The Shiite Islam
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Author: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
Translator: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Category: Religions and Sects
Author: Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
Translator: Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
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The Shiite Islam
- PREFACE
- The Study of Shi'ism
- Fundamental Elements of Shi'ism
- Present State of Shi'ite Studies
- The Present Book
- The Author
- NOTES
- INTRODUCTION
- The Meaning of Religion (din) Islam, and Shi'ism
- The Meaning of Religion (din)[2] Islam, and Shi'ism
- NOTES
- 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[41] 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
- NOTES
- 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
- NOTES
- PART II: SHI'ITE 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 INTELLECTION 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
- NOTES
- PART III: ISLAMIC BELIEFS FROM THE SHI'ITE 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
- NOTES
- 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
- NOTES
- 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
- NOTES
- CHAPTER VII ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMAM (IMAMOLOGY) (part-1)
- 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
- NOTES
- CHAPTER VII ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMAM (IMAMOLOGY) (part-2)
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE IMAMS
- The First Imam Amir al-mu'minin Ali
- The Second Imam Hasan Mujtaba
- The Third Imam Husayn (Sayyid al-Shuhada)
- The Fourth Imam Sajjad (Ali ibn Husayn entitled Zayn al-'abidin and Sajjad)
- The Fifth Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Baqir
- The Sixth Imam Ja'far ibn Muhammad
- The Seventh Imam Musa ibn Ja'far Kazim
- The Eighth Imam Rida (Ali ibn Musa)
- The Ninth Imam Muhammad (ibn Ali) Taqi
- The Tenth Imam Ali ibn Muhammad Naqi
- The Eleventh Imam Hasan ibn Ali 'Askari
- The Twelfth Imam Mahdi
- NOTES
- CHAPTER VII ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMAM (IMAMOLOGY) (part-3)
- On the Appearance of the Mahdi
- The Spiritual Message of Shi'ism
- NOTES
- APPENDIX I TAQIYAH Or DISSIMULATION
- APPENDIX II MUT'AH OR TEMPORARY MARRIAGE
- NOTE
- APPENDIX III PRACTICES IN RITUAL SHIISM
- APPENDIX IV A NOTE ON THE JINN
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- The Writings of Allamah Tabataba'i
- GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
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