All the praises and thanks are to Almighty Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, who has guided me to the path of Islam and provided me with the opportunity to write this work. Without his help, no endeavor can succeed.
I would like to thank the Sunni brothers whose personal experiences helped me examine the Shia concept of Imāmah in the Quran. Their initial ideas and explanations were valuable as a stepping-stone for my entire work.
I also extend my thanks to the brothers who went through the drafts of my book and gave me their insights and suggestions for ways to improve my work in both its content and organization. I look forward to their helpful collaboration in any future works I undertake.
Finally, I pray for the guidance of all who read this work. May Allah help those who seek the truth and guide us to the path of Islam
☞ ACKNOWLEDGMENT
▶ Why look into Imamah as a doctrine?
☞ LOOKING INTO IMAMAH IN SHIAISM▶
Usul-e-Deen and Imamah
▶ Method
of Imam’s
appointment
▶ Existence
of an Imam
more Important for Humankind than Existence of a Prophet
▶ The Imams superiority
in
comparison to all Creation, the Shia view
▶ Testimony from
Ayatollah
Lankarani’s office
▶ Ayatollah Khomeini’s
comments
▶ The statement from Allamah
Majlisi
▶ Shia Encyclopedia’s
statement
▶ The statement from
Peshawar Nights
▶ Denying Imamah
and its
consequences
▶ What
we can conclude about
Imamah in Shiaism
☞ THE QURAN AS OUR
REFERENCE
☞ "IMĀMS"
IN THE QURAN
☞ "NABIS"
AND "RASOOLS" IN
THE QURAN
☞ GENERAL AND
SPECIFIC VERSES
OF THE QURAN AND PROBLEMS WITH IMĀMAH
☞ MUHAMMAD
(Salla Allahu
Alayhi wa Sallam) AS "IMĀM"?
☞ CONCLUSION
☞ BIBLIOGRAPHY