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Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a)
by Dr. Hamid Algar, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA, 11th October, 2001
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Shi'a Islam: Class 10
MP3 Format;
First couple of minutes are spent at blackboard;
- introduction to and early life of Imam Ja'far
- his influence on non-Shi'a madhhahib
- rival claims to the Imamate; Muhammad b. al-Hanafiya, Zayd, and Muhammadal-nafs al-Zakiya
- transition of power from the Umayyad to the Abbasid dynasties, and the claims of the Abbasid caliphs
- development of Shi'i theology by the Imam; principle of nass, and thetransition of knowledge from the Prophet to the Imams |
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Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq (a) Part II
by Dr. Hamid Algar, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA, 16th October, 2001
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Views: 17585 |
Shi'a Islam: Class 11
MP3 Format;
- importance of the cultivation of knowledge during the time of the 6th Imam
- what constitutes the knowledge of the Imams?
inner knowledge: inherited books, supreme name of God (al-ism al-a'zam), ta'wil - esoteric interpretation of the Qur'an
outer knowledge: transmission of hadith, development of fiqh and kalam, appointment of mufti,
occult knowledge: alchemy, science of the letters,
- doctrine of taqiya
- introduction to the life of Imam Musa al-Kazim, and the many claims to the Imamate after the death of his father Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq |
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