Lesson 2: The Position of the Messenger of God with Respect to the Future of Islam Lesson 3: The Proclamation of 'Ali's Leadership by the Prophet Lesson 4: The Objection of 'Ali to the Decision of the Lesson 5: The Rank of 'Ali as Indicated in Other Sayings of the Prophet Lesson 6: The Relationship between the Qur'an and the Progeny of the Prophet Lesson 7: Irresponsible Attitudes of the Lesson 8: Does the Qur'an Provide an Unconditional Guarantee for the? Lesson 9: The Formation of the Caliphate System at the Saqifah Lesson 10: Reliance on Unsound Criteria Lesson 11: Answer to an Objection Lesson 12: Shi'ism in the Course of History Lesson 13: The True Nature of the Holders of Authority Lesson 14: The Guardians of the Frontiers of the Shari'ah and the Realm of Islam Lesson 15: The Imamate as a Rational Necessity Lesson 16: Who are Those Capable of Interpreting Divine Law? Lesson 17: The Imamate and Inner Guidance of Man Lesson 18: The Inerrancy of the Imams and the Necessity of Belief in it Lesson 19: Confirmation from the Qur'an and the Sunnah Lesson 20: The Imam's Comprehensive Knowledge of the Islamic Sciences Lesson 21: The Sources of the Imam's Knowledge Lesson 22: A Word Concerning the Unseen and the Manifest Lesson 23: The Imam's Communication with the World of the Unseen Lesson 24: The Method of Choosing the Imam or Leader Lesson 25: The Imamate of the Most Excellent Imamate And Leadership - Lessons on Islamic Doctrine Book 4 This text proves with convincing evidence from authentic Sunni sources the immediate successorship after the demise of the Holy Prophet (S) of Imam Ali ('a) and the question of Imamate as a prerogative bestowed by God upon a chose person from the family () of the Prophet (S), who before his death, by decree of God, transfers the Imamate to another by an explicit designation. Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari Foundation Of Islamic Propagation In The World Imamate and Leadership - Lessons on Islamic Doctrine 4 Author: Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari Publisher: Sayyid Mujtaba Musavi Lari Foundation Of Islamic Propagation In The World Published in: Safar, 1417/ July, 1996 For free literature by Sayyid Lari, please visit www.musavilari.org Lesson 1: The Place of Leadership in Islam Lesson 2: The Position of the Messenger of God with Respect to the Future of Islam Lesson 3: The Proclamation of 'Ali's Leadership by the Prophet Lesson 4: The Objection of 'Ali to the Decision of the Lesson 5: The Rank of 'Ali as Indicated in Other Sayings of the Prophet Lesson 6: The Relationship between the Qur'an and the Progeny of the Prophet Lesson 7: Irresponsible Attitudes of the Lesson 8: Does the Qur'an Provide an Unconditional Guarantee for the? Lesson 9: The Formation of the Caliphate System at the Saqifah Lesson 10: Reliance on Unsound Criteria Lesson 11: Answer to an Objection Lesson 12: Shi'ism in the Course of History Lesson 13: The True Nature of the Holders of Authority Lesson 14: The Guardians of the Frontiers of the Shari'ah and the Realm of Islam Lesson 15: The Imamate as a Rational Necessity Lesson 16: Who are Those Capable of Interpreting Divine Law? Lesson 17: The Imamate and Inner Guidance of Man Lesson 18: The Inerrancy of the Imams and the Necessity of Belief in it Lesson 19: Confirmation from the Qur'an and the Sunnah Lesson 20: The Imam's Comprehensive Knowledge of the Islamic Sciences Lesson 21: The Sources of the Imam's Knowledge Lesson 22: A Word Concerning the Unseen and the Manifest Lesson 23: The Imam's Communication with the World of the Unseen Lesson 24: The Method of Choosing the Imam or Leader Lesson 25: The Imamate of the Most Excellent The site and the DILP are entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of,: All content hosted on is solely for non-commercial purposes and with the permission of original copyright holders. Any other use of the hosted content, such as for financial gain, requires express approval from the copyright owners. Unrecognized Email or Password, please try again. 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