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PREFACE OF THE ASSEMBLY—11
FOREWORD—13
PREFACE OF THE CENTRE—15
CHAPTER ONE:
SUCCESSION TO THE PROPHET (s)
The Circumstances of the Revelation of this Verse—25
The hadith of Ghadir is Consecutively Transmitted (Mutawatir)—27
The Decree of Succession—29
The Commander of the Faithful Withdraws From Public
Life—33
CHAPTER TWO:
THE RULE OF THE CALIPHS
Contradictory Citations—45
The Twelve Successors—49
The narrations on following the lead of Abu Bakr and
Umar—55
The Story of the Document—59
The Succession to the Caliphs—64
The Duration of the Succession—67
Abu Bakr’s Leading the Prayer—68
CHAPTER THREE:
THE PROPHET’S COMPANIONS
The Companions in the Qur’an—81
The Companions in the Prophetic Traditions—90
The Companions and the Ahl al-Bayt (‘a)—96
Reviling the Companions—102
The Merits of the Companions—109
The names of the Companions—116
CHAPTER FOUR:
A’ISHA, MOTHER OF THE FAITHFUL
The Story of the Calumny—122
The Problems with the Story of the Calumny—134
CHAPTER FIVE:
INCOMPLETENESS OF THE QUR’AN
Sunni narrations—151
The view of Shi‘ah scholars on distortion of the Qur’an—160
CHAPTER SIX:
DISSIMULATION (TAQIYAH)
CHAPTER SEVEN:
THE WARS AGAINST ALI (‘A)
Superiority of Imam Ali (‘a)—188
In the Qur’an—190
In the Prophetic Sunna—191
CHAPTER EIGHT:
INFALLIBILITY OF THE IMAMS (‘A)
The descendants of Hasan (‘a)—201
CHAPTER NINE:
LAWS REGARDING THE NON-SHI‘AH
Nonconformity to the Sunnis—210
CHAPTER TEN:
THE RETURN (AL-RAJ‘AH)
CHAPTER ELEVEN:
THE THIRD TESTIMONY IN THE ATHAN
Combining the prescribed prayers—241
Times of prayer according to the Shi‘ah—248
Wiping the feet in ablution—250
Where did washing come from?—262
Friday and daily congregational prayers—264
Saying ‘ameen’—268
Discarding the greeting of salam—269
Raising the hands above the head—271
CHAPTER TWELVE:
TEMPORARY MARRIAGE (MUT’AH)
Agreement on the lawfulness of temporary marriage—276
Claim of abrogation by the Sunnah—281
The process of justification—290
Contracting marriage without the wali (the person who gives a lady’s hand in marriage) and witnesses—297
Sexual intercourse with a female slave by permission—301
Marrying a woman and her paternal or maternal aunt—305
The three-fold divorce—314
Anal intercourse with women—321
CHAPTER THIRTEEN:
FATE AND DIVINE DECREE
BIBILIOGRAPHY—341