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.
- Inquiries About Shi'a Islam
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Introduction to Second Edition
- Who are the Shi‘a?
- The Five Schools of Islamic Thought
- Imamah
- Seven Categories of Verses of Allah’s Government in the Qur’an
- Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
- The Ahlul Bayt
- Infallibility
- Intercession (Shafa‘ah)
- Calling Upon the Prophet and Imams for Help
- Imam al-Mahdi
- Dissimulation (Taqiyyah)
- Seeing Allah (Ru’yat Allah)
- The Prayers Upon the Prophet (Salat ‘ala an-Nabi)
- Issues Pertaining to the Practice of the Prayers
- Wiping the Feet During Ablution (Wudu)
- Combining the Prayers
- The Adhan (Call to Prayer); “Hayya ‘ala Khayril ‘Amal” (Come to the Best of Deeds)
- Crossing the Hands in Prayer
- Concluding the Prayers with Three Takbirs (Saying: Allahu Akbar!)
- Prostrating on Earth (Turbah)
- Why Pray on the Soil of Karbala?
- Prayers for the Dead (Salat al-Mayyit)
- Tarawih Prayers
- Companions of the Prophet
- Differences and Misunderstandings between the Shi‘a and the Other Schools of Thought
- ‘Abasa Wa Tawalla (He Frowned and Turned Away)
- The Father of Ibrahim and the Father of Imam ‘Ali
- The Myth of the Distortion of the Noble Qur’an
- Mushaf Fatima
- Naming After the Prophets and the Imams
- Visiting the Shrines of the Prophets and Imams
- “Sadaqa Allahu Al-Adheem” or “Sadaqa Allahu Al-’Ali Al-Adheem”
- Lamentation and Mourning the Tragedies of the Prophet and His Family
- Three Divorces in One Session
- Khums in Islam
- Temporary Marriage (Mut‘ah)
- Mut‘at al-Hajj
- Conclusion: A Call for Muslim Unity
- References
- Glossary
