Islamic Books

Shi'ism; Imamate and Wilayat Preface I. Origin of Shi'sim: Political or Religious? 1 1. Introduction 1 2. The Beginning of Islam 5 3. The Origin of Shi'ism 6 4....

Shi'ah by: Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Translated by: Sayyid Hussayn Nasr THE PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful This is one of the valuable works of Allamah...

Fundamental Elements of Shi'ism Although in Islam no political or social movement has been separated from religion, which from the point of view of Islam necessarily embraces all things,...

The Present Book It was to overcome this deficiency that in 1962, Professor Kenneth Morgan of Colgate University, who pursues the laudable goal of presenting Oriental religions to the...

In The Name Of Allah; Most Merciful And Compassionate INTRODUCTION This book, which we have called Shi ite Islam, 1 seeks to clarify the true identity of Shi' ism which is one...

The Political Method of the Selection of the Caliph by Vote and Its Disagreement with the Shi'ite View Shi'ism believes that the Divine Law of Islam (Shari' ah), whose substance is...

The Transfer of the Caliphate to Mu'wiyah and Its Transformation into a Hereditary Monarchy After the death of 'Ali, his son, Hasan ibn 'Ali, who is recognized...

CHAPTER TWO DIVISIONS WITHIN SHI'ISM Each religion possesses a certain number of primary principles, which form its essential basis and other...

The Principles of Interpretation of the Qur'an At the beginning of Islam, it was commonly believed by some Sunnis that if there was sufficient reason one could ignore the outward meaning...

Shi'ite Contributions to Philosophy and the Intellectual Sciences In the same way that from the beginning Shi'ism played an effective role in the formation of Islamic philosophical thought,...

Another Point of View Concerning the Relation Between Man and the Universe The path chosen in the previous section to prove the existence of God is a very simple and evident...

Destiny and Providence The law of causality reigns throughout the world of existence without any breach or exception. 1 According to this law, each phenomenon in this world depends for...