
An in-depth study and analysis of the early Islamic history and caliphate and personalities of the first three caliphs based on Sunni sources in order to understand the difference between Shi’a and Sunni schools of thought.
- When Power and Piety Collide
- Prologue
- Acknowledgement
- Dedication
- Chapter 1: Smashing the Idols of Tribalism
- Chapter 2: Quraysh Group
- Chapter 3: The Saqifah Union
- Chapter 4: Political Policies of Quraysh
- Chapter 5: Backlash
- Chapter 6: Transition of the Group
- Chapter 7: Prohibition of Transcribing the Hadith
- Chapter 8: Legacy of the Quraysh on the Hadith
- Chapter 9: Arduous Truth
- Defining Sahabah
- How the Sahabahs Define “Companionship”
- Hadith of “the Stars”
- Flaws found in the Companions in the Established Hadith
- Participation of the Companions in the Battles
- Conquests of the First Three Caliphs
- A Brief Introduction to the Prophet’s Companions
- Innovations of ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattab
- ‘Uthman Ibn al-Affan
- Chapter 10: The Ummah Fractures
- When did Shiaism Come About?
- Why the Focus on Ahlul Bayt?
- The Verse of Malediction (Ayat al-Mubahilah)
- Status of the Ahlul Bayt
- Sanctity of the Ahlul Bayt
- Ahlul Bayt - According to the Prophet
- Rafidah (The Rejecters)
- How “Shi’a Islam” Originated
- Abdullah Ibn Saba: Myth or Reality?
- Four Schools of Thought
- Maliki School of Thought (Al-Madhab al-Maliki)
- Conclusion
- Glossary