The earliest surviving work on Shi‘i sects, Kitab Firaq al-Shi‘a by al-Nawbakhti offers a uniquely Twelver Shi‘a perspective on early Shi‘i movements, including the Zaydis, the Isma‘ilis, and extremist sects (ghulat). History, charisma, and ideology combine in a fascinating narrative which provides a window into the early Shi‘i consciousness. Extensively annotated and highly readable, this is the first translation of this work to be published in the English language. An indispensable reference for Islamic historians, theologians, and researchers.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 148. Chapters: Alawites, Alevism, Ghulat Shi'a, Ismailism, Nimatullahi order, Twelvers, Zaydi, Fatimid Caliphate, Assassins, Husayn ibn Ali, Nizari, List of current Maraji, Imamah, Ottoman persecution of Alevis, Jama'at Khana, Sukayna bint Husayn, Muhammad al-Mahdi, Shi'a view of Ali, The Fourteen Infallibles, Ismail I, Hasan ibn Ali, Akhbari, The Twelve Imams, Ali ibn Husayn, Kaysanites Shia, Zaidiyyah, Otman Baba, Dersim Rebellion, Bektashism, Alevi history, Qarmatians, Al-Abbas ibn Ali, Muhammad bin Hani al Andalusi al Azdi, Javad Nurbakhsh, Muhammad al-Baqir, Al-Askari Mosque, Imam Ali Mosque, Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Sama, Al Abbas Mosque, Ishikism, List of Ismaili imams, Aga Khan, Arwa al-Sulayhi, Hajji Bektash Wali, Musa al Mubarraqa, Pir Sultan Abdal, Great Mosque of Kufa, Sh h Ni'matull h-i Wal, Seven pillars of Ismailism, Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Sivas massacre, Waqifite Shia, Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, Meesam Tammar, Ghurabiyya Shia, Soldiers of Heaven, Yusuf al-Bahrani, Mara Massacre, Houthis, Chanto, Al-Nuqtah Mosque, Sharif al-Murtaza, Anjudan, Dersim Massacre, Muhammad Rizvi, Satpanth, Ni'matull h, Habib ibn Muzahir, Hadith of warning, F tima bint M s, Usuli, Demir Baba Teke, Dedes, Alians, Qasim ibn Hasan, Nuqtavi, Walayah, Ja'fari jurisprudence, List of extinct Shi'a sects, List of maraji, Hujr ibn Adi, Dhammiyya Shia, Maitham Al Bahrani, Ya'furiyya Shia, Cemevi, Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn, Musha'sha'iyyah, Idris II, Fatima bint Asad, Khalafiyya Shia, Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque, Ism ' l Constitution, Consensus companions, Muhammadite Shia, Holy Du'a, Abu al-Hasan al-Esfahani, Khashabiyya Shia, Bazighiyya Shia, Abdullah al Samahiji, Dukayniyya Shia, Jannatul Mualla, Salih Al-Karzakani, Safaviyya, Ginans, Da'i al-Mutlaq, Sambalhera, Khojki, Nabi Habeel Mosque, N ndi, Tawussite Shia, Rawendis, Sevener, ...

This book is about the history of the conflict between Shia sects, how different sects originated and what are the basic beliefs of world known Usuli Shia sect i.e. State religion of Iran, and how it differs from the True Shia religion. Usuli sect was founded only 10 centuries ago, and only 5 or 6 so-called Shia scholars accepted it in 4th and 5th Hijra century. After that for many centuries Shia scholars and public hated this man-made religion. Only few centuries ago Allama Hilli and his company propagated it again, and he was the first to call himself Ayatollah (which is forbidden in Islam). Baqir Behbahani used power and all other tactics to suppress the Shia religion and occupied shia institutions and mosques, so Usuli sect dominated. What are the true teachings of Shia Islam. The religion presented and practiced by Iranian government is not the Tru Shia Islam, infact they are the biggest enemies of Allah, Infallibles asws and Muslims.

Little is known in the West about the division of the Islamic world into Shiites and Sunnites and even less about the stratification of these two groups, with most of the attention going to the Sunnites. Moosa's comprehensive study of the origins and cultural aspects of the different extremist, or Ghulat, Shiite sects in the Middle East is a ground-breaking work. These sects whose 'extremism' is essentially religious are generally a peaceful people and, except for the Nusayris of Syria, are not political activists.

The authoritative account of the sectarian division that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. In 632, soon after the prophet Muhammad died, a struggle broke out among his followers as to who would succeed him. The majority argued that the new leader of Islam should be elected by the community's elite. Others believed only members of Muhammad's family could lead. This dispute over whoshould guide Muslims, the appointed Caliph or the bloodline Imam, marks the origin of the Sunni-Shii split in Islam. Toby Matthiesen explores this hugely significant division from its origins to thepresent day. Moving chronologically, his book sheds light on the many ways that it has shaped the Islamic world, outlining how over the centuries Sunnism and Shiism became Islams two main branches, particularly after the Muslim Empires embraced sectarian identity. It reveals how colonial rule institutionalised divisions between Sunnism and Shiism both on the Indian subcontinent and in the greater Middle East, giving rise to pan-Islamic resistance and Sunni and Shii revivalism. It then focuseson the fall-out from the 1979 revolution in Iran and the US-led military intervention in Iraq. As Matthiesen shows, however, though Sunnism and Shiism have had a long and antagonistic history, mostMuslims have led lives characterised by confessional ambiguity and peaceful co-existence. Tensions arise when sectarian identity becomes linked to politics. Based on a synthesis of decades of scholarship in numerous languages, The Caliph and the Imam will become the standard text for readers looking for a deeper understanding of contemporary sectarian conflict and its historical roots.

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