The essence of islam/
Saiyed Jafar Reza
- New Delhi: CPC, 2012.
- 324 p.
1. Phenomena and Perspective Understanding Islam Evolution of Religious Perspective Identity of Islam Islam and Other Religions 2. The Cardinal Beliefs Making of Cardinals The Divine Unity The Divine Justice The Prophelhood The Imamat The Caliphate The Occultation and Return of Imam MahdT The Divine Resurrection and Day of Last Judgment 3. The Religious Obligations Some Core Aspects Profession of the Faith The Prayer The Wealth Sacrifice The Fasting The Pilgrimage The Struggle 4. The Universal Life-Order Man and Society Political Order Fundamental Rights Fundamental Duties Economic Order Social Order 5. Qur'an and AhluM-Bayt The Guiding Principles The Holy Qur'an Ahlu'l-Bayt 6. The Prophet and His Successors The Last Prophet Muhammad Fatimah a2-Zahrah, the Lady of Light Caliph Abu-Bakr Caliph 'Omar Caliph 'Oihman imam 'Ali Imam Hasan Imam Husain, Saived-ush-Shuhadah Imam 'Ali-lbnu'l-Husain. Imam 2ainu'l-Abidbi Imam Muhammad al-Baqir Imam Ja'far a$-Sadiq Imam Musa al-Ka^im Imam 'Ali ar-Reza Imam Muhammad at-TaqT Imam 'Ali an-Naqt Imam H^san al-'AskarT Imam Muhammad al-MahdT 7. The Communities and Sects Some Guiding Principles The Shi'i Community UhnS-'AsharTsor Imamiyyas The linamale The Occultation Isma'TlTs or SSb'iyyas Musta Mis NizarTs ZaydTyyas Hashimiyyas or Kaysaniyyas 'Alawiyyas The Siinni Community HanafTs MalikTs Shafi'Ts HanbalTs Ahlu'l-Fjadlth WahiiabTs MuqallidTn Mahdaviyyas Other Communities KhariiTs Murji'ls Mu'taiiilTs Ash'arTs ZanadTqah Qaramita (Caimalhians) BatinT'in orTa'lTmiyya The Mahdt'n Communities Mahdfn of Islamic faith MaiidT'n ghuluww tendencies Mahdfn who left islam The BahaT's The AhmadTyahs or Qadianls MahdTyah of Sudan Some Indian Converts fiiisaiiu Brahman Devotees of Swami Narain The Chinese Muslims Central Asian Muslims The Black Muslims Muslims of Europe Muslims at Cross-Roads Conclusion