A Shi'ite Anthology

Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i

 

Introduction;

Translator's Introduction

Foreword

Part I
On the Unity of God 
The Prophet 
'Ali, the First Imam 
Al-Baqir, the Fifth Imam 
Ja'far al-Sadiq, the Sixth Imam 
Musa, the Seventh Imam 
'Ali al-Rida, the Eighth Imam 

Part II
The Ruler and Society 
'Ali's Instruction to Malik al-Ashtar 

Part III
The Spiritual Life: Prayer and Supplication 
Al-Husayn, the Third Imam
Ali Zayn al-'Abidin, the Fourth Imam 
Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam 

Appendix
The Twelve Imams 

Bibliography

 
  A Shi'ite Anthology
Selected and with a Foreword by
'Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i
Translated with Explanatory Notes by
William C. Chittick 
Under the Direction of and with an Introduction by
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Published by: Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain