Imamate and Leadership

• About the Author
• Lesson One
• The Position of the Messenger of God With Respect To the Future of Islam
• The Proclamation of 'ali's Leadership By the Prophet
• The Objection of 'ali To the Decision of the Companions
• The Rank of 'ali As Indicated in Other Sayings of the Prophet
• The Relationship Between the Qur'an and the Progeny of the Prophet
• Irresponsible Attitudes of the Companions
• Does the Qur'an Provide an Unconditional Guarantee For the Companions?
• The Formation of the Caliphal Order At the Saqifah
• Reliance On Unsound Criteria
• Answer To an Objection
• Shi'ism in the Course of History
• The True Nature of the Holders of Authority
• The Guardians of the Frontiers of the Shari 'ah and the Realm of Islam
• The Imamate As a Rational Necessity
• Who Are Those Capable of Interpreting Divine Law?
• The Imamate and Inner Guidance of Man
• The Inerrancy of the Imams and the Necessity of Belief in It
• Confirmation From the Qur'an and the Sunnah
• The Ima M's Comprehensive Knowledge of the Islamic Sciences
• The Sources of the Imam's Knowledge
• A Word Concerning the Unseen and the Manifest
• The Imam's Communication With the World of the Unseen
• The Method of Choosing the Imam Or Leader
• The Imamate of the Most Excellent