
• Part 2: The Manner of Emergence of the Shi‘ah 
• Lesson 3: “Shi‘ah” in the Lexicon and the Qur’an 
• Lesson 3: Summary
• Lesson 3: Questions
• References
• Lesson 4: The Origin of Shi‘ism
• Lesson 4: Summary
• Lesson 4: Questions
• References
• Lesson 5: The Other Terms for the “Shi‘ah” 
• The Status of ‘Ali (‘a) among the Companions {sahabah}
• Lesson 5: Summary
• Lesson 5: Questions
• References
• Lesson 6: The Role of the Quraysh in the Event of Saqifah 
• The Reasons behind the Quraysh’s Enmity toward the Family of the Prophet (S)
• 1. The Quraysh’s Ambition for Leadership
• 2. Tribal Rivalry and Envy
• 3. The Quraysh’s Enmity toward ‘Ali (‘a)
• Lesson 6: Summary
• Lesson 6: Questions
• References
• Lesson 7: The Silence of the Commander of the Faithful ‘Ali (‘a)
• 1. The Discord among Muslims
• 2. The Danger Posed by the Apostates {murtaddin}
• 3. The Safety of the Progeny of the Prophet (S)
• The Concrete Political Formation of the Shi‘ah after the Event of Saqifah
• Lesson 7: Summary
• Lesson 7: Questions
• References
• Lesson 8: The Shi‘ah among the Companions {sahabah}
• Lesson 8: Summary
• Lesson 8: Questions
• References
• Part 3: The Periods of Historical Development of the Shi‘ah 
• Lesson 9: The Periods of Historical Development of the Shi‘ah 
• 1. The Shi‘ah during the Period of the First Four Caliphs
• Manifestation of Shi‘ism during the Caliphate of ‘Ali (‘a)
• 2. The Shi‘ah during the Period of the Umayyad Caliphate
• Lesson 9: Summary
• Lesson 9: Questions
• References
• Lesson 10: The Spread of Shi‘ism during the Period of Umayyad Caliphate
• The Period of Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn (‘a)
• The Impact of the Karbala’ Movement on the Spread of Shi‘ism
• Lesson 10: Summary
• Lesson 10: Questions
• References
• Lesson 11: The Period of Imam as-Sajjad (‘a)
• The Shi‘ah Uprisings
• Stabilization of the Rule of Marwan’s Descendants
• Lesson 11: Summary
• Lesson 11: Questions
• References
• Lesson 12: The Beginning of the ‘Abbasid Campaign and Its Effect upon the Spread of Shi‘ism  
• Shi‘ism during the Period of Imam al-Baqir and Imam as-Sadiq (‘a)
• The University of Imam as-Sadiq (‘a)
• Lesson 12: Summary
• Lesson 12: Questions
• References
• Lesson 13: The Shi‘ah during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate
• ‘Abbasids Control over the Shi‘ah Leaders
• Lesson 13: Summary
• Lesson 13: Questions
• References
• Lesson 14: The Reasons behind the Burgeoning of the Shi‘ah during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate
• 1. The Hashimis and ‘Alawis during the Period of Umayyad Caliphate
• 2. The End of the Umayyad Caliphate and the Succession to Power of the ‘Abbasids
• 3. The Migration of the ‘Alawis
• The Reasons behind the Emigration of the Sadat
• a. The Defeat of the ‘Alawi Uprisings
• b. Pressure Exerted by Governments Agents
• c. Existence of Favorable Circumstances
• Lesson 14: Summary
• Lesson 14: Questions
• References
• Part 4: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings
• Lesson 15: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings during the Period of Umayyad Caliphate
• a. The Uprising of Zayd
• b. The Uprising of Yahya ibn Zayd
• Lesson 15: Summary
• Lesson 15: Questions
• References
• Lesson 16: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate
• The Uprisings of the Zaydis
• The Uprising of Muhammad Nafs az-Zakiyyah
• The Uprising of Ibn Tabataba’i al-Hasani
• The Uprising of Hasan ibn Zayd
• The Uprising of Yahya ibn al-Husayn
• Lesson 16: Summary
• Lesson 16: Questions
• References
• Lesson 17: Sporadic Uprisings
• a. The Uprising of Shahid Fakh
• b. The Uprising of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim
• c. The Uprising of Yahya ibn ‘Umar at-Talibi
• Factors behind the Failure of the Uprisings
• Lesson 17: Summary
• Lesson 17: Questions
• References
• Part 5: The Geographical Expansion of Shi‘ism  
• Lesson 18: The Geographical Expansion of Shi‘ism  
• Lesson 18: Summary
• Lesson 18: Questions
• References
• Lesson 19: The Demographic Concentration of the Shi‘ah 
• The Shi‘ah-Populated Places during the First Century Hijri
• a. Medina
• b. Yemen
• c. Kufah
• d. Basrah
• e. Mada’in
• f. Jabal ‘Amil
• Lesson 19: Summary
• Lesson 19: Questions
• References
• Lesson 20: The Shi‘ah-Populated Places during the Second Century Hijri
• a. Khurasan
• b. Qum
• c. Baghdad
• The Shi‘ah-Populated Places during the Third Century Hijri
• Lesson 20: Summary
• Lesson 20: Questions
• References
• Lesson 21: Shi‘ism among the Different Tribes
• Lesson 21: Summary
• Lesson 21: Questions
• References
• Part 6: The Rifts within Shi‘ism
• Lesson 22: The Rifts within Shi‘ism
• Lesson 22: Summary
• Lesson 22: Questions
• References
• Lesson 23: Factors behind the Rifts within Shi‘ism  
• 1. Repression
• 2. Taqiyyah {Dissimulation}
• 3. Ambition for Leadership
• 4. The Existence of Mentally Weak Individuals
• The Infallible Imams’ (‘a) Campaign against Extreme Views
• Lesson 23: Summary
• Lesson 23: Questions
• References
• Part 7: The Intellectual Legacy of the Shi‘ah 
• Lesson 24: The Intellectual Legacy of the Shi‘ah 
• Hadith
• First Category
• Second Category
• Third Category
• Fourth Category
• Lesson 24: Summary
• Lesson 24: Questions
• References
• Lesson 25: The Science of Jurisprudence
• The State of Jurisprudence during the Period of the Companions and the Followers {tabi‘un} 
• The State of Jurisprudence among the Shi‘ah
• The Beginning of Ijtihad
• The Jurists among the Companions of the Imams (‘a)
• Lesson 25: Summary
• Lesson 25: Questions
• References
• Lesson 26: The Science of Scholastic Theology {‘ilm al-kalam}
• Lesson 26: Summary
• Lesson 26: Questions
• References
• Part 8: The Role of the Shi‘ah Poets in the Spread of Shi‘ism  
• Lesson 27: The Shi‘ah Poets and the Station of Poetry 
• The Shi‘ah Poets Till the End of Minor Occultation
• The Leading Shi‘ah Poets
• Lesson 27: Summary
• Lesson 27: Questions
• References
• Lesson 28: The Subjects of the Poems of the Shi‘ah Poets
• 1. Argumentation against the Usurpers of the Ahl al-Bayt’s (‘a) Rights
• 2. The Shi‘ah Poets’ Confrontation with the Umayyad and ‘Abbasid Poets
• Lesson 28: Summary
• Lesson 28: Questions
• References
• Lesson 29: Elegy-Recitation
• Elegies for Imam al-Husayn (‘a) and the Other Martyrs in Karbala’
• Elegies for the Other Martyrs among the Descendants of the Prophet (S)
• The Virtues and Merits of the Descendants of the Prophet (S)
• The Demerits of the Enemies of the Prophet’s (S) Descendants
• Lesson 29: Summary
• Lesson 29: Questions
• References
• Bibliography