Doctrines of Shiʻi Islam : a compendium of Imami beliefs and practices /

Main Author: Subḥānī, Jaʻfar.
Other Authors: Shah-Kazemi, Reza.
Format: Book
Language:English
Persian
Published: London ; New York : London : I.B. Tauris ; Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2001.
Subjects:
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter One: The Worldview of Islam. 1. Ways of Acquiring Knowledge in Islam
  • - 2. Existence from the Islamic Viewpoint
  • - 3. Man from the Perspective of Islam
  • Chapter Two: General Beliefs. 1. The Oneness of God (Tawid)
  • - 2. Divine Justice ('Adl)
  • - 3. Prophecy (Nubuwwa)
  • - 4. Imamate (Imama)
  • - 5. The Hereafter (Ma'd)
  • Chapter Three: Faith, Disbelief and Other Issues. 1. Faith and Disbelief (Iman wa Kufr)
  • - 2. Innovation (Bidʹa)
  • - 3. Dissimulation (Taqiyya)
  • - 4. Resorting to Intermediaries (Tawassul)
  • - 5. Change of Destiny (Bada')
  • - 6. Traditions (Hadith)
  • - 7. Jurisprudential Reasoning (Ijtihad)
  • - 8. Some Contested Legal Rulings.