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

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.

• 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• Lesson 1: Historical References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