The book “History of Shiism; From the Beginning to the End of Minor Occultation” by Hojat al-Islam Qolam Hassan Moharrami, was published in Urdu in India.
The book provides an overview of the stages of formation and historical passages and internal branches of the Shiites.
In eight chapters, consisting of twenty-nine lessons, the book “History of Shiism, from the beginning to the end of Minor Occultation” has identified the Shia denomination from different dimensions. The main points of the contents of this work, which indicate the range of topics that the author has dealt with, are as follows: a brief look at the sources, how Shia originated, Shia historical periods, Shiite and Alawite uprisings, Shiite geographical area, internal branches of Shiism, Shiite scientific heritage, and the role of Shiite poets in the development of Shiism. According to the author, the history of Shiism is not separate from the history of Islam because Shiism is a continuation of the prophetic Islam, led by the successors who were introduced to the Islamic Ummah by the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h).
The book “History of Shiism; From the Beginning to the End of Minor Occultation” is translated by Mowlana Sayed Nasim Reza Asef into Urdu in 353 pages, and the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly Publications with the cooperation of the Velayat Publications has published 1000 copies of the book in India.
Those who interested to buy the books in person, can refer to AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Jomhuri Islami Boulevard, Qom, Iran; or call the number: +982532131307