A Brief Biography of Imam Ali (a.s.)
Author: Mohamed Raza Dungersi
Publisher: Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9976956770
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A Shi'ite Anthology
Author: William C. Chittick
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 1981-01-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780873955102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreated by the Prophet Muhammad and his twelve Imams, the Hadith is an ancient and profoundly influential body of religious texts in Shi'ite Muslim literature, second in importance only to the Holy Koran itself. Texts on the practical aspects of life and pure metaphysics are included in this first English translations of excerpts from the Hadith. Especially selected for the Western reader by the renowned Islamic scholar Tabataba'i, the passages from the Hadith shed light on the culture, history, law, and theology of the Shi'ite community and provide direct translations of some of the most famous of Islamic prayers.
Essence of Life
Author: Allamah Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-01-24
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9781507713877
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The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates
Author: Hugh Kennedy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-12-14
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 1317376382
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prophet and the Age of Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600-1050AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning with the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islam, Hugh Kennedy goes on to explore the great Arab conquests of the seventh century and the golden age of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates when the world of Islam was politically and culturally far more developed than the West. The arrival of the Seljuk Turks and the period of political fragmentation which followed shattered this early unity, never to be recovered. This new edition is fully updated to take into account the considerable amount of new research on early Islam, and contains a completely revised bibliography. Based on extensive reading of the original Arabic sources, Kennedy breaks away from the Orientalist tradition of seeing early Islamic history as a series of ephemeral rulers and pointless battles by drawing attention to underlying long term social and economic processes. The Prophet and the Age of Caliphates deals with issues of continuing and increasing relevance in the twenty-first century, when it is, perhaps, more important than ever to understand the early development of the Islamic world. Students and scholars of early Islamic history will find this book a clear, informative and readable introduction to the subject.
A Brief Biography of Imam Ali bin Musa (a.s.)
Author: Mohamed Raza Dungersi
Publisher: Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania
Published: 1996-01-01
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 9976956940
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Author: Yasin T. al-Jibouri
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2014-03-06
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 1491871318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book incorporates biographical sketches, historical and political events that deeply impacted the Islamic world at the time and at present. It introduces the reader to one of the great grandsons of the Prophet of Islam in a narrative and attractive way. The author employs academic ways in his presentation and research, and the reader will find himself intrigued by his immaculate style. Also, the Translator of this book has contributed to its text with a number of footnotes, providing Anno Domini dates to all Hijri Islamic years to which references are made throughout the book.
Examining the Ismaili Imams & the Bohras
Author: Ali Azhar Arastu
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-10-24
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9781978432086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is about the beliefs of Ismailis. Two major sects within the Ismailis are the Agha Khanis who believe in 49 Imams and the Bohras who believe in 21 Imams. However both the Agha Khanis and the Bohras believe Ismail as an Imam, who was the son of Imam al-Sadiq (as) and they reject Musa al-Kadhim s/o Imam al-Sadiq (as). This book investigates the authenticity of the Ismaili/Fatimid Imams whether they were really divine.
The Life of Imam Ali [Naqi] Al-Hadi, Study and Analysis
Author: Baqir Sharif Al-qarashi
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-05-16
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781546710752
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Mustafa Organization throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Mustafa Organization is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shi`a School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought!
The Divine Guide in Early Shi'ism
Author: Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2016-03-22
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 0791494799
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Imam, the Divine Guide, is the central point around which the Shi'ite religion turns. The power of Shi'ism comes from the actions of the Imam. This title is reserved exclusively for the sucessors of the prophets in their mission. The author shows that from the beginning of Shi'ite Islam until the tenth century, the Imam was primarily a master of knowledge with supernatural powers, not a jurist theologian. The Imam is the threshold through which God and the creatures communicate. He is thus a cosmic necessity, the key and the center of the universal economy of the sacred. The author presents Shi'ism as a religion founded on double dimensions where the role of the leader remains constantly central: perpetual initiation into divine secrets and continued confrontation with anti-initiation forces. Without esotericism, exotericism loses its meaning. Early Imamism is an esoteric doctrine. Historically, then, at the beginning of esotericism in Islam, we find an initiatory, mystical, and occultist doctrine. This is the first book to systematically explore the immense literature attributed to the Imams themselves in order to recover the authentic original vision. It restores an essential source of esotericism in the world of Islam.
Introduction to Kitab Al-Irshad
Author: Muhammad Rida Ja'fari
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-09-25
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9781502487209
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is one of the many Islamic publications distributed by Talee throughout the world in different languages with the aim of conveying the message of Islam to the people of the world. Talee (www.talee.org) is a registered Organization that operates and is sustained through collaborative efforts of volunteers in many countries around the world, and it welcomes your involvement and support. Its objectives are numerous, yet its main goal is to spread the truth about the Islamic faith in general and the Shia School of Thought in particular due to the latter being misrepresented, misunderstood and its tenets often assaulted by many ignorant folks, Muslims and non-Muslims. Organization's purpose is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge through a global medium, the Internet, to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible or are resented, resisted and fought! In addition, Talee aims at encouraging scholarship, research and enquiry through the use of technological facilitates. For a complete list of our published books please refer to our website (www.talee.org) or send us an email to [email protected]
