Imamate and Leadership

Chapters

1. About the Author
2. Lesson One
3. The Position of the Messenger of God With Respect To the Future of Islam
4. The Proclamation of 'ali's Leadership By the Prophet
5. The Objection of 'ali To the Decision of the Companions
6. The Rank of 'ali As Indicated in Other Sayings of the Prophet
7. The Relationship Between the Qur'an and the Progeny of the Prophet
8. Irresponsible Attitudes of the Companions
9. Does the Qur'an Provide an Unconditional Guarantee For the Companions?
10. The Formation of the Caliphal Order At the Saqifah
11. Reliance On Unsound Criteria
12. Answer To an Objection
13. Shi'ism in the Course of History
14. The True Nature of the Holders of Authority
15. The Guardians of the Frontiers of the Shari 'ah and the Realm of Islam
16. The Imamate As a Rational Necessity
17. Who Are Those Capable of Interpreting Divine Law?
18. The Imamate and Inner Guidance of Man
19. The Inerrancy of the Imams and the Necessity of Belief in It
20. Confirmation From the Qur'an and the Sunnah
21. The Ima M's Comprehensive Knowledge of the Islamic Sciences
22. The Sources of the Imam's Knowledge
23. A Word Concerning the Unseen and the Manifest
24. The Imam's Communication With the World of the Unseen
25. The Method of Choosing the Imam Or Leader
26. The Imamate of the Most Excellent