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An autobiographical account of Sayed Tijani's search for knowledge, which aims to remove some of the barriers that exist between the schools of thought of the ahl-as-Sunnah and the shi'a by clearing misconceptions about Shi'ism.
- Then I was Guided
- Dedication
- Foreword
- A Brief Look at My Life
- The Pilgrimage to the House of Allah
- In Egypt
- A Meeting on Board the Ship
- My First Visit to Iraq
- Abdul Qadir al-Jilani and Musa al-Kazim
- Skepticism and Questioning
- The Visit to al Najaf
- A Meeting with the Al Ulama’ (The Learned Men)
- A Meeting with Al Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al Sadr
- Skepticism and Perplexity
- The Journey to Hijaz
- The Beginning of the Research
- The Companions of the Prophet as seen by the Shi’a and the Sunnis
- The Companions at the Peace Treaty of al Hudaibiyah
- The Companions and the Raziyat Yawm al Khamis (The Calamity of Thursday)
- The Companions in the Military Detachment under Usamah
- The Opinion of the Quran regarding the Companions
- The Opinion of the Messenger regarding the Companions
- The Opinion of the Companions about Each Other
- The Beginning of the Change
- A Dialogue With a Scholar
- The Reasons Behind the Enlightment
- The Correct Prophetic Traditions Which Indicate the Fact that it is Compulsory to Follow the Ahl al Bayt
- Our Misfortune Regarding Ijtihad Against the Texts
- An Invitation to Friends to Join the Research
- The Guidance of Truth
- The References