Imamate and Twelve Imams

Muhammad Huseyn TABATABAI

 

ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMAM

( IMAMOLOGY- Science of Imamate )

The Meaning of Imam

The Imamate and Succession

Affirmation of the Previous Section

The Imamate and Its Role in the Exposition of the Divine Sciences

The Difference Between Prophet and Imam

The Imamate and Its Role in the Esoteric Dimension of Religion

The Imams and Leaders of Islam

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE IMAMS

The First Imam

The Second Imam

The Third Imam

The Fourth Imam

The Fifth Imam

The Sixth Imam

The Seventh Imam

The Eighth Imam

The Ninth Imam

The Tenth Imam

The Eleventh Imam

The Twelfth Imam

(The Imam of Our Time)

On the Appearance of the Mahdi

The Spiritual Message of Shi'ism