Doctrines of Shi'i Islam

A Compendium of Imami Beliefs and Practices
Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani

This book is a result of collaboration between the Imam Sadiq Institute, Qom and the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London

ContentsDoctrines of Shi'i Islam
Chapter One: The Worldview of Islam
i. Ways of Acquiring Knowledge in Islam
ii. Existence from the Islamic Viewpoint
iii. Man from the Perspective of Islam
Chapter Two: General Beliefs
i. The Oneness of God (Tawhid)
ii. Divine Justice (Adl)
iii. Prophecy (Nubuwwa)
iv. Imamate (Imama)
v. The Hereafter (Ma'ad)
Chapter Three: Faith, Disbelief and Other Issues: i. Faith and Disbelief (Iman wa Kufr) - ii. Innovation (Bid'a) - iii. Dissimulation (Taqiyya) - iv. Resorting to Intermediaries (Tawassul) - v. Change of Destiny (Bada) - vi. Traditions (Hadith) - vii. Jurisprudential Reasoning (Ijtihad) - viii. Some Contested Legal Rulings

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