Chapter 1 Conceptual Foundations
Chapter 2 Saqifa: The First Manifestations
Chapter 3 Ali and the First Two Caliphs
Chapter 4 The Re-emergence of the 'Alid Party
Chapter 5 Kufa: Stage of Shi’i Activities
Chapter 6 The Abdication of Hasan
Chapter 7 The Martyrdom of Husayn
Chapter 8 The Reaction after Karbala
Chapter 9 The Struggle for Legitimacy
Chapter 10 The Imamate of Ja'far as-Sadiq