The Development Of Shī’ite Political Thought: From Shūrā To Wilāyat Al-Faqīh.

INTRODUCTION:......Page 3
PART ONE - THE DOCTRINE OF DIVINE IMĀMATE OF THE AHL AL-BAYT (MEMBERS OF THE PROPHET'S HOUSEHOLD)......Page 7
CHAPTER ONE: Shūrā (Consultation): The Doctrine Of Ahl Al-Bayt (Members Of The Prophet's Household).......Page 8
CHAPTER TWO: From  Shūrā  (Consultation)…To Hereditary Rule.......Page 22
CHAPTER THREE: The Inception Of Imāmate Thought.......Page 36
CHAPTER FOUR: The Fundamentals Of Imāmate Theory......Page 51
CHAPTER FIVE: The Theory Of Imāmate In The Face Of Challenges......Page 65
CHAPTER SIX: The Development Of Twelver Shī’ism......Page 93
PART TWO - AL-MAHDĪ THEORY (MUHAMMAD BIN HASSAN AL-’ASKARĪ)......Page 102
INTRODUCTION: The Period Of Confusion And Perplexity......Page 103
SECTION ONE: Evidences For The Existence Of  Imām  Muhammad Bin Hassan Al-’Askarī......Page 112
CHAPTER ONE: Philosophical Evidence......Page 113
CHAPTER TWO: The Traditional (Textual) Evidence On The Existence Of Al-Mahdī......Page 123
CHAPTER THREE: The Historical Evidence......Page 131
CHAPTER FOUR: The Evidence Of Miracles On The Existence Of Al-Mahdī......Page 149
CHAPTER FIVE: The Evidence Of Consensus (Ijma’)......Page 152
CHAPTER SIX: The Occultation......Page 153
SECTION TWO: Critique Of The Twelver-Imāmī Shī’ite’s Mahdīsm Theory......Page 161
CHAPTER ONE: Imām Muhammad bin Hassan Al-’Askarī: A Historical Reality Or A Philosophical Assumption?......Page 162
CHAPTER TWO: Philosophical Factors For The Inception Of Mahdīsm Theory......Page 176
CHAPTER THREE: Critique Of The Traditional (Textual) Evidence......Page 183
CHAPTER FOUR: Critique Of The Historical Evidence......Page 194