Liber XVII · Islam
Chapter X
Sunni & Shi'a
7 min readIsmaili Islam: History, Imams, Esoteric Teaching and BranchesIsmaili Islam explained: origins after Ja'far al-Sadiq, the Fatimids, esoteric ta'wil and cyclical prophecy, the Nizaris and Bohras and the Aga Khan.7 min readSunni and Shi'a Islam: Origins, Beliefs and Key DifferencesSunni and Shi'a Islam explained: the succession to the Prophet, Karbala, caliphs and Imams, Twelvers, Ismailis and Zaydis, and what the branches share.7 min readThe Twelve Imams of Shi'a Islam: Lives, Shrines and the MahdiThe Twelve Imams of Shi'a Islam from 'Ali to the hidden Mahdi: their lives, the doctrine of the imamate, the Occultation, their shrines and esoteric teaching.