附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-223) and index.
Transliteration -- Preface -- Introduction: The Islamic Messiah, Al-Mahdi -- The twelver Messianic Imam, Al-Qa'Im Al-Mahdi -- The occultation of the Imamate Mahdi -- The Imamate of the hidden Imam -- The return of the Mahdi -- Conclusion -- Appendix: index of the Imam and the Imamate in al-Kulayni's Kitab al-hujja in al-Kafi -- Glossary -- Chart: the Imamite Imams -- Notes -- Selected bibliography and abbreviations.
