Dedication
Preface
Ahlul-bayt (the members of the house)
Who were ahl al- bayt?
The omayyads
Who were the omayyads?
Banu al-'abas (the abasids)
What was the crime of ahl al- bayt?
The religious schools and sects
The origin of theislamic groupings
Theextremists andthose who have disagreedwith islam on some beliefs
The suspicions of atheists
The imamate
Who was al-sadiq?
The protection(taqiya/hiding one'sreligion in time of danger)
Evidence for taqiya
The beginning oftaqiyaand its justifications
The effect of thetaqiyaon the service of religion
Al-Sadiq andthe adversities
Al-Sadiq'sattitudes withal-mansur andhis governors
Al-sadiq in iraq
His scientific life
His knowledge wasinspiration
His scientific school
His teaching for hisstudents
The tradition
islamic jurisprudence
Ethics
Exegesis
Theology
Existence andoneness of allah
Tawhid al- mufaddal
Al- ihlilja (myrobalan)
His briefproofs on theexistence and onenessof allah
negation of body
The qualities ofoccurrence
Eyes attain him not
How did Al-Sadiqbecome a school?
His debates
His debates on onenessof allah (al-tawhid)
Theoutstanding merit ofthe prophet, may allahbless him and his family
Treating the womenwith justice
The mu'tazelitesduringthe nomination ofmohammed
His debates onreligious devotion
His debate ontruthfulness
His life and hisgood manners
His social manners
His liberality
His secret gifts
His clemency
His kindness
His patience
His prestige
His worship
His bravery
His religious devotion
His miraculousacts
His chosen words
1- his orations
2- his sermons
Belief in allah
Fear and hope
Piety and devotion
religious devotion
life in this world
Hypocrisy
injustice
The believer
His sermons onvarious matters
3- hiscommandments
some of his valuablecommandments
social relations
Hastening towardgood things
Studying religiousjurisprudence
Gratefulness of boons
Good friendship
Friendship during travel
Good neighborhood
Accepting advice
Consultation
Making many brothers
Forgiving brothers
The rights of brothers
Helping the brothers
Treating the brotherskindly
Truthful talk andgiving the trust
4- his sayings
His birth andhis death
His birth
His death
During death
After death
His kunya andhis surname
His characteristics
His visitation
His children
His narrators
The shi'ite famousreliable narratorsof Al-Sadiq
To the gentle reader
Notes