Then I was Guided

An autobiographical account of Sayed Tijani's search for knowledge, which aims to remove some of the barriers that exist between the schools of thought of the ahl-as-Sunnah and the shi'a by clearing misconceptions about Shi'ism.

• Dedication
• Foreword
• A Brief Look at My Life
• The Pilgrimage to the House of Allah
• In Egypt
• A Meeting on Board the Ship
• My First Visit to Iraq
• Abdul Qadir al-Jilani and Musa al-Kazim
• Skepticism and Questioning
• The Visit to al Najaf
• A Meeting with the Al Ulama’ (The Learned Men)
• A Meeting with Al Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al Sadr
• Skepticism and Perplexity
• The Journey to Hijaz
• The Beginning of the Research
• The Companions of the Prophet as seen by the Shi’a and the Sunnis
• The Companions at the Peace Treaty of al Hudaibiyah
• The Companions and the Raziyat Yawm al Khamis (The Calamity of Thursday)
• The Companions in the Military Detachment under Usamah
• The Opinion of the Quran regarding the Companions
• The Opinion of the Messenger regarding the Companions
• The Opinion of the Companions about Each Other
• The Beginning of the Change
• A Dialogue With a Scholar
• The Reasons Behind the Enlightment
• The Correct Prophetic Traditions Which Indicate the Fact that it is Compulsory to Follow the Ahl al Bayt
• Our Misfortune Regarding Ijtihad Against the Texts
• An Invitation to Friends to Join the Research
• The Guidance of Truth
• The References