Transliteration Symbols
| Symbol | Transliteration | Symbol | Transliteration |
| ء | ’ | أ | A |
| ب | B | ت | T |
| ث | Th | ج | J |
| ح | h | خ | kh |
| د | D | ذ | dh |
| ر | R | ز | Z |
| س | S | ش | sh |
| ص | s | ض | D |
| ط | t | ظ | Z |
| ع | ‘ | غ | gh |
| ف | F | ق | Q |
| ك | K | ل | L |
| م | M | ن | N |
| هـ | H | و | W |
| ﻯ | Y | ة | ah |
| Long Vowels | |||
| آ | Ā | ﹷ | A |
| اﻯ | Ī | ﹻ | I |
| او | Ū | ﹹ | U |
| Persian Letters | |||
| Symbol | Transliteration | Symbol | Transliteration |
| پ | P | ﭺ | ch |
| ﮊ | Zh | ﮒ | G |
- Spirituality of the Shi‘ism and Other Discourses
- Transliteration Symbols
- Foreword
- Introduction
- …and We gave him wisdom [hikmah] and resolving speech [fasl al-khitab]
- The works of every person are manifestations of his wealth
- From the blessed tongue of the master himself
- Completion date of “Tafsīr al-Mīzān” and recommendation to theology students [tullāb]
- A great master of ‘Allāmah Tabātabā’ī: Sayyid Husayn Bādkūbeh’ī
- Master Tabātabā’ī’s education in mathematics
- A Turk from Tabrīz, living in Qum, istikhārah with the Qur’an
- ‘Allāmah’s great master: Hāj Mīrzā Sayyid ‘Alī Qādī Tabātabā’ī
- Mīrzā-ye Shīrāzī and Mīrzā Husayn Qādī—hallowed be their graves
- Telling of a dream and the resulting statement of the late Āyatullāh Āmolī regarding ‘Allāmah Tabātabā’ī
- Master ‘Allāmah Tabātabā’ī’s “Risālah Muhākimāt”
- ‘Alī wa al-Falsafah al-Ilāhiyyah, a work by ‘Allāmah Tabātabā’ī
- The chain of exponents of the practical mysticism of ‘Allāmah Tabātabā’ī
- The meeting of Hāj Sayyid ‘Alī Shūshtarī with Mullā Qulī Jawlā
- Humans before this world, in this world, and after this world
- The aim of divine ambassadors is educating and edifying humanity
- The most noteworthy oeuvre of ‘Allāmah Tabātabā’ī, both prose and poetry
- Discourse One: The Spirituality of the Shi‘ism
- The method of apprehending truth
- Method of the guidance of the superior [tarīq-e irshād-e mawlawī]
- The rational method
- The advantages of this approach in the lofty teachings of Islam are as follows:
- Prophets: the epitome of divine manifestation
- Emergence of incarnation [hulūl] in the Church
- Responsibility for this unfortunate situation
- Islam’s recommendation to its followers
- Despair of Muslims before the West
- Inception of the deviation from the path of the Prophet (S)
- Expedience in the place of truth
- Consummation of caliph immunity and autonomy, and ramifications thereof
- Repercussions of the autonomy of the judgment and rulings of the caliphs
- Alteration of teachings and precepts
- Proscription of logical argumentation and debate
- Spiritual and eschatological development
- Activities of the Shī‘ahs for establishment of righteousness
- Discourse Two: Trusteeship and Leadership
- Individual autonomy
- Domain of trusteeship and leadership
- Creation leads its elements toward perfection
- Necessity of wilāyat and leadership
- Variable and immutable precepts
- Is the Islamic society similar to the democratic society?
- The role of government in the development or decline of nations
- Is Islam silent regarding government?
- Leadership in the Age of the Imām’s Absence [‘asr-e ghaybat-e imām]
- Discourse Three: The Motive behind Creation
- Discourse Four: The Role of the Supernatural in Society
- The relationship between life and the supernatural [māwarā’ al-tabī‘ah]
- Law requires executive support
- The role of the Resurrection [ma‘ād]95 in our lives
- The effect on thought and morality
- Analysis of belief [i‘tiqād], disposition [akhlāq], and action [‘mal]
- Appearance of disposition and its relation to faith and action
- Disposition requires practical support
- Discourse Five: Is Islam Still Practicable Today?
- Discourse Six: The Social Status of Women
- Discourse Seven: Why Did the Prophet Marry So Much?
- Discourse Eight: Short Term Marriage
- Discourse Nine: The General Framework of Ownership
- Discourse Ten: Alcoholic Beverages, Cause of Humanity’s Decline
- Discourse Eleven: Why Must the Hand of a Thief be Severed?!
- Discourse Twelve: Muhammad (S) in the Mirror of Islam
- Islam and other religions
- Authenticity of the individual [isālat-e fard] and worldview
- The worldview of Islam
- Is Islamic mysticism derived from its Hindu counterpart?
- The difference between Islamic mysticism and other varieties
- The corrupt results of Hindu mysticism
- Back to the Islamic method
- An outline of the spiritual journey
- Superiority of the tawhīd of Islam
- Divine guidance
- Discourse Thirteen: About the Knowledge of Imams
- First type of their knowledge
- Practical effects of Imamate knowledge and its relationship with obligation
- Second type of Imamate knowledge: normal knowledge
- The movement of Sayyid al-Shuhadā’ (‘a) and its objective
- The death of Mu‘āwiyah and caliphate of Yazīd
- Refusal of a life in disgrace, consent to the Red Death (the death of a martyr)
- The Imām indicates his duty
- Variance of the Imām’s method throughout the rebellion
- Discourse Fourteen: The Purpose of Covenants
- Discourse Fifteen: Ijtihad and Taqlid according to the Shi‘ah
- Discourse Sixteen: A Short Study of Christ and the Gospel
- Discourse Seventeen: Adherence to Superstitions
- Discourse Eighteen: Are Dreams True?
- Discourse Nineteen: Miracles
- Discourse Twenty: The Account of Shaqq al-Qamar and the Evening Star
- Discourse Twenty-One: Clarity, Ambiguity, and Interpretation in the Qur’an
- Epilogue: A Message to the Conference held in Honor of Tustari
