Fatima, Daughter of Muhammad
Christopher Paul Clohessy
The seminary syllabus · level 08
Biographies of Holy Figures
The lives themselves — the Prophet, Fatima and the Imams — read as history and as a model for conduct.
- Level
- 08 / 14
- Books
- 7
- Authors
- 5
The reading
Books for Biographies of Holy Figures
Half of my Heart: The Narratives of Zaynab, Daughter of ‘Ali
Christopher Paul Clohessy
Angels Hastening: The Karbala’ Dreams
Christopher Paul Clohessy
The Book of Guidance — Into the Lives of the Twelve Imams
Shaykh al-Mufid
The Message
Jafar Subhani
Text and Interpretation: Imam Ja‘far al-Sadiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law
Hossein Modarressi
Twelve Infallible Men: The Imams and the Making of Shi‘ism
Matthew Pierce
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