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Sources for this chapter:
Nahjul Balaaghah, Arabic, Explanation, Muhammad Abduh.
Nahjul Balaaghah, English Translation, Mohammed Askari Jafery.
Nahjul Balaaghah, English Translation of certain selections, Farouk Ebeid.
Nahjul Balaaghah, Arabic, Explanation, Dr. Subhi Al-Salih
Nahjul Balaaghah, English, Translation, Sayyid Ali Reza
Sources for this chapter:
Al‑Muraja’at, S. Sharafud’din.
Al‑Ghadeer, Al‑Amini.
Al-Saadiq and the four Madh’habs, Asad Haidar.
Seerah of the Twelve Imams, H.M. Al-Hassani.
Sources for this chapter:
The Holy Quran, English Commentary, Yusuf Ali.
The Holy Quran, English Commentary, Mir Ahmad Ali.
Al‑Ghadeer, Al‑Amini.
Al‑Muraja’at, S. Sharafud’din.
Sources for this chapter:
Nahjul Balaaghah, Arabic, Explanation, Muhammad Abduh.
Nahjul Balaaghah, English Translation, Mohammed Askari Jafery.
Nahjul Balaaghah, English Translation of certain selections, Farouk Ebeid.
Number of Khutbas and the pages are quoted from: Nahjul Balaaghah; by Dr. Subhi Al-Salih; first+ edition, Beirut, 1967.
Main Sources for this chapter:
Sources of Hadith, Muhammad Al-Jalali.
Al-Saadiq and the Four Madh’habs, Asad Haidar.
Nahjul Balaaghah, English Translation of certain selections, Farouk Ebeid.
As the Islamic world branched out into Shi’a and Sunni, the basic understanding of Islam continued to be identical to all schools of thought. The Shi’a adhered to Imam Ali’s explanation of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh), they were named Al‑Khaassah, الخــاصـه meaning the elite, the distinctive, or the special, but such a name was generic. It was after the 12th Imam (Al-Mahdi المهدى ) went into major occultation that the Shi’a became (specifically) known as the twelvers, Ithna Ashari اثـنــا عـشـــرى , or Ja’fari الجـعـفـــرى.
May we express our everlasting thanks to Allah for His Guidance and for granting us the love of His Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) and the devotion to his Sunnah! Our gratitude is to Allah for making it possible to present this works to be of service to the Ummah. This book comes in four sections, each is about a fascinating side of the Muslim heritage; be it Shi’i or Sunni. The intention of this works is to give a concise but somewhat comprehensive account of the two sides. Briefly said this book comes in the following format:
To, Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah grant him long life):
Salamun alaikum warahmatullah wa barakatuh
We are a number of pilgrims setting out to Karbala to attend the Arbaeen and pay tribute to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.
Lecture 1: Zaynab is Zaynab by Dr. Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
on Muharram 1439 H
