Transliteration Symbols
| Symbol | Transliteration | Symbol | Transliteration |
| ء | ’ | أ | a
|
ب
|
B | ت
|
t |
ث
|
Th | ج
|
j |
ح
|
ḥ | خ
|
kh |
د
|
D | ذ
|
dh |
| ر | R | ز
|
z |
| س | S | ش
|
sh |
| ص | ṣ | ض
|
ḍ |
| ط | ṭ | ظ
|
ẓ |
| ع | ‘ | غ
|
gh |
| ف | F | ق
|
q |
| ك | K | ل
|
l |
| م | M | ن
|
n |
| هـ | H | و
|
w |
| ي | Y | ة
|
ah |
| Long Vowels | |||
| آ | A | ﹷ
|
a |
| ای | I | ﹻ
|
i |
| او | U | ﹹ
|
u |
| Persian Letters | |||
| Symbol | Transliteration | Symbol | Transliteration |
| پ | P | ﭺ
|
ch |
| ﮊ | Zh | ﮒ
|
g |
- 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