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1. Preface to the Second Edition

2. Introduction

3. Zaidism

4. The Most Prominent Zaidi Sects

5. The Zaidis of Gilan and Deylam

6. Yemeni Zaidism

7. Sources of Imam al Hadi’s Jurisprudence

8. Opening the Door to Ijtihad

9. Restricting Imamah to the Descendants of Hassan and Hussain

10. Ihtisab

11. Sects of the Jarudiyyah of Yemen

12. The Zaidis of Yemen and the Extent of their Connection to the Zaidi Sect of Imam Zaid ibn ‘Ali

13. The beliefs and stance of Zaid ibn ‘Ali