Inquiries About Shi'a Islam

Author: Sayyid Moustafa Al-Qazwini

Publisher: The Islamic Educational Center of Orange County

An excellent introduction to the major doctrines of Shi'i Islam, including an explanation of the Ahlul Bayt, infallibility, intercession, dissimulation, companions and wives of the Prophet, and other schools of Islamic thought.

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Chapters

  1. About the Author
  2. Introduction
  3. Introduction to Second Edition
  4. Who are the Shi‘a?
  5. The Five Schools of Islamic Thought
  6. Imamah
  7. Seven Categories of Verses of Allah’s Government in the Qur’an
  8. Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
  9. The Ahlul Bayt
  10. Infallibility
  11. Intercession (Shafa‘ah)
  12. Calling Upon the Prophet and Imams for Help
  13. Imam al-Mahdi
  14. Dissimulation (Taqiyyah)
  15. Seeing Allah (Ru’yat Allah)
  16. The Prayers Upon the Prophet (Salat ‘ala an-Nabi)
  17. Issues Pertaining to the Practice of the Prayers
  18. Companions of the Prophet
  19. Differences and Misunderstandings between the Shi‘a and the Other Schools of Thought
  20. Conclusion: A Call for Muslim Unity
  21. References
  22. Glossary

First published on al-islam.org.

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