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PREFACE - 13
INTRODUCTION - 15
Grand Ayatullah Khu`i's Praise for the Allamah's Research and Compilations - 15
A Summary of Dr. Hamid Hafani Dawud's Letter, Professor at the Language College in Cairo - 17
A Summary of Allamah Mahmud Abu Riyyah's letter to Allamah Askari - 19
A Summary of Allamah Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Mughniyah's Letter to Allamah Askari - 21
CHAPTER ONE: BIRTH
Date of Birth - 25
Family Lineage - 26
The Teacher's Father Gives News of His Death - 29
Ayatullah Sayyid Murtada Keshmiri, the Devout
Worshiper - 30
Ayatullah Sayyid Isma'il Husayni (Shaykh al-Islam Savaji), Allamah Askari's paternal grandfather. - 31
Ayatullah Mirza Muhammad Sharif 'Askari Tehrani; Khatimat al-Muhaddithin (the Seal of the Hadith Transmitters), The esteemed teacher's maternal grandfather - 33
The Revival of the Seminary in Samarra by Ayatullah Mirza Muhammad Tehrani - 34
CHAPTER TWO: EDUCATION
Entry into the Islamic Seminary of Samarra - 39
Entry into the Qum Seminary - 40
Ayatullah Hajj Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Shari'atmadar Savaji - 41
Scholastic Theology with Imam Khomeini - 42
Lessons in Qur'anic Commentary - 43
The Allamah's Akhlaq Tutor - 43
The Return to Samarra` - 44
Ayatullah Hajj Shaykh Habibullah Ishtihardi, also well-known as Mudarris 'Askari - 45
Ayatullah Hajj Shaykh Hadi Tehrani - 46
The School of Samarra` - 48
CHAPTER THREE: THOUGHTS AND INNOVATIONS
Allamah Askari's School of Thought - 53
The Allamah's Reflections - 54
A. Editing the Collection of Ahadith on Beliefs, Morals and Rules - 57
B. Improving the Teaching Arrangements of the Seminary - 58
C. Specialization in Seminary Studies - 59
D. Improving and Compiling Seminary Texts - 60
E. Having a Serious Attitude towards the Principles of
Belief - 62
F. Attention to Islamic Etiquette and Morals in the Seminaries - 62
G. Formal Recognition of the Subject of Qur'anic Commentary - 63
The Value and Position of the Principles of Jurisprudence in Allamah Askari's Thought - 64
Allamah's Viewpoint Concerning the Harmony of Qur'anic Verses - 65
Allamah's Views on Imam Khomeini (r.a.) - 67
Allamah Askari's Thoughts on Colonization and Cultural War - 69
Strategies of Colonization - 73
CHAPTER FOUR: ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE
Establishing Schools and Cultural Centers - 80
Moving to Kazimayn - 81
His Return to Samarra to Continue His Studies: - 83
A Trip to Qum to Establish a New Seminary - 83
The Names of the Allamah's schools in Iraq - 85
The Opening of a Clinic and Plans for a Hospital - 86
Establishing the Usul al-Din College - 86
The Representative of Grand Ayatullah Hakim in Baghdad - 87
The Establishment of Al-Da'wah al-Islamiyyah Party - 88
The Establishment of the Abna` Thawrat al-'Ishrin - 90
Attending to the Affairs of the People - 91
The Management of "The Group of Scholars in Baghdad and Al-Kazimiyyah" - 92
The News of the Tragic Killing in Fayziyyah School - 93
A Meeting with Imam Khumayni during His Exile - 94
Supporting the Islamic Revolution in Iran - 95
Establishing the Association of the Islamic Sciences - 98
Establishing the 'Usul al-Din College - 99
CHAPTER FIVE: INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENTS
The Special Characteristics of the Allamah's Compi-
lations - 104
The Inclination Towards and the Commencement of
Writing - 104
Introducing his Works - 109
Introducing his Compilations - 110
1. Abdullah bin Saba` - 112
2. Ahadith Umm al-Mu`minin Aisha, (2 volumes) - 113
3. Khamsun wa Ma`ah Sahabi Mukhtalaq, (3 volumes) - 114
4. Al-Qur'an al-Karim wa Riwayat al-Madrasatayn,
(2 volumes) - 115
5. 'Aqa`id al-Islam min al-Qur'an al-Karim (2 volumes) - 117
6. Ma'alim al-Madrasatayn (3 volumes) - 118
7. Iftira`at wa Akadhib fi Kitab Lillah thumma Lil
Tarikh - 118
8. Naqsh A`immah dar Ihya`Din - 119
CHAPTER SIX: DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES
Discussions with Bin Baz the Disinguished Mufti of Saudi Arabia - 123
Discussion with a Distinguished Sunni Scholar Abul ‘ala’ Mawdudi - 125
Discussion with the Friday Prayer Leader of Raqqah - 127
Discussions with a Sunni Scholar - 128
Discussion with a Christian Evangelist in Baghdad - 130
CHAPTER SEVEN: FAREWELL TO THE SENTINEL
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