During this period, a secular intellectual named Ali Akbar Hakamizada wrote a polemical pamphlet titled Asrar-e Hezar Saleh (Secrets of a Thousand Years). The pamphlet heavily criticized Shia Islamic practices, blaming the clerical establishment for Iran's backwardness and calling for a reformation of Islam.
This chapter provides scriptural evidence for the Shia concept of Imamate using the Quran and the Hadith (sayings of the Prophet). It specifically cites the Hadith of Position and the Hadith of the Two Weighty Things to support the divine appointment of the Imams. kashf ul asrar khomeini pdf