Islamic Books

A Brief History Of The Lives Of The Twelve Imams The First Imam Amir al-mu'minin 'Ali 1 —upon whom be peace— was the son of Abu-Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu-Hashim. Abu-Talib was the uncle and guardian of the Holy Prophet and the person who had br...

A Brief History Of The Lives Of The Twelve Imams ...

Hadith Haqq Umm-Salamah has said, "I heard from the Prophet of God who said, 'All is with the Truth (haqq) and the Qur'an, and the ( 202 ) Truth and the Qur'an are also with 'Ali, and 1 they will be inseparable until they come upon me at Kawthar...

Hadith Haqq Umm-Salamah has said, "I heard from t...

Another Explanation In discussing the outward and inward meaning of the Qur'an, we pointed out that the Islamic sciences are explained in the Qur'an through different means and that these are in general divided into the two dimensions of the exote...

Another Explanation In discussing the outward a...

The Prophet and the Qur'an It was demanded of the Prophet, as it had been of other prophets, that he produce a miracle. The Prophet himself also confirmed the power of prophets to produce miracles as has been asserted clearly by the Qur'an. Many m...

The Prophet and the Qur'an It was demanded of t...

The Prophets and Revealed Religion What the prophets of God received through revelation and as a message from God and conveyed to mankind was religion (Din), 3 that is, a way of life and human duties which guarantee the real happiness of man. 3 Edi...

The Prophets and Revealed Religion What the proph...

Destiny and Providence The law of causality reigns throughout the world of existence without any breach or exception. 1 According to this law, each phenomenon in this world depends for its coming into being upon causes and conditions, which make its...

Destiny and Providence The law of causality reign...

Another Point of View Concerning the Relation Between Man and the Universe The path chosen in the previous section to prove the existence of God is a very simple and evident one, which man treads with his God-given nature and intelligence without...

Another Point of View Concerning the Relation Bet...

Shi'ite Contributions to Philosophy and the Intellectual Sciences In the same way that from the beginning Shi'ism played an effective role in the formation of Islamic philosophical thought, it was also a principal factor in the further development a...

Shi'ite Contributions to Philosophy and the Intell...

The Principles of Interpretation of the Qur'an At the beginning of Islam, it was commonly believed by some Sunnis that if there was sufficient reason one could ignore the outward meaning of Qur'anic verses and ascribe to them a contrary meaning. U...

The Principles of Interpretation of the Qur'an ...

CHAPTER TWO DIVISIONS WITHIN SHI'ISM Each religion possesses a certain number of primary principles, which form its essential basis and other principles of secondary importance. When the followers of a religion differ as to the nature of the prim...

CHAPTER TWO DIVISIONS WITHIN SHI'ISM Each reli...

The Transfer of the Caliphate to Mu'wiyah and Its Transformation into a Hereditary Monarchy After the death of 'Ali, his son, Hasan ibn 'Ali, who is recognized by the Shi ah as their second Imam, became caliph. This designation occurred in accord...

The Transfer of the Caliphate to Mu'wiyah and Its...

The Political Method of the Selection of the Caliph by Vote and Its Disagreement with the Shi'ite View Shi'ism believes that the Divine Law of Islam (Shari' ah), whose substance is found in the Book of God and in the tradition (Sunnah) 2 of the Ho...

The Political Method of the Selection of the Cali...

In The Name Of Allah; Most Merciful And Compassionate INTRODUCTION This book, which we have called Shi ite Islam, 1 seeks to clarify the true identity of Shi' ism which is one of the two major branches of Islam, the other being Sunnism. It deals in...

In The Name Of Allah; Most Merciful And Compassion...

The Present Book It was to overcome this deficiency that in 1962, Professor Kenneth Morgan of Colgate University, who pursues the laudable goal of presenting Oriental religions to the West from the point of view of the authentic representatives of t...

The Present Book It was to overcome this deficien...

Fundamental Elements of Shi'ism Although in Islam no political or social movement has been separated from religion, which from the point of view of Islam necessarily embraces all things, Shi'ism was not brought into existence only by the question of...

Fundamental Elements of Shi'ism Although in Islam...

Shi'ah by: Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Translated by: Sayyid Hussayn Nasr THE PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful This is one of the valuable works of Allamah Tabataba'i printed and presented, by the help of ...

Shi'ah by: Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i Trans...

A Shi'a Anthology Foreword 1 Introduction 2 On the Unity of God 10 A. The Prophet 12 1. Profession of Faith 12 2. God's Attributes 13 B. Ali (as), the First Imam 15 1. The Transcendent Lord 15 2. Via negativa 18 3. Firm Rooting in ...

A Shi'a Anthology Foreword 1 Introduction 2 O...

C. Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam Prayer for the month of Rajab Shaykh al-Tusi has related that this noble writing came out of the Sacred Precinct on the hand of the great Shaykh, Abu Jaf'ar Muhammad ibn 'Uthman ibn Sa'id1 - may God be pleased...

C. Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam Prayer for...

O my Protector! Thou art He who was gracious, Thou art He who blessed, Thou art He who worked good, Thou art He who was kind, Thou art He who was bounteous, Thou art He who perfected, Thou art He who provided, Thou art He who gave success, T...

O my Protector! Thou art He who was gracious, Th...

The Spiritual Life : Prayer and Supplication &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp For the Muslim, the necessary personal concomitant of professing God's Unity is devotion to Him. The outward dimension of this devotion is shaped by the Shari'ite injunctions concerning wo...

The Spiritual Life : Prayer and Supplication &nbs...

Part Four: Commands and Prohibitions in Malik al-Ashtar's Best Interest &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Set aside for those who have requests (hajat) from you a portion (of your time) in which you yourself are free to (attend) to them. Hold an open audience for the...

Part Four: Commands and Prohibitions in Malik al-A...