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Your gateway to an academic encounter with the Shi‘a Islam

Discover Shi‘a Islam

· Introduction

· Chapter 1: Origins of Shi'i Islam

· The Meaning of the term Shi'a

· When did Shi'ism start ?

· Early Shi'a

 

· Chapter 2: Sources of Shi'i Thought

· The Glorious Qur’an

· Shi‘a deny any alteration in the Qur’an

· The Sunnah

· The Household of the Prophet

· Who constitute the Household of the Prophet ?

· Reason

· Consensus

 

· Chapter 3: Doctrines

· Principles of Religion

· Unity of God

· Prophethood

· Resurrection

 

· Chapter 4: Practices

· The Daily Prayer

· Fasting

· Pilgrimage to Mecca

· Almsgiving

· Struggle for the sake of God

· Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil

 

· Chapter 5: The Shi‘a in the World

 

· Bibliography

· Further Reading

Discovering Shi‘i Islam

(5th Edition)

 

Mohammad Ali Shomali

ISBN: 964-96709-1-2

 

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