Introduction: Al-Shahrastani, Ismailism and Philosophy

Note on the Translation

Kitab al-Musaraa (English Text)

The First Issue: On the Enumeration of the Subdivisions of Existence

The Second Issue: On the Existence of the Necessary of Existence

The Third Issue: On the Unity of the Necessary of Existence

The Fourth Issue: On the Knowledge of the Necessary of Existence and its Relationship with the Universal and Particular

The Fifth Issue: On the Incipience of the World

Bibliography

Index to the English Text

Kitab al-Musara (Arabic Text)