Divine Leadership: A Rational Approach (HBK) Isa I looked up at the

I looked up at the clock expecting to hear the chimes of midnight ring forth from the bell tower only to hear it drowned out by the sound of bull horns ordering us to evacuate the premises before we are arrested for trespassing

the capital and hub of Islam

See also part II and III of this book

Tafsīr al-ʿAyyāshī is a fourth/tenth century commentary of the Qurʾan by the Shīʿī Imāmī exegete Abū al-Naḍr Muḥammad b

Divine Leadership: A Rational Approach (HBK) Isa I looked up at theThe topic of divine leadership (imamate) is integral to the Shia creed, exceeded in importance only by tawd and nubuwwah. Its implications are so far reaching that entire schools of thought were built and distinguished based on their differing views on the subject. How do Shia Muslims understand imamate? Why is it a foundational and integral part of the Shia creed? What does it mean for a Shia Muslim today? His Eminence Ayatollah Sayyid Jafar al