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Shia, Muhammad Huseyn TABATABAI |
The Meaning of Religion (din), Islam, and Shi'ism
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 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
CHAPTER II : DIVISIONS WITHIN SHI'ISM
Differences Between Twelve-Imam Shi'ism and Isma'ilism and Zaydism
Summary of the History of Twelve-Imam Shi'ism
CHAPTER III: THREE METHODS OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
THE WAY OF INTELLECTION AND INTELLECTUAL REASONING
INTELLECTUAL INTUITION OR MYSTICAL UNVEILING
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
CHAPTER V : ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPHET
CHAPTER VII : ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMAM
(IMAMOLOGY)
The Imamate and Its Role in the Exposition of the Divine Sciences
The Imamate and Its Role in the Esoteric Dimension of Religion
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE IMAMS
On the Appearance of the Mahdi
The Spiritual Message of Shi'ism