The Emergence of Shi'ism and the Shi'ites

The relation between the ideological and the theological realms in Islam. Theories of the Caliphate and the Imamate in Islam and the historical development of Shi'ism as a distinct school of Islamic thought.

• Preface
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part 1:The Emergence of Shi'ism
• The First Discussion: Denial, Neglecting the Question of Succession
• The Second Discussion: The Affirmative Path Represented by the Consultative Order
• The Third Discussion: Affirmation Represents Choice and Designation
• Part 2: The Emergence of the Shi'ites
• The First Discussion: The Genesis of Two Main Currents during the Prophet's Lifetime
• The Second Discussion
• The Third Discussion: Spiritual Shi'ism and Political Shi'ism
• Appendix : The Moral and Intellectual Preparation for 'Ali's Guardianship and Succession
• Introduction
• The First Discussion
• The Second Discussion: The Preparation and Adaptation of the Ummah to 'Ali's Succession
• The Third Discussion: The Pertinence of 'Ali's Proficient Knowledge of the Qur'an to His Preparation for Succession
• Bibliography