Introduction 

Translator's Introduction 

Foreword 

Part I  
On the Unity of God 
The Prophet 
'Ali, the First Imam 
Al-Baqir, the Fifth Imam 
Ja'far al-Sadiq, the Sixth Imam 
Musa, the Seventh Imam 
'Ali al-Rida, the Eighth Imam 

Part II  
The Ruler and Society 
'Ali's Instruction to Malik al-Ashtar 
 
Part III  
The Spiritual Life: Prayer and Supplication 
Al-Husayn, the Third  Imam
Ali Zayn al-'Abidin, the Fourth Imam 
Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam 

Appendix 
The Twelve Imams 

Bibliography