
This text provides a good analysis of the lives of the Infallible Imams while presenting the different methods, struggles, and circumstances of each Imam and how they may have acted similarly or differently. However they have all acted as Allah (SWT) desired of them and that if each of the Imam were in the same position as the other Imams, they would’ve behaved similarly.
- A Survey into the Lives of the Infallible Imams
- Transliteration Symbols
- Foreword
- Introduction: A Comparison between Imam al-Husayn’s (‘a) Path and That of Other Imams (‘a)
- Chapter 1: ‘Ali’s (‘a) Struggles
- ‘Uthman’s assassination (the problem of hypocrisy)
- Inflexibility in the enforcement of justice
- Bluntness and honesty in politics
- Kharijites [khawarij], ‘Ali’s fundamental problem
- ‘Ali’s (‘a) demeanour towards the Kharijites
- The principles of the Kharijites sect
- ‘Ali’s attitude towards Kharijites
- Characteristics of the Kharijites
- ‘Ali’s (‘a) martydom
- Chapter 2: Imam al-Hassan’s (‘a) Pacifism (Session 1)
- Chapter 2: Imam al-Hassan’s Pacifism (Session 2)
- Chapter 3: A Discourse on Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin (‘a)
- Chapter 4: Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) and the Issue of Vicegerency (Session 1)
- The ‘Abbasid’s utilization of the people’s discontentment
- Abu Salmah’s letter to Imam al-Sadiq and ‘Abd Allah al-Mahd
- The reaction of Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) and ‘Abd Allah al-Mahd
- Investigation
- The secret gathering of the heads of Bani Hashim
- Allegiance with “MuhammadNafs Zakiyyah”
- Characteristics of Imam al-Sadiq’s time
- Chapter 4: Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) and the Issue of Vicegerency (Session 2)
- The comparison between the time of Imam al-Sadiq and the time of Imam al-Husayn
- The war of beliefs
- The attitude of Imam al-Sadiq with the various intellectual streams
- The words of Malik ibn Anas about Imam al-Sadiq
- The view of Ahmad Amin
- The confession of Jahiz
- The view of Mir ‘Ali Hindi
- The words of Ahmad Zaki Salih
- The endeavour of the Shi‘ah towards intellectual issues
- Jabir ibn Hayyan
- Hisham ibn al-Hakam
- The factors affecting scientific enthusiasm during the time of Imam al-Sadiq (‘a)
- Question and answer
- Chapter 5: The Reasons for Imam Musa al-Kazim’s (‘a) Martyrdom
- The influence of time on the type of combat
- The Imam in Basrah Prison
- The Imam in various prisons
- Harun’s request from the Imam
- The reasons for the Imam’s arrest
- Ma’mun’s saying
- The Imam’s spiritual influence
- Two common customs among the Imams
- The plot of Harun’s system
- Bishr Hafi and Imam al-Kazim (‘a)
- Safwan Jammal and Harun
- The manner of the Imam’s martyrdom
- Chapter 6: The Issue of Imam al-Rida (‘a) as the Crown Prince (Session 1)
- The ‘Abbasid attitude towards the ‘Alawis
- The issue of Imam al-Rida’s successoral and historical citations
- Ma’mun and the Shi‘ism
- The views of Shaykh Mufid and Shaykh Saduq
- The second probability
- Jurji Zaydan’s view
- The third probability
- The historical facts
- Imam al-Rida’s refusal
- Imam al-Rida’s condition
- The Imam’s attitude after the issue of acceptance
- Chapter 6 :The Issue of Imam al-Rida(‘a) as the Crown Prince (Session 2)
- Chapter 7: On the Topic of Imam al-Hassan al-‘Askari (‘a)
- Chapter 8, Part 1: The Universal Justice
- Chapter 8, Part 2: The Promised [Maw‘ud] al-Mahdi
- Mahdism in the Qur’an and in the sayings of prophets
- ‘Ali’s saying
- Mukhtar’s uprising and belief in Mahdism
- The words of Zuhri
- The rising of “Nafs Zakiyyah” and the belief in Mahdism
- The deceit of Mansur, the ‘Abbasid Caliph
- Muhamamd ibn ‘Ijlan and Mansur ‘Abbasi
- The words of Di‘bil
- Mahdism in the Sunni World
- The words of Hafiz
- The essence of al-Mahdi’s uprising
- Mahdism, a global philosophy