Recognition of Imam

Chapter Index

Part 1

  1. Introduction
  2. Qur'anic Wisdom of the Word 'Imam' and the Vastness of its Meaning
  3. The Literal Meaning of the Word 'Imam'
  4. Can a Heavenly Book be the Imam
  5. The Manifest Imam (Imam-i Mubin)
  6. Concept of the Perpetuality of the Imam
  7. God Always Speaks to the Imam
  8. The Imam of the Righteous
  9. Status of the Imam's Spiritual Children
  10. The Imam is the Fountainhead of Guidance
  11. The Meaning of the Imam's Patience and Certitude
  12. All Things are Encompassed in the Light of Imamat
  13. The Light of Imamat is God's Speaking Book

Part 2

  1. Introduction
  2. The Word Light
  3. Real Light and Artificial Light
  4. Light of Guidance and Darkness of Deviation
  5. Luminous Book
  6. Nur-i Mubin (The Manifest and Speaking Light)
  7. Light and Manifest Book
  8. Purpose of the Torah
  9. Purpose of the Gospel
  10. Purpose of the Qur'an
  11. Light versus Darknesses
  12. Light and Guidance
  13. Eternal Life is given if Light is attained
  14. Following the Light after the Prophet
  15. Abortive Attempt against the Divine Light
  16. Perfection of Light
  17. Luminous Oneness of the Sun and the Moon
  18. Darknesses and Light
  19. The Book, the Prophet and the Light
  20. The Guide and the Light
  21. The Light of the Imam of the Time is the Luminous Book
  22. The Light of the Universe
  23. Brief Arguments in support of these Realities
  24. Light upon Light
  25. Light and the Divine Pleasure
  26. He for whom God has not appointed Light, for him there is no Light
  27. The Sun and the Moon of the World of Religion
  28. Luminous Book
  29. From Darknesses unto Light
  30. Luminous Lamp (siraj-i munir)
  31. Darkness of Ignorance and Light of Recognition
  32. Prophets' Miracles, Books and Ta'wil
  33. Expansion of the Heart (sharh-i sadr)
  34. The Earth will shine with the Light of its Lord
  35. Great Secrets of Light
  36. Luminous Miracles
  37. Mu'min Men, Mu'min Women and Light
  38. Hypocrite Men, Hypocrite Women and Light
  39. The Status of attaining Light
  40. Light is the Source of Guidance
  41. Prophet and Imam's Light is God's Light
  42. God, the Prophet and the Light of Imamat
  43. Light as a Living Zikr (Remembrance)
  44. Light and the Cycle of Spirituality
  45. The Sun and the Moon

Part 3

  1. Introduction
  2. Key 1 Perfect Power
  3. Key 2 Divine Knowledge
  4. Key 3 Direction of Every Group
  5. Key 4 Experience of Death
  6. Key 5 Spiritual Meeting with Everything
  7. Key 6 Devils of Mankind and Jinn
  8. Key 7 Explanation of Everything in the Celestial Book
  9. Key 8 Recognition of Every Person
  10. Key 9 Measure of Everything
  11. Key 10 Mu'mins are given Everything
  12. Key 11 Treasures of Everything
  13. Key 12 Example of a Bee
  14. Key 13 All (kinds of) Similitudes
  15. Key 14 Dhu'l-Qarnayn
  16. Key 15 Gog and Magog
  17. Key 16 Creation and Guidance of Everything
  18. Key 17 Perishing of Everything
  19. Key 18 Everything in the Manifest Imam
  20. Key 19 Kingdom of Everything
  21. Key 20 Room for Everything in Mercy and Knowledge
  22. Key 21 Speaking of Everything
  23. Key 22 Pairs of All Things

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