Ghadir


Introduction 3
about the author 6
A Study on the Question of Al-Wilaya 7
How Shi`ism came into existence 9
The First Path 10
The Second Path 14
The Third Path 32
How the Shi`a came into existence 36
About the Author 46
Wilaya of Imam Ali and its Theological-Juridical Implications for the Islamic Political Thought 47
Introduction 48
Wilaya as the Moral Vision of Islamic Revelation 55
The Trust (al-Amana) in the Qur'an and the Wilaya 61
Conclusion 72
About the Author 74
Orientalists and the Event of Ghadir Khum 75
I. Introduction 75
II: Shilsm and the Orientalists 76
III. The Event of Ghadir Khum: From Oblivion to Recognition 79
IV. Shaban & His New Interpretation 84
V. Conclusion 88
About the Author 90
The Theological Aspects of Ghadir Khum 91