Kirmānī, Muḥammad Karīm Khān, d. 1871 or 2

This is the first volume of the four volumes of works written by the author on the principles of Shaykhiyah beliefs. The first volume is on Monotheism, the second on Resurrection, the third on Imamah (Shia doctrine), and the fourth on Knowing Shia. The first volume (present work) has two parts. The first part is on Knowing God, comprised of four articles: (1) Knowing the nature of God; (2) Uniqueness of God's attributes; (3) Uniqueness of God's actions; and (4) Uniqueness of prayers to God. The second part is on Knowing Prophets, again comprised of four articles: (1) The Need for Prophets in Every Age; (2) Proof for the Prophet of the End Time; (3) Knowing the Prophet of the End Time; and (4) The Nature of the Mi‘raj. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin Wadh.Minasian 315