A Brief Introduction Chapter One...
A Brief Introduction Chapter One: There is an Imam in every age and his obedience is compulsory Part 1: Essentiality of the Imam and there not being any period without an Imam Part 2: The Imam should be Infallible (inerrant-sinless) from all sins Part 3: Imamate is established through the explicit mention Part 4: It is mandatory to know the Imam of the time Part 5: The one who denies one Imam is like the one who denies all Imams Part 6: It is obligatory to obey the True Imams Part 7: No guidance except through the True Imams Part 8: Hadith Thaqalayn (Tradition of the Two weighty things) and similar Traditions Part 9: Different traditions that mention the nomination of all the Imams together Chapter Two: Description of Verses revealed summarily about the status of the Imams Part 1: Interpretation of “Peace be upon Ilyasin” Part 2: ‘Dhikr’ means the Ahlul Bayt Part 3: Those who have the knowledge of Quran are the Imams Part 4: The Signs and Proofs are the Holy Imams Part 5: The Imams are the most exalted and the most respected Part 6: Necessity of having love and devotion for Ahlul Bayt Part 7: Parents- Children denote the Holy Prophet and Imams Part 8: Trust denotes Imamate Part 9: Quranic verses proving the following of Ahlul Bayt Part 10: Exegesis of the verse of Noor Part 11: The Purified Imams are witnesses upon the creatures Part 12: Traditions about believers and belief Part 13: Traditions confirming Imams' being the 'helpers of Allah', 'the pious ones' and 'the foremost' Part 14: Traditions interpret words like Sirat, Sabil as the Imams Part 15: Quranic verses based on the variations of the word 'Truth' Part 16: Traditions indicating 'good deeds' to mean Wilayat Part 17: 'Bounty' denotes Wilayat Part 18: Traditions explaining Sun, Moon, Stars and the firmament as the Holy Imams Part 19: The Imams are the 'strong rope' and 'firmest handle' Part 20: Wisdom and 'those endowed with understanding' refers to the Holy Imams Part 21: ' of a Known place' and 'Carriers of the Heavens' denote the Holy Imams Part 22: The Satisfied folk in Paradise denote the Imams Part 23: 'Naas' refers to the Ahlul Bayt Part 24: Ocean of pearls and corals denote the Imams Part 25: Quranic Expressions denote to the Holy Imams Part 26: 'Nahl' denotes the Infallible Imams Part 27: Interpretation of the Seven oft-repeated verses Part 28: 'Scholars' in Quran imply the Imams Part 29: The Imams are 'those who examine' Part 30: The last verses of Surah Furqan points to the Imams Part 31: The Consecrated Tree denotes Ahlul Bayt Part 32: Verses pointing to the Holy Imams Part 33: Imam or Ummah in the Quran Part 34: 'Salam' and 'Islam' denote the Holy Imams Part 35: The Imams are the appointed Caliphs of Allah Part 36: Kalimah and Kalam denotes the Wilayat Part 37: The Ahlul Bayt are included in the sanctity of Allah Part 38: Justice, goodness, equity and weighing scales mean the Wilayat of Imams Part 39: 'Side of Allah', 'Face of Allah' and 'Hands of Allah' denote the Holy Prophet and the Holy Imams Part 40: The Imams and their Shias are the recipients of Divine Grace Part 41: The love and regard of the Angels for the Holy Imams Part 42: Patience for the Imams and their Shias Part 43: Verses speaking of the afflictions and tragedies of the…