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