Shia and the principles
The present book is a work on science of discourse ( kalam) concerning the advent of the principles and secondary principles of shia. “shia and
the principles” ( Asl al- shia va osouleha) is written by the pre-eminent scholar” Muhammad Hossein Kashef al-Qata”.
In this book, the author responds to misgivings expressed about shia.
The author
Sheikh Muhammad Hossein Aal Kashef al-Qata, pre-eminent scholar. Historian, jurisconsult , traditionist and poet (1874- 1953) born in Najaf Iraq. He studied the preliminaries , mathematics , geometry , arithmetic and astronomy in the presence of celebrated great scholars: Ayatollah sayyed kazem Yazdi, Akhund khorasani, and Mirza Hasan Nouri . Kashef al- Qata was a religious authority and many people throughout India, Iraq, Afqanistan, and Iran followed him. Besides being the religious leader, he also fought against imperialism in Islamic countries: kashef al-Qata travelled to Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Pakistan and Hijaz, in order to perform his mission.
In1932 in on Islamic congress he delivered a lecture on prophetic Mission
(Besat) in Jerusalem.
The book structure
The book includes a long preface and the following sections:
1- The historical source of shia ( according to the author , shia was formed from the time of the Holy Prophet kashef al- Qata proves his claim by presenting the koranic reasons and also Islamic traditions.
2- The principles of religion (Islam) from Shiite viewpoint
(the principles: monotheism, justice, Prophecy, Imamate and Resurrection)
3- Shiite views on the religious subjects as: prayer, fast, haj, alms, judgement, etc.
“shia and the principles” was published in 1932. It is also translated into Persian and is published in 1938.
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Shia and the principles