Foreword

Preface

Part 1:  A Cursory Glance at the References

Lesson 1: Historical References

Leswson 2: General References

Part 2: The Manner of Emergence of the Shi‘ah

Lesson 3: “Shi‘ah” in the Lexicon and the Qur’an

Lesson 4: The Origin of Shi‘ism

Lesson 5: The Other Terms for the “Shi‘ah”

Lesson 6: The Role of the Quraysh in the Event of Saqifah

Lesson 7: The Silence of the Commander of the Faithful ‘Ali (‘a)

Lesson 8: The Shi‘ah among the Companions {sahabah}

Part 3: The Periods of Historical Development of the Shi‘ah

Lesson 9: The Periods of Historical Development of the Shi‘ah

Lesson 10: The Spread of Shi‘ism during the Period of Umayyad Caliphate

Lesson 11: The Period of Imam as-Sajjad (‘a)

Lesson 12: The Beginning of the ‘Abbasid Campaign and Its Effect upon the Spread of Shi‘ism

Lesson 13: The Shi‘ah during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate

Lesson 14: The Reasons behind the Burgeoning of the Shi‘ah during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate

Part 4: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings

Lesson 15: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings during the Period of Umayyad Caliphate

Lesson 16: The Shi‘ah and ‘Alawi Uprisings during the Period of ‘Abbasid Caliphate

Lesson 17: Sporadic Uprisings

Part 5: The Geographical Expansion of Shi‘ism

Lesson 18: The Geographical Expansion of Shi‘ism

Lesson 19: The Demographic Concentration of the Shi‘ah

Lesson 20: The Shi‘ah-Populated Places during the Second Century Hijri

Lesson 21: Shi‘ism among the Different Tribes

Part 6: The Rifts within Shi‘ism

Lesson 22: The Rifts within Shi‘ism

Lesson 23: Factors behind the Rifts within Shi‘ism

Part 7: The Intellectual Legacy of the Shi‘ah

Lesson 24: The Intellectual Legacy of the Shi‘ah

Lesson 25: The Science of Jurisprudence

Lesson 26: The Science of Scholastic Theology {‘ilm al-kalam}

Part 8: The Role of the Shi‘ah Poets in the Spread of Shi‘ism

Lesson 27: The Shi‘ah Poets and the Station of Poetry

Lesson 28: The Subjects of the Poems of the Shi‘ah Poets

Lesson 29: Elegy-Recitation

Bibliography

This text discusses how Shi'ism has been an integral and inseparable
part of Islam from the time of the Holy Prophet (sa). The text provides
several resources to show how Shi'ism began with the companions of the
Holy Prophet (sa) and how its legacy still stands.


History of Shi'ism: From the Advent of Islam up to the End of Minor Occultation

Part 5: The Geographical Expansion of Shi‘ism
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