Shaykh Mufid: Makers of the Muslim World

Preface

1 INTRODUCTION

The Sunni?Shi'i Divide

Imami Shi'ism: an Outline of Main Developments



2 THE TIMES AND CAREER OF MUFID

The Buyids

Imamism under the Buyids

Other Religious Groups

The Career of Mufid



3 THE IMAMATE: THE HISTORICAL ARGUMENTS

The Mainstream Historical Tradition

The Imamate of 'Ali

The Other Imams



4 THE IMAMATE: THE RATIONAL ARGUMENTS

The Necessity of the Imamate

The Imams' Infallibility

The Imams' Knowledge

The Imams and the Qur'an

The Imams' Miracles

The Imams after Death

Unacceptable Exaggeration

The Occultation of the Twelfth Imam



5 THEOLOGY

Mu'tazili Theology

Sunni Theology

Early Imamism between Reason and Revelation

Mufid and the Role of Reason

The Dogmas of Imamism



6 JURISPRUDENCE

The Principles of Imami Jurisprudence

The Jurist as Deputy of the Imam

Ritual Practices and Laws Specific to Imamism: Emblems of Communal Identity



7 CONCLUSION



Further Reading

Index

Tamima Bayhom-Daou is an independent researcher, specializing in Islamic history.