Excerpt of Guide to Truth

Excerpt of Guide to Truth

Excerpt of Guide to Truth

Publication year :

2014

Publish number :

First

Number of volumes :

1

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Excerpt of Guide to Truth

The book “Excerpt of Guide to Truth” briefly examines some of the Twelver Shiite beliefs. The book has 9 chapters. In the first chapter the question “How did the Shiites originate, spread, and survived throughout history”; and in the second chapter, “Some of the Shiite beliefs that are discussed against the deviant thoughts of Wahhabism” are clarified. The position of the Quran in the eyes of the Shiites is the subject of the third chapter of the book, and in the next two chapters, various issues have been stated about the issues of Imamate and AhlulBayt (a.s.). In the sixth chapter, the issue of Mahdism in Islam is discussed, and issues such as the birth of Imam Mahdi (a.s.), the cause of his Occultation, longevity, and delay in his Reappearance have been scrutinized. Finally, these issues are discussed in the last three chapters of the book: Defending the Shiite view on some jurisprudential issues, examining the two historical issues of Imam Hassan’s (a.s.) peace with Muawiyah, and Umm Kulthum’s marriage to Umar ibn al-Khattab, and finally explaining the Shiite view about the Companions. The book “Excerpt of Guide to Truth” by Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani, was translated by Muhammad Roshandel into Arabic and was published by the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly Publishing House in medium octavo size.