1. Foreword
2. The Sources of My Book
3. Definition of the Word ‘Shia
4. The Technical Meaning of the Word Shia
5. The Definition of the Word Shia from the Books of the Ismaili
6. The Definition of the Word Shia from Other Sources
7. The Most Appropriate Definition
8. The Inception of the Shia and its Historical Roots
9. The Views of Non-Shia Regarding the Inception of Shi’ism
10. The Origins of Shi’ism
11. The Sects of the Shia
12. The Titles of the Ithna ‘Ashariyyah (Twelvers) Shia’s
13. The Sects of the Ithna ‘Ashariyyah (Twelvers)
14. Their Beliefs Regarding the Glorious Qur’an
15. b. Their Belief that the Knowledge of the Qur’an and its Understanding is Confined to the Imams
16. c. Their Belief that the Imam has the Right to Abrogate Verses, Restrict the General Commands of the Qur’an and Add Conditions to those which were Revealed Without any Conditions Attached to them, etc.
17. Their Beliefs Regarding the Interpretation of the Qur’an
18. b) Their Belief that Most of the Qur’an was Revealed Regarding them and Their Enemies
19. The Origin of These Interpretations, Their Roots and a Few Examples Their Origin
20. A Few Examples of Shia Interpretations of the Verses of the Qur’an
21. A Few Examples of Shia Interpretations of the Verses of the Qur’an continue
22. Do the Shia Believe that the Qur’an was Interpolated?
23. What Do the Shia Sources Have to Say on this Subject?
24. The Contents of the Narrations on Alterations in the Book of the Shia
25. Do the Shia Circulate Among Themselves Secret Copies?
26. The Amount of Narrations Pertaining to this Fabrication in the Books of the Shia, and the Weight that it Holds According to Them
27. Do those who Reject this Kufr (from the Shia) do so on Account of Taqiyyah?
28. The Crux of the Discussion
29. Their Beliefs Regarding the Sunnah (Ahadith)
30. The Narratives of al Riqa
31. The Beginning of the Compilation of Ahadith by the Shia
32. Types of Narrations – According to the Shia
33. Their Beliefs Regarding Ijma’ (consensus of the Ummah)
34. Their Belief Regarding the Oneness of Allah as the Ilah.
35. Wilayah is the Basis for the Acceptance of Deeds
36. Their Belief that the Imams are the Intermediaries between Allah and the creation
37. Their Belief That the Imam can Prohibit and Make Lawful What he Desires
38. Their Belief That the Sand of Hussain’s Grave is a Cure for Every Sickness
39. Their Supplication by way of Charms and Esoteric Symbols and Their Seeking of Help From Unknown Entities
40. Istikharah in ways That Resemble the Divination of the Days of Ignorance
41. Their Beliefs Regarding the Oneness of Allah in Terms of Him Being the Rabb
42. Their Belief That This World and the Afterlife Both Belong to the Imam
43. Attributing Cosmic Occurrences to the Imams
44. A Divine Portion has Translocated into the Imams
45. Their Belief That Days and Nights Secure Benefit and Cause Harm
46. Their Belief Regarding Allah’s subhanahu wa ta ‘ala Names and Attributes
47. Their Denial of the Attributes of Allah
48. Describing their Imams with the Names and Attributes of Allah
49. Interpolation in Order to Support Their Stance of Denial
50. Their Belief Regarding Iman and its Fundamentals
51. Their belief regarding the fundamentals of iman
52. Belief in the Prophets
53. Imamah
54. The Ruling regarding a Person who denies the Imamah of One of the Twelve Imams
55. Ismah of the Imams
56. Taqiyyah (dissimulation)
57. The Doctrine of the Mahdi and Occultation
58. Evidence for the Occurrence of the Ghaybah
59. The Representation of the Hidden Mahdi
60. Raj’ah (The Return)
61. The Doctrine of Zuhur (Emergence)
62. The Doctrine of Bada
63. The Doctrine of Tinah
64. The Contemporary Shia and Their Link with Their Predecessors
65. Relationship in the sources of Talaqqi (acquisition)
66. Their Link with the Ancient Sects
67. The Doctrinal Connection between the Early Scholars and the Contemporaries
68. The First Reaction: Outright denial of its existence in their books
69. The Second Reaction: Acknowledging its Existence and Attempting to Give a Plausible Explanation
70. The Third Reaction: Defiantly Proclaiming and Providing Evidence for it
71. The First Misconception
72. The Forth Reaction: Overtly denying this Blasphemy whilst trying to prove it in Deceitful and Discreet Ways at the Same Time.
73. The Second Angle to the discussion: The Viewpoint of the Contemporaries regarding Interpreting the Book of Allah
74. The Sunnah according to the Contemporaries
75. Consensus of the Ummah according to the contemporaries
76. Their Belief regarding the Fundamentals of Din
77. Imamah
78. Ismah (Infallibility)
79. Raj’ah (the return)
80. Taqiyyah
81. The State of the Scholars
82. The Ideology of its Founder
83. Thirdly: Claiming Prophethood
84. Fourthly: Extremism in Shia Belief
85. Fifthly: His view regarding the Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist
86. The Opposition of some of the Shia scholars of the idea of Khomeini regarding the Representational Authority of the Jurist
87. The Constitution of the State of the Scholars
88. Their influence on the Muslim world
89. The Doctrinal and Ideological Sphere
90. The Political Sphere
91. The Social Sphere
92. The Economical Sphere
93. The Ruling regarding them
94. The Second Discussion The Ruling regarding their Kufr
95. The Epilogue
1. Foreword
2. The Sources of My Book
3. Definition of the Word ‘Shia
4. The Technical Meaning of the Word Shia
5. The Definition of the Word Shia from the Books of the Ismaili
6. The Definition of the Word Shia from Other Sources
7. The Most Appropriate Definition
8. The Inception of the Shia and its Historical Roots
9. The Views of Non-Shia Regarding the Inception of Shi’ism
10. The Origins of Shi’ism
11. The Sects of the Shia
12. The Titles of the Ithna ‘Ashariyyah (Twelvers) Shia’s
13. The Sects of the Ithna ‘Ashariyyah (Twelvers)
14. Their Beliefs Regarding the Glorious Qur’an
15. b. Their Belief that the Knowledge of the Qur’an and its Understanding is Confined to the Imams
16. c. Their Belief that the Imam has the Right to Abrogate Verses, Restrict the General Commands of the Qur’an and Add Conditions to those which were Revealed Without any Conditions Attached to them, etc.
17. Their Beliefs Regarding the Interpretation of the Qur’an
18. b) Their Belief that Most of the Qur’an was Revealed Regarding them and Their Enemies
19. The Origin of These Interpretations, Their Roots and a Few Examples Their Origin
20. A Few Examples of Shia Interpretations of the Verses of the Qur’an
21. A Few Examples of Shia Interpretations of the Verses of the Qur’an continue
22. Do the Shia Believe that the Qur’an was Interpolated?
23. What Do the Shia Sources Have to Say on this Subject?
24. The Contents of the Narrations on Alterations in the Book of the Shia
25. Do the Shia Circulate Among Themselves Secret Copies?
26. The Amount of Narrations Pertaining to this Fabrication in the Books of the Shia, and the Weight that it Holds According to Them
27. Do those who Reject this Kufr (from the Shia) do so on Account of Taqiyyah?
28. The Crux of the Discussion
29. Their Beliefs Regarding the Sunnah (Ahadith)
30. The Narratives of al Riqa
31. The Beginning of the Compilation of Ahadith by the Shia
32. Types of Narrations – According to the Shia
33. Their Beliefs Regarding Ijma’ (consensus of the Ummah)
34. Their Belief Regarding the Oneness of Allah as the Ilah.
35. Wilayah is the Basis for the Acceptance of Deeds
36. Their Belief that the Imams are the Intermediaries between Allah and the creation
37. Their Belief That the Imam can Prohibit and Make Lawful What he Desires
38. Their Belief That the Sand of Hussain’s Grave is a Cure for Every Sickness
39. Their Supplication by way of Charms and Esoteric Symbols and Their Seeking of Help From Unknown Entities
40. Istikharah in ways That Resemble the Divination of the Days of Ignorance
41. Their Beliefs Regarding the Oneness of Allah in Terms of Him Being the Rabb
42. Their Belief That This World and the Afterlife Both Belong to the Imam
43. Attributing Cosmic Occurrences to the Imams
44. A Divine Portion has Translocated into the Imams
45. Their Belief That Days and Nights Secure Benefit and Cause Harm
46. Their Belief Regarding Allah’s subhanahu wa ta ‘ala Names and Attributes
47. Their Denial of the Attributes of Allah
48. Describing their Imams with the Names and Attributes of Allah
49. Interpolation in Order to Support Their Stance of Denial
50. Their Belief Regarding Iman and its Fundamentals
51. Their belief regarding the fundamentals of iman
52. Belief in the Prophets
53. Imamah
54. The Ruling regarding a Person who denies the Imamah of One of the Twelve Imams
55. Ismah of the Imams
56. Taqiyyah (dissimulation)
57. The Doctrine of the Mahdi and Occultation
58. Evidence for the Occurrence of the Ghaybah
59. The Representation of the Hidden Mahdi
60. Raj’ah (The Return)
61. The Doctrine of Zuhur (Emergence)
62. The Doctrine of Bada
63. The Doctrine of Tinah
64. The Contemporary Shia and Their Link with Their Predecessors
65. Relationship in the sources of Talaqqi (acquisition)
66. Their Link with the Ancient Sects
67. The Doctrinal Connection between the Early Scholars and the Contemporaries
68. The First Reaction: Outright denial of its existence in their books
69. The Second Reaction: Acknowledging its Existence and Attempting to Give a Plausible Explanation
70. The Third Reaction: Defiantly Proclaiming and Providing Evidence for it
71. The First Misconception
72. The Forth Reaction: Overtly denying this Blasphemy whilst trying to prove it in Deceitful and Discreet Ways at the Same Time.
73. The Second Angle to the discussion: The Viewpoint of the Contemporaries regarding Interpreting the Book of Allah
74. The Sunnah according to the Contemporaries
75. Consensus of the Ummah according to the contemporaries
76. Their Belief regarding the Fundamentals of Din
77. Imamah
78. Ismah (Infallibility)
79. Raj’ah (the return)
80. Taqiyyah
81. The State of the Scholars
82. The Ideology of its Founder
83. Thirdly: Claiming Prophethood
84. Fourthly: Extremism in Shia Belief
85. Fifthly: His view regarding the Comprehensive Authority of the Jurist
86. The Opposition of some of the Shia scholars of the idea of Khomeini regarding the Representational Authority of the Jurist
87. The Constitution of the State of the Scholars
88. Their influence on the Muslim world
89. The Doctrinal and Ideological Sphere
90. The Political Sphere
91. The Social Sphere
92. The Economical Sphere
93. The Ruling regarding them
94. The Second Discussion The Ruling regarding their Kufr
95. The Epilogue