COLLECTED WORKS of Dr. Ali SHARIATI
1.
LETTERS TO THE INTIMATE ONES Contents: - To My Father (teacher and mentor),
Wife and Child - To Friends, Brothers and Sisters - To you two, the Martyrs: O’
brother and Sister - The Two Wills - Last Writings - Last words with you: O’
Omnipotent Divine Lord - Copies of Some Original Scripts
2. THE
EDUCATION OF A REVOLUTIONARY - How to Persevere - Mysticism, Justice and
Liberty - Love, Monotheism - O, Freedom, Celebrate Freedom - Education of a
Revolutionary - Inner-most Spiritual Reflections - The Salutations of Prayer -
Horr, the Martyr - The Momentous Night - Ascension to the Heavens
3.
ABU-DHAR - Chapter 1: Abu-Dhar Ghafari - Chapter 2: Once again Abu-Dhar (text)
- Once again Abu-Dhar (preface to the drama)
4.
RETURN TO THE SELF - Return - Chapter 1: Return to the Self - The lines sharply
drawn - Miracle of Consciousness and Faith - Which self do we return to? -
Chapter 2: Return to which self? - Destiny of thoughts - Modernist reformers -
Revolutionary Political Leftists - History and Society - What point in History
are we? - Philosophy and science of History - Marxism and the direction of
History - Intellectuals’ Commitment - Historical Determinism - Intellectual’s
Prophetic Mission - Assimilation - The Cessation of History - Historical
Conscience - Recollection of the Historical Self in the Orient -
Pseudo-Modernization - Colonialism and Assimilation - Cosmetic versus True
Reform - Committed Intellectual or the educated - Colonization of Africa - The
Failure of Marxists Analysis of Colonialism - Marxism and Analysis of
Sub-Structure - Nationalism and Marxism - Understandings of Religion -
Sociology and Social Commitment - Techniques of Becoming Intellectual - Three
Bases - The Relationship between Science and Practice - Critical years- What is
to be done? - The Critical Insight of Intellectuals - Scientism - Geography
(context) of Words - The Responsibility of the Intellectuals in Today’s Society
- The Summary of the Discussion - We have Various Cultural Historical
Identities - Intellectual as Conscious thinker, Ideologue - The Appropriateness
of Political/Social Theories in the Process of Total Liberation - Materialism -
Marx, Socialism and Materialism - My worldview, based on a spiritual
interpretation of the world. - Fanon’s Will
5.
IQBAL AND US Book one: - Iqbal, the Reformist of the Century - As a Muslim in
this Age: - His/her Existential pains and Issues - The 20th Century and my
Pains - Islam Traumatized, and Ali Devastated - Revitalization Book Two: -
Iqbal and us - The 20th Century - God the Infinite - We - Iqbal - Authentic
Islamic View - Iqbal’s Worldview - Visions in Search of the Spiritual Meaning -
Islam as the Cultural Force, Threatening Systems of Power and Reaction -
Religion against Religion - Our Society’s Intellectual Wave - Our Society’s
Exposure to the West - Socialism - The World we live in - Attachments - Copies
of Some Original Scripts - References - Notes and Explanations - List of
Qoran’s Verses - List of Persons, Tribes and Sects - List of Locations and
Institutions - List of Articles and Books -List of Subjects, Concepts and
Expressions
6.
HAJJ (pilgrimage) - Some Comments to the Reader - Inverted Cloak - 23 years in
23 days - Rendezvous with Abraham - Hajj Customs - Greater Hajj - Greater than
Hajj: Martyrdom
7.
SHIISM - Book 1: Shia a Complete Party - Book 2: The Role of Historical
Characters and Memory in Shia History - Book 3: the Responsibility and
Commitments of being a Shia
8.
SUPPLICATION (Prayer) - Book 1: Prayer by Alexis Karl - Book 2: Sajjad School -
Book 3: Prayer: Text - Book 4: The Most Exquisite Spirit of the Worshipper
9.
ALAVID SHIAISM AND SAFAVID SHIAISM - Red Shiaism and Black Shiaism - Alavid
Shiaism and Safavid Shiaism
10.
SOCIAL CALSS ANALYSIS IN ISLAM - Book 1 - 3
11.
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION (Vol. 1) - What is Civilization? -General Discussion on
Civilization and Culture - The Definitions of History - Various Schools in the
field of History, and their methods of Research - Why Myths are the Soul of all
World Civilizations? - The history of Chinese Civilization - Chinese Insights
12.
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION (Vol. II) - Spectacular Event in History - Characteristics
of Contemporary Century - General Discussions on World view and Culture -
Worldview and Context - Political Trends in Contemporary Times - Issues of
Self-Discovery - Particularities of Contemporary Civilization
13.
DESCENT IN DESERT - The Fall - Desert - Attachments: - An Explanation of
‘Creation Anthem’ - Idolatry (Totemism) - Dear Friends
14.
HISTORY AND STUDY OF WORLD RELIGIONS (Vol. 1) - Lesson 1 - 7
15.
HISTORY AND STUDY OF WORLD RELIGIONS (Vol. 11) - Lesson 8 - 14
16.
ISLAMOLOGY 1 (Hosseineyeh- Ershad Classes) - Lesson 1 - 9
17.
ISLAMOLOGY II - Lesson 10 - 17
18.
ISLAMOLOGY 3 - Lesson 19 - 27
19.
HOSSEIN, ADAM’S HEIR - Hossein, Adam’s heir - The Avenger - Martyrdom - After
Martyrdom - A Discussion on the “Martyr” - Historical Insight of Shiism -
Messianic Awaiting, the Doctrine of Protest - Attachments: - The philosophy of
History in Islam - Martyred Teacher’s (Dr. Shariati) Preface to the Book: Hojr-
ibn Adi
20.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE? - A Message of Hope to the Enlightened Thinker (an
Interpretation of Sureh Rum) - The Social Mission of the Committed Intellectual
- Geometry of Cultural Sociology - Third Way - Self- awareness and Religious
Alienation - Where Shall We Begin? - Extraction and Refinement of Cultural
Resources - What is to be done? - Who is the Committed Intellectual? -
Attachments: - Intellectual’s Connection to Society - Questions and Answer
21.
WOMAN - Fatima is Fatima - Expectations from a Muslim Woman - The Seminar on
“Woman” - Attachment: - Veil
22.
RELIGION AGAINST RELIGION - Religion against Religion - Father, Mother, We are
Responsible - Yah, Brother, That’s the Way it was - Attachments: - Toinby,
Civilization, and Religion - Goodbye, the Place of Martyrdom - If there were no
Pope and Marx never came along - Round-table Discussion: Question and Answer
Period
23.
WORLDVIEW AND IDEOLOGY - Foreword by the Publisher - Worldview - A Comparative
Analysis of different Worldviews - A Class Analysis of Cain and Abel - The
Monotheistic Worldview and the Polytheistic Worldview - Bourgeois Class and the
Materialistic Worldview - Monotheism and Polytheism - The Significance of
Monotheism - Ideology (1) - Distinguishing Ideology from Science and philosophy
- Distinguishing Ideology from Religion, Two Distinct Readings of Religion -
The role of Ideology in Modern centuries - Ideology, the Committed
Intellectual’s Distinction - Ideology (II) Questions and Answers - Ideology
(III) - Culture and Ideology - Introduction 1- Culture 2- Civilization -
Universal Culture and Civilization - Ethnic Culture and Civilization - Cultural
Capital - Philosophical Approach - Scientific Approach - Technical Approach -
Socio-Political Approach - The Artistic Conscience - Religious-Gnostic
Conscience 3- Ideology - Significance of this Humane Self-Consciousness -
Posing the Issue the Other Way Around - What’s Ideology? - Islamic Society -
Civilization in Medina - Self-Awareness - What’s “Wisdom?” - Conclusion -
Ideology (IV) - Ideology (V) - Messianic Awaiting, Historical Determinism and
Human Will - Dialectics and its relation to the Materialistic and the
Monotheistic Worldview - Dialectical Understanding of “Man” in Islamic
Doctrine. - The Place of Ideology in two Opposing Worldviews - Material Symbols
to illustrate Ideological and Spiritual Concepts - Challenging Reactionary
Idols - Diverse Schemes against Revolutionary Islam - Attachments - Questions
and Answers - Taboo Mediation verses Ideological/Rational Mediation - Migration
and Civilization - The role of Migration (and Movement) in the Birth
Civilizations - The Impact of Crusader Migrations, and “Travel” in Changing
Western Medieval Society - Islam’s Objective Sub-Structure and Subjective
Super-Structures - The Impact of Migration in the Development of Worldviews -
The Concept and Types of Migration in Qoran - Index
24.
MAN (HUMAN) - Man and Islam - Liberty - Man, Islam and Occidental Schools of
Thought - Man as the Free Agent _ Liberation of Man - Man and History -
Existentialism - Attachments: - Solitude - The Philosophy of “Man’s” Creation
25.
MAN AS SELF-“LESS” ALIENATED BEING - Humanism in the West and the East -
Rebellion of “Man” - Four Prisons of “Man” [Nature, History, Society and
“Self”] (Abadan University conference) - Four Prisons of “Man” [Nature,
History, Society and “Self”] (Lecture in the College of Social Services) - Man
As Self-“Less” Alienated Being - Perfect “Man” - Modern Reactionaries -
Requirements of the Modern “Man” - Some Words about this Book - Wishes -
Attachment: - The Tragic End of Young’s Life
26.
ALI - Translation and interpretation of 32nd sermon of Nahhjulb-balaqeh - Ali,
as Reflection of myths - Our century in Pursuit of Ali - Ali by Himself and
Alone - What need is there for Ali? - Ali, Committed to a United Front - Oppressors,
Heretics and Treacherous Ones - Ali Followers and their sufferings - Impact of
Ali’s Life Beyond his Mortal Death - The Islamic Community and the place of
Leadership - Attachment: - Ali and History
27.
RECOGNITION OF IRANIAN-ISLAMIC IDENTITY - Islamic history of Iran up to Safavid
Period - Return to “Self” - Islamic Renaissance in the Century at a Glance -
Regrets - Attachments: - Shiism : Meeting of Semitic and Aryan Spirits -
Neighbouring Counties
28.
METHODS IN STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM - Book 1: - Arabs Prior to Islam -
Book 2: - Method in Study and understanding of Islam - The Prophet’s Personal
Characteristics - From Hijra to his Death - Examining Some Historic Events in
Early Islam - Salmaan the “Pure” - A Short Study of Imam Reza’s Title, ‘Heir to
the Throne’ - Book 3: - School of Islamic Education - Attachments: - The
Necessity of Study of Islamic History and Civilization - ‘God’ in Different
Religions - Concept of Worldview in Open and Closed Societies - Qoran and
Computer - Principles of Following Religious Leaders - Service and True Reform
- Cultural Geography of Saudi Arabia - A Look at Qoran
29.
RENDEZVOUS WITH ABRAHAM - Rendezvous with Abraham - The lectures of Hajj trip
in 1970 - The lecture of Hajj trip in 1971 - Attachments: - History and its
Place in Islam - The Curve of ‘Man’s” Progressive Evolution - Ali’s book: for
Tomorrow, for Ever book - Consistent Standards in Education - Islamic Knowledge
- The Necessary Role of Typology in Writing Biographies - Death, a Message to
the Living
30.
ISLAMOLOGY - No Detailed Outline
31.
CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN CENTURIES - History of the Evolution of Philosophy -
Methodology of Science - The Economic Roots of Renaissance - A Look at Ancient,
Medieval and Modern Centuries - A Brief Review of Medieval and Modern
Characteristics - A Glance at Tomorrow’s History - Neo-‘Scholastics’ - Machine
in Captivity of Technology - Civilization and Pseudo-Modernization - Place of
Class Consciousness - The Avant-Garde’s Belief in “Return to Self” (in the 3rd
World) - Attachments - Dynamic and Static Worldview - Hijra Basis for Dynamic
Worldview - ‘Scientific’ Sociology - Darwinism, Homogenize of Civilizations -
The 3rd World Speaks for Itself - Realistic and Pseudo-Intellectuals Position
Vis-à-vis Religion - True Moral Role Models are to be found in Islam - Preface
to the Conference on Hasan Al’amin
32.
ART - Art Awaiting the Saviour - Religion as a Door, and Art the Window to the
Soul - Art as Critique of Status Quo - On Literature and Criticism - Play:
Oppression and Justice - A Selection of Poems - Attachments - What is Poetry? -
A Lesson and an Anecdote
33.
MONOLOGUES IN SOLITUDE (Vol. I-II)
34.
PERSONAL LETTERS
35. AN
ASSORTMENT OF WRITINGS (Vol. I-II) Volume I: - History, Society - “Man” -
Understanding “Islam” - The Medieval and Modern Centuries - Religion, Gnosis
and Idealism - Art - Monologues in Solitude - Ershad Institute - Letters Volume
II: - Children and Teenagers - “One,” Followed by an Eternity of Zeros -
Articles - A Selection of Notes - Translations - Photos of Handwritten Notes
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