This text discusses how Shi'ism has been an integral and inseparable part of Islam from the time of the Holy Prophet (sa). The text provides several resources to show how Shi'ism began with the companions of the Holy Prophet (sa) and how its legacy still stands.
- History of Shi'ism: From the Advent of Islam up to the End of Minor Occultation
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part 1: A Cursory Glance at the References
- Part 2: The Manner of Emergence of the Shi‘ah
- Part 3: The Periods of Historical Development of the Shi‘ah
- Lesson 9: The Periods of Historical Development of the Shi‘ah
- Lesson 10: The Spread of Shi‘ism during the Period of Umayyad Caliphate
- Lesson 11: The Period of Imam as-Sajjad (‘a)
- Lesson 12: The Beginning of the ‘Abbasid Campaign and Its Effect upon the Spread of Shi‘ism
- Lesson 13: The Shi‘ah during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate
- Lesson 14: The Reasons behind the Burgeoning of the Shi‘ah during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate
- Part 4: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings
- Part 5: The Geographical Expansion of Shi‘ism
- Part 6: The Rifts within Shi‘ism
- Part 7: The Intellectual Legacy of the Shi‘ah
- Part 8: The Role of the Shi‘ah Poets in the Spread of Shi‘ism
- Bibliography
