Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Shiite Islam: Orthodoxy or Heterodoxy? Epub (E-Readers) Mobi (Kindle) In this text, Luis Alberto Vittor clearly explains the essence of Shi'ite Islam on its own. Without the need of putting down any other sect of Islam, Shi'ite Islam can be understood truly for what its basic fundamentals and teachings.
Transliteration Dedication About the Author About the Translator Exordium Opening Remarks Foreword Commendatory Preface Translator’s Preface Acknowledgments and Observations Genesis of the Work Author’s Preface Introduction: The Issue at Hand Chapter 1: Towards a Definition of Heterodoxy in Islām Chapter 2: Towards a Definition of Shī‘ism Chapter 3: Al-Ijmā‘ or Scholarly Consensus: An Accepted Method for Controlling Heresy?
Chapter 4: The Infallible Divine Authority: Source of Law and Doctrine in Islāmic ijmā‘ Chapter 5: Mukhtār al-Thaqāfī, the Enlightened Messianic Activist: The Shī‘ite Insurrection as Political Reaction, Reparation and Revenge Chapter 6: The Caliphate at a Crossroads:Abū Bakr and the Collusion of the Powerful Classes Chapter 7: Prophecy and Imāmate: Two Inseparable Metaphysical Realities Chapter 8: The Wilāyah: The Spiritual and Temporal Authority of the Imāms Chapter 9: The Imāmate: The Esoteric Inheritance or the Bātin of the Prophet Conclusions Bibliography