Vol. 2 (al-juz’ al-thani)

The second part of a refutation of Kitab al-‘Uthmaniyya by Abu ‘Uthman ‘Amr b. Bahr al-Jahiz (d.255/869). In this work al-Kirmani defends the Fatimid claims to the imamate against the ‘Abbasid pretensions to the leadership of the Muslim

community. The central argument revolves around the proof of ‘Ali‘s superiority

over ‘Umar and ‘Uthman. Consistently with other extant manuscript copies of

this work, the first part of the treatise is missing here. Part two starts with section31 (of a total 64) of the third chapter, on the superiority of ‘Ali over the Prophet’s companions. Chapter four, in 16 sections, deals with the qualities of ‘Ali and AbuBakr. Chapter five focuses on ‘Ali‘s rights to the imamate and his appointment as Muhammad’s successor.