LEADING THE UMMAH

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Title: LEADING THE UMMAHAuthor: Ja'far SubhaniProject supervisor: Translation Unit, Central Office of Research, Cultural Affairs Department / The Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly (ABWA)Translator: Mahmud FarrokhpeyEditor: Tahereh AnsariProofreader: Andalib AbbasPublisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing CenterFirst Printing: 2011All rights reserved.Foreword— 13The introduction to the second edition — 15What is the objective of the present book?
— 17In the Islamic culture and commandments — 19CHAPTER 1 The philosophy of recognizing the Imams (as)— 21CHAPTER 2 Two Hypotheses on Imamate —251.
The Sunnite point of view — 252.
The Shiite point of view — 27CHAPTER 3The reasons for the validity of Shiite’s view — 29I The new problems 29Another interpretation of the issue of the perfection of religion — 30The Ignorance of the Ummah’s religious leaders — 32CHAPTER 4 The Prophet recognizes Imamate as a Divine position — 35Imamate and prophethood are two sides of the same coin — 36CHAPTER 5 Islamic rules and the Holy Quran Need the interpretation by Infallibles — 39Disagreements over the interpretation of the Quran — 41A statement from Hisham — 42CHAPTER 6 The triangular danger — The three enemies of Islam — 45The first side of the triangle of enmity — 45Other sides of the enmity triangle — 46CHAPTER 7 Mental and spiritual perfection in the light of an Innocent Imam — 49CHAPTER 8 Is the Shiite view on Imamate against the principles of freedom?
— 51A Solution — 51A) The issue of appointing the position of Imam is distinct from the issue of dictatorship — 52B) The weak points of democratic governments — 52C) Was the election of Caliphs done by the majority at the advent of Islam?
— 55CHAPTER 9 Consultation in Islam — 57CHAPTER 10 Let us be fair in our judgments — 61Now let us refer to the letter — 61Let us be fair — 62CHAPTER 11 The sad story of Saqifah Bani Saedah — 65The Prophet's worry about the regression of the Ommah — 65The logic of the members of Saqifah — 67CHAPTER 12The logic of the Ansar and the Muhajirin — 73Imam Ali (as) diagnoses the logic of the people of Saqifah — 75Imam Ali's rationale for his right on the caliphate — 76CHAPTER 13 Being the leader of a congregation is not a sign of greatness — 79Abu Bakr being the congregation leader — 80An Answer — 80CHAPTER 14 Governing is not distinct from spiritual leadership — 83The position of explaining the Divine commandments and guiding people — 85It is not right to separate these two positions — 87Christianity – oriented view — 89CHAPTER 15The caliphs’ ignorance of Divine commands — 91Some samples of the ignorance of the first caliph — 93The level of knowledge of the second caliph — 94The third caliph’s level of knowledge 96CHAPTER 16 The Prophet's disciples were not immune against sins — 99How to recognize right from wrong — 101CHAPTER 17The narrative reasons for the leadership of Imam Ali (as) — 1091.
The Narration of Endearment — 110An Answer to a Question — 113CHAPTER 182.
The Event of Ghadir (Part one) — 1151.
Accusations — 1152.
The torture of the followers — 1163.
Inviting the Arabs' great story-teller — 1164.
Prohibiting the recitation of the Quran — 1165.
The Economic sanctions — 1166.
The plot to assassinate the Prophet — 1177.
The Bloody conflicts— 1178.
The Prophet's demise — 117CHAPTER 19 2.
The Event of Ghadir (part two) —123The historical event of Ghadir is an eternal event — 123Ghadir's Event is Eterna —125Other Reasons for the eternity of the Ghadir Event— 126CHAPTER 202.
Ghadir's narration (Part three) —129What was the objective behind the Glorious Event of Ghadir?
— 129CHAPTER 21Answers to Questions — 135Two Questions — 135The Answer to the first Question — 135The answer to the second Question — 138CHAPTER 22
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