Introduction to the origin and development of Ja`fari fiqh
The emergence of the four madhaahib amongst Sunnis; founders of the schools and the differences between them
Definitions and understanding of technical terms in Islamic jurisprudence
Ijtihaad and taqleed in our madhhab compared to the Sunni fiqh
The ritual purification: Why and how does our Wudhoo and ghusl differ from the Ahl Sunnah?
Major differences in the Salaat: joining of prayers, saying of basmalah before a Qur’anic Soorah, saying of aammeen after al-Faatiha, where and how to keep our hands during qiyaam, and doing of Sajdah on clay tablet.
Zakaat and Khums: how do we differ from the Sunni fiqh?
Major differences in the rules of marriage and divorce: the concept of the temporary marriage and the definition of three talaaqs.
Useful Resources
Maghniyyah, Muhammad Jawad The Five Schools of Islamic Law Qum, 1995
Al-Musawi, `Abdul Husayn Saharaf al-Din
Questions on Jurisprudence, tr. L. Takim, Scarborough,1996.
Al-Samawi, Muhammad al-Tijani To Be With the Truthful tr. H. Najafi, Qum, 1997.
Al-Samawi, Muhammad Al-Tijani The Shia: The Real Followers of the Sunnah tr. H. Najafi, Qum, 1995.
Sharif, Mohammad Innocently Accused Karachi, 1991.